April 2017 Archives

Pope Francis: “martyrs are the living blood of the Church”

22/04/2017

Pope Francis on Saturday paid tribute to modern day martyrs whom he said “are the living blood of the Church”.

The Pope was presiding over a Liturgy of the Word at the Church of St. Bartholomew on the Tiber, a shrine to the martyrs of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Speaking during his homily, the Pope had words of closeness for the many Christian communities being persecuted today “because of the hatred of the spirit of this world”…

22/04/2017

On Wednesday, 19th April 2017, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated mass on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the consecration of the Holy Trinity Church, Marsa.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Holy Trinity Church, Marsa

19th April 2017

Dan l-Evanġelju (Lq 24, 13-35) li għadna kemm smajna joqgħod tant tajjeb għall-okkażjoni li qegħdin niċċelebraw illejla…

22/04/2017

Saint Mark 16:9-15

When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping.

When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe…

21/04/2017

Patri Samuel Okwuidegbe, Ġiżwita Niġerjan ta’ 50 sena, nhar it-Tlieta li għadda, 18 ta’ April, inħataf minn grupp ta’ nies mhux magħrufa. Il-ħtif sar fit-triq li tgħaqqad Benin City ma’ Onitsha. Skont il-ġurnal “La Croix”, Patri Okwuidegbe kien sejjer imexxi rtir, 150 kilometru ‘il bogħod minn fejn jgħix ma’ 3 patrijiet oħra. Il-karozza tiegħu nstabet abbandunata mill-pulizija. Is-Segretarju Reġjonali tal-Ġiżwiti fl-Afrika u l-Madagascar, Patri Rigobert Kyungu Musenge, qal li “sa issa m’għandhomx dettalji dwar l-għejbien…

21/04/2017

20/04/2017

This week, on two separate evenings, the Otto Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, will be commemorating the fifth centenary of the Protestant Reformation. It was 31st October 1517 when the Augustinian friar, Martin Luther, nailed a list of ninety-five grievances to the door of the church of Wittenberg Castle in Germany. That was the beginning of a long series of events which unfortunately lead to separation and bitterness among Christians, wars – in particular the Thirty Years’ War (1618-48) – and hate-filled suspicion…

20/04/2017

Francisco u Giacinta Marto, iż-żewġ aħwa ta’ Fatima, se jiġu ddikjarati qaddisin nhar it-13 ta’ Mejju li ġej.

Dan ifisser li l-kanonizzazzjoni tal-aħwa Portugiżi se ssir waqt il-vjaġġ apostoliku li l-Papa Franġisku se jkun qed jagħmel ġo Fatima fit-12 u t-13 ta’ Mejju, fl-okkażjoni tal-100 sena mid-dehriet tal-Verġni Marija.

L-aħwa Marto kienu mietu ftit snin wara d-dehriet mirakolużi tal-Madonna, meta Franġisku kellu 11-il sena u Giacinta għalqet l-10 snin…

20/04/2017

Saint Luke 24:35-48

The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost…

19/04/2017

Dalgħodu, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa l-pellegrinaġġ tradizzjonali tal-festa ta’ San Girgor fiż-Żejtun, li jsir l-ewwel Erbgħa ta’ wara l-Għid. Il-pellegrinaġġ beda mill-kappella ta’ San Klement, waqaf ftit fil-knisja parrokkjali u ntemm fil-kappella ta’ San Girgor stess. Din it-tradizzjoni ilha ssir sa mis-selu 16, bħala ringrazzjament lill-Mulej talli ħeles lill-Maltin mill-marda tal-pesta.
Click here to view more photos of the pilgrimage of St Gregory in Żejtun…

19/04/2017