Monthly Archives: April 2012

CELEBRATION OF CARMELITE PROVINCIAL CHAPTER

On Monday, April 9, 2012, the Carmelite Friars of the Maltese Carmelite Province met at the ‘Lunzjata’ Retreat House in Rabat to celebrate their Provincial Chapter.  The Provincial Chapter, which takes place every three years, is presided over by the Prior General of the Carmelite Order Fr Fernando Millán Romeral, and is due to end on Friday, April 13, 2012. Fr John Keating, General Counsellor, is accompanying the Priory General during the Chapter… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP FITZGERALD: “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO GIVE UP VIOLENCE”

Syria-violence

“Its never too late to give up violence”, says Archbishop Michael L. Fitzgerald, nuncio to Egypt and the Cairo based League of Arab States, referring to the Syrian crisis. On Monday Syria pledged to withdraw all military units from towns by April 10 to pave the way for a ceasefire with rebels two days later, as part of a U.N.-Arab League peace plan brokered by envoy Kofi Annan… Read more »

PRIESTS CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY FROM THEIR ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD

On Monday 9th April 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass with priests who were celebrating their 50th anniversary from their ordination to the priesthood, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta. These are Mgr Vincenz Deguara, Fr Vincent Deguara, Fr Maurice Mifsud, Mgr Joseph Grech Cremona, Mgr Guzepp Mifsud Bonnici, Can. John Ciarlo, Fr Guzepp Berry, Mgr Joe Carabott, Mgr Alfred Micallef, Mgr Joseph Busuttil, Mgr Lawrence Gatt, Mgr Joseph Pace, Mgr Can… Read more »

POPE APPEALS FOR PEACE DURING EASTER URBI ET ORBI

Pope on Easter Sunday

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass this Easter Sunday in St Peter’s Square, after which he offered the urbi et orbi benediction – the blessing of the city and the world – which it is tradition for the Pope to give at Easter and at Christmas. The Holy Father delivered remarks to the faithful gathered in the square, focusing on the radical and permanent novelty of Christ’s resurrection… Read more »

April 9 – 15

Monday

6.00 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass with priests who are celebrating their 50th anniversary from their ordination to the priesthood, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

Tuesday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference.

5.00 p.m. The Archbishop meets participants attending the International Congress for Catechists, at his residence in Attard.

6.30 p.m… Read more »

THE ARCHBISHOP ASKS PRIESTS TO BE OF SERVICE, OBEDIENT AND AVAILABLE

Meta kien qed ikellem lis-saċerdoti waqt l-omelija li għamel fil-Quddiesa tal-Griżma nhar il-Ħamis filgħodu, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP ħeġġiġhom biex ikunu ta’ servizz, ubbidjenti u disponibbli.

Waqt din il-quddiesa, l-unika waħda li kienet iċċelebrata nhar Ħamis ix-Xirka filgħodu fl-Arċidjoċesi, is-saċerdoti, li mlew aktar minn nofs il-Konkatidral, ġeddew il-wegħdiet saċerdotali tagħhom. L-Arċisqof qal lis-saċerdoti miġbura fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann li “hemm tliet kelmiet li jfissru dak li se nagħmlu bit-tiġdid tal-wegħdiet saċerdotali tagħna: servizz, ubbidjenza u disponibbiltà”… Read more »

POPE: OBEDIENCE AND FREEDOM ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES

Pope on Maundy Thursday

In the dark night of the Mount of Olives, “Jesus resolved the false opposition between obedience and freedom and opened the path to freedom”, said Pope Benedict XVI this Holy Thursday, duringMissa in coena Domini, Mass of Our Lord’s Supper. “We think we are free and truly ourselves only if we follow our own will… Read more »

AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE PROCESSION OF THE RISEN CHRIST IN VALLETTA

Is-Soċjetá Filarmonika Nazzjonali La Valette u s-Soċjetá Filarmonika King’s Own, waslu għal dan il-Ftehim li għandu l-approvazzjoni tal-Awtoritajiet tal-Knisja f’Malta dwar il-parteċipazzjoni tagħhom fil-purċissjoni ta’ Kristu Rxoxt li toħroġ mill-Knisja tal-Ġiżwiti, il-Belt Valletta.

  1. Ikun hemm alternanza għall-baned fis-sens li minħabba ċ-ċirkostanzi preżenti fl-2012 iddoqq is-Soċjetá La Valette u fl-2013 u 2014 iddoqq is-Soċjeta’ King’s Own. Imbagħad fis-snin ta’ wara l-alternanza tkun kull sena, jekk jiġġedded il-Ftehim…
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