Min ma jerfax salibu u jimxi warajja ma jistax ikun dixxiplu tiegħi 

Is-salib nassoċjawh mal-Għid minħabba r-rebħa ta’ Ġesù fuq il-mewt permezz tal-qawmien tiegħu iżda mhux minn dejjem kien simbolu tal-fidi Nisranija. Is-simboli li kienu jużaw l-ewwel Insara biex jidentifikaw lilhom infushom ma’ Kristu kienu l-ħaruf, l-ankra u anki l-ħuta. Imbagħad kien fi żmien l-Imperatur Kostantinu li s-salib beda jintuża bħala simbolu tal-fidi Nisranija, wara li kellu viżjoni ta’ salib bil-kliem: “B’dan is-sinjal inti tirbaħ”… Read more »

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Min jiekol ġismi u jixrob demmi jibqa’ fija u jiena fih. (Ġw:6:56)

L-aħħar ġranet tar-Randan jissejħu t-Tridu tal-Għid u jibdew minn Ħamis ix-Xirka filgħaxija sa Ħadd il-Għid. Il-kelma Tridu ġejja mil-Latin Triduum u tfisser ‘tlett ijiem’, u dawn huma l-aktar ġranet importanti fis-sena liturġika. Il-bidu u t-tmiem ta’ dawn il-jiem huma ċċelebrati b’quddiesa, li hija ikla li nipparteċipaw fiha flimkien u li ttina l-opportunità li ngħaddu mill-mewt għall-ħajja ġdida aħna wkoll… Read more »

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

Ballots for Serious Cases criteria 1 at 9:30am

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 The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation is delighted to announce that The Set of Tapestries will be exhibited at St John’s Co-Cathedral after an extensive restoration process that lasted 16 years at De Wit Laboratories in Belgium. The last time they were displayed was during Pope St John Paul II’s visit to Malta in 1990. 

The set of tapestries was commissioned by Grand Master Ramon y Perellos upon his election in 1697… Read more »

From Thursday, 6th April 2023, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana, and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta, will be closed for the Easter holidays.

The Archbishop’s Curia, the Marriage Office, the Ecclesiastical Tribunal will reopen on Tuesday, 11th April 2023. Read more »

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“Jekk l-Iben jeħliskom, tkunu tabilħaqq ħielsa.”  Ġw 8:36

F’Ħadd il-Palm nisimgħu dwar ir-rakkont tal-passjoni ta’ Ġesù, kif ukoll id-daħla tiegħu f’Ġerusalemm waqt il-purċissjoni bil-friegħi, li ssir qabel ma nibdew il-quddies. 

Fl-antik il-friegħi tal-palm kienu simbolu ta’ rebħa. Fit-Testment il-Qadim, insibu li l-palm kien jintuża f’okkażjonijiet ta’ festi, ferħ u vittorja. Infatti s-slaten kienu jiġu milqugħin bi friegħi tal-palm mifruxin quddiemhom… Read more »