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“Holy Spirit, be our comforter” – The Archbishop on Pentecost Sunday

Mass on Pentecost Sunday with the Sacrament of Confirmation for the adolescents from Valletta parishes

  St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù fl-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna llum jitkellem dwar l-imħabba: “Jekk tħobbuni, tħarsu l-kmandamenti tiegħi. U jiena nitlob il-Missier biex jagħtikom Difensur ieħor” (Ġw 14:15-16).

Min hu dan id-Difensur ieħor? Huwa l-Ispirtu s-Santu li llum qegħdin tirċievu bis-Sagrament tal-Griżma bħala s-siġill tal-imħabba ta’ Alla fuqkom. Għaliex l-Ispirtu s-Santu huwa l-imħabba ta’ Alla li tissawwab fil-qalb tagħna. Għeżież żgħażagħ, illum il-Knisja qiegħda tilqagħkom bħala Nsara adulti… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 5th June

Pentecost Sunday – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 2:1-11
Psalm: 103 (104):1ab,24ac,29bc-30,31,34
Second Reading: Romans 8:8-17

Gospel: John 14:15-16. 23b-26

Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him… Read more »

We’ll continue working according to the needs of today’s society – Sr Michaela from the Ursuline Sisters

Sr Michaela mis-Sorijiet tal-Ursolini qalet ma’ Newsbook.com.mt li s-sorijiet se jkomplu bil-ħidma tagħhom, minkejja l-bidliet fil-Creche ta’ Tas Sliema. Fi kliemha stess: “Hemm konna. Hemm għadna. Hemm se nibqgħu.”

Hi spjegat li s-sorijiet tal-Ursolini huma grati ħafna għal 119-il sena ta’ ħidma fil-Creche ta’ Tas-Sliema u huma taw dan is-servizz mill-qalb. “L-għajnuna tagħna se tinbidel – minflok inrabbu t-tfal li jkunu fil-kura tagħna 24 siegħa kuljum – issa se nkomplu naħdmu skont il-bżonn tas-soċjetà fi żminijietna.”

Sr Michaela qalet li minbarra l-ħidma mat-tfal vulnerabbli, issir ħafna ħidma ma’ persuni oħra fil-bżonn… Read more »

(Un)silenced: celebration of self-determination, solidarity and liberation

  APS Bank Centre, Swatar

(Un)silenced is a project by St Jeanne Antide Foundation and APS Bank and is held in the foyer of APS Bank Centre in Swatar till 4 July 2022.

It is an intimate exploration of the unsaid, the repressed and the unheard. It is a commentary on the lived experiences of those women whose identities have been eroded by narcissistic abuse and whose mental health has been ravaged by the toxic osmosis of being in the presence of a narcissist… Read more »

Doctors for Life propose Polar Body Testing over PGD

Doctors for Life issued a statement proposing Polar Body Testing over Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis (PGD).

Polar Body Testing is a method for the genetic analysis of oocytes before the end of fertilization (preconception diagnosis). A polar body is a small haploid cell that is formed concomitantly as an egg cell during oogenesis, but which generally does not have the ability to be fertilized… Read more »

Interdiocesan Environment Commission Reflection on Environment Day 2022

On the occasion of Environment Day 2022, which is observed annually on the 5th June, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) appeals to the authorities to protect agricultural land and open spaces, to focus on alternative sources of energy and urgently revise current policies that are, by design, intended to serve narrow interests and irrevocably compromise the natural heritage of the Maltese Islands.

Decisive action to shift towards renewable sources of energy but not at the expense of agriculture

The current senseless war against Ukraine has brought to the fore the importance of being less reliant on fossil fuels and the importance of agricultural activity that feeds populations… Read more »

Love and tolerance not rivalry at feasts – The Archbishop

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

https://youtu.be/TB7zYl4j89s L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù qal dan id-diskors – qegħdin naqraw mill-kapitlu 17 tal-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann – ftit qabel ma ġie arrestat u bdiet il-passjoni ħarxa tiegħu, ftit wara li waqqaf is-sagrament tal-Ewkaristija u tana wkoll il-kmandament tal-imħabba. Ħin minnhom jitlob fuq l-appostli, id-dixxipli tiegħu u fuqna: “Ma nitlobx biss għalihom imma għal dawk li għad jemmnu minħabba fihom,” jitlob fuqna d-don diffiċli imma sabiħ tal-għaqda, tal-unità… Read more »

Pope Francis names Cardinal Mario Grech a member of Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship

Pope Francis on Wednesday named Cardinal Mario Grech as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

The appointment was announced by the Holy See press office on Wednesday. Grech also serves as Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.

Other members of the Congregation include Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life; Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almoner of His Holiness; Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints; Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; Burmese Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, and Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in June 2022

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Ġunju, 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‑9:30am 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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Ecumenical service during the Pentecost period

  St Andrew’s Scots Church, Valletta

This Thursday, 2nd June 2022, believers in Jesus Christ from all denominational backgrounds are invited to an ecumenical service at St Andrew’s Scots Church to experience together the freshness of the ongoing Pentecost that started in Jerusalem soon after Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension.

The ecumenical service starts at 6:30pm and is organised by the Christians Together in Malta (Malta Ecumenical Council). This is an opportunity to pray with the other Christians for more of Jesus in your life… Read more »