Yearly Archives: 2017

“Il-Kelma tal-Mulej hija għajxien għalina” – L-Arċisqof

L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa u jmexxi Pellegrinaġġ f'Ħadd in-Nies, Ħaż Żabbar

07/03/2017
  • Nhar il-Ħadd 5 ta’ Frar 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tradizzjonali ta’ Ħadd in-Nies, b’pellegrinaġġ u Quddiesa fil-parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar.   Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja Arċipretali ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar
    5 ta’ Marzu 2017

    “Il-mara rat li s-siġra kienet tajba għall-ikel u tiġbdek fil-għajn, u s-siġra tħajjrek biex tikseb id-dehen”(Ġen 3, 6)…

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Lent, the weak and the poor

07/03/2017

  • During the celebration of Mass on Ash Wednesday, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna reminded us that during Lent, our soul is renewed through acts of charity, prayer, and fasting. He said that Lent is “a continuous invitation for conversion and for believing in the Good news.” In his Message for Lent, Pope Francis insists on the virtue of charity and invites us to “open our doors to the weak and poor”…

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Religion, Democracy and Nationhood

Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2017

07/03/2017
  • Gaudium et Spes Lecture Religion, Democracy and Nationhood by Professor John Milbank Emeritus-Professor of Religion, Politics and Ethics, University of Nottingham
    at The Old Refectory, The Curia, Floriana,
    on Thursday 9th March 2017 at 7:00 p.m. 

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“Consider yourselves protagonists in the life of the Church in Malta” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass with youts on the 30th anniversary of Youth Fellowship

07/03/2017
  • Nhar is-Sibt 4 ta’ Marzu 2017, l-Arċisqof żar iż-żgħażagħ u l-leaders tal-Youth Fellowship u ċċelebra Quddiesa f’għeluq it-30 sena mit-twaqqif ta’ din il-komunità, f’Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda.   Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda
    4 ta’ Marzu 2017

    Arma qerrieda tax-xitan hija li jipprova jipperswadina li Alla huwa għadu tal-ferħ tagħna, u ħafna drabi ir-ribelljoni tagħna, ibda mill-addoloxxenza u ż-żgħożija, tiġi minn pre-suppost dijaboliku li Alla huwa l-għadu ta’ kull ma hemm sabiħ fil-ħajja…

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Pope Francis: ‘consult the Bible as often as your cellphone’

07/03/2017

  • Pope Francis on Sunday called on Christians to consult the Bible with the same frequency as they might consult their cellphones for messages. 

    Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square following his weekly Angelus blessing, the Pope urged those present to give the Bible the same place in daily life as cellphones and asked: “What would happen if we turned back when we forget it, if we opened it more times a day, if we read the message of God contained in the Bible the way we read messages on our cellphones?”

    The Bible, he explained, contains the Word of God, the most effective tool in fighting evil and keeping us close to God. 

    Clearly, Francis said, the comparison between the Bible and the cellphone is paradoxical, but it induces us to reflect…

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“Our Lord resisted temptations…by using the Word of God as a shield” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop consecrates the altar of the Chapel at the Clergy House, Birkirkara

06/03/2017

  • Is‑Sibt 4 ta’ Marzu 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa li matulha kkonsagra l‑artal tal‑Kappella fid‑Dar tal‑Kleru, Birkirkara.

    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Dar tal-Kleru, Birkirkara
    4 ta’ Marzu 2017

    Il-Kelma ta’ Alla f’dan l-ewwel Ħadd tar-Randan, tintroduċina għat-tema importanti f’din il-mixja li twassalna għall-Għid. It-talba li diġà tagħmel il-Knisja fl-Erbgħa tal-Irmied nagħmlu riferiment li nitkellmu minn “taqtiegħa kontra l-ħażen”  hija b’xi mod il-kundizzjoni tal-umanità la hemm it-tentatur, ix-xitan li jrid ifixkel il-pjan ta’ Alla għal kull wieħed u waħda minna u għalina lkoll bħala umanità…

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Fasting gives us again direction of freedom and salvation in our lives – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass during a Lenten retreat for Curia, Caritas and Ecclesiastical Tribunal employees

06/03/2017

  • Il‑Ġimgħa 3 ta’ Marzu 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa waqt l‑irtir tar‑Randan għall‑impjegati tal‑Kurja, il‑Caritas u t‑Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, fil‑Knisja tal‑Lunzjata, (tal‑Karmelitani), l‑Imdina. Il-meditazzjonijiet tal-irtir tmexxew minn Patri Charlo’ Camilleri, Karmelitan.

    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja tal-Lunzjata, l-Imdina
    3 ta’ Frar 2017

    L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna jintroduċiena għall-ewwel dizzjunarju qasir li jippreparana immedjatament mill-bidu nett tar-Randan għall-festi tal-Għid…

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Pope Francis calls for renewal of sacred music tradition

06/03/2017

  • Pope Francis on Saturday received the participants in a major international conference on sacred music, a half-century after the promulgation of the Conciliar document, Musicam sacram on music in the sacred liturgy.

    Over 400 people taking part in the gathering organized by the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Pontifical Council for Culture around the theme: Music and the Church: cult and culture fifty years after Musicam sacram, met in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace to hear the Holy Father…

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The Archbishop starts Pastoral Visit in the Archdiocese of Malta

04/03/2017

  • F’għeluq is‑sentejn mindu sar Arċisqof ta’ Malta, l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jibda Viżta Pastorali fl‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Din il‑Viżta Pastorali ser tlaqqgħu aktar mill‑qrib man‑nies fis‑70 parroċċa. Il‑Viżta Pastorali tal‑Arċisqof Scicluna f’kull parroċċa ser issir fuq numru ta’ ġranet u tinkludi laqgħat ta’ djalogu ma’ realtajiet differenti f’kull parroċċa, u mumenti ta’ talb biċ‑ċelebrazzjoni tal‑Quddiesa. L‑Arċisqof ser isib ħin ukoll biex iwassal il‑ħniena tal‑maħfra ta’ Alla permezz tal‑qrar, u biex iżur familji li għaddejjin minn diffikultajiet jew li jħossuhom emarġinati…

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Pope speaks to Rome parish priests on ‘progress of faith’

03/03/2017

  • Pope Francis on Thursday addressed the parish priests of the Diocese of Rome, reflecting with them on the ‘progress of faith’ in the life of a priest.

    He was welcomed to Rome’s Cathedral by his Vicar, Cardinal Agostino Vallini, and heard the confessions of around a dozen priests before delivering his address.


    Growth in faith

    He said that “growing in faith” implies a “path of formation and of maturation in the faith”…

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