2014 Archives

Message of Bishop Charles J. Scicluna during the exchange of greetings with the general public

28/12/2014

Il-Ħadd 28 ta’ Diċembru 2014
Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana
Nirringrazzjakom ħafna talli ġejtu biex nawguraw lil xulxin l-isbaħ xewqat f’dan iż-żmien tal-Milied, aħna u nippreparaw biex nibdew sena ċivili ġdida.

Nixtieq naqsam magħkom ħsieb żgħir li nixtieq noffrih għal kull wieħed u waħda minna, nibda minni nniffsi. Dan li se nitlob ma jiġix mill-kapaċitajiet tagħna, imma huwa frott talgħajnuna li jagħtina Alla: Ejjew nitolbu lill-Mulej biex f’din is-sena l-ġdida nkunu preżenza sabiħa, qawwija u ta’ servizz fis-soċjetà Maltija…

28/12/2014

Familja Inklussiva

Illum, il-Liturġija tal-Knisja Kattolika hija ddedikata għall-Familja Mqaddsa: Ġużeppi, Marija u Ġesù. Il-Vanġeli li jintużaw biex ifakkru din ir-realtà sabiħa huma Vanġeli fejn il-familja Mqaddsa kienet tinsab mhedda jew għaddiet minn xi nkwiet.

Wieħed mill-Vanġeli jfakkarna fil-ħolma li kellu Ġużeppi, li fiha l-anġlu wissieh biex ma jmurx lura Nazaret, imma jmur l-Eġittu biex isalva l-ħajja tat-tarbija li kienet mhedda minn Erodi…

28/12/2014

28/12/2014

Familja Inklussiva

Illum, il-Liturġija tal-Knisja Kattolika hija ddedikata għall-Familja Mqaddsa: Ġużeppi, Marija u Ġesù. Il-Vanġeli li jintużaw biex ifakkru din ir-realtà sabiħa huma Vanġeli fejn il-familja Mqaddsa kienet tinsab mhedda jew għaddiet minn xi nkwiet.

Wieħed mill-Vanġeli jfakkarna fil-ħolma li kellu Ġużeppi, li fiha l-anġlu wissieh biex ma jmurx lura Nazaret, imma jmur l-Eġittu biex isalva l-ħajja tat-tarbija li kienet mhedda minn Erodi…

28/12/2014

Feast of the Holy Family

Saint Luke 2:22-40

When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,”and to offer the sacrifice of “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,” in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord. Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon…

27/12/2014

We are all grateful for Maltese and Gozitan families. As a Church and also as a society, we are indebted towards families because they are our greatest resource. Even though our family life may not always be a bed of roses, we are convinced that there are more roses than thorns. The Church wishes to contribute so that all that is beautiful and that enriches our families may continue to flourish…

27/12/2014

By offering to Jesus the gift of his own life, Saint Stephen, the first martyr, honoured the coming of the King of kings – and showed us how to live the fullness of the mystery of Christmas.

That was Pope Francis’ message during the Angelus on the Feast of Saint Stephen. The Holy Father recalled the words of Jesus as He sent his disciples on mission: “You will be hated because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.” These words, the Pope said, do not take away from the joy of Christmas, “but strip it of the false, saccharine sweetness that does not belong to it…

27/12/2014

- Saint John 20:2-8
  
  On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.
  They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed…

26/12/2014

26/12/2014

On Wednesday 24th December 2014, Bishop Charles J. Scicluna, Apostolic Administrator, celebrated Midnight Mass at the Cathedral in Mdina. The Child’s Sermon (Priedka tat-Tifel) was held before the commencement of Mass.
Photos: Curia Communications Office

…