News from the Church in Malta
Pope praying
Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for February is: “That all peoples may have access to water and other resources needed for daily life”.
His mission intention is: “That the Lord may sustain the efforts of health workers assisting the sick and elderly in the world’s poorest regions”.
VATICAN CITY, 31 JAN 2012 (VIS) Read more »
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When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered round him and he stayed by the lake. Then the president of the synagogue came up, named Jairus, and seeing him, fell at his feet and begged him earnestly, saying, ‘My little daughter is desperately sick. Do come and lay your hands on her that she may be saved and may live.’ Jesus went with him and a large crowd followed him; they were pressing all round him… Read more »
On Thursday 26th January 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met children who attend catechism at the MUSEUM for boys, San Gwann, as part of his pastoral visit to the parish.
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On Friday 27th January 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the Parish Pastoral Council and Council for the Implementation of the Synod at the Parish Centre in San Gwann.
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Pope-Benedict-XVI
In his Angelus reflections this week Pope Benedict XVI spoke of Sunday’s Gospel where we hear how the unclean spirit recognizes Jesus as the “Holy One of God”. He also marked World Leprosy Day, joined his prayers to the International Day of intercession for peace in the Holy Land and together with the young people of Catholic Action Italy, released two white doves as a sign of peace above the city of Rome… Read more »
Ejjew u Taraw’ hi t-tema magħżula din is-sena għal-Live-in Vokazzjonali li ser isir ġewwa s-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof bejn is-Sibt, 11 u l-Ħadd, 12 ta’ Frar 2012.
L-għan ċentrali ta’ dan il-Live-in ser ikun li wieħed jisma’ u jfittex is-sejħa vokazzjonali u kif ukoll jagħmel esperjenza ta’ jumejn ġewwa s-seminarju flimkien mas-seminaristi.
Żgħażagħ ‘il fuq minn 16-il sena li ġewwa fihom qed jħossu l-leħen ta’ Alla jsehilhom għandhom jilqgħu din l-isfida li qegħdha ssirilhom… Read more »
They reached the territory of the Gerasenes on the other side of the lake, and when he disembarked, a man with an unclean spirit at once came out from the tombs towards him. The man lived in the tombs and no one could secure him any more, even with a chain, because he had often been secured with fetters and chains but had snapped the chains and broken the fetters, and no one had the strength to control him… Read more »
Monday
9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
7.00 p.m. The Archbishop presides over the Parish Assembly at the Parish Centre in San Gwann as part of his pastoral visit to the parish.
Tuesday
9.00 a.m. The Archbishop visits the Primary School ‘B’ in San Gwann.
Wednesday
9.30 a.m… Read more »
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
They went as far as Capernaum, and at once on the Sabbath he went into the synagogue and began to teach. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because, unlike the scribes, he taught them with authority. And at once in their synagogue there was a man with an unclean spirit, and he shouted, ‘What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? … Read more »
F’dawn l-aħħar ħames snin, żewġ terżi taż-żwiġijiet li saru f’Malta u Għawdex, jew 66.8 fil-mija, kienu reliġjużi. F’Għawdex biss, iż-żwiġijiet reliġjużi kienu 78 fil-mija. Bejn l-2007 u l-2011 fil-gżejjer Maltin kienu rreġistrati mal-Istat b’kollox 12,148 żwieġ, li minnhom 8,111 kienu reliġjużi. Minn dawn, il-maġġoranza kbira, jew 8,071, kienu bir-rit Kattoliku; l-oħrajn kienu bir-rit ta’ reliġjonijiet oħra.
L-għadd ta’ żwiġijiet ċivili, dejjem f’dawn l-aħħar ħames snin, kienu 4,037, jew 33.2 fil-mija taż-żwiġijiet kollha li saru f’Malta u Għawdex… Read more »
