Yearly Archives: 2017

In Parliament we need to see an example of a civilised, democratic, informed and open dialogue – The Archbishop to the Speaker

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof lill-iSpeaker tal-Kamra tar-Rappreżentanti fil-bdil tal-awguri tal-Milied u s-Sena l-Ġdida

  • Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
  • Il-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, il-Belt Valletta

    27 ta’ Diċembru 2017

    Mr Speaker, għażiż Dr Farrugia, nirringrazzja lilek u lill-Membri Parlamentari tal-preżenza tagħkom. Nixtieq ukoll nuri l-apprezzament tal-Knisja, tal-poplu, tax-xogħol li jsir b’dedikazzjoni kbira. Espressjoni li tħobb tuża ħafna Mr Speaker hija li l-Parlament tagħna, għax aħna demokrazija u jirrapreżenta lill-poplu, huwa l-ogħla istituzzjoni demokratika tal-pajjiż…

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Justice is based on truth and not favour – The Archbishop to the members of the Judiciary

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof lill-Ġudikatura fil-bdil tal-awguri tal-Milied u s-Sena l-Ġdida

  • Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
  • Il-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, il-Belt Valletta

    27 ta’ Diċembru 2017

    Jien nixtieq nirringrazzjak ħafna Sur Imħallef Micallef, u nixtieqek twassal it-tislija tagħna lill-Prim Imħallef u anke l-gratitudni tagħna lejh talli f’okkażjonijiet importanti u istituzzjonali jaf ukoll ikun il-vuċi tal-poplu li, wara kollox, aħna lkoll qed nippruvaw naqdu u nservu…

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How many Holy Innocents were killed by King Herod?

  • Ever since the 5th century the Church has commemorated a separate day in memory of the children killed by King Herod after Jesus’ birth. Matthew is the only one to record the event and the details surrounding it are slim.

    Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men…

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The Gospel of the day: 28th December

  • Holy Innocents, Martyrs – Feast

    Saint Matthew 2:13-18 

    When the Magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

    When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious…

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Presentation by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to state authorities of a replica of the statue of ‘Christ the King’ on the first centenary from its inauguration (1917 – 2017)

  • The XXIV International Eucharistic Congress, held in Malta between the 23rd and 27th April 1913 and presided over by Cardinal Domenici Ferrata, as papal legate on behalf of Pius X, deeply marked the very consciousness of our people. In a period marked by the crusade against modernism, this event celebrated both the orthodox faith of the Maltese as well as their ultramontane devotion to the Apostolic See, by placing it on the international stage…

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The Greatest Showman

  • *****

    Direttur:          Michael Gracey

    Atturi:              Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Keala Settle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely u Daniel Everidge

    Ħin tal-Film:    105 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                 PG

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                       PG

    P.T. Barnum, waqt li kien qiegħed jakkumpanja lil missieru, ħajjat, għand sinjur kbir biex iġġarrablu libsa, jitfa’ ħarstu fuq Charity, it-tifla ta’ dan il-benestant…

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The Gospel of the day: 27th December

  • Saint John 20:2-8

    On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.”

    So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb…

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Urbi et Orbi: Pope calls for peace in Holy Land and around the world

  • Pope Francis reaffirmed his commitment to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on Monday, Christmas Day, 2017, and called for an end to war and injustice everywhere, in the name of Our Lord, “Prince of Peace” and reconciler of humanity to God the Father. The Pope made his remarks ahead of the urbi et orbi benediction – the traditional blessing given “the city and to the world” on Christmas Day and on other special days throughout the year. 

    “We see Jesus in the children of the Middle East who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between Israelis and Palestinians,” Pope Francis said…

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From a curia to a home … more than 400 people join Caritas Malta for the Christmas lunch

  • Għal jum il-Milied, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof inbidlet f’post ta’ wens. Għat-tielet sena konsekuttiva, Caritas Malta, f’isem il-Knisja f’Malta, fetħet idejha għal dawk il-persuni li m’għandhom lil ħadd ma’ min iqattgħu dan iż-żmien ta’ festi u ferħ.

    Grazzi għal Caritas Malta u għall-voluntiera tagħha, aktar minn 400 persuna attendew għall-ikla tal-Milied.

    Il-kurituri tal-Kurja nbidlu f’sala kbira tal-ikel: intramaw l-imwejjed, is-siġġijiet, it-tapit l-aħmar, il-platti u l-posati, il-fran u anke tpoġġew l-borom fuq in-nar…

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