News from the Church in Malta
Pope out of the aeroplane
Benedict XVI’s trip to Germany next September was officially confirmed by Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau.
In a statement, the archbishop noted that the Pope will travel to Germany from Sept. 22-25, and that it will be considered a state visit. The Holy Father received invitations from both the president of Germany, Christian Wulff, and the country’s episcopal conference… Read more »
John, summoning two of his disciples, he sent them to the Lord to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect someone else?’ When the men reached Jesus they said, ‘John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, “Are you the one who is to come or are we to expect someone else?” ‘At that very time he cured many people of diseases and afflictions and of evil spirits, and gave the gift of sight to many who were blind… Read more »
Matthew 21,28-32
‘What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, “My boy, go and work in the vineyard today.” He answered, “I will not go,” but afterwards thought better of it and went. The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, “Certainly, sir,” but did not go. Which of the two did the father’s will?’ They said, ‘The first.’ Jesus said to them, ‘In truth I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you… Read more »
WikiLeaks
In response to the Wikileaks publication of several confidential and secret communications of the U.S. State Department, the Vatican is urging prudence in the evaluation of these documents.
The Wikileaks Web site obtained 251,287 confidential cables containing communications between 274 U.S. embassies throughout the world and the State Department over the years 1966-2010.
The site began publishing these documents on Nov… Read more »
Matthew 21,23-27
He had gone into the Temple and was teaching, when the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him and said, ‘What authority have you for acting like this? And who gave you this authority?’ In reply Jesus said to them, ‘And I will ask you a question, just one; if you tell me the answer to it, then I will tell you my authority for acting like this… Read more »
Monday
10.00 a.m. The Archbishop attends the celebrations on Republic Day, at Saint George’s square, Valletta.
Tuesday
9.30 a.m. The Guide Dogs Federation members pay a courtesy visit to the Archbishop, at the Curia.
6.30 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass at Fgura Parish Church, bringing to a close the jubilee celebrations.
Wednesday
10.00 a.m… Read more »
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Third Sunday of Advent
Are you the one who is to come,or are we to expect someone else?
Matthew 11,2-11
Now John had heard in prison what Christ was doing and he sent his disciples to ask him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect someone else?’ Jesus answered, ‘Go back and tell John what you hear and see; the blind see again, and the lame walk, those suffering from virulent skin-diseases are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life and the good news is proclaimed to the poor; and blessed is anyone who does not find me a cause of falling.’ As the men were leaving, Jesus began to talk to the people about John, ‘What did you go out into the desert to see? … Read more »
WYD 2011 logo
Organizers of the 2011 World Youth Day (WYD) in Madrid are using many means, including social networking sites like Facebook, to draw participants to the event. Some 200,000 are following news of the youth day in 20 languages through Facebook. More than one million have visited the event’s official page on the Internet. Through these means, young people are able to stay updated on novelties of the youth day and give their opinions on related topics… Read more »
And the disciples put this question to him, ‘Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?’ He replied, ‘Elijah is indeed coming, and he will set everything right again; however, I tell you that Elijah has come already and they did not recognise him but treated him as they pleased; and the Son of man will suffer similarly at their hands.’ Then the disciples understood that he was speaking of John the Baptist… Read more »
