Archbishop’s engagements cancelled till next Saturday
10/10/2009Mgr Pawl Cremona has cancelled all his engagements till Saturday 17th October, 2009. This was done on the advice of his doctor. Read more »
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Yearly Archives: 2009
Catechetical Sunday
10/10/2009Il-Ħadd 11 ta’ Ottubru, il-Knisja tiċċelebra Jum it-Tagħlim Nisrani. It-tema għal din is-sena hi meħuda mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Mattew : “Mill-Frott Tagħhom Tagħrfuhom” – Mt 7.20. F’dan il-jum, il-Knisja tiċċelebra x-xiehda kontinwa u d-dedikazzjoni tal-katekisti flimkien ma’ l-għajnuna u s-sehem tal-komunità nisranija.
Għal din l-okkażjoni l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona ltaqa’ mal-katekisti u l-għalliema tar-Reliġjon, fil-bidu tas-sena kateketika 2009 – 2010. L-Arċisqof ta diversi punti ta’ riflessjoni lill-katekisti u l-għalliema. … Read more »
Consultation document on Religious Feasts
08/10/2009The Church in Malta published a document with proposals for consultation on religious feasts, entitled ‘Nirrestawraw il-Festi Flimkien’. This document, which was presented by Archbishop Paul Cremona to the Parish Priests’ College and the media on Monday 5th October 2009, may be downloaded by clicking here. The general public may also send their feedback till the 30th November by email on: [email protected] or by post to the following address:
Feasts Consultation, Archbishop’s Curia, PO Box 29, Valletta VLT 1000
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SPAIN’S BISHOPS URGE MASS PROTEST AGAINST ABORTION LEGISLATION
08/10/2009Spain’s Catholic bishops are urging church members to protest abortion legislation that would allow girls as young as 16 to terminate pregnancies without parental consent. “This law is a step backward, as far as defending the right to life of those who are to be born is concerned. It means a greater abandonment of pregnant mothers and irreparable damage to the common good,” the bishops’ Permanent Commission said in an Oct… Read more »
Don’t Exclude Church from Social Life – Pope
08/10/2009Benedict XVI is urging the European bishops to refrain from excluding the Church from social and cultural life, even while upholding its just distinction from the State.
The Pope affirmed this in a message sent to Cardinal Peter Erdo, president of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences and archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary.
The council held its plenary assembly in Paris last week, in which it focused on the theme “Church-State Relations 20 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall.”
The message, signed by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Pope’s secretary of state on the Pontiff’s behalf, affirmed that the Church is “faithful to her mission of truth in favor of a society to the measure of man, of his dignity and of his vocation.”
It added that this fidelity “is guarantee of an integral human development, remedy for the many imbalances that our world is suffering today.”
Therefore, the Church herself “desires that the life of men and peoples be inspired and animated by charity,” the Holy Father affirmed… Read more »
Year of the Priest Activities
06/10/2009“Is-Saċerdozju hu l-imħabba tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù”
San Ġwann Marija Vianney
Xi Attivitajiet għas-Sena Saċerdotali Irtir tax-xahar
Minn Ottubru, se jibda jiġi organizzat irtir kull xahar miftuħ għas-saċerdoti kollha. Dawn l-irtiri jkunu bejn id-9.30 a.m. u l-11.30 a.m. Dettalji jingħataw iżjed ’il quddiem. Id-data ta’ dawn l-irtiri huma:
It-Tlieta:
- 6 ta’ Ottubru 2009
- 3 ta’ Novembru
- 1 ta’ Diċembru
- 5 ta’ Jannar 2010
- 2 ta’ Frar
- 2 ta’ Marzu
- 6 ta’ April
- 4 ta’ Mejju
- 1 ta’ Ġunju
Ġranet għas-saċerdoti tal-Unità
Se jiġi organizzat matul is-sena Jum ta’ Fraternità saċerdotali għas-saċerdoti ta’ kull Unità… Read more »
Omelija- Mons. Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP fil-Bidu tas-Sena tas-Saċerdoti
06/10/2009Il-Ħamis, 18 ta’ Ġunju 2009 – Seminarju ta’ l-Arċisqof
Ħuti, din hija providenza li l-Papa Benedittu XVI nieda din is-sena għal dan id-don kbir li Alla l-Imbierek ta lill-Knisja tiegħu permezz tas-saċerdozju ministerjali. U kemm hija okkazjoni qawwija għalina li din s-sena aħna lkoll, wieħed wieħed, niġġeddu f’dan id-don! U kemm kien ukoll ħsieb sabiħ li aħna nibdew din is-sena propju lejlet il-festa tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù… Read more »
Messaġġ fuq is-sena tas-Saċerdoti minn Dun Ġużepp Mifsud Bonnici
06/10/2009Fid-19 ta’ Ġunju – festa tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù – bdiet sena dedikata lis-saċerdoti skont ix-xewqa tal-Papa Benedittu XVI. Dan il-Papa għamlu fl-okkażjoni tal-150 anniversarju mill-mewt ta’ San Ġwann Marija Vianney li hu magħruf bħala l-Kurat t’Ars. Il-Papa jrid jagħti lis-saċerdoti importanza speċjali matul din is-sena u jrid juri lis-saċerdoti kemm iħobbhom u jixtieq jgħinhom biex jgħixu s-sejħa u l-missjoni tagħhom b’ferħ u entużjazmu.
L-isfida li għandhom is-saċerdoti hija li jkunu saċerdoti fi żminijiet tal-lum, li mhux jikkundannaw id-dinja ta’ madwarhom imma jsalvawha, bħal Ġesù li ma ġiex biex jikkundanna imma biex isalva… Read more »
October 5 – 11
06/10/2009Monday
9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presents the report with proposals on renewal of Religious Feasts to the College of Parishioners.
11.00 a.m. The Archbishop presents the same report to the media.
6.30 p.m. The Archbishop attends a reception on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the unification of the Republic of Germany, at the German Embassy in Lija.
Tuesday
9.00 p.m… Read more »
Pauline Year Archives
03/10/2009From the 29th June 2008 to 29th June 2009 the Church throughout the world will observe a special Jubilee Year in honour of the Apostle Paul, whose birth is traditionally placed between 7 and 10 A.D. The celebration will be centred at the great Basilica of Saint Paul outside the Walls in Rome, where St Paul’s relics have been venerated for centuries. The Basilica will welcome thousands of pilgrims during this year… Read more »