Monthly Archives: January 2018

Week of prayer for Christian unity

16/01/2018

  • The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being held between Thursday, 18th January and 25th January 2018. During this week, the members of different Christian Churches meet for ecumenical prayer. This year’s theme is “Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power” (Ex 15:6).

    On this occasion, an Ecumenical Service will be held on Friday 19th January 2018, at 6:30 p.m., at the Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Senglea, Archbishop Charles J…

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The Gospel of the day: 16th January

16/01/2018

  • Saint Mark 2:23-28 

    As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain. 

    At this the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?” 

    He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry? …

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Pope Francis shares fears for a return to use of nuclear weapons

15/01/2018

  • As he boarded the plane for Chile on Monday, Pope Francis spoke of his fears in the face of threats of nuclear war. Talking to journalists on the papal plane, he also commented on the image of a young Japanese boy carrying the body of his baby brother on his back as he waited in line at a crematorium in the city of Nagasaki…

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Photos: Mass for engaged couples getting married in 2018

15/01/2018

  • Is-Sibt 13 ta’ Jannar 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa mal-koppji għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu bil-Knisja matul din is-sena. Il-Quddiesa saret fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u kienet organizzata mill-Moviment ta’ Kana. Il-kor li jinsab wara l-artal maġġuri serva wkoll ta’ spazju għall-koppji numerużi li attendew u ħonqu l-Konktidral ta’ San Ġwann. 

    Ir-ritratti kollha jinsabu fuq il-websajt tar-Ritratti Uffiċjali tal-Knisja f’Malta…

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Pope at Mass for migrants and refugees: ‘Overcome fear and welcome the other’

15/01/2018

  • There was something even more international than usual about the celebration in St Peter’s Basilica this Sunday. The sounds were those of the youthful and multilingual voices of the Hope choirs. The colors were those of the flags and multicultural costumes of the 49 nations represented. Over 70 countries were present in the person of their Ambassador to the Vatican…

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The Gospel of the day: 15th January

15/01/2018

  • Saint Mark 2:18-22 

    The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to Jesus and objected, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 

    Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast…

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“Do not let the wedding distract you from marriage” – The Archbishop to engaged couples

L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu fl-2018

14/01/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, Valletta
    13 ta’ Jannar 2018

    Is-silta tal-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna hi dizzjunarju ċkejken għan-Nisrani. Fil-fatt hemm ċertu kliem, li kultant aħna neħduh for granted, li San Ġwann, li kiteb ir-raba’ Evanġelju, jispjegah.

    L-ewwel kelma li jfisser hija l-kelma ‘rabbi’ li tfisser mgħallem u dan huwa l-ewwel titlu ta’ Ġesù ta’ Nazaret, tal-mastrudaxxa li beda jsejjaħ id-dixxipli tiegħu…

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Church statistics for Chile and Peru

14/01/2018

  • Pope Francis will visit Chile and Peru from the 15th till the 22nd January 2018. In Chile, he will visit the capital Santiago, Temuco and Iquique and in Peru he will pass through Lima, Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo. It will be the pope’s sixth trip to Latin America. He has already been to Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Cuba, Mexico and he will visit Colombia in September of this year…

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Emigrants’ Commission’s appeal on integration of refugees

World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2018

14/01/2018

  • Thirty years have passed since the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) officially set foot in Malta through an Operational Partners Agreement with the Emigrants’ Commission, signed on December 2, 1987.

    Moreover, 15 years have gone since, in 2002, Malta saw the first big wave of Mediterranean boat people reaching its shores, seeking international protection. It signalled the start of a phenomenon that led to what is probably the most important social and cultural challenge our country faced for a very long time…

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The Sunday Gospel: 14th January

14/01/2018

  • Saint John 1:35-42 

    John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher) “where are you staying?” He said to them,”Come, and you will see.”

    So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day…

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