News from the Church in Malta
Catholic Institute, Floriana
23rd April 2017
L-ewwel nett nixtieq nawguralkom ħafna għal din il-ġurnata importanti fil-kalendarju tal-iscouts u tal-girl guides…
Fi ftit jiem oħra, il-Papa Franġisku se jibda t-18-il vjaġġ appostoliku tiegħu, din id-darba fl-Eġittu.
Skont il-kelliem tal-Vatikan, Greg Burke, bħall-vjaġġi l-oħra tiegħu, il-Papa se juża karozza normali, jiġifieri mingħajr protezzjoni. Dan minkejja l-attakki terroristiċi li ġraw jiem ilu fuq il-komunitajiet Insara.
Waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet li saret dalgħodu mal-ġurnalisti, Burke stqarr li l-Papa jrid jgħaddi messaġġ pożittiv…
Nhar il-Ħadd, 23 ta’ April 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-festa tal-Ħniena Divina tal-Mulej, fis-Santwarju tal-Ħniena Divina, San Pawl tat-Tarġa.
Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, San Pawl tat-Tarġa
23rd April 2017
“Ġib sebgħek hawn u ara jdejja, u ressaq idek u qegħidha fuq ġenbi: tkunx bniedem bla fidi, iżda emmen” (Ġw 20, 27)…
In his Angelus address in a sunny St Peter’s Square, Pope France recalled the Church tradition of calling the first Sunday after Easter “in albis”, an expression he said, meant to recall the rite of those who had received baptism in white on the Easter Vigil.
The Pope went on to say that in the Jubilee of Year of 2000, St John Paul II established that this particular Sunday was to be dedicated to Divine Mercy…
Il‑festa tal‑Ħniena Divina tniżżlet fil‑kalendarju tal‑Knisja grazzi għall-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II, li fl‑1992 ddeċieda li dil‑festa tibda tiġi ċċelebrata fl‑ewwel Ħadd ta’ wara l‑Għid, l‑hekk imsejħa “Domenica in albis”.
X’inhi l‑orġini ta’ din il‑festa?
Ġesù, skont id‑dehriet li Suor Fawstina kellha tiegħu fl‑1931 u li kitbthom fid‑djaru tagħha, qasam magħha x‑xewqa li l‑Knisja tfakkar din il‑festa: “Jien nixtieq li jkun hawn il‑festa tal‑Ħniena Divina…
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”…
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.
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…
