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The Lord will not abandon us – The Archbishop

Mass on the Third Sunday of Easter

26/04/2020   The Church of St Francis of Assisi, Ħamrun

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

In this extraordinary reading from the Gospel of St Luke we meet Jesus Christ who ‘breaks’ the Scriptures open for us, and he also breaks the bread. In fact the narrative that Luke gives us in Chapter 24 corresponds to the structure of our meeting every Sunday. The Lord finds us wherever we are on our way. He joins us and we join him… Read more »

Letter by Pope Francis for the Month of May

Letter to all the faithful

25/04/2020   The Vatican

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary.  It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family.  The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view… Read more »

Mass for Youth – 25th April, 7pm

The Third Sunday of Easter

25/04/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Mass readings and songs

Celebrant: Fr Brendan Gatt
Music: The New Victorians

♫ Great Things – Phil Wickham ♫

Come let us worship our King
Come let us bow at His feet
He has done great things
See what our Saviour has done
See how His love overcomes
He has done great things
He has done great things

Oh, hero of Heaven, You conquered the grave
You free every captive and break every chain
Oh God, You have done great things

We dance in Your freedom, awakened to life
Oh Jesus, our Saviour, Your name lifted high
Oh God, You have done great things

You’ve been faithful through every storm
You’ll be faithful forevermore
You have done great things
And I know You will do it again
For Your promise is “Yes and amen”
You will do great things
God, You do great things

Oh, hero of Heaven, You conquered the grave
You free every captive and break every chain
Oh God, You have done great things

We dance in Your freedom, awakened to life
Oh Jesus, our Saviour, Your name lifted high
Oh God, You have done great things

Hallelujah God, above it all
Hallelujah God, unshakable
Hallelujah, You have done great things

Qari I

Ma setax ikun li Ġesù jinżamm fl-irbit tal-mewt… Read more »

The pandemic should not be an excuse to let human beings die in the Mediterranean Sea – COMECE

COMECE calls the EU and its Member States for a common response to forced migration

24/04/2020

Fr Manuel Barrios Preto, COMECE Genereal Secretary

“The pandemic should not be an excuse to let human beings die in the Mediterranean Sea”, states COMECE General Secretary, Fr Manuel Barrios Prieto. Referring to the many migrants who were not promptly and safely disembarked at the closest EU port over the last days, COMECE calls for “a predictable solidarity mechanism agreed among EU member states”… Read more »

A prayer to St Publius

25/04/2020

San Publiju,

Prinċep tal-gżira ta’ Malta u patrun tagħha,
agħtina il-grazzja li aħna nimitawk fil-qalb kbira u ġeneruża tiegħek,
li aħna niltaqgħu ma’ Ġesù fil-qawwa tiegħu li jfejjaq,
b’mod speċjali f’dawn iż-żminijiet meta aħna fil-periklu tal-mard kontaġġjuż u qerriedi.

Nitolbuk tinterċedi għalina biex ngħarfu nieħdu ħsieb xulxin,
inħobbu ’l xulxin u biex nagħrfu niftħu qalbna għal kulħadd,
hu min hu,
kemm dawk li jgħixu fostna,
kemm dawk li jinsabu fl-ibħra ta’ madwarna fil-periklu, jixxennqu u jitkarrbu għall-għajnuna tagħna… Read more »

Funeral payments and assistance from parish priests

Statement by the College of Parish Priests

23/04/2020

Is-70 kappillan tal-Arċidjocesi ta’ Malta ssospendew l-kontribut finanzjarju mogħti lis-saċerdot għas-servizz tal-funerali. Din il-miżura temporanja hija intenzjonata li ttaffi d-diffikultajiet finanzjarji li ħafna familji qed jesperjenzaw konsegwenza tas-sitwazzjoni li żviluppat mill-imxija tal-coronavirus.

Fil-preżent, il-kappillani u l-kummissjoni djakonija ta’ kull parroċċa qed jagħmlu dak kollu possibbli biex jgħinu b’mod konkret lill-familji, b’mod partikolari dawk l-aktar vulnerabbli. Dan minbarra għajnuna oħra spiritwali permezz ta’ inizjattivi ta’ talb online jew talb privat fil-knejjes parrokkjali… Read more »

The Pope during the General Audience urges for protection of Earth

Celebrated the 50th Earth Day

22/04/2020   The Vatican

Holding his weekly general audience on the 50th Earth Day on Wednesday, Pope Francis called for common action and ecological conversion that lead to a deeper love for our common home and our brothers and sisters, especially the most vulnerable.

Message by Pope Francis

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today we celebrate the fiftieth Earth Day. This is an occasion for renewing our commitment to love and care for our common home and for the weaker members of our human family… Read more »

The Bible in Maltese is now on the YouVersion Bible app

22/04/2020

L‑Għaqda Biblika Maltija, li għadha kif lestiet il‑ħames edizzjoni tat‑traduzzjoni tal‑Bibbja mil‑lingwi oriġinali għall‑Malti, tħabbar li t‑test se jkun parti mill‑app tal‑Bibbja popolari YouVersion għall‑iOS u Android.

Bħala parti mis‑servizzi tagħha, YouVersion toffri mhux biss it‑traduzzjoni l‑iktar riċenti tal‑Għaqda Biblika Maltija, imma wkoll l‑opportunità ta’ talb kuljum mill‑Iskrittura, u riżorsi oħra għat‑tfal, żgħażagħ u kbar.

Il‑Bible App tal‑YouVersion, li tintuża fuq iktar minn 415 miljun smartphone, tablet u laptop, tista’ titniżżel b’xejn… Read more »

New dates for choosing a Church School

20/04/2020

The Secretariat for Catholic Education is announcing new dates when the choice of a church school will be held, for the academic year starting in September 2020. The choice of school exercise will be held at a studio and will be transmitted live on the Archdiocese of Malta  website www.church.mt. Since people cannot be present due to the coronavirus restrictions, a notary will be present to certify the entire process… Read more »