Monthly Archives: July 2011

BENEDICT XVI’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR AUGUST

Pope praying

Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for August is: “That World Youth Day in Madrid may encourage young people throughout the world to have their lives rooted and built up in Christ”.

His mission intention is: “That Western Christians may be open to the action of the Holy Spirit and rediscover the freshness and enthusiasm of their faith”.

VATICAN CITY, 29 JUL 2011 (VIS) Read more »

August 1 – 7

Monday

9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets Council members of the Secretariat for Social Communications, at his residence in Attard.

7.00 p.m. The Archbishop visits the Marsa Scouts Camp and celebrates Mass at Torri San Lucjan.

Tuesday

9.00 a.m. The Archbishop welcomes the new Spanish ambassador, H.E… Read more »

Daily Gospel & Kelma Ghall-Hajja – 31st July

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

Agħfas fuq l-istampa li tidher hawn taħt biex tara l-iktar edizjoni riċenti tal-programm ‘Kelma għall-Ħajja’.


Matthew 14, 13-21

When Jesus received this news he withdrew by boat to a lonely place where they could be by themselves… Read more »

THE EFFECT OF DIVORCE ON OUR COUNTRY

‘Naħseb li issa l-perseveranza fil-mumenti diffiċli li jkun hemm f’kull żwieġ se tkun iktar iebsa. U se jkollna numru iktar ta’ tfal u żgħażagħ li jikbru fi żwiġijiet li fallew. Għall-Knisja din il-problema ssir sfida.’

Hekk stqarr ma’ IL-ĠENSillum online l-Arċisqof Mons Pawlu Cremona OP quddiem id-dħul tad-divorzju f’pajjiżna.

Nhar it-Tnejn, bi 52 vot favur, ħdax kontra u ħames astensjonijiet, il-Parlament Malti għadda leġislazzjoni dwar id-divorzju li tagħmilha possibbli li persuni separati minn Ottubru li ġej ikunu jistgħu jiżżewwġu mill-ġdid… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 30th July

Matthew 14, 1-12

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the reputation of Jesus and said to his court, ‘This is John the Baptist himself; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’ Now it was Herod who had arrested John, chained him up and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife… Read more »

EMIGRANTS TO VISIT THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA

The Emigrants Commission of the Church in Malta will be organising a visit for emigrants who will be in Malta on holiday, to His Excellency The President of Malta, Dr George Abela. This visit will take place on the 3rd August, 2011. Programme will commence at 9.00 a.m. at Dar l-Emigrant, next to the Upper Barakka Gardens in Valletta, where emigrants will have the opportunity to watch the multivision documentary ‘Sacred Island’… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 29th July

Luke 10,38-42

In the course of their journey he came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking. Now Martha, who was distracted with all the serving, came to him and said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself? … Read more »