News from the Church in Malta
On Sunday, 17th October, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the ordination to the Diaconate of seven seminarians, at the Mdina Cathedral.
The Archbishop’s message for this occasion is available in Maltese.
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Read more »Australians at the Vatican ceremony Pope Benedict XVI has officially recognised Australia’s first saint, Mary MacKillop, a Melbourne-born nun who worked with needy children. She was canonised with five others, including Brother Andre, a Canadian monk credited with miraculous healings. MacKillop, who died in 1909, clashed with senior clergy and was briefly excommunicated, in part for exposing a sex-abusing priest. Thousands of Australians are in Rome to witness the ceremony…
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 »
Patri Wistin Vella ocd se jkun il-kappillan il-ġdid għall-parroċċa f’Ta’ Xbiex b’effett minn nhar it-Tlieta, 23 ta’ Novembru, 2010. Dakinhar, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP se jippresiedi Quddiesa kkonċelebrata li tibda fis-6.00 p.m.
Imwieled il-Mellieħa, Patri Wistin Vella daħal mal-Karmelitani Tereżjani bħala aspirant fil-kunvent Santa Tereża f’Bormla. Il-formazzjoni tiegħu rċeviha hawn Malta, l-Ingilterra u l-Italja. Ġie ordnat saċerdot fil-15 ta’ Marzu, 1975. Kien surmast tal-aspiranti u tal-istudenti f’Malta u fit-Tajwan; kien superjur lokali f’Bormla, f’Tas-Silg u fit-Tajwan; u kien chaplain f’dar tal-anzjani… Read more »
Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop holds individual meetings with seminarians, celebrates Mass and stays with them for supper at the Seminary in Tal-Virtu’.
Tuesday
9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference at the Curia.
5.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets the Augustinian Sisters’ Community in Mosta, where he is holding his Pastoral Visit… Read more »
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Luke 18, 1-8
Then he told them a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain town,’ he said, ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for anyone. … Read more »
PASTORAL NOTE BY THE BISHOPS
Beloved Sons and Daughters,
The more time passes, the more we come to realize that all the things which our Lord did while He was among us, serve to help us understand further His plan for mankind. The Gospels were written in order that we could get to know who Jesus was, how He lived, as well as become acquainted with His teachings, but that is not all… Read more »
Għada l-Ħadd 17 ta’ Ottubru, il-knejjes kollha ma’ Malta u Għawdex se jkunu qegħdin idoqqu l-qniepel tagħhom għal għaxar minuti f’nofsinhar biex ifakkru l-Jum Internazzjonali għall-Qirda tal-Faqar.
L-attività tad-daqq tal-qniepel għandha l-għan li tħajjar lill-poplu jkun iktar sensittiv dwar ir-realtà tal-faqar u l-esklużjoni soċjali. Din l-attività qed issir bħala parti mill-kampanja tas-Sena Ewropea 2010 fil-Ġlieda kontra l-Faqar u l-Esklużjoni Soċjali (EY2010).
Is-17 ta’ Ottubru huwa l-Jum Dinji biex Jingħeleb il-Faqar Estrem u dan beda jiġi mfakkar mill-Assemblea Ġenerali tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti fl-1992 bħala l-Jum Dinji għall-Qedra tal-Faqar… Read more »
‘I tell you, if anyone openly declares himself for me in the presence of human beings, the Son of man will declare himself for him in the presence of God’s angels. But anyone who disowns me in the presence of human beings will be disowned in the presence of God’s angels. ‘Everyone who says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven, but no one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will be forgiven. … Read more »
