News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis renewed his call for prayer and concrete assistance for the suffering populations of Iraq this Sunday. Addressing the crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square for the traditional Angelusprayer, the Holy Father also offered prayerful appeals for an end to the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza, and for the victims of the Ebola outbreak and for all those fighting to stop it…
Matthew 17, 22-27
When they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, ‘The Son of man is going to be delivered into the power of men; they will put him to death, and on the third day he will be raised up again.’ And a great sadness came over them. When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the half-shekel came to Peter and said, ‘Does your master not pay the half-shekel?’ ‘Yes,’ he replied, and went into the house…
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 14,22-36
And at once he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he sent the crowds away. After sending the crowds away he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, while the boat, by now some furlongs from land, was hard pressed by rough waves, for there was a head-wind…
We, the bishops of Malta and Gozo, are deeply saddened by the violence being spread in various countries where there are wars and persecution towards Christians, particularly in the north of Iraq. It is with a heavy heart that we are following the plight of our fellow Christians who are being driven out of their homes with nothing to take with them…
The Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, has issued a statement communicating the Holy Father’s prayerful concern over the violence raging in Iraq, and especially for the Christians affected by the violence. In the statement, Fr. Lombardi says, “The Holy Father is following with deep concern the dramatic news reports coming from northern Iraq, which involve defenseless populations…
Direttur: Trish Sie
Atturi: Ryan, Guzman, Briana Evigan, Misha Gabriel, Adam Sevani, Alyson Stoner, Mari Koda, Christopher Scott u Luis Rosado
Ħin tal-film: 112 min
KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: PG
KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: PG
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Nhar l-Erbgħa 6 ta’ Awwissu 2014, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. iltaqa’ mal-kappillani gewwa il-Kunvent tal-Karmelitani, l-Imdina, fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ San Ġwann Vianney, il-qaddis patrun tas-saċerdoti, magħruf ukoll bħala il-Kurat t’Ars. Wara ħin ta’ talb flimkien u dawra mal-kunvent, l-Arcisqof u l-kappillani ingħaqdu flimkien għall-ikel.
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In the first General Audience since his summer break Pope Francis resumed his Catechesis on the Church and the People of God, but his mind was also on the tensions and recent conflict in the Middle East and an earthquake in China which last Sunday left hundreds dead and over two thousand injured. Expressing his closeness to the people of the province of Yunnan, the Holy Father offered his prayers for the victims and their families, for those injured and those who lost homes in the disaster…
Matthew 16, 13-20
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But you,’ he said, ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a blessed man! …
