News from the Church in Malta
Jn, 12, 1-11
Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there; Martha waited on them and Lazarus was among those at table. Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, pure nard, and with it anointed the feet of Jesus, wiping them with her hair; the house was filled with the scent of the ointment… Read more »
Exactly one year ago His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI was among us. The Maltese people joyfully welcomed him with great anticipation and happiness and like all truly special occasions, the visit seemed to rush by in an instant. Yet brief as it was, the Pope’s visit served as an occasion for us to reflect upon and deepen our Christian faith as bequeathed to us by the Apostle St Paul… Read more »
Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
7.30 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass for members of ‘Christ the King’ Prayer Group, at the Divine Mercy Sanctuary.
Tuesday
4.00 p.m. The Archbishop participates in a ‘live’ radio programme on Radju Marija.
7.45 p.m. The Archbishop attends a Holy Week pageant in Tarxien… Read more »
On Wednesday 20th April 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will lead the National Via Crucis which is organized by RTK Radio, in conjunction with the Pastoral Secretariat of the Church in Malta. This is being held on the occasion of Pope John Paul II’s beatification and his ties with Malta. This event will take place in the environs of Mdina bastions and will begin at 8.00pm. … Read more »
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Passion Sunday
Matthew 26:14-27:66
Then one of the Twelve, the man called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What are you prepared to give me if I hand him over to you?’ They paid him thirty silver pieces, and from then onwards he began to look for an opportunity to betray him… Read more »
On Friday 15th April, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. led the Lenten penitential pilgrimage with the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows, from the Church of Ta’ Giesu in Valletta. The pilgrimage was attended by hundreds of devout Catholics.
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Balluta
L-Għaqda tal-Armar Madonna tal-Karmnu se ttella’ wirja bit-tema Kif Għamilt Jien għamlu intom ukoll fil-maħżen tal-armar, maġenb il-Knisja parrokkjali mis-Sibt 9 ta’ April. L-esebizzjoni tkun miftuħa hekk: matul il-ġimgħa mill-5pm sad-ppm; Sibtijiet u Ħdud mit-8am sas-1pm u mill-5pm sad-9pm; Ħamis ix-Xirka (21 t’April) mill-5pm sa 12am; Ġimgħa l-Kbira (22 t’ April) mid-9am sas-1pm. Dħul b’xejn.
Balzan
Il-Każin tal-Banda San Gabriel se jtella’ wirja tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa bit-tema mill-Aħħar Ċena sal-Qawmien li tinkludi minjatura tat-triq tas-Salib bi statwi mdaqqsin tal-ġrajja tal-Passjoni, xogħol artistiku maħdum mill-ismid, għaġin u ross, sett ta’ vari żgħar eċċIl-wirja se tinfetaħ mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP nhar it-Tlieta 12 ta’ April fis-7.30pm b’tifkira għall-mibki isqof Malti ta’ Sandhurst (fl-Awstralja) Joe A… Read more »
Many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what he did, believed in him, but some of them went to the Pharisees to tell them what Jesus had done. Then the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting. ‘Here is this man working all these signs,’ they said, ‘and what action are we taking? … Read more »
Pope in Easter Celebrations
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff published the calendar of ceremonies to be presided over by Benedict XVI during Holy Week.
On Sunday, April 17, the Pope will preside over the Palm Sunday celebration, which coincides with the 26th World Youth Day on the theme: “Rooted and built up in Jesus Christ, Firm in the Faith.” The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m… Read more »
The Jews fetched stones to stone him, so Jesus said to them, ‘I have shown you many good works from my Father; for which of these are you stoning me?’ The Jews answered him, ‘We are stoning you, not for doing a good work, but for blasphemy; though you are only a man, you claim to be God.’ Jesus answered: Is it not written in your Law: I said, you are gods? … Read more »
