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Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in January 2022

31/12/2021

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Jannar, 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 murder of innocents never brought any blessings to the world – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of the Holy Innocents

28/12/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna minn San Mattew, proprjament jagħtina żewġ informazzjonijiet importanti. L-ewwel waħda hi, li biex jipproteġi lit-tifel, Ġużeppi mnebbaħ mill-Mulej permezz ta’ ħolma, jiddeċiedi li jitlaq minn pajjiżu u jmur l-Eġittu. Il-Familja Mqaddsa ssir familja refuġjata; taħrab mill-periklu u ssib kenn f’post ieħor. Meta nitkellmu dwar dawk li jkollhom jaħarbu minn sitwazzjonijiet iebsa, fil-ġurnata tal-lum, tajjeb niftakru li l-Familja Mqaddsa, li tant ngħożżu u li għandna tant devozzjoni lejn il-Bambin, lejn Ġesù, lejn San Ġużepp, lejn il-Madonna; nagħmlu tant purċissjonijiet, tant festi għal dawn il-qaddisin għeżież, għall-Familja Mqaddsa; kultant ninsew li dawn għamlu snin refuġjati fl-Eġittu, maħruba mill-qilla ta’ Erodi… Read more »

Four seeds we should sow in our families – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of the Holy Family

26/12/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

F’liema żmien fl-istorja tal-umanità l-ħajja tal-familja kienet faċli? Naħseb li jekk immorru lura fl-istorja, nindunaw li qatt ma kienet faċli l-ħajja tal-familja. Anke meta llum niċċelebraw il-Familja Mqaddsa ta’ Ġesù, Marija u Ġużeppi, nindunaw li l-ħajja tal-familja tagħhom ma kinitx faċli.

Familja li tgħallimna

Il-qari mill-Kelma ta’ Alla llum jagħtina idea ta’ dan, meta Ġesù baqa’ t-Tempju, u Marija u Ġużeppi marru jfittxuh… Read more »

We pray to the Holy Family to protect our sons and daughters – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of the Holy Family

26/12/2021   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Għandna espressjoni aħna l-Maltin u l-Għawdxin: ‘għamel xi ħaġa tinkiteb’ u din hi waħda mill-affarijiet li għamel Ġesù u li nkitbu għax insibuha fl-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa. Ta’ 12-il sena mill-għajn tal-ġenituri tiegħu, Ġużeppi u Marija, jagħmel ta’ rasu. L-Evanġelju jgħidilna li Ġesù “baqa’ Ġerusalemm bla ma kienu jafu l-ġenituri tiegħu” (Lq 2:43). Min jaf kemm-il darba għamilna hekk aħna, aħna u nikbru? … Read more »

To whom shall we go?

26/12/2021

Article by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

As Jesus addressed a crowd gathered at a fishing village on the shores of Galilee known as Capernaum, his adoptive domicile after leaving Nazareth, he experienced one of several low points in his ministry: upon hearing him talk about the Bread of Life — nourishment for the soul, an invitation to intimacy with the Lord, his body becoming food in an exchange of love and self-giving — a number of people walked away… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 26th December

26/12/2021

The Holy Family – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Sam 1, 20-22.24-28
Psalm: 83 (84), 2-3. 5-6. 9-10
Second Reading: 1 Jn 3, 1-2, 21-24

Gospel: Lk 2, 41-52

Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Assuming that he was in the group of travellers, they went a day’s journey… Read more »

Pope at Urbi et Orbi: Christmas invites us to dialogue, unity, peace

25/12/2021   The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Christmas!

The Word of God, who created the world and who gives meaning to history and to humanity’s journey, became flesh and came to dwell among us. He came like a whisper, like the murmur of a gentle breeze, to fill with wonder the heart of every man and woman who is open to this mystery… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 25th December

25/12/2021

The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 52:7-10
Psalm: 97(98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4,5-6
Second Reading: Hebrews 1:1-6

Gospel: Jn 1:1-18

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being… Read more »

Blessed the Lord who saves us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

24/12/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-innu ta’ Żakkarija, magħruf bħala l-Benedictus, hu innu sabiħ ħafna li bih Żakkarija juri l-gratitudni lejn Alla, u jfaħħru għax “ġie jżur u jifdi lill-poplu tiegħu”. U f’dan l-innu wkoll iħabbar li Ġwanni l-Battista, ibnu, kellu jkun dak li “jħejji t-triq għall-Mulej”, kif kien ħabbar fit-Testment il-Qadim il-Profeta Isaija. Dan l-innu jiġi ftit wara l-innu l-ieħor sabiħ tal-Magnificat, fejn hi Marija li tfaħħar lil Alla għal dak li għamel magħha, u tifraħ bis-salvazzjoni tiegħu… Read more »

Church offers support for stranded migrants

23/12/2021

Photo by Fiona Alihosi (Sea-Eye)

The Church in Malta through the Migrants Commission, Justice and Peace Commission and JRS, strongly urge the national authorities to take immediate action and ensure that the asylum seekers currently stranded at sea are rescued and disembarked at a safe port.

Over 220 children, women and men rescued by the Sea Eye a week ago in Malta’s search and rescue area are still stranded at sea, in worsening weather conditions, after Malta refused to provide them with a port of safety… Read more »