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Welcome to Wholesome 2025-26.
This year invites us to grow in fullness of life – body, mind, heart, and soul. Rooted in God’s love, we walk together as one community, caring for ourselves, for one another, and for our common home.

We are glad you are here. Join us in this journey of love and wholeness.

Our schools, families, and young people are living in a time marked by many challenges. We are surrounded by news of wars and repeated failures to build peace. Questions about the development of artificial intelligence continue to rise. Many families are experiencing breakups and instability. A culture of superficial pleasure is becoming more common. The cry to care for our common home, especially on our island, is growing louder. These and other realities can easily create feelings of alienation among people in our country.

Into this reality, Jesus points us to a healing power: Love. When asked about the greatest commandment, He replied: “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these” (Mark 12: 29-31).

This teaching is echoed in Pope Leo XIV’s motto, In Illo uno unam – “In the One, we are one.” His words and reflections remind us that unity and communion with God and one another are the path to fullness.

The theme Wholesome calls us to this wholeness. It is about fullness and integration — body, mind, heart, and soul. It aligns with the growing attention in education to holistic well-being, resilience, and inclusion. When students and educators are supported not only academically but also emotionally, socially, and spiritually, learning becomes more than preparation for exams. It becomes preparation for life.

To be wholesome is to live with integrity and balance. The love of God, the love of neighbour, and the love of self are not separate paths but one journey. The more, with God’s grace, individuals become whole, the more they can love. This is what gives depth to our mission in schools and communities this year: to walk together in this quest for wholeness, guided by Love.

Planning with the School Leadership and the pastoral teams is essential. The earlier we plan, the more we demonstrate that spiritual and pastoral development is a vital aspect of school life. What should one keep in mind when planning?

Resources to Help You Plan

The following file is a scheme that includes week-by-week ideas and themes for the whole educational year related to Year Theme 25-26 about WHOLESOME:

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SDS offers various programmes and services to help the school community grow in God’s love. Explore more in the following brochure, which you will receive in hard copy at school. We encourage you to analyse the school’s spiritual needs and plan spiritual activities with the religious counsellor/spiritual director. If you need SDS’s contribution, fill out the Request a Service Form so we can make time to serve you. Contact us if you want to speak with us.

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These prayer spaces can be used for the year theme – Wholesome

Hero Badge

In this prayer space we reflect how real-life heroes are those who do good and courageous deeds to others and we pray so that we will also be of service to those in need.

Seeds of Friendship

This prayer spaces helps us reflect about nature and about our friendship with God.

Jigsaw Prayers

During this prayer space one reflects on people who had arguments with us or with other people and are still feeling indifferent.

Happy Earth – Sad Earth

In this prayer space we reflect how we can make a happy world by preserving the environment and reducing pollution and we ask forgiveness for the times when we did not take care of our earth.

Shoal of Fish

In this prayer space one and reflects and prays for unity and peace every place one is.

Prayer Wall

In this prayer space one is encouraged to be one of the builders of a wall of faith by writing and sticking his prayer onto the wall.

Forgiveness Stones

In this prayer space one reflects on the good feeling of letting go and forgiving someone who caused pain.

Cleansing Water

Through the tainted pebble with soil, this prayer space invites oneself to think about his/her bad habits and to ask for God’s help to get rid of them.

Cardboard Home

During this time one is given time to reflect and pray for people who suffer poverty and are homeless.

Forgiveness For Greed

In this prayer space one is invited to reflect on the greedyness not only globally by mostly personally, and to ask for forgiveness for such greedy actions.

Building Blocks

In this prayer space one is asked to relfect on one’s daily actions and how such actions are helping to build a better world.

Plastic Planet

During this prayer space one is invited to reflect about ways how to make less the use of plastic.

Readings adapted for children for the first Friday of the month

Many schools celebrate Holy Mass on the first Friday of the month. Click on the button to download the document with all the adapted readings for the first Friday of the month between October 2025 and June 2026 in Maltese.

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Click on the month to download the PowerPoint presentation of the Readings in Maltese.

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Ideas for Better Participation during Holy Mass

Helpful resources and ideas to celebrate the Eucharistic celebration in a more engaging and participative way.

Ħallu t-Tfal Jiġu Għandi

F’dil-paġna diversi temi għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa. Kull tema għandha qari relatat u diversi minnhom huma fi stil djalogat. Ibda għalhekk mill-bżonnijiet tal-komunità u għażel it-tema li tixtieq tippreżenta.

Sejjaħtilkom Ħbieb

Dawn ir-riżorsi huma maħluqa biex jkunu ta’ għajnuna għat-tfal biex jifmu u għalhekk jieħdu sehem aħjar fil-quddiesa. Hu importanti ħafna li t-tfal jifhmu dak li qegħdin jagħmlu – jagħrfu li bis-sehem tagħhom fil-quddiesa jkunu qegħdin ifaħħru ‘l Alla.

