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An agreement for the restoration of the Old Church in Birkirkara

Restoration works to be be completed by the end of 2024

08/05/2020   The Parish Church of Saint Mary, Birkirkara

(Front right): Roberto Buontempo and Norbert Gatt, (back right): Michael Pace Ross, Minister Josè Herrera and Parish Priest Reuben Deguara

The Archbishop’s Curia has signed an agreement with the Government’s Restoration Directorate which will see the Old Church in Birkirkara restored through public funds, following the necessary geotechnical studies and tests commissioned and financed by the Church. The agreement was signed today by Mr Roberto Buontempo, Property Manager of the Archdiocese of Malta, and Mr Norbert Gatt from the Restoration Directorate… Read more »

The feast of St George Preca and Mother’s Day

The Archbishop also prays in the Church of Our Lady of Pompeii

08/05/2020   Marsaxlokk, Blata l-Bajda, Mellieħa

Il-Madonna tas-Santwarju tal-Mellieħa

Illum, il‑Ġimgħa 8 ta’ Mejju 2020, festa tal‑Madonna ta’ Pompei, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali u Santwarju tal‑Madonna ta’ Pompei f’Marsaxlokk u jitlob is‑Supplika lill‑Madonna ta’ Pompei u r‑Rużarju. Din ser tixxandar fuq TVM2 fil‑5:30 p.m. u fuq il‑website tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

Għada, is‑Sibt 9 ta’ Mejju, festa ta’ San Ġorġ Preca, l‑Arċisqof ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa mill‑Kappella ta’ Sidtna Marija tal‑Midalja Mirakoluża, il‑Blata l‑Bajda, fejn jinsabu meqjuma l‑fdalijiet ta’ San Ġorġ Preca… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass, Supplication to Our Lady of Pompeii & Rosary from Marsaxlokk Church – 8 May, 11:30am

08/05/2020   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, Marsaxlokk

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.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You… Read more »

Pope at General Audience: ‘Prayer is the breath of faith’

06/05/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis during General Audience  (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis begins a new series of catechesis during the General Audience on the theme of prayer and invites the faithful never to suffocate that cry for hope and salvation.

Taking inspiration from the Gospel episode of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar from Jericho who is able to see again after making a profession of faith in Jesus, Pope Francis invited Christians to reach out to God with prayer and to persevere in their journey of faith… Read more »

Pass on the invitation…

To come together in prayer for the gift of health

06/05/2020

Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

  • Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt fid‑9:30am mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑Quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑Rużarju. Dan il‑ħin ta’ talb jiġi mtenni fuq TVM2 fil‑5:30pm mit‑Tnejn sal‑Ġimgħa.
  • Is‑Sibt filgħaxija tixxandar Quddiesa għaż‑żgħażagħ mill‑bitħa tal‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof. Din tixxandar fuq il‑paġna ta’ Facebook u l‑YouTube channel tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, u fuq radju 103…

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Plenary Indulgence commemorating the 800th anniversary of the martyrdom of St Angelo of Jerusalem, Carmelite

05/05/2020

Il-Kappella ta’ Forti Sant’Anġlu armata għal din l-okkażjoni mill-Parroċċa tal-Birgu u Heritage Malta. Ritratt: Pierre Balzia

F’għeluq it-800 sena mill-martirju ta’ Sant’Anġlu ta’ Ġerusalemm, il-Penitenzjerija Appostolika tat l-indulġenza Plenarja għas-sena 2020-2021 mill-5 ta’ Mejju sa għeluq il-Ġublew fl-istess data. L-indulġenza tinkiseb:

  • fis-Santwarju ta’ Sant’Anġlu f’Licata
  • fil-‘Knisja Omm’ ta’ Sant’Angelo Muxaro, fejn il-qaddis qatta’ żmien bħala eremita fl-għerien kif ukoll evanġelizza in-nies tal-post, 
  • fl-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Agrigento,
  • fil-knejjes Karmelitani kollha mxerrda madwar id-dinja, u 
  • fil-knejjes u l-kappelli li fihom hemm il-kult ta’ Sant’Anġlu jew huma ddedikati lilu. 

Hawn Malta, insibu ħjiel ta’ devozzjoni antika lejn Sant’Anġlu ta’ Ġerusalemm, li tmur lura sa 54 sena minn wara mewtu… Read more »

Pope at Mass prays peace in families and unity in the Church

04/05/2020   The Vatican

In the Mass in Santa Marta, Pope Francis prays for families closed up in their homes because of the pandemic, and recalls that Jesus wants unity in the Church.

In the Mass in Santa Marta on Monday, Pope Francis prayed for families closed up in their homes because of the pandemic. He acknowledged that families are trying to do many things they have never done before… Read more »

The documents which led to the solemn coronation of the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Victories in Senglea

03/05/2020

Since the 13th century May has traditionally been regarded by Christians as ‘the month of Mary’. May of 1920 turned out to be a Marian month like no other in the maritime city of Senglea. The reason was that during that month the city learned that the request made by the Collegiate Chapter for the solemn crowning of the miraculous and cherished statue of Our Lady of Victories, locally known as Il-Bambina, had been granted by Pope Benedict XV… Read more »