Monthly Archives: December 2010

SEASON’S GREETINGS TO THE BISHOPS

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. along with Bishop Annetto Depasquale shall be exchanging Season’s Greetings on  Sunday, 26th December, 2010 from 9.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. The event will be taking place at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana.

To enter the Curia access the rear door in Vincenzo Bugeja Street.  At 10.00a.m. the Archbishop will deliver a speech to all those present… Read more »

Daily Gospel -21st December

5th Day – Christmas Novena

Luke 1,39-45

Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah.  She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.  Now it happened that as soon as ElizabethElizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.  She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb… Read more »

PRAYER AND CHRISTIAN MEDITATION

Today, by God’s grace, there are several groups of a spiritual nature that meet regularly for prayer meetings, retreats and spiritual seminars. For this reason, the Episcopal Conference wishes to bring to light the valuable insights contained in the Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Some Aspects of Christian Meditation ‘Orationis Formas’, issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on 15th October 1989… Read more »

EVANGELIZATION NEEDS SENSE OF SACRED, SAYS PREACHER

Vatican Christmas Tree

The re-evangelization of the secularized world requires a recovery of the sense of the sacred, says the preacher of the Pontifical Household.

Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa offered this suggestion today during the last in his series of Advent sermons that he has given in the presence of the Pope and the Roman Curia.

Father Cantalamessa proposed at the beginning of the series to offer “a small contribution to the need of the Church” for a New Evangelization, concretely by examining three obstacles to the Gospel message: scientism, secularism and rationalism… Read more »

Daily Gospel -20th December

4th Day: Christmas Novena

Luke 1,26-38

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favour! … Read more »

Daily Gospel – 19th December

4th Sunday of Advent

‘The virgin is with child and will give birth to a sonwhom they will call Immanuel’

Matthew 1,18-24

This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit… Read more »

JOSEPH CALLEJA’S CHRISTMAS CHARITY CONCERT

On Friday, 17th December, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. attended Joseph Calleja’s Christmas Charity concert at the Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Naxxar.

Joseph Calleja presented a cheque of 81,200 Euro to Fr Michael Agiust, to help fund the completion of the Sanctuary. Calleja also presented 15 envelopes with cash donations to the Archbishop, to be given to families in need… Read more »

IMMIGRANTS’ EXPERIENCES RECORDED IN DOCUMENTARIES

Dun Joseph Cassar, id-Direttur tas-Servizz tal-Ġiżwiti mar-Refuġjati f’Malta, qal li l-immigranti irregolari li jaslu Malta ma jbatux biss mill-faqar ekonomiku iżda anki minn dak psikoloġiku.

Huwa qal dan b’rabta mat-tnedija tad-dokumentarju bl-isem ta’ Suspended Lives li jittratta l-ħajja tal-immigranti f’Malta, u li huma l-immigranti stess li jirrakkontaw id-diffikultajiet li jħabbtu wiċċhom magħhom.

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