Explore what is and what is planned for the Jubilee of Hope that the Catholic Church in Malta will celebrate between 2024 and 2025 as a celebration of mercy and reconciliation in Christ through the website: https://gublew.mt/

What is the Jubilee?

The Meaning of Pilgrimage

A Pilgrimage in Malta

The Jubilee Logo

Hymn for Jubilee

The Jubilee Prayer

Calendar of Celebrations in Malta

Publications in Malta

Calendar of Celebrations in Rome

The Jubilee of Hope started in Rome on December 24, 2024, while in Malta on December 29, 2024.
Learn more about the Jubilee at www.laikos.org/g2025 and https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en.html.

Luce – The Mascot for the Jubilee

Luce is a pilgrim dressed as a typical traveller: a yellow anorak to protect herself from the elements. These dirty boots bear witness to the path she has already travelled, a missionary cross around her neck and the pilgrim’s staff in her hand. Particularly evocative are Luce’s eyes, which shine with an intense light: they symbolize the hope that is born in the heart of every pilgrim and reflects the desire for spirituality and connection with the divine. They act as a reminder of the universal message of peace and brotherhood. The choice of a mascot like Luce is part of a broader context aimed at reaching new generations and promoting intergenerational dialogue. The mascot not only represents the Jubilee but also symbolises community, welcome, and sharing.

Liturgical Tests for the Jubilee of Hope

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More Resources for Schools by:

Jubilee Resources
Jubilee Pledge
Vision, Values and Mission

Objective:

To encourage students to express their understanding of the word Wholesome through language and creativity, without being led or influenced by spiritual or moral explanations.

Before the Activity:

Download the WHOLESOME Banner
  1. Print the “Wholesome” logo clearly and in a large size (preferably A3). Place it at the center of the school’s main notice board or classroom display.
  2. Prepare:
    • A variety of paper types (lined, blank, coloured).
    • Different writing tools (markers, crayons, pencils).
    • Optional: pre-cut speech bubbles or thought clouds for written responses.

Verbal Instructions to Students (Simple & Open):

“Din il-kelma – Wholesome – tista’ tfakkrek f’xi ħaġa? Xi toħroġ f’moħħok meta tara din il-kelma? Tista’ tikteb kelma, frażi, kitba qasira jew anke tagħmel tpinġija.”

Additional Guidelines for Educators:

  1. Emphasise Personal Interpretation:
    • Do not give definitions or examples.
    • Allow students to associate Wholesome with anything: food, nature, family, feelings, etc.
  2. Encourage Different Modalities of Expression:
    • Writing: A word, sentence, or short poem.
    • Drawing: A scene, symbol, object, or abstract art.
    • Speaking: Students who struggle with writing can dictate their response to an educator or peer, allowing them to write it for them.
  3. Support Students with Communication Needs:
    • Offer visual support (a page with symbols or pictures they can choose from).
    • Use sentence starters if needed, such as:
      • “Wholesome ifakkarni f’…”
      • “Meta nisma’ din il-kelma, niftakar…”
      • “Din il-kelma tħallini nħoss…”
  4. Respect All Interpretations:
    • Avoid correcting or challenging associations — this is a free-expression space.
  5. Optional Extension (for older students):
    • Invite students to write their reflections anonymously and then have a “gallery walk” where they read each other’s responses silently.

After the Activity:

  • Periodically update the display with new contributions.
  • Consider taking photos of the whole display for the SDS social media or newsletter.
  • Use the gathered reflections as inspiration for future discussions, lessons, or prayer spaces (if appropriate later in the year).
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Overview of the sessions

Wholesome Heart: Filled and Overflowing

What do we understand by “heart”? What comes to mind? What attitudes? Through the story of a confident woman who carried an alabaster (translucent!) jar, we are going to hear about how love is a gift that flows most abundantly from a sincere heart that has been freed, forgiven, and made whole. Click >>here<< for the session.

Keywords: Love, forgiveness, sincerity.

Wholesome Soul: Enlightened and Focused

What do we understand by “soul” or “spirit”? Through the story of Blind Bartimaeus, we are going to hear how the soul is related to our identity – and how a blurred vision of the self could enable us to ask for a true purpose in life we can trust and follow. Click >>here<< for the session.

Keywords: Identity, trust, purpose.

Wholesome Mind: Caught and Renewed

What do we think about when we hear “mind” and its capabilities? Through the story of the Miraculous Catch, we are going to hear about how, despite their potential, minds can be caught in moments of discouragement and unworthiness – moments that can also make us encounter a new reason for hope and empowerment! Click >>here<< for the session.

Keywords: Encounter, reason, empowerment.

Wholesome Strength: Seen and Restored

What comes to mind when you hear “strength”? Is it just muscles? Through the story of Zacchaeus, we will be hearing both about physical strength and bodily limits — a reality we cannot hide, but when our efforts are seen through compassionate eyes, new opportunities for change and gaining true strength arise. Click >>here<< for the session.

Keywords: Effort, compassion, change

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Sessions

Twenty-minute sessions are prepared for a group of students

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