Monthly Archives: May 2017

Pope says murdered Copts are martyrs and prays for conversion of terrorists

29/05/2017

  • Leading thousands of pilgrims in the Regina Caeli prayer in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, the Pope said he wished to express, yet again, his closeness to his dear brother, Pope Tawadros II and to the whole Egyptian nation that two days ago suffered “another act of ferocious violence.”

    “The victims, amongst which were also children, were killed after having refused to renounce their Christian faith” he said…

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World’s oldest religious person dies at 110 years

29/05/2017

  • Nhar is-Sibt li għadda mietet is-Soru Taljana Candida Bellotti, l-ixjeħ reliġjuża fid-dinja.

    Fi stqarrija, ħutha s-sorijiet qalu li “ħalliet din id-dinja b’serenità, l-istess serenità li għexet biha tul dawn il-110 snin ta’ ħajja”.

    Fl-20 ta’ Frar li għadda, Suor Candida Bellotti ċċelebrat l-aħħar għeluq sninha mdawra bl-Isqof ta’ Lucca, Mons.  Italo Castellani, is-Superjura Provinċjali Suor Giuliana Fracasso u s-sorijiet tal-kongregazzjoni.joni…

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The Gospel of the day: 29th May

29/05/2017

  • Saint John 16:29-33 

    The disciples said to Jesus, “Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech. Now we realize that you know everything and that you do not need to have anyone question you. Because of this we believe that you came from God.”

    Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now? Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be scattered to his own home and you will leave me alone…

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What kind of lens do you use for your eyeglasses?

28/05/2017

  • Min jaħdem fil‑ġurnaliżmu jaf x’jiġifieri l‑frażi “aħbar ħażina hi aħbar tajba”. Hija hekk imsejħa “regola” bbażata fuq is‑suppożizzjoni li l‑qarrejja, it‑telespettaturi jew is‑semmiegħa huma kapaċi aktar jinteressaw ruħhom f’aħbar traġika milli f’waħda pożittiva.

    Għaċ‑ċelebrazzjoni tal‑51 sena tal‑Jum Internazzjonali tal‑Komunikazzjoni Soċjali, li qed jiġi mfakkar illum il‑Ħadd, 28 ta’ Mejju, il‑messaġġ tal‑Papa Franġisku qiegħed jistieden lil kull min jaħdem fil‑qasam tal‑mezzi ta’ komunikazzjoni sabiex “jikser dan iċ‑ċirku vizzjuż ta’ ansjetà u biża’, frott tad‑drawwa li nagħtu aktar importanza l‑aħbarijiet negattivi (gwerer, terroriżmu, skandli u kull tip ta’ falliment ieħor tal‑bniedem)”…

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The Sunday Gospel: 28th May

28/05/2017

  • The Ascension of the Lord

    Saint Matthew 28:16-20 

    The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.

    Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…

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The Gospel of the day: 27th May

27/05/2017

  • Saint John 16:23b-28 

    Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

    I have told you this in figures of speech…

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Coptic Christians massacred by gunmen in Egypt

26/05/2017

  • At least 26 Coptic Christians have reportedly been killed by gunmen in Egypt.

    The Christians were travelling by bus to a monastery when they were attacked. Many of those killed were children, according to the New York Times.

    Health officials said that the attack happened on Friday while the bus was travelling on the road to the St Samuel Monastery in the Minya governorate, about 220 kilometres, or about 140 miles, south of the Egyptian capital…

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Seminarian who once saved the Eucharist from ISIS returns as a priest

26/05/2017

  • Martin Baani was just 24 years old when he risked his life as a seminarian to rescue the Blessed Sacrament from the imminent invasion of Islamic State terrorists in his hometown.

    Now, he is returning to his native village as a priest, ready to serve the people through the Eucharist.

    On August 6, 2014, Baani received a call from a friend who warned that a nearby village had fallen into the hands of ISIS, and that his hometown of Karamlesh would be next…

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“We believe in the dignity of every human being” – The Archbishop to the children and adolescents attending the Helen Keller Institute

The Archbishop administers the Sacraments to children and youths attending the Helen Keller Resource Centre in Qrendi

26/05/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • L-għoti tas-Sagramenti, Istitut Helen Keller, il-Qrendi

    24 ta’ Mejju 2017

    L-ewwel nett nixtieq  nifraħ lil  kull min se jirċievi s-Sagrament tal-Magħmudija, min se  jirċievi l-Griżma tal-Isqof u lil min se jirċievi lil Ġesù għall-ewwel darba fil-qalb tiegħu.

    Kelma lill-kbar: tistaqsuni,“fir-ruħ ta’ dawn uliedna, x’se jseħħ?” Iseħħ dak li jrid il-Mulej, il-qawwa tal-Mulej tidħol fir-ruħ ta’ wliedkom…

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The Gospel of the day: 26th May

26/05/2017

  • Saint John 16:20-23a

    Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world…

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