News from the Church in Malta
‘No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. No, it is put on a lamp-stand so that people may see the light when they come in. For nothing is hidden but it will be made clear, nothing secret but it will be made known and brought to light… Read more »
Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
6.30 p.m. The Archbishop attends the opening of the Pastoral Year of the Cana Movement and addresses the General Assembly, at Attard Parish Centre.
Tuesday
9.00 a.m. The Archbishop addresses new teachers working in Church Schools who are attending an Induction Course at the Curia… Read more »
Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Norman Zammit as the new parish priest of Imsida and Fr Ewkarist Zammit as the new parish priest of Dingli.
Fr Zammit was born on 3rd August 1973. He received his education at Zurrieq Primary School, at St Michael’s Secondary School and Mount Carmel College, both in Santa Venera. He continued his tertiary education within the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta… Read more »
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‘Now the kingdom of Heaven is like a landowner going out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard. He made an agreement with the workers for one denarius a day and sent them to his vineyard… Read more »
Matul is-sena li għaddiet, il-Knisja f’Malta kienet tħaddem magħha madwar 1,125 persuna, bi spiża f’pagi ta’ kważi €13-il miljun. Dawn barra l-2,246 impjegat ieħor, fosthom għalliema u ħaddiema klerikali, li jaħdmu fl-iskejjel tagħha. Irid jingħad li l-biċċa l-kbira tal-għalliema jirċievu s-salarju tagħhom mill-Istat, skont il-ftehim li kien sar bejn l-Istat Malti u s-Santa Sede f’Novembru 1991.
B’total ta’ 3,371 impjegat, il-Knisja f’Malta tispiċċa fost l-ikbar employers fil-pajjiż… Read more »
With a large crowd gathering and people from every town finding their way to him, he told this parable: ‘A sower went out to sow his seed. Now as he sowed, some fell on the edge of the path and was trampled on; and the birds of the air ate it up. Some seed fell on rock, and when it came up it withered away, having no moisture… Read more »
Friday, 16th September
11.00 a.m. The Archbishop meets the Archpriest in preparation for his pastoral visit in his parish, at the Curia.
Thursday, 22nd September
8.30 a.m. The Archbishop meets with individual priests and dines with them afterwards at the Daughters of the Sacred Heart.
Saturday, 24th September
6.00 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Parish Church and later meets the people… Read more »
Now it happened that after this he made his way through towns and villages preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. With him went the Twelve, as well as certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and ailments: Mary surnamed the Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their own resources… Read more »
Man lives in this world constantly seeking joy and peace. However, God alone, who is Love and the source of true joy, may satisfy this desire. Therfore man, even unnknowingly is constantly seeking God.
“Listen, O my son, to the precepts of your master, and incline the ear of your heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the council of your loving Father.” (RB Prol 1-2) “Who is the man that desires life and loves to see good days?” If hearing this you answer, “I am he,” God says to you: “If you want true and everlasting life, turn away from evil and do good; seek after peace and pursue it” (RB Prol 15-17)… Read more »
Luke 2,33-35
As the child’s father and mother were wondering at the things that were being said about him, Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘Look, he is destined for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is opposed- and a sword will pierce your soul too — so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.’
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