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Liturgical Celebrations led by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna during the month of March 2017

02/03/2017

L-Erbgħa l-1 ta’ Marzu 2017, Ras ir‑Randan, fis‑6:30 p.m., l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra l-Quddiesa tal‑Erbgħa tal‑Irmied, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. Il‑Quddiesa tixxandar ‘live’ fuq il‑YouTube Channel tal‑Knisja f’Malta.

Il‑Ġimgħa 3 ta’ Marzu, f’nofsinhar, Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa waqt l‑irtir tar‑Randan għall‑impjegati tal‑Kurja, il‑Caritas u t‑Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, fil‑Knisja tal‑Lunzjata, (tal‑Karmelitani), l‑Imdina.

Is‑Sibt 4 ta’ Marzu, fil‑5:00 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa li matulha jikkonsagra l‑artal tal‑Kappella fid‑Dar tal‑Kleru, Birkirkara…

02/03/2017

Continuing a long-standing tradition, Pope Francis celebrated the Holy Mass for Ash Wednesday at the Basilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine hill in Rome.

The Holy Father began his homily for the beginning of Lent with the words of the prophet Joel, from the first Reading: “Return to me with all your heart… Return to the Lord.” These words, the Pope said, apply to everyone, and exclude no one; “we all want to return to the merciful heart of the Father.”

Lent, the Pope said, is a path that “leads to the triumph of mercy over all that would crush us or reduce us to something unworthy of our dignity as God’s children.” The mark of ashes, received during the ceremony, reminds us of our origins, that we are dust – but, he said, it also reminds us that God breathed life into each of us…

01/03/2017

Il-Ġimgħa 24 ta’ Frar 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ltaqa’ ma’ grupp ta’ adoloxxenti tfajliet fl-Oratorju Marija Immakulata, il-Mosta. L-Arċisqof kellu l-opportunità għal ħin ta’ talb, u diskussjoni permezz ta’ mistoqsijiet minn dawk preżenti.
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01/03/2017

Today, Wednesday 1st March 2017, Ash Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m., Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will Celebrate Mass, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
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01/03/2017

As we head into the Lenten season, Pope Francis has invited us to reflect on our relationship to God and to money, as we can’t serve both masters at the same time. His words came on Tuesday during morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.

Speaking about the message of the Gospel readings in these days leading up to the beginning of Lent, Pope Francis recalled the story of the rich young man who wanted to follow the Lord, but whose wealth led him to follow money instead…

28/02/2017

Għada, l‑Erbgħa l‑1 ta’ Marzu 2017, il‑Knisja tagħti bidu għar‑Randan Imqaddes: erbgħin jum ta’ talb u penitenza bi tħejjija għaċ‑ċelebrazzjoni tal‑Passjoni, il‑Mewt u l‑Qawmien mill‑mewt ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu.

L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, mal‑Kapitlu tal‑Katidral, ser jerġa’ jibda jiċċelebra l‑Quddiesa Stazzjonali ta’ Ras ir‑Randan fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta, fis‑6:30 p.m. Il‑Quddiesa, bis‑sehem tal‑Maestro u l‑Coro di Cappella l‑ġdid, tinkludi t‑tberik u t‑tqegħid tal‑irmied…

28/02/2017

27/02/2017

Il-Ħadd 26 ta’ Frar 2017, il-President tal-Kummissjoni Ekumenika Djoċesana, Dun Hector Scerri, ħa sehem waqt il-laqgħa storika f’Ruma meta l-Papa Franġisku żar il-parroċċa Anglikana, All Saints, fl-okkażjoni tal-200 sena mill-bidu tagħha. Għall-laqgħa kien hemm folla kbira li ħadet sehem fit-talb, il-kant u ġesti simboliċi qawwija, fosthom it-tberik ta’ ikona mill-Papa biex din tintuża għad-devozzjoni tal-Insara f’din il-parroċċa…