News from the Church in Malta
‘Then the kingdom of Heaven will be like this: Ten wedding attendants took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones, though they took their lamps, took no oil with them, whereas the sensible ones took flasks of oil as well as their lamps. … Read more »
Monday
9.00 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
5.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets the members of the Parish Pastoral Council of Marsaxlokk about the new parish priest.
Tuesday
6.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Honorary Consul of Malta in California, Mr Louis Vella.
Wednesday
Thursday
8.30 p.m… Read more »
‘There is no need to be afraid, little flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom. ‘Sell your possessions and give to those in need. Get yourselves purses that do not wear out, treasure that will not fail you, in heaven where no thief can reach it and no moth destroy it. For wherever your treasure is, that is where your heart will be too… Read more »
On Friday, 6th August, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited the Summer Camp organized by the Sisters of Mother Theresa, at the Maria Assunta School, Hamrun. This summer school, held annually, welcomes children from Valletta, Bormla Birgu and Senglea. During the five weeks of summer camp these children, some of them coming from broken families, are thought various crafts including singing, in order to show them that despite everything else God is always with them… Read more »
Introduction
Every employee is entitled to a day of rest, and this right is safeguarded by means of the appropriate legislation which prescribes employees’ working conditions. In Malta, it is also the norm that Sunday is reserved as a day of rest, and this norm was affirmed during the British rule. The British statute, based upon Canon and Roman Laws, forbade work and commercial activities on Sundays… Read more »
Id-divorzju jittieħed fis-social network tal-persuna li tkun qed tiddivorzja. Bħal forom oħrajn ta’ mġiba soċjali, jista jittieħed bejn il-ħbieb, qraba u kollegi. Mhux biss, iżda persuna tista’ tkun ‘carrier’ tad-divorzju hekk kif tinfluwenza lil persuni terzi li lilhom tirrakkonta stejjer dwar persuni li jkunu qed jiddivorzjaw.
Fi kliem ieħor, id-deċiżjoni ta’ koppja li tiddivorzja tinfluwenza lill-ħbieb, kollegi u l-familja tal-koppja biex jiddivorzjaw… Read more »
As they were rejoining the crowd a man came up to him and went down on his knees before him. ‘Lord,’ he said, ‘take pity on my son: he is demented and in a wretched state; he is always falling into fire and into water. I took him to your disciples and they were unable to cure him.’ In reply, Jesus said, ‘Faithless and perverse generation! … Read more »
On Wednesday, 4th August, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. participated, together with the parish priests of Malta, in the celebration, held at Mtarfa, on the Feast of St. John Maria Vianney, Patron Saint of Parish Priests. This celebration, held annually, included a presentation on the life of the Saint, time dedicated to reflection and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Three lay persons involved in parish work exchanged experiences… Read more »
Over 40,000 people gathered recently for a Eucharistic celebration on a Sunday, to mark the 400th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Arequipa, known as the “Rome of Peru.”
Benedict XVI sent Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, former prefect of the Congregation for Bishops as well as the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, as his special envoy for the event.
The cardinal presided over the Mass, during which he said: “May God bless Arequipa… Read more »
Now about eight days after this had been said, he took with him Peter, John and James and went up the mountain to pray. And it happened that, as he was praying, the aspect of his face was changed and his clothing became sparkling white. And suddenly there were two men talking to him; they were Moses Peter and his companions were heavy with sleep, but they woke up and saw his glory and the two men standing with him. … Read more »
