Monthly Archives: November 2017

Liturgical Celebrations to be led by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna during December 2017

30/11/2017

  • Is‑Sibt 2 ta’ Diċembru, fl‑4:30 p.m., l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jamministra s‑Sagrament tal‑Griżma tal‑Isqof lill‑adolexxenti, fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Fleur‑de‑Lys.

    Il‑Ħadd 3 ta’ Diċembru, fid‑9:30 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jamministra s‑Sagrament tal‑Griżma tal‑Isqof lill‑adolexxenti, fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali tal‑Madonna tas‑Sacro Cuor, Tas‑Sliema. Fl‑4:30 p.m., l‑Arċisqof jamministra s‑Sagrament tal‑Griżma tal‑Isqof lill‑adolexxenti, fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Ħal Lija.

    L‑Erbgħa 6 ta’ Diċembru, fid‑9:30 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa tal‑Milied mal‑istudenti tal‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja u tal‑istat fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta…

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Pope leaves for Bangladesh after historic visit to Myanmar

30/11/2017

  • Pope Francis left Myanmar for Bangladesh on Thursday, concluding the first part of his 21st apostolic journey. He’ll be spending three days in Dhaka, before returning to the Vatican late on Saturday evening.

    During his visit to Myanmar, the pope met with popular leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as the president and the top military general. He met with Buddhist leaders and local bishops, but above all he went to meet ordinary Catholics, who travelled from all over the country to attend an open-air Masson Wednesday…

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Pope Francis urges Myanmar’s youth to be messengers of hope

30/11/2017

  • On Thursday morning, the last day of his apostolic journey to Myanmar, Pope Francis celebrated a morning Mass for young people, gathered at St Mary’s Catholic cathedral in central Yangon.

    It was the last event of this four day visit to Myanmar and it was the one which best captured the hopes of the country, struggling to find its way to becoming a modern, democratic, developed nation…

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Notice

30/11/2017

  • Il-Ġimgha l-1 ta’ Diċembru 2017, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, inkluż l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet u l-Uffiċċji tal-Caritas, il-Furjana, u t-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Belt Valletta, ser jagħlqu filgħodu minħabba l-irtir tal-Avvent.

    Il-Kurja terġa’ tiftaħ fit-3:00 p.m.

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Pope urges Catholics in Myanmar to heal painful memories

29/11/2017

  • Pope Francis on Wednesday morning celebrated Mass at a sports ground in central Yangon, on the third day of his pastoral visit to Myanmar.

    This was the moment the Catholic community in Myanmar had been patiently waiting for, since the pope’s arrival in the country two days ago. As he acknowledged in his homily, many of the faithful had come to Yangon from remote, rural villages or mountainous communities and had journeyed for several days on foot, by train, bus or the uncomfortable, open-sided trucks that are the most common form of transport here…

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Archbishop Scicluna’s message on the 5th anniversary of his episcopal ordination

29/11/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja Arċipretali tal-Mosta

    24 ta’ Novembru 2017

    L-Evanġelju jfakkarni fil-profezija ta’ Xmun meta Ġesù kellu 40 jum. Lil ommu jgħidilha: “Dan għad ikun sinjal li jmeruh” (Lq 2, 34). U t-tempju huwa wkoll sinjal li fis-sekli qed jkun hemm min imerih.   It-tempju qatt mhu preżenza newtrali; hemm min iħobbu u hemm min jobgħodu…

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Pope Francis meets with Myanmar army chief in Yangon

27/11/2017

  • Pope Francis has met with the commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s Armed Forces during the first day of his Apostolic Visit to the country.

    The Pope held talks with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at the Archbishop of Yangon’s residence shortly after his arrival in Myanmar on Monday.

    Following the courtesy visit, which lasted 15 minutes, the pair exchanged gifts…

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As Christians we are called to defend the culture of truth and life – The Archbishop

Diocesan Celebration on the feast of Christ the King 2017

27/11/2017
  • Messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Santa Venera

    26 ta’ Novembru 2017

    Fil‑festa ta’ Kristu Re, aħna u nispiċċaw iċ‑ċiklu ta’ laqgħat flimkien meta nfakkru ta’ kull nhar ta’ Ħadd u ta’ kuljum il‑mewt u l‑qawmien ta’ Ġesù, f’din l‑aħħar ġimgħa taċ‑ċiklu ta’ laqgħat u ta’ talb u ta’ tifħir li aħna nsejħulu s‑sena liturġika, il‑ħsieb tagħna l‑Insara jmur fit‑tmiem taż‑żminijiet, fil‑milja taż‑żminijiet meta l‑Mulej Ġesù, l‑Iben il‑waħdieni tal‑Missier, qassis għal dejjem u sultan tal‑ħolqien kollu, itemm il‑misteru tal‑fidwa tal‑bnedmin…

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Pope at Angelus: We will be judged on love

27/11/2017

  • In his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis reflected on the last judgement, the subject of the day’s Gospel reading.

    He noted that this is the last Sunday of the liturgical year, the day on which the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. Christ’s kingship, he said, is one “of guidance and service, but it is also a kingship that at the end of time will be asserted in judgement.” The vision of the second coming of Christ, presented in the Gospel, introduces the final judgment, when all of humanity will appear before Him, and Jesus, exercising His authority, will separate one from another, “as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.”

    Pope Francis recalled the criteria that Jesus says will be the foundation of His judgment: “What you did for the least of my brothers, that you did on to me.” This sentence, the Pope said, “never fails to strike us, because it reveals to us” the end to which God is willing to go on account of His love for us…

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Photos: Diocesan Celebration on the feast of Christ the King 2017

26/11/2017

  • Waqt iċ-ċelebrazzjoni Djoċesana fil-festa solenni ta’ Kristu Re u l-għeluq tas-sena liturġika, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna tkellem dwar is-seba’ valuri tas-saltna ta’ Alla: il-verità, il-ħajja, il-qdusija, il-grazzja, il-ġustizzja, l-imħabba u s-sliem. Huwa appella lill-Insara sabiex jgħixu u japplikaw dawn il-valuri fil-ħajja ta’ kuljum. Fid-dawl ta’ dak kollu li qed jiġri madwarna, l-Arċisqof saħaq li bħala Nsara ma nistgħux inċedu għall-kultura fejn il-verità mhijiex aktar kriterju tar-relazzjonijiet ta’ bejnietna jew tal-governanza…

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