Yearly Archives: 2010

THE ARCHBISHOP CELEBRATES ‘MALTA DAY IN THE UK’

15/09/2010

On Saturday, 11th September, 2010, the annual celebration of ‘Malta Day UK’ was held in Westminster, London. This event is popular amongst the Maltese community residing in the U.K.

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. Paul Cremona was invited to attend the activities. Along with the  Westminster Archbishop, Rev. Vincent Nicholas, the Archbishop of Malta concelebrated Mass which was followed by a procession with the Statue of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary… Read more »

VATICAN NOT WORRIED ABOUT UK PROTESTS

15/09/2010

The Vatican isn’t worried about the possibility of protests during Benedict XVI’s visit to the United Kingdom next week, says a spokesman.Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi met today with journalists who asked about hostility toward the Sept. 16-19 Papal visit. A campaign called Protest the Pope is organizing a march through London on Sept. 18, which will voice concerns over the Church’s handling of the sexual abuse crisis, among other issues… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 15th September

15/09/2010

Luke 2,33-35

33And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

35(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed… Read more »

DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY 2010

14/09/2010

The Diocesan Assembly of the Church in Malta will be convened next Friday 17th September and Saturday 18th September at the Ċentru Animazzjoni u Komunikazzjoni (CAK) in B’Kara. This year, the Diocesan Assembly will focus upon two topics which are related:

• The challenges of new evanglisation for the Church in Malta

• The heart of pastoral work in Malta… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 14th September

14/09/2010

John 3,13-17

No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of man; 14 as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up 15 so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him. 16 For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 13th September

13/09/2010

Luke 7,1-10

When he had come to the end of all he wanted the people to hear, he went into Capernaum.  A centurion there had a servant, a favourite of his, who was sick and near death.  Having heard about Jesus he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask him to come and heal his servant.  When they came to Jesus they pleaded earnestly with him saying, ‘He deserves this of you,  because he is well disposed towards our people; he built us our synagogueJesus went with them, and was not very far from the house when the centurionJesusfaith as great as this.’ And when the messengers got back to the house they found the servant in perfect health… Read more »

September 13 – 19

12/09/2010

Monday

9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
5.30 p.m. The Archbishop holds a meeting with the Parish Pastoral Council of Iklin, at his residence in Attard.

Tuesday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop holds a meeting with the Malta Bible Society at the Curia.
4.00 p.m. The Archbishop participates in a radio programme on RTK radio… Read more »

POPE ASKS FOR INCREASED EFFORTS BY CATHOLICS, JEWS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE

12/09/2010

Pope Benedict XVI expressed hope that Catholics and Jews would feel a greater desire to work for peace and justice in a troubled world. The pope sent a telegram to Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, to mark the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. In the telegram, released to reporters by the Vatican Sept… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 12th September

12/09/2010

Luke 15,1-32

The tax collectors and sinners, however, were all crowding round to listen to him, and the Pharisees and scribes complained saying, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told them this parable: ‘Which one of you with a hundred sheep, if he lost one, would fail to leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the missing one till he found it?   … Read more »

MALTESE SINGERS TO PERFORM FOR THE POPE

11/09/2010

Fost dawk li se jagħmlu parti mill-kor li se janima l-liturġija f’Hyde Park, Londra, waqt iż-żjara tal-Papa Benedittu XVI fl-Ingilterra se jkun hemm il-Maltija Ethel Hili, fiżjoterapista minn Ħ’Attard li f’dawn l-aħħar snin studjat u llum qed taħdem f’dan il-pajjiż.

L-istess kor, li se jkun magħmul minn 160 persuna ta’ nazzjonalità differenti, se jkun jinkludi Maltija oħra, l-Għawdxija Marlene Cauchi… Read more »