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Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in September 2022

06/09/2022

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Settembru, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jkompli jiċċelebra quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

  • Mit‑Tnejn sal‑Ġimgħa fid‑9:30 a.m. mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑rużarju li tixxandar fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…

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The Sunday Gospel: 4th September

04/09/2022

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 9:13-18
Psalm: 90(89):3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17
Second Reading: Philemon 1:9-10,12-17

Gospel: Luke 14:25-33

Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple… Read more »

Season of Creation: “Listen to the voice of creation”

Statement by the Justice and Peace Commission & Environment Commission

01/09/2022

“Isma’ leħen il‑ħolqien”. Din hi l‑istedina li l‑Papa Franġisku għamel fil‑messaġġ[1] li ħareġ għall‑okkażjoni tal‑Istaġun tal‑Ħolqien ta’ din is‑sena (mill‑1 ta’ Settembru sal‑4 ta’ Ottubru 2022). Il‑Papa jħeġġiġna nisimgħu bir‑reqqa l‑vuċi tal‑ħolqien: il‑vuċi tal‑pjaneta u l‑vuċi tal‑persuni li jgħixu fiha, ilħna li ilhom żmien imsikkta u mwarrba fil‑ġenb minħabba “interessi ekonomiċi predatorji” li jissarrfu fil‑qerda tal‑ambjent u f’miżerja għal ħafna nies, speċjalment tal‑foqra li dejjem huwa dawk li l‑iktar ibatu l‑konsegwenzi tal‑qerda ambjentali… Read more »

Id f’Id: A youth exchange by ŻAK Ħal Tarxien and Azione Cattolica of San Severo in Italy

31/08/2022

During these last few months, a group of Maltese young people from ŻAK Ħal Tarxien between 16 and 25 years were planning a youth exchange, to spend a week in Malta with a group of young people from Italy and explore a particular theme together through several activities. The Italian group, Azione Cattolica in San Severo, came to Malta this year and the Maltese group plan to go to Italy next year for the second part of the exchange… Read more »

The price of faithfulness – Bishop Galea-Curmi

29/08/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-istorja tal-qtil ta’ Ġwanni l-Battista hi storja kerha, makabra, u fiha hemm konċentrazzjoni ta’ ħażen. Qisu dnub iwassal għal ieħor.

Naraw, l-ewwel nett, il-mibegħda – il-mibegħda li kellha f’qalbha Erodja. Ma kinitx taħmlu lil Ġwanni l-Battista. L-ewwel ġagħlet lil Erodi jitfgħu l-ħabs, jaqflu hemm, għax Ġwanni l-Battista kien jgħidlu lil Erodi: “Ma tistax iżżommha int il-mara ta’ ħuk”. Imbagħad kompliet biex dil-mibegħda kibret f’qalbha u riedet toqtlu… Read more »

“Your dignity does not depend on what people think of you!” – The Archbishop

Mass on the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

28/08/2022   The Chapel of St Paul's Shipwreck, St Paul's Bay

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ħafna drabi smajt lil xi ħbieb jgħiduli: ‘Aħna l-Katttoliċi meta nidħlu fil-Knisja dejjem nagħżlu l-bankijiet ta’ wara’, dawk li dejjem l-ewwel jimtlew. Ma nafx għaliex u jekk din il-ħaġa hix ispirata mill-kelma ta’ Ġesù llum li jgħidlek biex meta tkun mistieden tagħżilx il-post ta’ quddiem, iżda agħżel dak ta’ wara ħalli mbagħad min jistiednek jgħidlek biex tersaq ’il quddiem (ara Lq 14:8-10)… Read more »

I answer for my actions

26/08/2022

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Agħtuna ftit żejt minn tagħkom…” (Mt 25:8). Din hi t-talba li ħamsa mix-xebbiet, li qrajna fuqhom fil-parabbola fl-Evanġelju skont San Mattew, għamlu lill-ħamsa l-oħra. Talbuhom ftit żejt ħalli l-imsiebaħ tagħhom jibqgħu mixgħula. Imma l-ħamsa l-oħra, flok għenuhom, qalulhom: morru għand tal-ħanut biex tixtru, għax jista’ jkun li lanqas jibqa’ biżżejjed għalina.

Nixtieq li naraw din il-parabbola b’rabta ma’ parabbola oħra li qal Ġesù fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, li hi l-parabbola tas-Samaritan it-tajjeb… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 28th August

28/08/2022

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Sirach 3:17-20,28-29
Psalm: 67 (68):4-5ac,6-7ab,10-11
Second Reading: Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a

Gospel: Luke 14:1,7-14

On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honour at the table… Read more »

Who wants to reign has to learn to love – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of Maria Regina

22/08/2022   The Parish Church of Maria Regina, Marsa

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-anġlu Gabrijel mibgħut minn Alla għand xebba, li kien jisimha Marija, “f’belt tal-Galilija jisimha Nazaret” (Lq 1:26); fid-djalogu ma’ din ix-xebba rżina jitkellem dwar il-wirt tagħha. “Tibżax, Marija, għax int sibt grazzja quddiem Alla. Ara, inti se tnissel fil-ġuf u jkollok iben u ssemmih Ġesù” (Lq 1:30-31). L-isem Ġesù jiġbor il-missjoni ta’ dan it-tifel: ‘Alla Salvatur’; ‘Yeshua’ – Alla jsalva… Read more »

Jesus includes mercy with justice at the heart of the Law – The Archbishop

23/08/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù nafuh biżżejjed, ma tantx jogħomdhom il-kliem, imma jagħtina ħjiel fuq xiex irridu nimxu fil-ħajja tagħna għax aħna lkoll b’xi mod ipokriti, jiġifieri aħna, anke jekk għandna xewqa ngħixu tajjeb kultant nogħtru għax dgħajfin, midinibin. U allura ċ-ċanfira ta’ Ġesù tgħodd għal kull wieħed u waħda minna. Min jaħseb li Ġesù mhux qed ikellmu, iħares sewwa lejn il-mera imma lejn il-qalb tiegħu l-iżjed… Read more »