News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis made a private visit to the Italian hilltown of Greccio in the Lazio region north of Rome on Monday afternoon, where he met with the local Franciscan community.
The town is well known as the place where, in December 1223, St. Francis set up the first crib scene, using local animals and a carved image of the Christ Child in a manger to recreate the events of Our Lord’s birth in Bethlehem…
Il-Ħadd 3 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra l-Quddiesa tal-Epifanija fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Matul din il-Quddiesa, l-Arċisqof laqa’ uffiċjalment żewġ seminaristi bħala kandidati għas-saċerdozju. Dawn huma Anton D’Amato, mill-Parroċċa ta’ Santa Katarina, iż-Żurrieq, u Bernard Micallef, mill-Parroċċa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, Ħal Tarxien.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
3 ta’ Jannar 2016
“Fi żmien is-sultan Erodi xi maġi mil-Lvant ġew Ġerusalemm jistaqsu: ‘fejn hu dak li twieled Sultan tal-Lhud? …
Two seminarians, who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary, will ask Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood, on Sunday 3rd January 2016. This will take place during Epiphany Mass at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, at 9:15 a.m.
Anton D’Amato from the Parish of St Catherine, Zurrieq, and Bernard Micallef from the Parish of the Annunciation of Our Lady, Tarxien, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood…
Fl-ewwel jum tas-Sena l-Ġdida 2016, inġabret is-somma rekord ta’ €1,040,855 waqt l-għoxrin edizzjoni tal-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità organizzata minn RTK4Charity b’risq id-Dar tal-Providenza. It-temp tajjeb għen biex għadd kbir ta’ nies marru s-Siġġiewi biex jagħtu d-donazzjoni tagħhom u jkunu parti mid-divertiment li kien għaddej taħt it-tinda li ttellgħet fil-parkeġġ. Bħal kull sena, għadd ta’ parroċċi f’Malta u Għawdex organizzaw ġabriet speċjali…
Fl-ewwel jum tas-Sena l-Ġdida 2016, inġabret is-somma rekord ta’ €1,040,855 waqt l-għoxrin edizzjoni tal-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità organizzata minn RTK4Charity b’risq id-Dar tal-Providenza. It-temp tajjeb għen biex għadd kbir ta’ nies marru s-Siġġiewi biex jagħtu d-donazzjoni tagħhom u jkunu parti mid-divertiment li kien għaddej taħt it-tinda li ttellgħet fil-parkeġġ. Bħal kull sena, għadd ta’ parroċċi f’Malta u Għawdex organizzaw ġabriet speċjali…
