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Mass on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election

09/03/2023

On Saturday, 18th March 2023, Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna will be celebrating a thanksgiving Mass at 9:30am at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election as Pope.

Pope Francis was elected on the 13th March 2013 and officially began his pastoral ministry as Bishop of Rome and head of the Universal Church on the 19th March 2013, on the Solemnity of St Joseph… Read more »

The Lord cleanses us from all pretensions and invites us to deep humility – The Archbishop

07/03/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hu propju l-każ li nifhmu dak li jgħid is-saċerdot meta jaqra l-Evanġelju fil-quddiesa: “Bit-tagħlim tal-Evanġelju nitnaddfu minn dnubietna”. Għaliex din il-kelma ta’ Ġesu hi diretta lilna li nipprietkaw, li nitilgħu fuq il-pulpti, nibda l-ewwel wieħed minni nnifsi. U l-Mulej qed jistaqsini: ‘Imma, ħabib, inti l-missjoni li aċċettajt għalfejn qiegħed tħaddimha? Biex tidher? Biex jgħidulek eċċellenza? Biex tkun Arċisqof  ta’ Malta? … Read more »

Transform difficulties with love, patience, compassion and forgiveness – The Archbishop

Mass on the second Sunday of Lent

05/03/2023   The Parish Church of St Mary, Gudja

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hu mument pjuttost intimu dan li għadna kemm smajna u li tant baqa’ mnaqqax fil-memorja,  propju naqrawha fit-tieni Ħadd tar-Randan, f’din il-mixja li bdejna fl-Erbgħa tal-Irmied (diġà qegħdin fit-tieni Ħadd tar-Randan) u kull sena fit-tieni Ħadd tar-Randan nisimgħu wieħed mit-tliet rakkonti tat-Trasfigurazzjoni.

L-ewwel nett tfakkarna li hemm leħen li jinstema’ biss, leħen li jgħidilna xi ħaġa għażiża dwar Ġesù u jgħidilna wkoll xi ħaġa li hi indirizzata lill-qalb tagħna: “Dan hu Ibni l-għażiż li fih sibt il-għaxqa tiegħi, isimgħu lilu” (Mt 17:5)… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 5th March

05/03/2023

Second Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm: 32 (33):4-5,18-19,20 u 22
Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:8b-10

Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9

Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother,  and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light… Read more »

Lenten Reflections: The Desert

28/02/2023

“Imqar jekk nimxi f’wied mudlam, ma nibżax mill-ħsara, għax inti miegħi.”

L-ewwel Ħadd tar-Randan laqqagħna mar-rakkont ta’ Ġesù fid-deżert tal-Lhudija, li hu magħruf għat-temperaturi estremi tiegħu, u s-sorsi limitati tal-ilma. Hu medda kbira ta’ għoljiet u widien ta’ blat, u ma fihx ramel.

Fil-Bibbja jissemma iktar minn darba. Qabel dar-rakkont naraw lil Ġwanni l-Battista jipprietka propju fid-deżert tal-Lhudija, li fil-Lvant tiegħu nsibu x-Xmara Ġordan, ix-xmara fejn tgħammed Ġesù, u li minnha telaq għad-deżert fejn qatta’ erbgħin jum… Read more »

Who is your God? The wealth that comes from stones? – The Archbishop

Mass on the first Sunday of Lent with the rite of selection and naming of Catechumens

26/02/2023   The Parish Church of St Augustine, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Illum ippermettuli li f’din l-omelija ħin minnhom imbagħad nindirrizza wkoll diretttament lil dawn l-aħwa tagħna li se jirċievu l-magħmudija fl-Għid il-Kbir u li llum se jiktbu isimhom fil-ktieb ta’ dawk li qed jitħejjew għall-magħmudija. Peress li jifhmu bl-Ingliz ħin minnhom se nagħmel biċċa minn din l-omelija anke bl-Ingliż.

Imma l-ewwel nixtieq naqsam magħkom ħsieb propju li jispirani ftit mill-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 26th February

26/02/2023

First Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4,5-6a,12-13,14 & 17
Second Reading: Romans 5:12-19

Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11

At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.

The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.” He said in reply, “It is written: ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’”

Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down… Read more »

Lenten Reflections: Ashes

22/02/2023

“Trab kont u trab terġa’ ssir”

Fl-ewwel jum tar-Randan, imsejjaħ ukoll l-Erbgħa tal-Irmied, il-qassis, jew persuna oħra, iroxx ftit irmied imbierek fuq rasna fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni waqt li jfakkarna fil-bidu u t-tmiem tagħna. 

Għaliex jintuża l-irmied? Minn xiex inhu magħmul? Friegħi taż-żebbuġ li jkunu tbierku u ntużaw fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm tas-sena ta’ qabel jinħarqu u l-irmied tagħhom jintuża f’Ras ir-Randan… Read more »