Monthly Archives: December 2016

“The nativity crib is a beautiful image of all creation” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mas woth students coming from State, Church and Independent Schools

07/12/2016

  • Nhar it‑Tlieta 6 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa tal‑Milied mal‑istudenti tal‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja, tal-Istat u Indipendenti, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. Il-prietka tal-Milied saret minn Carla Cutajar u l-pageant saret mit-tfal tal-iskola primajra St Joan Antide, Gudja.
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    Celebration of Mass on YouTube     Homily by Archbishop Charles J…

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Pope: “God’s tenderness is our salvation”

07/12/2016

  • He who does not know the tenderness of God does not know the Christian doctrine.  This was the concept at the core of Pope Francis’ homily at morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, a homily focused largely on the figure of Judas.

    Judas, an evangelical image of the lost sheep

    Taking his cue from the Gospel reading of the day which recounts the Parable of the lost sheep, Pope Francis spoke of how the Lord never stops looking for us…

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“The Band of the Armed Forces showed the strength of love and solidarity” – The Archbishop

06/12/2016

  • Nhar il-Ħamis 1 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ippresieda kunċert mill-Banda tal-Forzi Armati, organizzat mid-Dar tal-Providenza. 

    Fil-kunċert, il-Premju ‘Dun Mikiel Azzopardi’ għas-sena 2016 ingħata lil Dar il-Kaptan bħala turija ta’ rikonoxximent u apprezzament tad-Dar tal-Providenza għall-25 sena ta’ ħidma u impenn fil-komunità mit-twaqqif tagħha fl-10 ta’ Novembru 1991. Is-Sur Marcel Pisani irċieva l-premju f’isem Dar il-Kaptan…

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“We have to be at the forefront in defending of the poor, the emarginated and the weak” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the installation of Fr Sebastian Caruana as the new Parish Priest of Mosta Parish

06/12/2016
  • Nhar is-Sibt 3 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil-pussess tal-Arċipriet il-ġdid Dun Sebastian Caruana, bħala l-Arċipriet il-ġdid għall-Parroċċa tal-Mosta.   Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna 

  • Knisja Arċipretali tal-Mosta
    3 ta’ Diċembru 2016

    “Jiena ngħidilkom li Kristu sar qaddej minħabba l-fedeltà ta’ Alla”. L-Appostlu Missierna hu u jikteb lir-Rumani jgħid li Kristu sar qaddej tal-Lhud ċirkonċiżi, u jsemmi wkoll il-pagani…

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Pope: Jesus brings true change, renewing the heart

06/12/2016

  • Let us allow ourselves to be transformed by Christ; let us allow ourselves to be able to be re-created, freeing us from our sins. That was the message of Pope Francis at the morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta, centred on the theme of the renewal that the Lord brings. The Pope put us on guard about painting over our sins without truly being ashamed in our hearts…

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We pray for the gift of faith to be instruments of healing in the Church – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass during a retreat for employees from the Archbishop's Curia, the Ecclesiastical Tribunal, Caritas Malta and the Secreteriat for Catholic Education

05/12/2016
  • Nhar il-Ġimgħa 2 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa wqt irtir għall-impjegati tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, tat-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Caritas u s-Segretarjat tal-Iskejjel tal-Knisja.
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Dar Porzjunkola
    2 ta’ Diċembru 2016

    L-Evanġelji mill-ewwel parti tal-Avvent jintgħażlu bħala konferma mill-profeżija ta’ Isaija u jkun tajjeb għall-meditazzjoni f’dawn il-ġranet qabel is-17 ta’ Diċembru, imbagħad nibdew ir-rakkonti li jippreparawna mill-qrib għat-twelid ta’ Ġesù…

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Angelus: The Kingdom of heaven is the love and humility of God

05/12/2016

  • “The Kingdom of God is at hand and is indeed in the middle of us, this is the central message of all Christian mission.” Those were the words of Pope Francis during his Angelus address in St Peter’s Square on the Second Sunday of Advent.

    He was referring to the Gospel reading of the day in which John the Baptist issues the invitation to “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”…

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“Democracy is evolving in kerdocracy” – The Archbishop

L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa f'għeluq il-mitt sena mill-mewt tal-Beatu Charles de Foucauld

03/12/2016
  • Nhar il-Ġimgħa 2 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa f’għeluq il-mitt sena mill-mewt tal-Beatu Charles de Foucauld, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.    The Celebration of Mass on YouTube Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt, Valletta

    2 ta’ Diċembru 2016

    Kemm hi attwali l-figura tal-Beatu Charles…

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The KA calls for the Paceville Masterplan to be revised

Synopsis of the opinion paper on the Paceville Masterplan

03/12/2016

  • The Church Environment Commission (KA) sadly notes that the proposed Paceville Masterplan seems to imply that the appalling conditions of the locality it is supposedly addressing are standalones and not the various related symptoms of a common cause: unsustainable development. Therefore, one would have imagined that the PA and Government would be wise enough to identify the real cause of the problems, learn from past experiences and ultimately avoid repeating the same mistakes…

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