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L-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof qiegħed jippublika l-lista tal-festi esterni għas-sena 2016. Id-dati tal-festi ġew ipprovduti mill-kappillani tal-parroċċi rispettivi. Din il-lista giet ippublkata wkoll fi djarju tal-Knisja f’Malta, għas-sena 2016. Il-lista tal-festi tista titnizzel minn hawn jew mill-paġna Informazzjoni.
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Saint Luke 1:39-45
Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
Saint of the day: St…
Is-Sibt 19 ta’ Diċembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna wassal il-messaġġ tiegħu flimkien mal-ogħla awtoritajiet tal-Istat, fl-okkażjoni ta’ ‘Milied Flimkien’, fi Pjazza de Valette, il-Belt Valletta.
Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Pjazza de Valette, il-Belt Valletta
19 ta’ Diċembru 2015
Il-Milied huwa sabiħ jekk niskopru ta’ kull sena s-sinjifikat veru tiegħu: li niċċelebraw flimkien it-twelid ta’ tarbija f’għar f’Betlehem, li ngħatat l-isem ta’ Ġesù li jfisser Alla jsalvana…
Pjazza de Valette, il-Belt Valletta
19 ta’ Diċembru 2015
Il-Milied huwa sabiħ jekk niskopru ta’ kull sena s-sinjifikat veru tiegħu: li niċċelebraw flimkien it-twelid ta’ tarbija f’għar f’Betlehem, li ngħatat l-isem ta’ Ġesù li jfisser Alla jsalvana. Isem ieħor ta’ din it-tarbija huma Għimmanu-El, Alla magħna.
Kif tafu, fil-Knisja Kattolika qegħdin niċċelebraw Sena Ġubilari tal-Ħniena…
Filmat miġbud mill-ajru waqt il-ftuħ tal-Bieb tal-Ħniena fil-Katidral tal-Imdina ġibed l-attenzjoni ta’ eluf ta’ nies hekk kif s’issa ntwera aktar minn 10,000 darba. Il-filmat juri xeni tal-kongregazzjoni mmexxija mill-Arċsiqof Charles J. Scicluna f’purċissjoni li bdiet mill-Knisja ta’ San Mark, ir-Rabat. Il-produzzjoni tal-filmat hija tal-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Kurja.
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Saint Luke 1:5-25
In the days of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah of the priestly division of Abijah; his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both were righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren and both were advanced in years. Once when he was serving as priest in his division’s turn before God, according to the practice of the priestly service, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord to burn incense. Then, when the whole assembly of the people was praying outside at the hour of the incense offering, the angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right of the altar of incense. Zechariah was troubled by what he saw, and fear came upon him. But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard…
Mercy: a sign of God’s love
The Good News may be summarised in Jesus’ own words: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16)…
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is to be made a Saint. Pope Francis on Thursday authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree regarding a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa (nee Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu).
Blessed Teresa, known around the world as Mother Teresa was born August 26, 1910 and died September 5, 1997…
