News from the Church in Malta
Saint Mark 4:1-20
On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land.
And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, Hear this! …
Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna led a congregation of Christians from different Churches and Traditions at an Ecumenical Service during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This was held on Friday, 19th January 2018, at the Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Senglea.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being held between Thursday, 18th January and 25th January 2018…
Pope Francis reflected on his weeklong visit to Chile and Peru, speaking with reporters during the thirteen hour flight back to Rome from the Peruvian capital of Lima. He said he was touched by the warmth of the people he met, and described their faith as “unbelievable.”
Emotional moments
There were many emotional moments throughout the trip, he said, noting first the final Mass at Lima’s Las Palmas Air Base, where more than one million, three hundred thousand faithful were present…
Saint Mark 3:31-35
The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him.
A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.”
But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers…
Il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof tixtieq tavża li l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ser ikun magħluq nhar ta’ Erbgħa waranofsinhar.
Mis-7 ta’ Marzu 2018 l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet jerġa’ jiftaħ nhar ta’ Erbgħa waranofsinhar bejn it‑3:00 p.m. u s‑6:00 p.m.
L-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ikun miftuħ it‑Tnejn, it‑Tlieta, l‑Erbgħa, il‑Ġimgħa u s‑Sibt l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet bejn it‑8:00 a.m. u l-11:30 a.m.
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Katidral tal-Imdina
22 ta’ Jannar 2018
“Inżomm lill-Mulej dejjem quddiemi għax bih f’leminti qatt ma nitħarrek” (S 15, 8). Min jaf kemm-il darba f’mumenti ta’ diffikultajiet enormi, f’mumenti ta’ solitudni u ta’ periklu għall-ħajja tiegħu stess, il-maħbub Isqof Silvestru ftakar f’dawn il-kliem tas-Salm 15: “Inżomm lill-Mulej dejjem quddiemi għax bih f’leminti qatt ma nitħarrek”…
Pope Francis spoke to the bishops of Peru on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to the country.
He reflected on his visit, saying it had been “very intense and gratifying”.
The Pope said the visit’s theme had been on “unity and hope”.
“This is a demanding yet exciting programme,” he said, “which makes us think us of the heroic accomplishments of Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, archbishop of this see and patron of the Latin American episcopate, an example of a ‘builder of ecclesial unity’, as my predecessor, Saint John Paul II described him during his first Apostolic Visit to this land.”
Evangelize in native tongue
Pope Francis said St…
Il‑Quddiesa praesente cadavere tal‑Isqof Sylvester Carmel Magro O.F.M., ser issir illum, it‑Tnejn, 22 ta’ Jannar 2018, fl‑10:00 a.m., fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina. Jippresiedi l‑Quddiesa l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.
Fid‑9:30 a.m. il‑korteo jitlaq mill‑Kunvent tal‑Patrijiet Franġiskani Minuri fi Triq San Pawl, ir‑Rabat, sal‑Katidral tal‑Imdina.
L‑Isqof Magro li huwa mir‑Rabat, miet is‑Sibt, 20 ta’ Jannar 2018, fl‑età ta’ 76 sena.
L‑Ordni tal‑Patrijiet Minuri tistieden lill‑komunità Nisranija sabiex tingħaqad magħhom fit-talb u tagħti l‑aħħar tislima lill‑Isqof Sylvester Carmel Magro…
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Archbishop’s Curia, FLoriana
20th January 2018
Thank you very much, Mgr Hector Scerri for those inspiring words of welcome. I would like also to extend cordially a heartfelt welcome to all of you today.
A few thoughts on what the Holy Spirit brings as a gift to the Church…
