Saint Luke 9:51-62 When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to another village. As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” And to another he said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead…
The Archbishop inaugurates the restored icon of Our Lady of Mellieħa
26/06/2016
Il-Ħadd 26 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna inawgura x-xbieha restawrata tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa, fis-Santwarju li jġib isimha. Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa26 ta’ Ġunju 2016 Għażiż Arċipriet, Onorevoli Ministru, Parlamentari, Rispettabbli Sindku, Saċerdoti, Ħuti, Poplu għażiż tal-Mellieħa u anki tant Professjonisti li ħadmu f’dan il-proġett għażiż…
Saint Matthew 8:5-17 When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed. For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me…
Il‑Qdusija Tiegħu l‑Papa Franġisku ħatar lil Mons. Carmelo Zammit Isqof ta’ Ġibiltà. L‑aħbar ingħatat waqt konferenza tal‑aħbarijiet fil‑Katidral ta’ ‘Saint Mary the Crowned’ f’Ġibiltà stess, fil‑preżenza ta’ Mons. Zammit. Mons. Carmelo Zammit huwa mill-Gudja, għandu 66 sena u ġie ordnat saċerdot fl‑1974. Sal‑lum huwa kien il‑Vigarju Ġudizzjali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, kariga li ilu jservi minn Mejju tal‑2015. L‑Isqof‑elett ta’ Ġibiltà, Mons. Carmelo Zammit, huwa s‑suċċessur tal‑Isqof Ralph Heskett li fl‑2014 inħatar Isqof tad‑Djoċesi ta’ Hallam, f’Liverpool, l‑Ingilterra.
Fl‑ewwel kummenti wara li tħabbret uffiċjalment il‑ħatra tiegħu, l‑Isqof‑elett qal li huwa laqa’ b’emozzjoni ta’ biża imma fl‑istess ħin b’ferħ kbir, ix‑xewqa tal‑Papa Franġisku li jsir Isqof ta’ Ġibiltà…
The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist – Solemnity Saint Luke 1:57-66.80 When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said in reply, “No…
Pope Francis has chosen the theme for the 103rd World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “Minor migrants, vulnerable and voiceless.” In a statement released on Wednesday, the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples said that with that theme, Pope Francis “wants to focus attention on the smallest of the small.” The statement noted that children, who often arrive unaccompanied in their destination countries, “are unable to make their own voices heard” and “easily become victims of grave violations of human rights.” The Council noted that “migration is a worldwide phenomenon,” and that all continents are “touched by this reality.” Migration, it continued, concerns not only those who leave their countries in search of jobs or a better life, but also adults and children who are fleeing “real tragedies.” It is necessary, the Council said, to guarantee that migrants, along with their families, “enjoy the full recognition of all their rights” in the countries in which they arrive…
Saint Matthew 7:21-29 Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you…
Il-Knisja f’Malta tifraħ filwaqt li tirringrazzja lil Alla għall-ordinazzjoni saċerdotali ta’ tmien djakni. L-ordinazzjoni ta’ dawn iż-żgħażagħ – tlieta minn Ħal Qormi, wieħed mill-Kalkara, wieħed mill-Mosta, wieħed min-Naxxar, wieħed mill-Ordni tal-Minuri Konventwali, u ieħor mill‑Ordni tas-Salesjani ta’ Don Bosco – se ssir nhar l-Erbgħa 29 ta’ Ġunju 2016, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Il-Quddiesa tibda fis-6:00 p.m. It-tmien djakni li ser jiġu ordnati saċerdoti mill-Arċisqof Charles J…
The Archbishop celebrates Pontifical Mass at Ta' Pinu Sanctuary
22/06/2016
L-Erbgħa 22 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fl-okkażjoni tat- Tifkira tas-sejħa tal-Madonna lil Karmni Grima, fis-Santwarju tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu, Għawdex. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Santwarju Madonna ta’ Pinu22 ta’ Ġunju 2016 “Tinfirex f’kull żmien” ‑ Dawn huma l‑kliem li aħna nirrepetu kull filgħaxija kif il‑jum ikun riesaq fit‑tmiem tiegħu, u l‑Knisja tinfexx fil‑għanja ta’ filgħaxija…
Pope Francis has sent a video message to the participants in the Sixth World Conference Against the Death Penalty, taking place this week in Oslo, Norway. The Holy Father put his message in the key of the Year of Mercy, saying, “The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy is an auspicious occasion for promoting worldwide ever more evolved forms of respect for the life and dignity of each person.” Pope Francis goes on to say, “It must not be forgotten that the inviolable and God-given right to life also belongs to the criminal.” Source: Radio Vaticana
