Monthly Archives: November 2011

ARCHBISHOP’S MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THREE SEMINARIANS RECEIVING THE MINISTRY OF THE LECTORATE AND THE ACCOLITATE

15/11/2011

Knisja Parrokkjali, Żurrieq

15 ta’ Novembru 2011

Ħuti,

aħna ġejna hawnhekk għaliex għal xi raġuni jew oħra ġejna mistiedna minn dawn it-tlett żgħażagħ biex nitolbu u nifirħu magħhom.  Dawn it-tlett żgħażagħ semgħu is-sejħa tal-Mulej biex huma jagħtu ruħhom lilu ħalli jaqdu l-Knisja fis-sċerdożju ministerjali.

Imma sakemm jaslu għal dak il-jum huma għandhom xi tappi differenti… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP’S MESSAGE ON REMEMBRANCE DAY

14/11/2011

Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann

13 ta’ Novembru, 2011


Eċċellenza Sur President ta’ Malta u Sinjura Abela,

Illum qegħdin niċċelebraw Jum it-Tifkira, li bdiet wara l-Ewwel Gwera Dinjija, iżda li llum tfakkarna fiż-żewġ gwerer dinjija tas-seklu li għadda.

It-Tifkira ssir għal diversi raġunijiet. Issir biex niftakru f’dawk kollha, dawk fil-militar u ċivili, li tilfu ħajjithom tul dawn iż-żewġ gwerer… Read more »

POPE: ‘SCIENCE MUST NEVER COMPROMISE HUMAN DIGNITY’

13/11/2011

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI met with participants of the International Conference “Adult Stem Cells: Science and the Future of Man and Culture”, sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture. In his address, the Holy Father spoke about the “truly remarkable contributions” science can make to promoting and safeguarding human dignity. At the same time, he warned that scientists must be attentive to ethical concerns in pursuing their research, so that the inviolable dignity of each human being is never compromised… Read more »

November 14-20

13/11/2011

Monday

9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference, at the Curia.

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets seminarians and afterwards celebrates mass with them, at the Seminary in Tal-Virtu’.

Tuesday

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

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop is presented by Marchese Emily Barbaro Sant with her book Siltiet mill-Imgħoddi ta’ Ħajti… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP’S MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE THANKSGIVING MASS FOR BISHOP EMANUEL BARBARA

12/11/2011

Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

11 ta’ Novembru 2011

Eċċellenza Agent President ta’ Malta, Eċċellenza Mons. Emmanuel Gerada, Eċċellenze, ħuti fis-saċerdożju, fil-ħajja reliġjuża,u fil-magħmudija,

Ħuti,

aħna qed nagħmlu din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni biex nestendu fiż-żmien u fl-ispazju dak il-ferħ kbir li kien hemm ġewwa Malindi meta saret l-ordinazzjoni episkopali ta’ Mons. Emanuel Barbara. Fiż-żmien għaliex saret fl’1 t’Ottubru; fl-ispazju għaliex mill-Kenya dan il-ferħ ġibnih hawnhekk ġewwa fina u waqt li hemmhekk ferħu għaliex kienu qed jilqgħu Isqof ġdid aħna fraħna għaliex dan l-Isqof ġdid ġie propju minn din il-Knisja tagħna li qed tgħin lil din l-Knisja ġewwa l-Kenya biex dejjem iktar tikber… Read more »

BISHOP MARIO GRECH SAYS THAT A CHRISTIAN CANNOT LIVE ‘A SUPERMARKET’ RELIGION

12/11/2011

“Hemm ir-riskju li l-kritika li Ġesù għamel lil-Lhud meta fit-tempju qalilhom “dar Missieri għamiltuha suq”, tkun tgħodd għalina l-Insara llum! Fil-fehma tiegħi hemm żewġ modi kif ir-reliġjon nistgħu nirrenduha ‘suq’. Hemm min jidhirlu li jista’ jkun Nisrani, imma fl-istess waqt iħossu ħieles li f’isem Kristu, jgħid li jrid. Hemm, imbagħad, min jaċċetta dak li jaqbillu mit-tagħlim ta’ Kristu u jwarrab dak li ma tantx jogħġbu, bħal meta wieħed imur madwar il-bankijiet li jarmaw fis-suq u ‘jieħu’ jew ‘iħalli’ dak li jfettillu… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP PRESIDES OVER RABAT PARISH ASSEMBLY

12/11/2011

On Wednesday 9th November 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the Parish Assembly of Rabat at St.Agatha’s school, as part of his pastoral visit to this parish.

CLICK HERE to view more photos of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in Rabat.

Click on the photos to enlarge… Read more »

22 OBLATES TO BE BEATIFIED IN MADRID

11/11/2011

Oblates

Twenty-two Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate will be beatified in Madrid this December. They lost their lives in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.

The Oblates carried out their ministry as chaplains to three communities of nuns and collaborated in the neighborhood parishes.

The young students taught catechism in neighborhood parishes and the Oblate Choir solemnized the liturgical celebrations… Read more »

TV SPOTS TO INVITE CATHOLICS ‘HOME’ AT CHRISTMAS

10/11/2011

Catholics Come Home

A ministry dedicated to bringing fallen-away Catholics back to the Church through media will be getting its message to 250 million people this Christmas season.

Catholics Come Home will air a one-minute invitation to return to parish life and get to know the Church. The spot will run more than 400 times from Dec. 16 to Jan… Read more »