Yearly Archives: 2012

NEW PARISH PRIEST FOR SANTA LUCIJA

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Malcolm Agius as the new parish priest of Santa Lucija.

Fr Malcolm Agius was born in Msida on 18th December, 1981. He received his education at St Elizabeth Primary School in Sliema, Dun Guzepp Zammit Brighella Junior Lyceum in Hamrun and Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary in Naxxar. He continued his tertiary education in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta… Read more »

March 12 – 18

Monday

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

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets seminarians, celebrates Mass during which Leonard Mintoff receives the ministry of the Acolyte and stays with them for dinner, at the Seminary in Tal-Virtu’.

Tuesday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop meets H.E. Rev. Bishop Joseph Kariyil of Cochin, India, at the Curia… Read more »

MGR JOSEPH MERCIECA EMPHASIZES THAT THE WEALTH OF THE CHURCH IS CHRIST

“Jekk l-għana tal-Knisja ma jkunx Kristu, ċertament il-Knisja tkun fqira. Jekk l-Ispirtu ta’ Kristu ma jwarradx fil-Knisja, hija ċertament tkun sterili. Jekk l-arkitett tal-Knisja ma jkunx Kristu u l-ispirtu tiegħu ma jkunx is-siment li jgħaqqad flimkien il-ġebel ħaj li bih hija mibnija, allura l-bini tagħha jkun verament qed jiġġarraf. Jekk il-Knisja ma tkunx tirrifletti s-sbuħija unika ta’ wiċċ Kristu, il-Knisja ma jkollhiex sbuħija.”

Hekk qal l-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons Ġużeppi Mercieca fl-omelija li għamel fil-quddiesa konċelebrata ta’ Radd il-Ħajr li mexxa l-Ħamis fil-Katidral tal-Imdina, fl-okkażjoni tas-60 anniversarju tal-ordinazzjoni saċerdotali tiegħu… Read more »

CELEBRATION ON THE 60th ANNIVERSARY TO THE PRIESTHOOD OF MGR MERCIECA

On Thursday 8th March 2012, a Thanksgiving Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral in Mdina, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the ordination to the priesthood of Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca.

Concelebrating Mass with Mgr Mercieca were Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P., Mgr Bishop Mario Grech, Mgr Bishop Francis Adeodato Micallef OCD, Monsineurs of the Metropolitan Chapter and  many diocesan and religious priests, amongst which was Fr Gwann Mercieca, Mgr Mercieca’s brother… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP GUZEPPI MERCIECA’S MESSAGE ON THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD

Katidral tal-Imdina

8 ta’ Marzu 2012

Il-Missjoni tas-Saċerdot

Fil-bidu tal-ftit riflessjonijiet li jiena nixtieq nagħmel f’din il-Quddiesa ta’ Radd il-Ħajr lil Alla fl-okkażjoni tas-Sittin Anniversarju tal-Ordinazzjoni Saċerdotali tiegħi, irrid nistqarr ir-rikonoxximent tiegħi lir-Reverendissimu Kapitlu Metropolitan, li għogbu jorganizza din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni.

Apprezzajt ħafna meta, xi ġimgħat ilu, ġie għandi, l-Imdina, Mons. Karm Zammit biex jurini x-xewqa tal-Kapitlu Metropolitan li jagħmilli l-festa ta’ dan l-anniversarju.  … Read more »

MEXICO WAITS IN HOPE FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI

Pope's visit to Mexico

Pope Benedict XVI will be visiting Mexico from March 23-26. It will be his first visit to the country, which John Paul II visited five times. It is the first leg of a two-country tour of Latin America. The Pope will visit Cuba for three days after leaving Mexico.
The Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre said the people of the country are looking forward to the visit… Read more »

THE POPE CONGRATULATES ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS JOSEPH MERCIECA

The Pope’s Message reads as follows:

On the happy occasion of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the ordination to the priesthood of the Most Reverand Joseph Mercieca, Archbishop Emeritus of Malta, I give thanks to God for the many graces bestowed on the Church through the Archbishop’s pastoral charity and dedicated ministry. I pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to sustain Archbishop Mercieca with strong faith and generous love… Read more »