Monthly Archives: July 2015

The Gospel of the day: 24th July

    • Saint Matthew 13:18-23

      Jesus said to His disciples: “Hear then the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it, and the evil one comes and steals away what was sown in his heart. The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy. But he has no root and lasts only for a time…

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Pope and mayors sign declaration on climate and human trafficking

  • Pope Francis and mayors from cities across the globe have signed a common declaration of intent to combat environmental damage and human trafficking.

    The signing of the document followed a meeting Tuesday afternoon in the Vatican between the Pope and the mayors who are attending a two-day workshop entitled “Modern Slavery and Climate Change” organized by the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences…

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The Gospel of the day: 23rd July

  • Saint Matthew 13:10-17

    The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because ‘they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.’” Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: ‘You shall indeed hear but not understand you shall indeed look but never see. Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and be converted, and I heal them.’

    But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it”…

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Pope to mayors: put environment and human trafficking at top of your agenda

  • Pope Francis has urged mayors from big cities to direct their efforts towards the care for the environment and the fight against human trafficking. The Pope was speaking to some 70 mayors from around the world who are in the Vatican for a two-day workshop entitled “Modern Slavery and Climate Change” organized by the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences…
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The Archbishop meets Maltese Missionaries

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa, 15 ta’ Lulju 2015, ġewwa Dar l-Emigrant, l-E.T. Mons. Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ltaqa’ mal-missjunarji Maltin. Din is-sena l-Arċisqof iltaqa’ ma’ ħdax -il missjunarju li qegħdin Malta f’dan iż-żmien. Il-missjunarji li kienu preżenti għal-laqgħa ġejjin minn diversi pajjiżi fosthom: Kenja, Filippini, Eġittu, Pakistan, Benin u anke familja membri tal-Mixja Neokatekumenali li jagħmlu ħidma missjunarja ġewwa l-Olanda. Matul din il-laqgħa huma spjegaw il-ħidma varjata u missjunarja tagħhom f’dawn il-pajjiżi…

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The Gospel of the day: 22nd July

    • Saint John 20:1-2.11-18

      On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she 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.”
      But Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping…

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The Archbishop meets young people in Paceville

  • Nhar is-Sibt 18 ta’ Lulju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna iltaqa’ mal-komunità Abramo, f’Paceville, fejn f’attività msejħa ‘You Hope Party’ iż-żgħażagħ ta’ din il-komunità pparteċipaw f’ċelebrazzjoni ta’ żfin u kant marbut mat-tema tat-tama. Din l-attività saret b’kollaborazzjoni bejn il-Fgura Youth Centre u żgħażagħ mill-Parroċċa tal-Imqabba. Fil-messaġġ tiegħu, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna għamel kuraġġ liż-żgħażagħ u talabhom ikomplu jagħtu xhieda tal-ferħ tal-Vanġelu. Huwa rringrazzjhom tal-ħidma ta’ evanġelizzazzjoni u li bit-talenti tagħhom qed ixerrdu l-messaġġ ta’ tama lil żgħażagħ oħra. 
  • Sors: youhope.it, Fgura Youth Centre

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass with young people who attend Youth Fellowship

  • On Saturday 18th July 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated Mass with youths who attend Youth Fellowship, at Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda. The Archbishop’s Homily
  • Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda

    18 ta’ Lulju 2015

    Nixtieq naqsam magħkom żewġ ħsibijiet ispirati mill-Vanġelu li għadna kemm smajna, il-Vanġelu skont San Mark, Kapitlu 6…

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Pope to prisoners: Help one another

  • According to the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights, Bolivia has a total prison population of some 13,000 people who live in structures built to house less than half that number. Add to that figure the over 2,000 young children who live in the prisons together with their detained parents and you understand why Pope Francis began his speech at the Santa Cruz-Palmasola Rehabilitation Centre by saying “I could not leave Bolivia without first seeing you”…
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