February 2015 Archives

Pope Francis: Ash Wednesday homily

19/02/2015

Pope Francis delivered the homily at Mass in the Basilica of St. Sabina on the Aventine Hilll in Rome on Wednesday afternoon – Ash Wednesday – the beginning of the great penitential season of Lent. Below, please find Vatican Radio’s translation of the text the Holy Father prepared for the occasion.

As God’s people today we begin the journey of Lent, a time in which we try to unite ourselves more closely to the Lord Jesus Christ, to share the mystery of His passion and resurrection…

19/02/2015

- Saint Luke 9:22-25
  
  Jesus said to his disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?”
  
  Saint of the day: Saint Barbatus, Bishop

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18/02/2015

Pope Francis offered Mass Tuesday morning for the repose of the souls of the twenty-one Coptic Christians martyred for their faith in Christ. The Mass was attended by the Pope’s personal secretary, Abuna Yoannis Lahzi Gaid, who is Coptic Catholic.

As he prepared to begin Mass in the Santa Marta Chapel, the Pope invited the congregation to join him in prayer for ‘our brother Copts, whose throats were slit for the sole reason of being Christian, that the Lord welcome them as martyrs, for their families, for my brother Tawadros, who is suffering greatly’…

18/02/2015

ASH WEDNESDAY Saint Matthew 6:1-6.16-18 Jesus said to his disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others…

17/02/2015

Għada, l-Erbgħa 18 ta’ Frar 2015, il-Knisja tagħti bidu għar-Randan Imqaddes: erbgħin jum ta’ talb u penitenza bi tħejjija għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Passjoni, il-Mewt u l-Qawmien mill-mewt ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu. Matul ir-Randan, il-Knisja tħeġġeġ lill-membri tagħha biex, fost affarjiet oħra, jaqraw il-Kelma ta’ Alla, jieħdu sehem fis-sagramenti, u jattendu l-Eżerċizzi Spiritwali. Bħala gwida dwar ċaħda personali u ta’ karità, il-Knisja tqiegħed quddiem l-Insara għadd ta’ opri tajba biex jagħżlu minn fosthom dawk li l-iktar jiswewlhom sagrifiċċju…

17/02/2015

Agħfas hawn biex tniżżel il-paniġierku li niseġ l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, waqt Quddiesa Pontifikali fil-Knisja ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il-Belt Valletta, fl-okkażjoni tal-festa tan-Nawfraġju ta’ San Paw
Ritratti: Photocity, Valletta. www.photocitymalta.com

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17/02/2015

Saint Mark 8:14-21 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. He enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” They concluded among themselves that it was because they had no bread. When he became aware of this he said to them, “Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread? …

16/02/2015

Nhar l-Erbgħa, 11 ta’ Frar 2015, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku, iċċelebra Quddiesa għall-morda fit-tifkira tal-ewwel dehra tal-Madonna f’Lourdes u fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Morda, fis-Santwarju ta’ Santa Tereża, Birkirkara.

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna fil-Quddiesa ta’ Jum il-Morda
Santwarju Santa Tereża, Birkirkara
11 ta’ Frar 2015 Insellem lill-Aġent President ta’ Malta…

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