Monthly Archives: April 2011

“WE CANNOT PICK AND CHOOSE FROM JESUS’S MESSAGE…”

23/04/2011

L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP ħeġġeġ liż-żgħażagħ biex ma jibżgħux jieħdu fuq spallejhom il-missjoni li jkunu xandara tal-messaġġ Nisrani, waqt li ħeġġiġhom biex jagħżlu lil Kristu sħiħ, u mhux bil-biċċiet.

Huwa kien qed jitkellem fil-parroċċa ta’ San Ġwann, waqt il-manifestazzjoni djoċesana li fakkret Jum iż-Żgħażagħ; rikorrenza annwali mwaqqfa mill-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II fl-1984 u li titfakkar kull sena f’Ħadd il-Palm.

Din is-sena, Jum iż-Żgħażagħ għandu sinjifikat speċjali hekk kif huwa preludju għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni f’Madrid tal-Jum Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ f’Awwissu li ġej… Read more »

PRAYER MEETINGS FOR FAMILIES

23/04/2011

The Secretariat for Parishes, together with the Secretariat for the Laity is organizing Prayer Meetings to pray for families.  Maltese Christians are invited to attend so that all together – lay persons, members of the clergy and religious males and females – can meet to offer a moment of prayer for the intentions of all the families in our country. During these meetings, the Rosary dedicated to the Family will be prayed; there will also be a Eucharistic Adoration… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 23rd April

23/04/2011

Holy Saturday

Matthew 28,1-10

After the Sabbath, and towards dawn on the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to visit the sepulchre. And suddenly there was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat on it. His face was like lightning, his robe white as snow… Read more »

VATICAN MUSEUMS EXTEND HOURS FOR JPII BEATIFICATION

22/04/2011

Pope John Paul II

The Vatican Museums will extend their hours during the week of Pope John Paul II’s beatification, reports the Holy See.

The Governorate of Vatican City State announced that the Vatican Museums will open from 7 p.m. to midnight (last entrance at 10 p.m.) on the nights of April 26, 27, 28 and 29, and on May 2… Read more »

MAUNDY THURSDAY

22/04/2011

On Thursday 21st April, 2011, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass of the Institution of the Priesthood and the Holy Eucharist.

Click on photos to enlarge… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 22nd April

22/04/2011

Good Friday

Jn,18:1-19:42

After he had said all this, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron valley where there was a garden into which he went with his disciples. Judas the traitor knew the place also, since Jesus had often met his disciples there, so Judas brought the cohort to this place together with guards sent by the chief priests and the Pharisees, all with lanterns and torches and weapons… Read more »

L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

21/04/2011

L'Osservatore Romano

The Vatican’s semi-official daily launched a new Web site on Tuesday, marking the anniversary of Benedict XVI’s election in 2005.

L’Osservatore Romano is posted in its various weekly or monthly language editions, as well as the Italian daily.
Subscriptions to the weekly/monthly editions are already available. The daily will be available for free until Aug… Read more »

NATIONAL VIA CRUCIS IN MDINA

21/04/2011

On Wednesday 20th April 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. led the National Via Crucis which was organized by RTK Radio, in conjunction with the Pastoral Secretariat of the Church in Malta.  This was held on the occasion of Pope John Paul II’s beatification and his ties with Malta.  This event took place in the environs of Mdina bastions and began at 8.00pm.  … Read more »

THE ARCHBISHOP DURING HOLY WEEK

21/04/2011


Fil-jiem tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. se jmexxi ċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi li jsiru fil-KonKatidral ta’ San Ġwann, Valletta.

Nhar Ħamis ix-Xirka fid-9.30a.m. tibda ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa tat-Tberik taż-Żjut Imqaddsa. Flimkien ma’ l-Arċisqof, f’din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni jieħdu sehem saċerdoti djoċesani u reliġjużi. L-Arċisqof ibierek iż-Żjut Imqaddsa li jintużaw fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni tas-sagramenti tal-Griżma tal-Morda, tal-Magħmudija, tal-Konfermazzjoni u l-Ordni Sagri. Is-saċerdoti preżenti jġeddu l-wegħdiet li għamlu dakinhar tal-ordinazzjoni saċerdotali… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 21st April

21/04/2011

Holy Thursday

Jn, 13,1-15

Before the festival of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father, having loved those who were his in the world, loved them to the end. They were at supper, and the devil had already put it into the mind of Judas Iscariot son of Simon, to betray him… Read more »