Monthly Archives: January 2016

2016 Message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees

16/01/2016

  • The Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees for 2016 was released on Thursday at a briefing in the Holy See Press Office.

    The theme chosen by Pope Francis for 2016 is “Migrants and Refugees Challenge Us.  The Response of the Gospel of Mercy.”

    “The tragic stories of millions of men and women daily confront the international community as a result of the outbreak of unacceptable humanitarian crises in different parts of the world,” writes Pope Francis. 

    “Indifference and silence lead to complicity whenever we stand by as people are dying of suffocation, starvation, violence and shipwreck,” he continues…

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The Gospel of the day: 16th January

16/01/2016

  • Saint Mark 2:13-17

    Jesus went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him. Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus heard this and said to them (that), “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do…

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The Archbishop meets with youths, members of ŻAK

15/01/2016

  • On Wednesday 13th January 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna met with a group of young people from ŻAK with the aim of strengthening the dialogue between the Archbishop and the young people themselves. The meeting held at the Iklin Parish Hall, which consisted of a moment of prayer and reflection, followed by the dialogue between the young people and the Archbishop on a number of issues, such as the contribution of the lay people involved in the Church, social and environmental issues, and how to increase the collaboration of young people, so that they can be a source of light for the Maltese society. 

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Pope at Mass: faith is a gift, it is ours for the asking

15/01/2016

  • Faith always wins, because it turns even defeat into victory, but it is not something “magical” – it is a personal relationship with God that cannot be learned in books, and is in fact a gift from God, a gift that is our for the asking: this was the essence of Pope Francis’ reflections following the Readings of the Day at Mass on Thursday morning in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican…

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The Gospel of the day: 15th January

15/01/2016

  • Saint Mark 2:1-12

    When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home. Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to them. They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him…

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass with Parish Priests during their annual live-in

14/01/2016

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa 13 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa flimkien mal-kappillani ta’ Malta u Għawdex, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù. Din il-Quddiesa ġiet iċċelebrata matul il-live-in annwali tal-kappillani, fejn flimkien mal-Isqfijiet jitolbu u jiddiskutu diversi realtajiet pastorali.

  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, Tal-Virtù

    13 ta’ Jannar 2016
     

    Ippermettuli nibda din ir-riflessjoni bil-frażi li laqtitni mill-Ewwel Qari tal-lum (1 Sam 3, 1-10.19-20) li nafuh ilkoll u li nużawh ħafna, b’mod speċjali fil-pastorali vokazzjonali…

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Pope gives catechesis on mercy in the Bible

14/01/2016
  • During his weekly general audience, Pope Francis spoke on the mercy of God as spoken about in the Bible. Delivering his catechesis Wednesday in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall, the Pope said in the Old Testament, God reveals he is the God of Mercy. The Holy Father explained how the Hebrew word for Mercy evokes the sort of tenderness shown by a mother for her child…

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The Gospel of the day: 14th January

14/01/2016

  • Saint Mark 1:40-45

    A leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” 
    Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” 
    The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. Then he said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter…

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Creed

13/01/2016
  • ****

    Direttur: Ryan Coogler

    Atturi: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson

    Ħin: 132 minuti

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Limited

    Klassifika tal-Gvern: 12A

    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 15

    Adonis Creed qatt ma kien jaf lil missieru, Apollo, li miet qabel ma’ hu twieled. Apollo Creed kien boxer ta’ l-aqwa kwalita’ u kien iġġieled kontra Rocky 40 sena ilu…

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