News from the Church in Malta
Għeżież Tfal,
Qed ngħaddilkom din l-ittra fl-ewwel Ħadd tal-Avvent, iż-żmien li jwassalna għall-festa tal-Milied. Il-Milied huwa rakkont tal-ħajja ta’ żewġ persuni li nbidlu għall-aħjar biex iħallu lil Ġesù jidħol f’ħajjithom, dawn huma Marija u Ġużeppi. Anke aħna bħal Marija u Ġużeppi rridu inħallu li ssir bidla fina, biex ikun jista’ jidħol Ġesù fil-ħajja tagħna.
Kemm hi xi ħaġa kerha meta l-bniedem ma jkunx irid jinbidel għall-aħjar… Read more »
Stħarriġ li sar mill-kappillani tat-Tlett Ibliet tal-Kottonera u dak tal-parroċċa tal-Kalkara juri li medjament 48.25 fil-mija tal-magħmudijiet li saru f’dawn l-erba’ parroċċi tul is-sena li għaddiet kienu ta’ trabi li twieldu barra ż-żwieġ. Kienu 51.75 fil-mija t-trabi li tgħammdu f’dawn il-parroċċi li kienu ta’ koppji miżżewġin.
Ir-riżultati ta’ dan l-istħarriġ kienu ppreżentati din il-ġimgħa waqt l-Assemblea tal-Parroċċi tat-Tlett Ibliet tal-Kottonera u tal-Kalkara li saret it-Tnejn li għadda… Read more »
Il-Kummissjoni Emigranti li segwiet mill-qrib u ħadet interess fil-każ ta’ ħruq fid-Dar tal-Anżjani fi Quakers Hill ġewwa Sydney, l-Awstralja, ttenni d-dispjaċir tagħha għal dak li ġara u għat-tbatija li kellu jgħaddi minna kull min ġarrab din l-esperjenza kera.
Il-Kummissjoni tixtieq twassal ukoll il-kondoljanzi lill-familjari tas-Sur Ceasar Galea, wieħed minn ħutna Maltin li tilef ħajtu f’din it-traġedja.
Nhar il-Ħadd 27 ta’ Novembru 2011, il-Kummissjoni Emigranti ser tiċċelebra quddiesa b’sufraġju għal ruħ dawk kollha li mietu fl-artijiet tal-Emigrazzjoni filwaqt li matul il-Quddiesa ser tiftakar b’mod speċjali f’dan ħuna li tilef ħajtu f’din it-traġedja… Read more »
On Thursday 25th November 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. led a time of prayer at Mtarfa parish centre and later met the Evangelisation Commission of the same parish.
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On Sunday 4th December 2011, the Archdiocese of Malta will celebrate for the first time, the Day of the Priest, with the theme “I am with you always” (Mt 16:20). The main objective is to create awareness with regard to the service which the priest offers for the benefit of the Church and society at large. In this respect, special prayers for the intentions of priests will be offered during all masses celebrated on that day… Read more »
Caritas Italiana
This morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received participants in a meeting organised by Italian Caritas to celebrate its fortieth anniversary. In his address, the Pope recalled how Caritas “has an important role to play in educating communities, families and civil society, where the Church is called to shed her light. This involves taking responsibility for educating people to the good life of the Gospel, and that life is good only if it includes the witness of charity”… Read more »
It-Taqsima Refuġjati tal-Kummissjoni Emigranti tifhem id-diffikultà li wħud mir-refuġjati li hawn Malta jsibu biex iħallsu s-somma ta’ 58 Ewro biex japplikaw għall-permess tax-xogħol. Huwa għalhekk li l-Kummissjoni għamlet l-arranġamenti meħtieġa biex dawk li ma jistgħux iħallsu din is-somma jkunu jistgħu jissellfuha jew almenu parti minnha.
Fl-istess waqt, il-Kummissjoni tixtieq tieħu din l-opportunità li tirringrazzja lill-Gvern f’isem il-kategoriji kollha tar-refuġjati li hawn Malta għad-deċiżjoni għaqlija li jħalli lir-refuġjati, lil dawk mogħtija Protezzjoni Sussidjarja u Protezzjoni Umanitarja Temporanja u lil Asylum Seekers, li jaħdmu bil-permess tax-xogħol… Read more »
Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Albert Buhagiar as the new archpriest of Mosta.
Fr Albert Buhagiar was born in Tarxien on 19th August, 1964. He received his education at Paola Primary School, the Carmelite College in Santa Venera, and De La Salle College in Cottonera. He continued his tertiary education in Philosophy and Theology at the University of Malta… Read more »
On Sunday 27th November 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will deliver his annual letter to young people during a prayer session in Maria Bambina Chapel, Żabbar. The letter is expected to approach the notion of joy, drawing from the theme for young christians this year: “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Phil 4,4).
The Archbishop has chosen to release his letter during the series of prayer sessions Between the Lines: an encounter with the Word of God accompanied by Mgr Cremona himself… Read more »
On Tuesday, 22nd November 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met with a number of therapists (physiotherapists, speech therapists u occupational therapists). The meeting was held at the Seminary, Tal-Virtu’. This was one of a series of meetings organized by the Secretariat for the Laity of the Church in Malta, during which the Archbishop is listening to professionals from different sectors about whether or not the Catholic Faith is of any help in their profession and if it makes any difference to their vocational work… Read more »
