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Broadcasts of the liturgical celebrations during Holy Week 2021

26/03/2021

Din is‑sena wkoll, minħabba l‑pandemija tal‑COVID‑19, l‑Insara qed jiġu mistiedna jipparteċipaw fiċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa permezz tal‑mezzi ta’ komunikazzjoni soċjali. L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna ser imexxi dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet li ser jixxandru b’mod dirett fuq TVM2, u online fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑Ħadd 28 ta’ Marzu, fid‑9:30 a.m., Mons. Arċisqof imexxi ċ‑ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il‑Palm, bit‑tberik tal‑friegħi taż‑żebbuġ u l‑palm, u wara jkompli bil‑Passjoni tal‑Mulej fil‑Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l‑Imdina… Read more »

Holy Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows – 26th March

26/03/2021   The Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta’ Ġieżu), Valletta

Mass at 9:30am celebrated by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi Mass at 5:30pm celebrated by Archbishop Charles Scicluna Help the Archdiocese carry out its mission Donate »

Follow today’s Mass readings from here.

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… Read more »

Catholic charity backs campaign to protect minority girls in Pakistan

23/03/2021

The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is supporting an effort to protect minority girls in Pakistan. The campaign will seek to safeguard Christian and Hindu girls, who are especially at risk of abduction and sexual abuse. The initiative will involve consulting with politicians, promoting community awareness of the issue, and providing legal help to victims.

ACN reports that they will work beside Pakistan’s national Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP). CCJP statistics show upwards of 1,000 cases of Christian and Hindu girls being abducted annually… Read more »

Pope: Mafia organisations are exploiting pandemic to enrich themselves

22/03/2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Buongiorno!

On this Fifth Sunday of Lent, the liturgy proclaims the Gospel in which Saint John refers to an episode that occurred in the final days of Christ’s life, shortly before the Passion (cf. Jn 12:20-33). While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, several Greeks, curious because of what he had been doing, express the wish to see him… Read more »

Pope: “I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar”

18/03/2021

Myanmar nun Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng kneels in front of police officers. 

“Once again and with great sadness I feel the urgency to evoke the dramatic situation in Myanmar, where so many people, especially the young, are losing their lives to offer hope to their country,” Pope Francis said at the end of his weekly general audience. “I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say: stop the violence! … Read more »

Pope at Audience: Christians called to safeguard God’s presence

17/03/2021

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today we will complete the catechesis on prayer as a relationship with the Holy Trinity, in particular with the Holy Spirit.

The first gift of every Christian existence is the Holy Spirit. It is not one of many gifts, but rather the fundamental Gift. The Spirit is the gift that Jesus had promised to send us… Read more »

Aquinas Lecture 2021

15/03/2021

On Tuesday 16th March 2021 at 6pm, the Faculty of Theology and Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija will be holding the annual Lecture in honour of St Thomas Aquinas. Prof. Dr Karlheinz Ruhstorfer from the University of Freiburg will deliver a lecture titled ‘Identity reloaded: Philosophy, religion and politics facing new challenges’.

Attendance to the online event is free.

Online access here: https://universityofmalta.zoom.us/j/99499829456

Abstract – We stand at a certain epochal threshold… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Jesus is light that opens us to God’s love

15/03/2021

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

On this fourth Sunday of Lent, the Eucharistic liturgy begins with this invitation: “Rejoice, Jerusalem…”. (see Is 66:10). What is the reason for this joy? In the middle of Lent, what is the reason for this joy? Today’s Gospel tells us: God “so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16)… Read more »