Monthly Archives: July 2010

17 INDIVIDUALS GRADUATE FROM THE CARITAS MALTA REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES

12/07/2010

On Friday, 9th July, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP attended the graduation ceremony at the Caritas Centre of San Blas. Archbishop Cremona praised the sense of initiative shown by Caritas especially since 17 graduates could start their lives all over again.

The Prime Minister of Malta, Dr. Lawrence Gonzi, opposition leader, Dr. Joseph Muscat and Caritas director, Mgr Victor Grech were present for the ceremony… Read more »

WYD2011: SUMMER CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE REGISTRATION LAUNCHED

12/07/2010

WYD 2011 logo

Registration for World Youth Day Madrid is an act of solidarity, for it will help young people from countries with economic difficulties participate in the 2011 event. This is the message of the advertising campaign, featuring about 300 young people from different countries, that was launched last Tuesday to promote registration for World Youth Day Madrid.

The campaign is multilingual (in Spanish and English) and is to be broadcast on the Internet (social networks) and through the media, television and radio… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 12th July

12/07/2010

Matthew:10:34-11,1

‘Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth: it is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword. For I have come to set son against father, daughter against mother, daughter-in-law against mother-in-law; a person’s enemies will be the members of his own household. ‘No one who prefers father or mother to me is worthy of me… Read more »

July 12 – 18

11/07/2010

Monday

8.30 a.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the occasion of Police Day at St. John’s Co-cathedral.

5.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets Ms Claudia Taylor-East, President of S.O.S. Malta.

6.30 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the occasion of the first centenary of Paola at Christ the King Parish.

Tuesday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 11th July

11/07/2010

Luke 10, 25-37

And now a lawyer stood up and, to test him, asked, ‘Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’  He said to him, ‘What is written in the Law? What is your reading of it?’ He replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself.’  Jesus said to him, ‘You have answered right, do this and life is yours.’ But the man was anxious to justify himself and said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’  In answer Jesus said, ‘A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jerichopriest happened to be travelling down the same road, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side… Read more »

SPIRITUAL ADOPTION OF UNBORN BABIES

10/07/2010

Tfajliet li jattendu l-iskola sekondarja tal-bniet tal-Konservatorju tal-Isqof, ir-Rabat, Għawdex, fl-aħħar sentejn ħadu sehem fi proġett pilota fejn adottaw ‘spiritwalment’ tarbija mhux imwielda bħala parti minn kampanja edukattiva favur il-ħajja.

L-inizjattiva saret fl-okkażjoni tal-25 sena mit-twaqqif ta’ Dar Ġużeppa Debono, li taħdem fost tfajliet-ommijiet f’Għawdex.

F’kummenti lil IL-ĠENSILLUM online, Francesco Pio Attard, kelliem għal din id-dar, fisser li din l-inizjattiva laħqet…

AGĦFAS HAWN BIEX TKOMPLI TAQRA DAN L-ARTIKLU FUQ IS-SIT www.il-gensillum.com Read more »

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Daily Gospel – 10th July

10/07/2010

Matthew 10,24-33

‘Disciple is not superior to teacher, nor slave to master. It is enough for disciple to grow to be like teacher, and slave like master. If they have called the master of the house “Beelzebul”, how much more the members of his household?  ‘So do not be afraid of them. Everything now covered up will be uncovered, and everything now hidden will be made clear… Read more »

CARDINAL RE, SPECIAL ENVOY TO FOURTH CENTENARY AREQUIPA

09/07/2010

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re

Made public today was a Letter, written in Latin and dated 14 May, in which the Holy Father appoints Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops, as his special envoy to celebrations marking the fourth centenary of the archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru, due to take place from 14 to 18 July.

Also made public were the names of the members of the mission due to accompany the cardinal, they are: Fr… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 9th July

09/07/2010

Matthew 10, 16-23

Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be cunning as snakes and yet innocent as doves.  ‘Be prepared for people to hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues.  You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as evidence to them and to the gentiles.  But when you are handed over, do not worry about how to speak or what to say; what you are to say will be given to you when the time comes, because it is not you who will be speaking; the Spirit of your Father will be speaking in you… Read more »