Monthly Archives: May 2013

Malta Catholic Action and Id-Dar Tal-Providenza commemorate Mgr Mikiel Azzopardi

On Saturday 11th May 2013, two days before the 26th anniversary of the death of Mons Mikiel Azzopardi, Founder and first Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza was commemorated in the Home’s Chapel with a Eucharistic Celebration attended by Catholic Action members, residents and friends of the Home. Dun Mikiel, as he was popularly referred to, was born in Valletta on February 10th, 1910 and died on May 13th, 1987… Read more »

Pope Francis proclaims new Saints

St Peter's Square during canonisation

At Mass for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis canonized 800 Martyrs from the Italian city of Otranto, along with two Latin American religious Foundresses, Mother Laura Montoya e Upegui – the first Colombian saint – and Mother Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala, from Mexico.
In his homily, the Holy Father asked us to “look on the new saints in the light of the Word of God proclaimed: a Word that invited us to be faithful to Christ, even unto martyrdom; a word that recalled to us the urgency and the beauty of bringing Christ and his Gospel to everyone; a word that spoke to us about the witness of charity, without which even martyrdom and mission lose their Christian savor.”
Today, he said, “the Church proposes for our veneration a host of martyrs, who were called together to the supreme witness to the Gospel.” The more than 800 Martyrs of Otranto, when faced with the choice of renouncing Christ or death, remained faithful to the Gospel… Read more »

Updated: Fr Joseph Cilia, parish priest of St. Paul’s Bay, passes away

Wara li l-bieraħ, il-Ħadd 12 ta’ Mejju 2013, tħabbret il-mewt tal-Kappillan ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar, Patri Joseph Cilia OFM Conv, fl-età ta’ 61 sena, il-komunità tal-Patrijiet Franġiskani Konventwali qed tħabbar il-programm tal-funeral.

It-Tnejn, 13 ta’ Mejju 2013

4:15 p.m. Il-korteo bil-katavru ta’ Patri Joseph Cilia jitlaq mid-Dar tal-Kleru, Birkirkara.

4:30 p.m. Il-korteo jieqaf ħdejn il-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Burmarrad fejn il-katavru jitbierek mill-komunità tal-patrijiet ta’ din il-Parroċċa… Read more »

13-19 May

Monday

9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over an in-service course for priests at the Seminary, Tal-Virtù.

6.30 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates mass on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Richmond Foundation, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

Tuesday

9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over an in-service course for priests at the Seminary, Tal-Virtù.

4.30 p.m… Read more »

Archbishop meets various parish commissions in Sliema

During the Pastoral Visit at St. Gregory’s parish in Sliema, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met with various parish commissions.

On Sunday, 28th April, the Archbishop met with Diakonia Commission at the parish house. On Monday, 29th April, the Archbishop met with all the catechists at the Catechism Centre.Later he met the Parish Pastoral Council, the Synod Implementation Commission, and the Economic Pastoral Council, at the Catechism Centre, in Sliema… Read more »

Science can create a monster if too prideful, said future pope

Bergoglio's book

With a specialized education in both chemistry and theology, Pope Francis is no stranger to the relationship between science and faith. “Science has its autonomy that must be respected and encouraged,” the future pope said in a recently published book. “There is no reason to meddle with scientists’ autonomy, except when they overstep their field and get into the transcendent.” Pope Francis discussed the responsibility of science in the book “On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family and the Church in the 21st Century.” The book, published in April by Image Books, a division of Random House, is a conversation between then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Rabbi Abraham Skorka, an Argentine biophysicist and rector of the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary… Read more »

St. Catherine’s feast in Żejtun is cancelled

Wara li tħabbret il-mewt għall-għarrieda ta’ Dun Eric Overend, Arċipriet taż-Żejtun, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P., permezz ta’ Dun Gino Gauci bħala Amministrattur Parrokkjali, għamel konsultazzjoni mal-kleru tal-parroċċa, mal-Kunsill Pastorali Parrokkjali, mal-Għaqda tal-Armar, mas-Soċjetà Mużikali Beland, mal-Banda Żejtun u mal-Grupp tan-Nar, dwar iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Festa Santa Katarina li kellha tkun iċċelebrata fil-Parroċċa taż-Żejtun fis-16 ta’ Ġunju 2013.

Wara l-konsiderazzjoni meħtieġa, u wara li s-Soċjetajiet tal-Banda, tal-Armar u tan-Nar qablu li jħallu f’idejn l-Awtorità tal-Knisja, l-Arċisqof dehrlu li huwa l-aktar xieraq li b’rispett lejn il-memorja tal-Arċipriet Overend, għal din is-sena, jitħassru ċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet kollha li s-soltu jsiru fil-knisja u fit-toroq… Read more »

Archbishop’s message on the occasion of the Ministry of Diaconate given to Clinton Farrugia MSSP

Katidral, l-Imdina

28 ta’ April 2013

Ħuti, biex aħna nkunu nistgħu ngħixu l-ħajja nisranija, għandna bżonn f’kull stadju l-għajnuna tal-grazzja t’Alla. U għalhekk il-Mulej permezz tal-Knisja tana s-sebgħa sagramenti; dawn mhuma xejn ħlief grazzja li l-Mulej jagħtina, per eżempju meta aħna nitwieldu, bil-Magħmudija jkollna grazzja li aħna ngħixu ta’ wlied Alla, u hekk jiġri permezz tas-sagramenti l-oħra… Read more »

Celebration of the Mass on the feast of St. George Preca

Today, Thursday 9th May 2013, on the occasion of the feast of the Maltese Saint, Saint George Preca, the Auxiliary Bishop Mgr. Charles J. Scicluna is celebrating Mass at the Society of Christian Doctrine (MUSEUM) Mother House in Blata l-Bajda, at 6.30pm.

Everyone is invited to attend. Read more »