Yearly Archives: 2010

BISHOP CAUCHI RETURNS TO THE HEAVENLY FATHER’S HOUSE

The Diocese of Gozo is in mourning following the death of Mgr N. Cauchi who earlier today, passed to eternal life.  During his episcopate, Bishop Cauchi contributed greatly towards the faith-formation of the people of Malta and Gozo and the building of communion within the Church; he also spread the Church’s social teaching and its application in the local context during the past 40 years… Read more »

Daily Gospel -15th November

Luke 18,35-43

Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho there was a blind man sitting at the side of the road begging.  When he heard the crowd going past he asked what it was all about,  and they told him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by.  So he called out, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me.’  The people in front scolded him and told him to keep quiet, but he only shouted all the louder, ‘Son of David, have pity on me.’  Jesus stopped and ordered them to bring the manfaith has saved you.’  And instantly his sight returned and he followed him praising God, and all the people who saw it gave praise to God… Read more »

15 – 21 November

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.

Tuesday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference.

3:45 p.m. The Archbishop addresses participants of the Conference “Shaping Our Future” organized by the Health Department… Read more »

Daily Gospel -14th November and Kelma għall-Ħajja

Click on the image below to watch the latest edition of the programme ‘Kelma ghall-Hajja’.

Luke 21,5-19

When some were talking about the Temple, remarking how it was adorned with fine stonework and votive offerings, he said,  ‘All these things you are staring at now — the timewill come when not a single stone will be left on another; everything will be destroyed.’  And they put to him this question, ‘Master,’ they said, ‘when will this happen, then, and what sign will there be that it is about to take place?’  But he said, ‘Take care not to be deceived, because many will come using my name and saying, “I am the one” and “The time is near at hand.” Refuse to join them… Read more »

STUDIES OUTLINE PERILS THE INTERNET MAY POSE

Kliem ħażin, avvanzi sesswali, stediniet minn irġiel kbar biex jiltaqgħu fir-realtà, pornografija. Dawn huma biss uħud minn forom ta’ abbuż li adolexxenti Maltin jiltaqgħu magħhom fuq l-internet.

Dan ħareġ minn kummenti li kisbet din il-gazzetta elettronika mingħand xi adolexxenti fid-dawl ta’ stħarriġ tal-London School of Economics u ko-finanzjat mill-Unjoni Ewropea bit-titlu Risks and safety on the internet: The perspective of European children, Initial findings from the EU Kids Online survey of 9-16 year olds and their parents u li jista’ jitniżżel minn www.eukidsonline.net… Read more »

Daily Gospel -13th November

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.  In the same town there was also a widow who kept on coming to him and saying, “I want justice from you against my enemy!”  For a long time he refused, but at last he said to himself, “Even though I have neither fear of God nor respect for any human person,  I must give this widow her just rights since she keeps pestering me, or she will come and slap me in the face.” ‘  And the Lord said, ‘You notice what the unjust judge has to say?   … Read more »

ARCHBISHOP MEETS GĦARGĦUR YOUTHS, CHILDREN & CATECHISTS

As part of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in Gharghur, on Wednesday 10th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona visited the M.U.S.E.U.M. Catechism centre for girls and met catechists and children. During another meeting held that same day, the Archbishop met the Youth Commission and youths from Gharghur.

CLICK HERE for the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit programme in Għargħur.

Click on the photo to enlarge… Read more »

Daily Gospel -12th November

Luke 17,26-37

‘As it was in Noah’s day, so will it also be in the days of the Son of man.  People were eating and drinking, marrying wives and husbands, right up to the day Noah went into the ark, and the Flood came and destroyed them all.  It will be the same as it was in Lot’s day: people were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,  but the day Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and it destroyed them all.   … Read more »

BENEDICT XVI: THE POST-SYNOD APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION “VERBUM DOMINI”

Pope signing

“Rediscovering the centrality of God’s Word” in personal life and in the life of the Church as well as “the urgency and beauty” of announcing it. This is in brief Benedict XVI’s message in the post-synod apostolic exhortation “Verbum Domini” presented in the Vatican Newsroom today. The document contains the reflections and proposals submitted at the Episcopal Synod on “God’s Word in the life and mission of the Church”, that took place in the Vatican from 5 to 26 October 2008 and is composed of nearly 200 pages, divided into three parts, according to the structure of the topic of the synodal meeting… Read more »