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After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself would be visiting. And he said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to do his harvesting. Start off now, but look, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves… Read more »
Bħala parti miċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet li qed isiru f’Birkirkara din is-sena biex jitfakkar iċ-ċentinarju mill-Inkurunazzjoni solenni tax-xbieha tal-Madonna tal-Ħerba, meqjuma fis-Santwarju f’din il-lokalità, nhar it-Tnejn 5 ta’ Lulju se ssir Konferenza min-Nunzju Apostoliku f’Malta, Monsinjur Tommaso Caputo.
F’kummenti li ta lil IL-ĠENSILLUM online, Philip Xuereb f’isem il-Kumitat Organizzattiv fisser li t-tema ta’ din il-Konferenza se tkun l-ispiritwalità Marjana.
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Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord,’ but he answered, ‘Unless I can see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them… Read more »
On Thursday, 1st July, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP as part of his pastoral visit in Birkirkara, presided over the Parish Assembly at the Parish Hall. CLICK HERE for the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit programme in Birkirkara.
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Pope
Benedict XVI will be praying this month for transparent elections, as well as the promotion of peace, especially in the world’s cities.
The Apostleship of Prayer announced the intentions chosen by the Pope for July. His general prayer intention is: “That in every nation of the world the election of officials may be carried out with justice, transparency and honesty, respecting the free decisions of citizens.”
The Holy Father also chooses an apostolic intention for each month… Read more »
As Jesus was walking on from there he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. Now while he was at table in the house it happened that a number of tax collectors and sinners came to sit at the table with Jesus and his disciples… Read more »
Christian Unity
The theme for the 44th edition of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2011 (the first took place in 1968) is “One in the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and prayer”. It was chosen by a group of Christian leaders from Jerusalem, including Michel Sabbah, Emeritus Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Munib Younan, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and other members of the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and of the Syrian-Orthodox, Melkite-Catholic, Armenian-Orthodox and Episcopalian churches… Read more »
Jesus got back in the boat, crossed the water and came to his home town. And suddenly some people brought him a paralytic stretched out on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Take comfort, my child, your sins are forgiven.’ And now some scribes said to themselves, ‘This man is being blasphemous.’ Knowing what was in their minds Jesus said, ‘Why do you have such wicked thoughts in your hearts? … Read more »
