Monthly Archives: March 2012

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ARE DAYS OF REST

31/03/2012

Il-Kummissjoni Pastorali fid-Dinja tax-Xogħol, f’laqgħa li kellha, wriet id-dispjaċir tagħha għad-deċiżjoni li ttieħdet dan l-aħħar, li stabbilimenti kummerċjali ngħataw permess li jiftħu f’festi pubbliċi li jaħbtu l-Ħadd. Il-Kummissjoni dejjem sostniet li l-Ħadd huwa Jum il-Mulej, Jum ta’ mistrieħ, Jum tal-familja u Jum soċjali. Għal ħafna ħaddiema, dawn il-festi pubbliċi se jsiru ġranet ta’ xogħol li jkun ifisser anqas mistrieħ u ħin għalihom.

Il-Kummissjoni taf li s-soċjetà Maltija qegħda tinbidel, imma l-valuri, il-kultura, id-drawwiet u t-twemmin tagħna l-Maltin għandna ngħozzuhom u mhux nbiegħuhom… Read more »

OUR LADY OF SORROWS PILGRIMAGE

31/03/2012

On Friday 30th March, 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. led the pilgrimage in Valletta, on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Click on the photos to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »

MALTA PRAYS TO OUR LADY OF SORROWS

31/03/2012

Il-poplu Malti lbieraħ ħa sehem f’għadd ta’ purċissjonijiet jew pellegrinaġġi li kienu organizzati mid-diversi parroċċi madwar Malta u Għawdex biex ingħaqad ma’ Marija fid-Dulur tagħha, f’din il-‘festa’ tradizzjonali magħrufa aħjar bħala ‘l-festa tad-Duluri’. Kienu eluf il-Maltin, kbar u żgħar, li ħarġu jimxu wara l-istatwa tal-Madonna mnikkta taħt is-salib ta’ binha Ġesù.

Kif inhi tradizzjoni, l-Arċisqof ta’ Malta Pawlu Cremona OP, mexxa l-purċissjoni li ħarġet mill-knisja ta’ Ġieżu, fil-Belt, waħda mill-eqdem purċissjonijiet tad-Duluri f’dawn il-gżejjer… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 31st March

31/03/2012

Jn, 11,45-56

Many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what he did, believed in him, but some of them went to the Pharisees to tell them what Jesus had done. Then the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting. ‘Here is this man working all these signs,’ they said, ‘and what action are we taking? … Read more »

MALTA JOINS INTERNATIONAL WORLD YOUTH DAY GATHERING

30/03/2012

Two members of the Church Youth Commission (KDZ) are representing Malta at an international gathering in Rome, starting off the preparations towards World Youth Day 2013. This gathering comes to an end on Sunday 1st April.

KDZ president, Anthony Mifsud, along with Project Co-ordinator Stefan Busuttil, are taking part in these sessions to lay the groundwork for the international collaboration necessary over the next sixteen months… Read more »

ORGANISERS SAY THAT VATICAN CONGRESS ON STEM CELLS IS CANCELLED AFTER LACK OF FUNDS

30/03/2012

Stem cell research

A Vatican-sponsored congress on the ethical use of stem cells in scientific research was canceled because of a lack of funding, organizers said. The Third International Congress on Responsible Stem Cell Research was to be held April 25-28 at the Vatican and was being organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life with the collaboration of the Vatican-based International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations, the Jerome Lejeune Foundation and the Bioethical Consultative Committee of Monaco… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 30th March

30/03/2012

Jn 10,31-42

The Jews fetched stones to stone him, so Jesus said to them, ‘I have shown you many good works from my Father; for which of these are you stoning me?’ The Jews answered him, ‘We are stoning you, not for doing a good work, but for blasphemy; though you are only a man, you claim to be God.’ Jesus answered: Is it not written in your Law: I said, you are gods? … Read more »

MESSAGE TO PARISHES BY THE ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION

29/03/2012

Resqin lejn l-attivitajiet u ċelebrazzjonijiet tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa u kif għamlet fil-passat il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent tixtieq tappella lil dawk il-knejjes u parroċċi kollha li jorganizzaw dawn l-attivitajiet sabiex waqt li jagħmlu dan, jagħtu xhieda ta’ kif in-Nisrani jħares lejn il-Ħolqien b’rispett lejn il-Ħallieq.

F’Ħadd il-Palm, l-użanza tant għażiża tat-tqassim tal-palm jew weraq taż-żebbuġ  lill-fidili għandha tkun okkażjoni fejn niftakru fid-daħla trijonfali tal-Imgħallem f’Ġerusalemm. M’hemmx għalfejn nużaw ammonti esaġerati minn dawn il-pjanti… Read more »

SLOVENIA VOTERS REJECT GAY ADOPTION LAW

29/03/2012

Gay Couples and child adoption

A new family law in Slovenia that would have allowed same-sex partners to adopt children in some circumstances was overwhelmingly rejected by voters in a nation-wide referendum on Sunday.

Last week, the nation’s Catholic bishops joined with Orthodox and Muslim leaders to urge Slovenians to vote against the law.

The referendum result is legally binding and prevents the enforcement of the law… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 29th March

29/03/2012

Jn 8,51-59

In all truth I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death. The Jews said, ‘Now we know that you are possessed. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead, and yet you say, “Whoever keeps my word will never know the taste of death.” Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? The prophets are dead too… Read more »