Monthly Archives: February 2017

The Gospel of the day: 20th February

    • Saint Mark 9:14-29
      As Jesus came down from the mountain with Peter, James, John and approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them. Immediately on seeing him, the whole crowd was utterly amazed. They ran up to him and greeted him. He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” Someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I have brought to you my son possessed by a mute spirit…

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The Sunday Gospel: 19th February

    • Saint Matthew 5:38-48
      Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on (your) right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well…

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Church Schools Entry for ‘Other Applicants’

More than 1,600 apply online

  • Il‑Bord tad‑Dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja qed jilqa’ applikazzjonijiet tard skont il‑Kriterju ‘Applikanti Oħra’, għad‑dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja fl‑ewwel sena kindergarten, it‑tieni sena kindergarten, l‑ewwel sena primarja u l‑ewwel sena sekondarja, għas-sena skolastika 2017 – 2018. Wieħed jista’ japplika online fuq www.knisja.org/applications sa nhar il‑Ħamis, 23 ta’ Frar 2017, jew imur il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana, jew fl‑iskola St Michael, Santa Venera, nhar il‑Ħamis, 23 ta’ Frar 2017, bejn id‑9am u s‑1pm…

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Pope Francis to university students: keep hope alive

  • Pope Francis on Friday visited one of Rome’s major institutions of higher education: the  Università degli studi “Roma 3”, which has an enrollment of roughly 40 thousand students.

    The Holy Father fielded four questions, each one from a student at a different level of study and in a different department, from post-graduates to married professionals in continuing formation to young undergrads from the business school and the arts and sciences…

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The Gospel of the day: 18th February

    • Saint Mark 9:2-13
      Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! …

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The Great Wall

  • **** 

    Direttur: Zhang Yimou

    Atturi: Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu u Eddie Peng

    Ħin tal-Film: 104 min.

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd.

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 12A

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 12A

    Fi żmien id-dinastija Song meta l-Imperatur Renzong kien fil-ħakma, ftit mili ’l bogħod minn The Great Wall, grupp  ta’ merċenarji kienu fuq tfittxija għal trab iswed meta ħallelin Khitani attakkawhom u rnexxielhom joqtlu numru minnhom…

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Pope about The Special Olympics: be a heartbeat for the world

  • Pope Francis on Thursday meeting with a delegation from the Special Olympics International in the Vatican, said they were “a sign of hope for all who commit themselves to a more inclusive society.”

    This March the Special Olympics World Winter Games, takes place in Styria, Austria and on Thursday Pope Francis met a delegation from the Special Olympics International telling them “you will be, as the theme of this year’s event says, a “heartbeat for the world”…

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The Gospel of the day: 17th February

  • Saint Mark 8:34-38.9:1
    Jesus summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, «Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.” What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? …

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Pope Audience: God’s hope does not exclude

  • Pope Francis, continuing his catechesis on Christian hope at his Wednesday General Audience, told pilgrims that God’s hope calls us to be “channels of humility and simplicity for all.”
    “The hope that we have been given does not separate us from others, nor does it lead us to discredit or marginalize them.”

    Those were Pope Francis’ words at his weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Hall on Wednesday as he continued his catechesis on Christian hope, dedicating his audience to the theme “Hope does not disappoint”…

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