News from the Church in Malta
On Monday, 24th January, 2011 at 4.00 p.m, the funeral cortege will leave Mater Dei Hospital for the parish of Zejtun, where Archbishop Gerada used to reside. At 4.30 p.m. it will arrive at Carlo Diacono square and make its way towards the Oratory (near the Parish Church) . The cortege will be made up of clergy, religious and social movements. There will be prayers for the repose of the soul of Mgr… Read more »
The death is announced of Archbishop Emmanuel Gerada from Zejtun. Mons Gerada was born on 18th May 1920. In 1967 he was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Nomentum and Auxiliary Bishop of Mgr. Michael Gonzi. He served in various roles within the Diplomatic Corp of the Holy See. Mg.r Gerada died at 6.30 a.m. at Mater Dei Hospital.
BIOGRAPHY
Vatican diplomat born in Żejtun, Mgr… Read more »
Abortion
Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has proposed to Russian President Dimitri Medvedev a series of family policies that would restrict access to abortion, reports the Agence France Presse.
The proposals, which mark the first time the Russian Orthodox Church has suggested specific policies to the Russian government, were sent Monday, ahead of a meeting of the Council of State on the theme of the family… Read more »
He now went up onto the mountain and summoned those he wanted. So they came to him and he appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to proclaim the message, with power to drive out devils. And so he appointed the Twelve, Simon to whom he gave the name Peter, James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges or ‘Sons of Thunder’; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, the man who was to betray him… Read more »
The celebrations at the Cathedral, Mdina, on the occasion of the liturgical feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, will start on Saturday 22nd January at 5.45 p.m. with the veneration of the relic of St. Paul, followed by Mass and First Pontifical Vespers. Archbishop Paul Cremona OP will preside.
On Sunday, 23rd January at 8.55 a.m, there will be the celebration of the Lauds followed by a Pontifical Concelebrated Mass at 9.30 a.m, presided by Archbishop Cremona… Read more »
Pope Benedict XVI
The search for Christian unity has not been easy, but it already has drawn Christians closer to one another and made Christianity more attractive to those who do not believe, Pope Benedict XVI said.
A sense of brotherhood among Christians “is the most tangible sign of unity, especially for those outside” the Christian community, the pope said Jan. 19 during his weekly general audience… Read more »
On Wednesday 19th January, 2011, the Parish Church of Floriana was packed with Christians from all denominations who assembled for an Ecumenical Prayer Service on the occasion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Archbishop Paul Cremona OP presided, while a number of Christian ministers were present from the following Churches and traditions: Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Evangelical Lutheran… Read more »
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lakeside, and great crowds from Galilee followed him. From Judaea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and Transjordan and the region of Tyre and Sidon, great numbers who had heard of all he was doing came to him. And he asked his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, to keep him from being crushed… Read more »
Għeżież,
Għadna kemm smajna esperjenza sabiħa. Nieħu spunt minn dak li għidtu intom: ‘ il-futur ma nafuhx, nafu ħaġa waħda, li l-Mulej se jimxi magħnA’. Fil-każ tiegħi mexa miegħi meta dħalt fil-bidu tal-vokazzjoni, mexa miegħi meta kont saċerdot, mexa miegħi meta kont kappillan u naf li qiegħed jimxi miegħi bħala Isqof. U l-futur tagħkom huwa l-istess. Ma tafux x’inhu, imma tafu li Alla se jimxi magħkom… Read more »
Another time he went into the synagogue, and there was a man present whose hand was withered. And they were watching him to see if he would cure him on the Sabbath day, hoping for something to charge him with. He said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Get up and stand in the middle!’ Then he said to them, ‘Is it permitted on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to kill?’ But they said nothing… Read more »
