Monthly Archives: March 2016

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

  • ** Direttur: Burr Steers Atturi: Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcoate, Jack Huston Ħin: 108 minuti Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Limited Klassifika tal-Gvern: 15 Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18 Il-koppja Bennet jgħixu f’dar kbira fil-kampanja; għandhom ħamest itfal bniet, u l-iktar ħaġa mportanti għalihom hi li jżewġuhom lill-irġiel li huma tat-tajjeb u li għandhom pożizzjoni tajba fis-soċjeta’. It-tieni tifla, Elizabeth jew Lizzy, għandha ħila kbira biex tosserva b’mod kritiku d-diversi żgħażagħ li jridu jiżżewġuha, fosthom Charles Bingley, Parson William Collins, u George Wickham…
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Spiritual exercises: “The Church must not shine the spotlight on herself but on Christ”

  • The priest leading the spiritual exercises for Pope Francis and the Roman Curia says the Church must not shine the spotlight on herself but instead on Christ. Father Ermes Ronchi’s reflections came during his meditations on Tuesday morning that were delivered at the ‘Divin Maestro’ centre in the town of Ariccia, south of Rome, where the Pope and the Roman Curia are spending their Lenten retreat…
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Pope Francis begins Lenten Spiritual Exercises

  • Pope Francis and members of the Vatican Curia arrived on Sunday evening at the “Casa del Divin Maestro,” a retreat centre in Ariccia, located about 25 miles from Rome. They are taking part in the week-long Curial Spiritual Exercises. Usually conducted during the first week of Lent, the exercises were postponed this year due to the Papal Voyage to Mexico. Each day will include moments of prayer, meditation, and Eucharistic adoration…
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Celebration by young people in the ’24 Hours for the Lord’

  • Nhar il-Ġimgħa 4 ta’ Marzu 2016, sar servizz penitenzjali għaż-żgħażagħ u l-adulti f’ċelebrazzjoni ta’ talb u maħfra, permezz tas-Sagrament tar-Rikonċiljazzjoni, organizzat mis-Seminaristi, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof. Dan is-servizz penitenzjali, bl-isem ta’ ‘Jiena Naħfirlek’, kien jinkludi l-kontribut tal-Y4J Band. Wara, beda pellegrinaġġ fit-toroq tar-Rabat u l-Imdina b’kurċifiss impitter apposta għall-okkażjoni mill-artist u seminarista David Borg, b’innijiet tal-Mixja Neo-Katekumenali. Il-pellegrinaġġ intemm fil-Bieb tal-Ħniena tal-Katidral tal-Imdina u b’Barka Sagramentali. Din l-attivita’ kienet parti mill-’24 siegħa għall-Mulej’: ċelebrazzjoni Universali marbuta mal-Ġublew tal-Ħniena…
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Archbishop Paul Giglio passes on to eternal life

  • Tħabbret il‑mewt tal‑Arċisqof Paul Giglio, li għal snin twal ħadem fis‑servizz diplomatiku tas‑Santa Sede. Huwa twieled fl‑20 ta’ Jannar 1927, il‑Belt Valletta. Kien ordnat Isqof fl‑1986 u nħatar Arċisqof Titulari ta’ Tindari. Huwa rtira mis‑servizz diplomatiku fl‑2002. L‑Arċisqof Giglio, li kellu 89 sena, miet il-bieraħ filgħaxija. Il-funeral tiegħu ser isir nhar l-Erbgħa 9 ta’ Marzu 2016, fid-9:15 a.m., fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta…
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The Diocesan Ecumenical Commission launches a DVD on Ecumenism

  • Nhar is-Sibt 5 ta’ Marzu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna laqa’ lill-Kummissjoni Ekumenika, immexxija mill-President tagħha, Dun Hector Scerri, fil-Kurja. Din kienet l-ewwel laqgħa tal-Kummissjoni Ekumenika ma’ Monsinjur Arċisqof. Matulha, il-President tal-Kummissjoni għarraf lill-Arċisqof kif fost l-għanijiet prinċipali tal-Kummissjoni hemm li jissensibilizzaw il-komunità Kattolika fil-parroċċi u fl-għaqdiet u l-movimenti dwar x’inhu l-ekumeniżmu, għaliex għandu jsir it-talb għall-għaqda fost l-Insara u li jingħata tagħrif dwar komunitajiet Insara oħra li qegħdin f’pajjiżna…
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Pope says slain nuns are modern-day martyrs

  • Pope Francis says that the four nuns who were killed in Yemen are modern-day martyrs and victims of indifference. During his address to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square after the Angelus prayer, the Pope prayed for the slain nuns who belonged to Mother Teresa’s “Missionaries of Charity” and who were serving in a home for the elderly which was attacked on Friday by gunmen in the city of Aden…
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Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna leads a Penitential Pilgrimage in Senglea

  • Thousands of people yesterday followed the statue of Christ the Redeemer in a Lenten penitential pilgrimage in Senglea, led by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna. Following the pilgrimage, the Archbishop celebrated Mass at the Senglea basilica. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Bażilika Marija Bambina, l-Isla 4 ta’ Marzu 2016 “Kull min hu għaref jifhem dawn il-ħwejjeġ…
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24 Hours for the Lord

Ċelebrazzjoni ta’ maħfra u adorazzjoni fil-Katidral tal-Imdina

  • Matul dan il-Ġublew tal-Ħniena, bil-motto “Inħennu bħall-Missier”, il-Katidral tal-Imdina ser jingħaqad mal-Knisja Universali fiċ-Ċelebrazzjoni tal-24 siegħa għall-Mulej. Il-Knejjes madwar id-dinja ġew mitluba, fejn possibbli, li jiddedikaw 24 siegħa sħaħ għas-Sagrament tar-Rikonċiljazzjoni, biex tiżgura li l-adorazzjoni Ewkaristika tkun akkumpanjata minn dan is-sagrament. Dan il-mument speċjali se jsir fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina, illum il-Ġimgħa u għada s-Sibt 5 ta’ Marzu. L-Adorazzjoni Ewkaristika se ssir fil-Kappella tas-Santissmu Sagrament mill-4:15 p.m., u s-Sagrament tar-Rikonċiljazzjoni ser jsir fil-Kappella tas-Salib Imqaddes sal-5:45 p.m…
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Mass at Santa Marta – A history of failed faithfulness

  • Acknowledging that we are sinners and being able to ask for forgiveness is the first step in a decisive response to the question that Jesus asks each of us directly: “are you with me or against me?”. Thus, during Mass at Santa Marta on Thursday, 3 March, the Pope invited us to open ourselves unconditionally to God’s mercy. At the beginning of the first reading, Francis noted, the prophet Jeremiah (7:23-28), “reminds us of God’s pact with his people: ‘Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people…
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