Monthly Archives: September 2012

Archbishop’s Message on Independence Day

Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

21 ta’ Settembru, 2012

Eċċellenza President ta’ Malta u Sinjura Abela,

Ħuti,

Il-Festi Pubbliċi li niċċelebraw f’pajjiżna, bħalma jagħmlu pajjiżi oħra, huma magħqudin mal-istorja tagħna. Għadna kemm iċċelebrajna l-Festa tal-Vitorja, li taħbat mal-Festa Liturġika ta’ Marija Bambina meta nfakkru t-tmiem tal-Assedju u t-Tieni Gwerra Dinjija.   … Read more »

Daily Gospel – 21st September

Matthew 9,9-13

As Jesus was walking on from there he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. Now while he was at table in the house it happened that a number of tax collectors and sinners came to sit at the table with Jesus and his disciples… Read more »

St Francis Xavier’s relic tours Australia for Year of Grace

St. Francis Xavier

He’s known as the Apostle of the East, the most travelled missionary and evangeliser since the days of St Paul. St Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus, lived in the first half of the 16th century and was famed for his work of bringing the Gospel to India, Japan and parts of modern day Indonesia.
He never travelled to Australia of course, because it hadn’t been discovered by European explorers back then… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 20th September

Luke 7, 36-50

One of the Pharisees invited him to a meal. When he arrived at the Pharisee’s house and took his place at table, suddenly a woman came in, who had a bad name in the town. She had heard he was dining with the Pharisee and had brought with her an alabaster jar of ointment. She waited behind him at his feet, weeping, and her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them away with her hair; then she covered his feet with kisses and anointed them with the ointment… Read more »

Pope reflects on his trip to the Middle East

Papal audience

The following are some of the Pope’s words during hid weekly general audience in the Vatikan.

“Dear friends, the days spent in Lebanon were a wonderful manifestation of faith and religious feeling and a prophetic sign of peace. The multitude of believers from the entire Middle East, had the opportunity to reflect, to talk and especially to pray together, renewing their commitment to root their lives in Christ… Read more »

The Church in Malta prepares for the Year of Faith

On the 11th October, the Church in Malta will unite with the Universal Church for the commencement of the Year of the Faith.  One year ago, in his Apostolic Letter ‘Porta Fidei’, Pope Benedict XVI announced this special event for the Catholic Church, “summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the One Saviour of the world”… Read more »

The Archbishop meets Mgr Joe Alessandro OFM Cap

On Wednesday 19th September 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met Mgr Joe Alessandro OFM Cap, who will be ordained bishop of Garissa in Kenya next Saturday.

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

Archbishop’s message at the opening of a New Centre for Vocations, at the Seminary

Seminarju tal-Arcisqof, Tal-Virtu, Ir-Rabat

1 ta’ Settembru 2012

It-tlett lezzjonijiet li kellna llum juruna x’inhija l-funzjoni tas-saċerdot.  U kont nispjegaha hekk:  is-saċerdot huwa dak li għamel Ġesu, allura li kien ġdid għax għamlu Ġesu,  jgħaddih lilna. U t-tlett lezzjonijiet tal-lum qed jagħtuna tlett eżempji li huma differenti f’dan id-dawl.

Fl-ewwel lezzjoni tal-lum kellna lil Mose u qiegħed jgħid lill-poplu tiegħu: “Min qatt kellu Alla bħalma għandna aħna li huwa qrib tagħna  li kapaċi jimxi magħna, li kapaċi jiddefendina?”  U dawn kienu għadhom ma rawx la lil-Iben t’Alla isir bniedem u lanqas kienu raw lil Iben t’Alla iktar u iktar isir Ewkaristija… Read more »

Archbishop’s message for two new Candidates in ‘Ordo Virginum’

Katidral ta’ San Pawl l-Imdina
16 ta’ Settembru 2012

Aħna lkoll nemmnu f’Alla u hemm ħafna nies ta’ reliġjonijiet oħrajn li jemmnu wkoll f’Alla.  Id-differenza kbira li hemm bejn dawn iż-żewġ twemminiet hija li Alla tar-reliġjonijiet l-oħrajn jispiċċa tajjeb; Alla tar-reliġjon tagħna, Sidna Ġesu Kristu, jispiċċa ħazin għaliex isalbuh.

Allura nistgħu nippruvaw nimmaġinaw daqsxejn l-ewwel komunita nisranija tara lil Kristu miet u ma tafx kif se tagħtih ġieħ… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 19th September

Luke 7, 31-35

‘What comparison, then, can I find for the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children shouting to one another while they sit in the market place: We played the pipes for you, and you wouldn’t dance; we sang dirges, and you wouldn’t cry. ‘For John the Baptist has come, not eating bread, not drinking wine, and you say, “He is possessed.” The Son of man has come, eating and drinking, and you say, “Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.” Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.’

The Saint of the day: St Januarius Read more »