Monthly Archives: November 2014

Feast of Christ the King 2014 – The Church in Malta gives thanks to Archbishop Paul Cremona

  • Din is-sena, fl-okkażjoni tal-festa liturġika ta’ Kristu Re, il-Knisja f’Malta ser tirringrazzja u ssellem lill-Arċisqof Emeritu, Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P., għall-Episkopat tiegħu permezz ta’ tliet attivitajiet. L-attività ewlenija ser issir f’jum il-festa ta’ Kristu Re, il-Ħadd 23 ta’ Novembru, biċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fil-5.30 p.m. Il-Quddiesa ser titmexxa minn Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P., filwaqt li l-Isqof Charles J…

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Pope at Santa Marta: The Kingdom of God within us

  • The Kingdom of God is growing every day thanks to those who witness without making any “noise”, praying and living their faith in the family, at work, in communities, said Pope Francis at morning Mass, Thursday in Casa Santa Marta.

    In the silence of a home, where there may only be 50 cents left until the end of the month, but where there is always prayer, care for children and grandparents, there is the Kingdom of God…

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The Gospel of the day – 14th November

  • Saint Luke 17, 26-37

    Jesus said to his disciples: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man; 
    they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; on the day when Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from the sky to destroy them all. So it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, a person who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get them, and likewise a person in the field must not return to what was left behind. Remember the wife of Lot. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left.” They said to him in reply, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather.”

    Saint of the day: Saint Lawrence O’Toole, Archbishop of Dublin

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Pope prays for persecuted Christians and calls for dialogue

  • Pope Francis has appealed to international and local leaders to take action to protect and support persecuted Christians in various parts of the world; he expressed his closeness to the people of Mexico for the disappearance of a group of students who have allegedly been killed by drug traffickers; and he recalled the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty between Argentina and Chile invoking dialogue and peacemaking for all peoples locked in conflict.   
     
    In a series of appeals issued during the weekly General Audience, the Pope spoke off- the-cuff to various language groups present in St…

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142 students graduate from the Pastoral Formation Institute

  • Nhar it-Tlieta 11 ta’ Novembru 2014, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa iċ-ċerimonja annwali ta’ gradwazzjoni tal-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali fis-Seminarju, tal-Virtù. Matul din iċ-ċerimonja iggradwaw 142 persuna li, matul l-aħħar sena akkademika, temmew b’suċċess wieħed mit-13-il kors differenti li offra l-Istitut flimkien ma’ entitajiet ohra fil-Knisja. Iċ-ċerimonja tal-gradwazzjoni bdiet b’Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament, u wara saret il-presentazzjonijiet taċ-ċertifikati. Il-korsijiet li temmew il-parteċipanti kienu ta’ livelli erbgħa, ħamsa u u sitta tal-Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) u tal-European Qualifications Framework (EQF) kif ġej:

    • Human Experience of God (livell 4)
    • General Education Award in Evangelisation (livell 4)
    • General Education Award in Youth Leadership (livell 4)
    • Higher Education Award in Adolescent and Youth Ministry (livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Family Ministry (livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Missiology (livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Catholic Social Teaching (livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Liturgy (livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Christian Leadership II (livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Parish Nursing (livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Carmelite Spirituality (livell 5)
    • Diploma in Spiritual Accompaniment (livell 5)
    • Diploma in Christian Leadership (livell 6)

    L-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali twaqqaf fl-2005 biex iwieġeb għas-sejħa li ħarġet mis-Sinodu Djoċesan li joffri formazzjoni lill-Insara għall-ħtiġijiet reali tas-soċjetà u joffri formazzjoni lil dawk il-persuni li iħossu l-bżonn li jimpenjaw ruħħom b’mod attiv fil-fidi tagħhom…

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The Gospel of the day – 13th November

  • Saint Luke 17, 20-25

    Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, “The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is among you.”
    Then he said to his disciples, “The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. There will be those who will say to you, ‘Look, there he is,’ (or) ‘Look, here he is.’ Do not go off, do not run in pursuit. For just as lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be (in his day). But first he must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation. 

    Saint of the day: St…

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Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona in a pilgrimage to commemorate WWI

  • L-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona O.P. f’isem il-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija attenda komemorazzjoni li fakkret iċ-ċentinarju mill-Ewwel Gwerra Dinjija. L-Arċisqof Emeritu flimkien ma’ Isqfijiet mill-Ewropa kollha attendew żewġ servizzi sempliċi, f’Verdun fil-Lvant ta’  Franza. Fiċ-ċimiterju ta’ Ossuaire de Douaumont, l-Isqfijiet poġġew lampi votivi fil-kappella fejn jistrieħu l-għadam ta’ 130,000 suldat mhux identifikati.

    Il-pellegrinaġġ kompla fil-Katidral Notre Dame f’Verdun fejn tkantaw il-Vespri…

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Pope at Santa Marta: Unprofitable servants

  • We must resist temptations that distance us from our service to others. Instead, like Jesus, we must serve without asking for anything in return and avoid transforming our service “into a power structure”. This was the focus of Pope Francis’s reflections at Mass Tuesday morning in Casa Santa Marta.

    The Pope based his homily on the Gospel of the Day from St Luke which recounts Jess parable of the “unprofitable servant”…

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The Gospel of the day – 12th November

  • Saint Luke 17, 11-19

    As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” 
    And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; 
    and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him…

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