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We should live the Lenten journey as a journey that liberates – The Archbishop on Ash Wednesday

Mass on Ash Wednesday

22/02/2023   The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Sarria), Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fil-bidu ta’ dan ir-Randan imqaddes il-Mulej ipprova jfehimna li dak li se nagħmlu f’din il-mixja qaddisa m’għandniex nagħmluh biex nidhru jew għal wiċċ in-nies. Isemmi tliet atteġġjamenti importanti ħafna f’din il-mixja tar-Randan. Isemmi l-karità. Isemmi t-talb u jsemmi s-sawm. Dawn huma tliet ingredjenti ta’ din il-mixja tar-Randan li jekk jiġu mill-qalb ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna huma mixja sabiħa ta’ konverżjni u ta’ tiġdid… Read more »

Lent 2023

21/02/2023

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 22 February 2023, the Church begins the Holy season of Lent: 40 days of prayer and penance in preparation for the celebration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna will celebrate Mass on Ash Wednesday in the Church of the Immaculate Conception (Sarria) in Floriana, which includes the blessing and placing of ashes… Read more »

A sign of a community that gathers together and creates beauty – The Archbishop

Inaugural speech on the second phase of the new ceiling paintings at the Senglea Parish Church

18/02/2023   The Basilica of the Nativity of Mary, Senglea

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Nixtieq ningħaqad mas-sentimenti ta’ gratitudni tal-Arċipriet, u ħadt pjaċir ukoll nisma’ din il-litanija ta’ tant nies ġenerużi, li l-ħidma tagħhom għenet biex wasalna għal dan il-jum memorabbli. Xejn ma jsir f’daqqa, u ħadd ma jagħmel xejn waħdu. Jekk hemm sinjal ta’ komunità li tinġabar flimkien u toħloq is-sbuħija, dan hu eżempju sabiħ.

Il-Papa jixtieq proċess kontinwu ta’ mixja flimkien… Read more »

Peace is priceless – The Archbishop

Mass on the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

19/02/2023   Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ħafna minna nsibu din il-paġna tal-Evanġelju forsi waħda mill-itqal, mhux biex nifhmuha, imma biex nagħmluha. Għaliex aħna nifhmu li l-liġi, li Ġesù jippreżenta bħala l-punt tat-tluq, diġà hi raġonevoli ħafna: “għajn b’għajn, sinna b’sinna” (Mt 5:38).

Din il-liġi antika li nsibu fir-Rabta l-Qadima kienet diġà liġi li tgħidlek: jekk xi ħadd ħadlek għajn ma taqtagħlux rasu, għajn b’għajn… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 19th February

19/02/2023

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2,17-18
Psalm: 102(103):1-2,3-4,8,10,12-13
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23

Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48

Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil… Read more »

Let’s love variety in our Church – The Continental Assembly of the Synod

14/02/2023

Il-ġranet tal-Assemblea Kontinentali Ewropea fil-Mixja Sinodali li ġiet ċelebrata fil-Knisja Kattolika fil-ġranet li għaddew kienu “jiem ta’ smigħ u djalogu” li ġġeneraw “esperjenza profondament spiritwali b’metodu sinodali”.

Dan jistqarruh l-aħħar rimarki tal-Kumitat Redazzjonali li l-Ħamis li għadda ppreżenta l-ewwel abbozz ta’ dokument konklużiv li għad irid joħroġ mid-diskussjonijiet li nżammu fi Praga f’dawn il-jiem, u li għalihom kienu preżenti 156 delegat mill-Konferenzi Episkopali Ewropej, fosthom delegazzjoni Maltija mmexxija mill-Arċisqof Charles J… Read more »

843 boxes of essential items from parishes in Malta for Turkey and Syria

14/02/2023

Volunteers at Gżira parish

On Sunday 12 February 2023, 843 boxes of essential items were collected from the parishes in Malta for the people of Turkey and Syria. The items included 97 blankets and 12 heaters and took 17 trips by van to be transported to the Civil Protection Department. The initiative was coordinated by the Archdiocese of Malta through the Social Works Foundation and the work of more than 100 volunteers… Read more »

Coming from the heart – Bishop Galea-Curmi

12/02/2023   The Church of St Agatha, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Kieku Ġesù kien qiegħed għaddej qalb in-nies illum u jgħid dan id-diskors li smajna fl-Evanġelju, naħseb waħda mir-reazzjonijiet kienet tkun: int għadek fil-Medjuevu! Ħalliha li Ġesù għex ħafna qabel il-Medjuevu! Imma meta nisimgħu ċertu diskors minn Ġesù, u ċertu diskors fuq valuri importanti għall-ħajja, kultant ikun hemm min jgħid: dawn affarijiet tal-passat, illum kbirna, ma għadniex nemmnu f’dawn l-affarijiet.

Ħu, per eżempju, dak li jgħid Ġesù fuq l-adulterju… Read more »