Archbishop Charles Scicluna celebrated mass on the Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck at the Collegiate Church of St Paul's Shipwreck in Valletta.

Archibishop Scicluna dedicated his sermon to explaining the kind of love that Malta should endorse, reflecting that of Saint Paul when he came to Malta.

Upon coming to Malta, apostle Saint Paul, who was also imprisoned, was freezing from the cold, yet the Maltese lit up a fire for all 276 of them, and he was humbled by such approach, the Archbishop said.

Scicluna referred what Saint Luke said about Malta, as many Maltese are proud of this, he added, where he describes Maltese as loving persons who want to do their fair share of good.

The archbishop also mentioned a poem written by Dun Karm in 1921, where he encapsulates a memory of how Saint Paul came to the Maltese shores. In his poem, Dun Karm remarks how in his own words, he imagines Saint Paul's reaction upon witnessing such generosity from Maltese. "He was touched."

Scicluna also remarked that Malta was also fighting to recognise Malta as a Christian state in its constitution during those years.

Scicluna said people should refer to how Saint Paul had a sense of service towards friendships, as it stemmed from his meeting with the Lord.  "Love gives a good taste to everything," he said.

Scicluna said that in every word one speaks, there should always be Love as, without it, there is nothing. Referring to Saint Paul's explanation of love, he said that when there is love, there cannot be jealousy and that when one has endless Love, he does not find any joy in injustices.

He elaborated how Pope Frances in 2016, in Chapter 4 of Amoris Letizia, states that where there is no love, there is always aggression instead.

"Are we feeding the spark of love we have or are we trying to blow it out as soon as possible?" Scicluna asked.

He added that when one needs to forgive others, they need first to forgive themselves and not let the judgment of others sabotage future relationships by blaming their faults on others.

"If we accept that the love of God has no limitations and the forgiveness of God is free, then maybe we would be able to forgive more easily," Scicluna added.

Quoting a piece of Martin Luther King, he explained how there always needs to be that one person who breaks the never-ending chain of badness and hate.

"Love is to have patience", he added.

The archbishop said that although Malta is small, it still has the element of love. Mentioning immigration, he said that although Malta should ask for solidarity and help from Europe, it still has the duty to help those at sea immediately.

He concluded by referring to a poem by Dun Karm written in 1923, where It talks about how the Bond Saint Paul formed with Malta is unbreakable.