Monthly Archives: December 2011

AGREEMENT WITH THE BAND CLUB ASSOCIATION ON THE CHURCH DOCUMENTS ON FEASTS

21/12/2011

L-Awtoritajiet tal-Knisja f’Malta u l-Għaqda Każini tal-Banda llum, l-Erbgħa 21 ta’ Diċembru 2011, ffirmaw ftehim dwar iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tal-festi reliġjużi. Dan wara li ż-żewġ naħat daħlu f’eżerċizzju ta’ diskussjonijiet bir-rieda li ċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet esterni tal-Festi Reliġjużi jkunu jixirqu dejjem iżjed l-ispirtu Nisrani u soċjali. Id-diskussjonijiet segwew il-publikazzjoni tad-dokument konsultattiv ‘Nirrestawraw il-Festi Flimkien’ fil-5 ta’ Ottubru 2009.

Permezz tal-Ftehim iffirmat illum, l-Awtoritajiet tal-Knisja f’Malta u l-Għaqda Każini tal-Banda ddikjaraw li sar qbil fuq il-paragrafi kollha li jinsabu elenkati f’Appendiċi A (anness) u li jifforma parti ntegrali ta’ dan il-Ftehim… Read more »

ST.PETER’S CHRISTMAS TREE SEEN AS ECUMENICAL SYMBOL

20/12/2011

Christmas Tree in St Peter's Square

The Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square, a practice started by John Paul II and now a firm tradition, was lit last Friday evening.

The 30.5-meter (100-foot) spruce, with its 2,500 ornaments, came from the Ukrainian region of the Zakarpattia. Several thousand people watched as the lights were turned on by a small Ukrainian boy dressed in his country’s national costume… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP RECEIVES GENERAL PUBLIC FOR CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

19/12/2011

On Sunday 18th December 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. received many members of the public who wished to deliver Christmas greetings to both himself and to Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca. Throughout the activity, the childrens choir from Mtarfa played and sang Christmas carols.

Click on the photos to enlarge… Read more »

December 19 – 25

18/12/2011

Monday

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

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets seminarians, at the Seminary in Tal-Virtu’.

7.30 p.m. The Archbishop attends Christmas Drinks with the Council and volunteers of the Cana Movement, at the Catholic Institute.

Tuesday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference, at the Curia… Read more »

POPE URGES SICK TO FIND COMFORT IN CHRISTMAS

17/12/2011

Benedict XVI is encouraging the sick to take comfort in Christmas, even amidst their daily experience of Good Friday.

The Pope made this invitation at the conclusion of today’s general audience, when he offered his traditional final greeting to youth, the sick and newlyweds.

“Dear young people,” he said, “may your hearts be ready to welcome Jesus, who saves us by the power of his love.”

He encouraged the sick, “who experience more keenly the weight of the cross, may the approaching Christmas feasts bring you serenity and comfort.”

Finally, the Pontiff invited newlyweds to “grow ever more in the love that Jesus came to give us by his birth.”

VATICAN CITY, DEC… Read more »

THE CHURCH LAUNCHES ANOTHER ‘LIVE THE FAITH’ T.V. SPOT

17/12/2011

Illum il-Knisja nediet ‘spot’ għat-televiżjoni li juri kif il-fidi hija attwali. Fil-filmat qasir, jidhru żgħażagħ mill-Band SALT qed idoqqu l-mużika li kitbu huma stess biex ifaħħru ‘l Alla.

Il-Knisja f’Malta ppreżentat it-tieni minn serje ta’ spots bit-tema ‘Għix il-Fidi’. L-ispot li jiffoka fuq iż-żgħażagħ se jintwera fuq l-istazzjonijiet televiżivi lokali kollha.

Agħfas hawn biex tkompli taqra dan l-artiklu mis-sit www.il-gensillum.com Read more »

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DATES CHOSEN FOR WYD 2013: JULY 23-28

16/12/2011

WYD 2013

The official dates of the 2013 World Youth Day have been established: July 23-28.

The dates were chosen at a meeting between the Pontifical Council for the Laity and a local organizing committee, in Rome since Monday for planning.

The committee is made up of the archbishop of Rio, Orani João Tempesta, and two other bishops and other officials.  … Read more »

IN OUR PRAYERS LET US TRUST IN THE FATHER’S WILL

14/12/2011

Pope in audience

The words of the Pope in his last General Audience…

“Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our continuing catechesis on prayer, we now consider Jesus’ own prayer, particularly in the context of his miracles of healing. Both the cure of the deaf man (Mk 7:32-37) and the raising of Lazarus (Jn 11:1-44) show us Jesus at prayer before cases of human suffering… Read more »