Monthly Archives: August 2013

Gospel of the day – 29th August

29/08/2013

  • Gospel of the day – 29th August

  • Mark 6, 17-29    

    Now it was this same Herod who had sent to have John arrested, and had had him chained up in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife whom he had married…

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Maltese Altar Boys meet Pope Francis

28/08/2013

  • Maltese Altar Boys meet Pope Francis

  • Ir-ritratt juri grupp ta’ abbatini Maltin mal-Papa Franġisku, fil-Belt tal-Vatikan. Dawn l-abbatini, 25 b’kollox minn 25 parroċċa differenti f’Malta, qed joffru servizz fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru matul dawn il-ġranet tas-sajf…

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Gospel of the day – 28th August

28/08/2013

  • Gospel of the day – 28th August

  • Matthew 23,27-32

    ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every kind of corruption…

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Bishop Charles J. Scicluna leads a Pilgrimage in Lourdes

27/08/2013
  • Bishop Charles J. Scicluna leads a Pilgrimage in Lourdes

  • Tomorrow, Wednesday 28th August 2013, Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General of Malta will leave Malta to lead a pilgrimage in Lourdes. A group of 336 Maltese pilgrims will be attending this pilgrimage organized by the Assocjazzjoni Voluntarji Lourdes (AVL).

    Each year, the Association assists sick persons to travel from Malta to visit the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Lourdes at the Grotto, where she appeared for the first time to Bernadette Soubirous on the 11th February 1858.   

    On Sunday 1st September 2013, at 8.30 a.m., Bishop Scicluna will lead a concelebrated Mass in Maltese at the Grotto…

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Pope Francis: ”Jesus is the gate that never closes”

27/08/2013
  • Pope Francis: ”Jesus is the gate that never closes”

  • In his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis spoke about the words of Jesus from the day’s Gospel: “Strive to enter through the narrow gate.”
    The Holy Father noted that Jesus was responding to the question of how many people will be saved. But, the Pope said, “it is not important to know how many are saved…

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Gospel of the day – 27th August

27/08/2013

  • Gospel of the day – 27th August

  • Matthew 23,23-26

    ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay your tithe of mint and dill and cummin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law-justice, mercy, good faith! …

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Youth Ministry Fund 2013

26/08/2013
  • Youth Ministry Fund 2013

  • The Church in Malta invests directly in youth ministry. Through KDŻ, the Diocese of Malta has set up a fund of €3,000 to support initiatives of personal formation of those who serve young people. Groups, movements and youth-ministry teams can apply for grants of up to €500 to sponsor formation projects.

    The Youth Ministry Fund is steered by the vision expressed in the Formation Map for Youth Ministry in Malta…

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The Painting of Our Lady of Pompeii in Malta

26/08/2013
  • The Painting of Our Lady of Pompeii in Malta

  • Il-Kwadru tal-Madonna ta’ Pompei, meqjum fis-santwarju tagħha f’Pompei Napli, jdur numru ta’ bliet u rħula madwar l-Italja u anke madwar id-dinja. Fuq inizjattiva tal-parroċċa ta’ Marsaxlokk dan il-kwadru se jinġieb Malta bejn it-22 u d-29 ta’ Settembru 2013. Se jżur diversi postijiet fosthom Għawdex, il-Belt Valletta u r-raħal pittoresk ta’ Marsaxlokk…

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