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Pope in Kazakhstan: We commit ourselves to ensuring women are increasingly respected, acknowledged, and involved

Reading of the Final Declaration and Conclusion of the Congress at the Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan

15/09/2022   Palace of Independence, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

Dear brothers and sisters!

We have travelled this road together, and I thank you for coming from so many different parts of the world and for bringing with you the richness of your beliefs and cultures. Thank you for having taken part so intensely in these days of work, commitment and sharing in the service of dialogue. This is more valuable than ever in challenging times like our own, when the problems of the pandemic have been compounded by the utter folly of war… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 15th September

15/09/2022

Our Lady of Sorrows – Memorial
Readings of the day

First Reading: Hebrews 5:7-9
Psalm: 30:2-6,15-16,20

Gospel: John 19:25-27

Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.  Read more »

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The power of the sign of the cross – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

14/09/2022   The Church of St Mary of Jesus, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Huwa Ġesù stess li jqabbel lilu nnifsu mas-serp tal-bronż, li Mosè refa’ fid-deżert biex ikun sinjal ta’ fejqan għall-poplu kollu. “Kif Mosè refa’ s-serp fid-deżert, hekk jeħtieġ li jkun merfugħ Bin il-Bniedem” (Ġw 3:14). Illum, fil-festa tal-Eżaltazzjoni tas-Salib, naqraw dan l-Evanġelju. Il-kelma ‘eżaltazzjoni’ tfisser ‘irfigħ’, jiġifieri li tintrefa’ ’l fuq. Nużawha wkoll għall-glorja ta’ xi ħadd. Ġesù jgħaqqad l-glorja tiegħu, l-eżaltazzjoni tiegħu, proprju mat-tislib tiegħu fuq l-Għuda… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 14th September

14/09/2022

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Numbers 21:4b-9 
Psalm: 77:1-2,34-38
Second Reading: Philemon 2:6-11

Gospel: John 3:13-17

In those days, Jesus told Nicodemus: “No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”  Read more »

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A word that heals – Bishop Galea-Curmi

12/09/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Iżda int ordna b’kelma, u l-qaddej tiegħi jfiq” (Lq 6:8). Dan kien il-messaġġ li ċ-ċenturjun bagħat ma’ xi ħbieb tiegħu lil Ġesù. Ftit qabel, kien bagħat ukoll lil xi nies biex lil Ġesù jgħidulu li għandu l-qaddej, li qiegħed ħażin ħafna, u jitolbuh biex imur id-dar biex ifejqu. U Ġesù beda miexi lejn id-dar taċ-ċenturjun. Imma meta kien mhux wisq ’il bogħod, iċ-ċenturjun bagħat xi nies oħra biex jgħidulu: “toqgħodx tinqala’, għax ma jistħoqqlix li tidħol taħt is-saqaf tiegħi… iżda int ordna b’kelma, u l-qaddej tiegħi jfiq” (Lq 6:6.8)… Read more »

The joy of God’s mercy is when he can embrace us again – The Archbishop

Mass on the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

11/09/2022   The Shrine of Our Lady 'tal-Ħerba', Birkirkara

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hi grazzja kbira li nisimgħu dawn it-tliet parabboli li Ġesù jagħżel biex jispjega lill-Fariżej xi tfisser il-ħniena ta’ Alla għal kull wieħed u waħda minna. “Il-pubblikani u l-midinbin kienu jersqu lejn Ġesù bi ħġarhom biex jisimgħuh. U kemm il-Fariżej u kemm il-kittieba kienu jgemgmu u jgħidu: ‘Nies midinba jilqa’ għandu dan u jiekol magħhom’” (Lq 15:1-2).

F’dan il-kuntest Ġesù jipprova jispjega lil dawn il-kittieba u l-Fariżej għaliex hu għażel li jilqa’ għandu lill-midinba, għaliex għażel li jiekol magħhom… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 11th September

11/09/2022

The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Exodus 32:7-11,13-14
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4,12-13,17 & 19
Second Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Gospel: Luke 15:1-32

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So to them he addressed this parable… Read more »

What are we doing with our heritage? – The Archbishop

Mass on the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

08/09/2022   St John's Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Bħal-lum dejjem nisimgħu din il-lista ta’ ismijiet li jwasslu minn Abraham sa Ġużeppi, ir-raġel ta’ Marija. Nistgħu nistaqsu: imma għaliex fil-festa solenni tat-twelid ta’ Marija naqraw l-arblu tar-razza ta’ Ġużeppi? “Ktieb in-nisel ta’ Ġesù Krisu, bin David, bin Abraham” (Mt 1:1). Dan hu t-titlu li l-Evanġelista San Mattew jagħti lil din il-lista ta’ ismijiet, ismijiet li għalina huma strambi.

Nistgħu ngħidu li hemm ħsieb li jista’ jolqotna propju f’dan il-jum meta nifhmu li t-twelid ta’ Ġesù minn Marija u anke t-twelid tagħha, hemm tradizzjoni li tgħid li anke hi kienet min-nisel ta’ David, għandha l-għeruq tiegħu… Read more »

“One cannot be neutral when confronted with evil and injustice!” – The Archbishop

Mass on the eve of the feast of Our Lady of Victories

07/09/2022   The Collegiate church of Saint Lawrence, Vittoriosa

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-għażla ta’ din il-knisja għażiża għandha sinifikat profond din is-sena. Ilkoll nafu li l-Birgu jew il Borgo del Castello, ingħata wkoll tat-titlu Città Vittoriosa minħabba dak li qed niċċelebraw illum u għada: il-ħelsien mill-Assedju tal-1565. Bħal-lum aħna nfakkru wkoll it-tmiem tat-trawma kbira li għalina kienet it-Tieni Gwerra Dinjija; il-kapitulazzjoni tal-flotta navali Taljana fil-Port il-Kbir fis-7 ta’ Settembru tal-1943… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 8th September

08/09/2022

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Micah 5:1-4a
Psalm: 12:6
Second Reading: Romans 8:28-30

Gospel: Matthew 1:1-16,18-23

An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Aram, and Aram the father of Aminadab, and Aminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse… Read more »