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Applications for ‘other applicants’ for admission to Church schools in Malta and Gozo
31/01/2023Applications for ‘Other Applicants’ for admission to Church schools in Malta and Gozo for the scholastic year commencing in September 2023, will be accepted online as from tomorrow, Wednesday 1st February 2023. There are a total of 933 vacant places for students (858 in Malta and 75 in Gozo). Detailed information about the places offered, the criteria and the documentation required are available in the regulations published last November. Recently, the circulars indicating the number of places occupied by first criteria applicants were published… Read more »
Welcome the Lord’s blessings to be truly happy – The Archbishop
Sunday Mass during which the ministry of lector was given to a seminarian
29/01/2023 The Parish Church of the Risen Christ, PembrokeL-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Irridu ngħidu li hi okkażjoni sabiħa ħafna f’din il-parroċċa li wieħed minn uliedha llum qed jiġi ppreżentat mill-komunità u quddiem l-isqof u l-Knisja biex jiġi istitwit lettur: jibda jaqra b’mod uffiċjali l-Kelma t’Alla fil-komunità fil-preparazzjoni tiegħu anke biex ’il quddiem ikun kandidat uffiċjali għall-ordni sagri kif inhu u jirċievi d-djakonat u l-presbiterat. Għażiż Matthew, aħna nitolbu ħafna għalik.
Fl-Evanġelju tal-lum Ġesù jagħtina l-ewwel nett l-identity card tiegħu għax il-barkiet li jagħtina – u dan hu tagħlim sabiħ kemm tal-Papa Franġisku kif ukoll tal-maħbub u mibki Papa Benedittu – fil-barkiet li jagħti l-ewwel nett Ġesù jitkellem fuqu nnifsu għax dak li jitlob minna Ġesù, hu l-ewwel wieħed li jagħmlu… Read more »
The Sunday Gospel: 29th January
29/01/2023Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13
Psalm: 145 (146):7,8-9a,9bc-10
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12a
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… Read more »
Homily by the Archbishop: 26th January 2023
26/01/2023 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, FlorianaThe Archbishop’s Homily: 24th January 2023
24/01/2023 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, FlorianaA choice in favour of life – Bishop Galea-Curmi
Mass in memory of aborted babies
22/01/2023 The Chapel of the Annunciation, Rabat“Il-poplu li kien miexi fid-dlam ra dawl kbir”. Dan hu li naqraw fil-Profeta Iżaija, u l-Evanġelju jgħidilna kif dan seħħ f’Ġesù: hu d-dawl kbir li l-poplu kellu bżonn. Fil-ħajja ta’ Ġesù dejjem hemm dan il-kuntrast bejn id-dawl u d-dlam, sa mill-bidu nett. Hu għalhekk li Ġesù jgħid: “Jiena hu d-dawl tad-dinja. Min jimxi warajja ma jimxix fid-dlam, imma jkollu d-dawl tal-ħajja” (Ġw 8:12).
Hu Ġesù li jurina b’ħajtu u bit-tagħlim tiegħu dak li aħna għandna nħaddnu bħala dawl, u jurina wkoll id-dlam li rridu nevitaw… Read more »
The Archbishop asks: whose witnesses are we?
Mass on the feast of the Conversion of St Paul
22/01/2023 St Paul's Cathedral, MdinaL-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Sawl, Sawl għaliex qiegħed tippersegwitani?” (Atti 22:7). Din hi l-ewwel kelma li l-appostlu Missierna, li aħna nafuh ukoll bit-tieni isem tiegħu Pawlu, isem Ruman li jissieħeb mal-isem Lhudi Sawlu li x’aktarx ingħata fiċ-ċirkonċiżjoni tiegħu ta’ tmint ijiem, dan hu l-ewwel kliem li jisma’ mingħand Ġesù.
L-ewwel nett hu kliem personali ħafna. Ġesù lil dan ir-raġel isejjaħlu b’ismu. U l-isem ifisser li Ġesù għandu għatx kbir li jidħol fi djalogu dirett ma’ dan ir-raġel… Read more »
The Sunday Gospel: 22nd January
22/01/2023The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 8:23b – 9:3
Psalm: 26 (27):1,4,13-14
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17
Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.”
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen… Read more »
Live-in for parish priests 2023: The joy of being a priest
19/01/2023 MellieħaIl-kappillani tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta rriflettew fuq it-tema ‘Il-ferħ li tkun saċerdot’ waqt il-live-in annwali. Din is-sena l-live-in, li sar il-Mellieħa, kien iktar ibbażat fuq stil ta’ diskussjoni bit-tir li l-kappillani jkomplu jsaħħu r-relazzjoni bejniethom. Fil-fatt din is-sena l-parteċipanti kienu bilqiegħda madwar mejda u għalhekk kellhom iktar ċans jiddiskutu l-punti li tqajmu bejniethom kif ukoll kuljum ħadu sehem f’sessjonijiet ta’ team building.
Matul dawn it-tlitt ijiem ta’ riflessjoni u diskussjoni, diversi kelliema u esperti għenu lill-kappillani jifhmu kif jistgħu jieħdu ħsieb dak li jagħmilhom kuntenti bħala saċerdoti kif ukoll jittrasmettu dan il-ferħ, kif jieħdu ħsieb tagħhom infushom u ta’ kappillani oħra billi jżommu kuntatt magħhom, kif ukoll jieħdu ħsieb tas-saċerdoti li jaħdmu fil-parroċċi tagħhom… Read more »