News from the Church in Malta
Today, Saturday 13th January 2018, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna is celebrating Mass for couples who are getting married this year. The Mass will be held at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta at 5:30 p.m. and is oganised by the Cana Movement.
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Fl-okkażjoni tal-50 anniversarju minn meta s-Sorijiet tal-Karità ta’ Santa Ġovanna Antida Thouret bdew il-ħdima tagħhom fid-Dar tal-Providenza, il-Ġimgħa, 12 ta’ Jannar 2018, il-Vigarju Ġenerali, Mons. Joe Galea Curmi ċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament f’din id-Dar.
Għal din l-okkażjoni kienet preżenti wkoll Suor Mary Stephanos, il-Provinċjal tas-Sorijiet tal-Karità għal Malta u l-Italja u ġiet tirrappreżenta s-Superjura Ġenerali Suor Nunzia De Gori. …
“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.”
If the year 2017 marks the military defeat of ISIS in the Middle East, it also reflects a return to strength of religious nationalism with a strong intolerance towards minorities. Today, 215 million Christians are severely persecuted around the world – one in twelve Christians – reports the NGO Open Doors in its worldwide index of Christian persecution published annually…
Bejn għada l-Ħadd u t-Tnejn, 14 u 15 ta’ Jannar 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna se jkun qed jagħmel il-viżta pastorali fil-Parroċċa tal-Qawra, fejn se jiltaqa’ mat-tfal u ż-żgħażagħ u mal-anzjani u l-morda tal-parroċċa. Se jiltaqa’ wkoll mal-komunità internazzjonli tal-Parroċċa, fosthom ma’ Nsara minn Knejjes oħra kif ukoll mal-impjegati ta’ żewġ lukandi fl-istess lokalità.
Hawn taħt tista’ taqra l-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Scicluna lill-komunità tal-Qawra…
Saint Mark 2:13-17
Jesus went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him…
In his Christmas message, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna said that his wish for all of us is that Jesus truly enters in our hearts with his consolation but also with his precious word. “This Christmas, the Lord is inviting you to go to Church, to go to Mass, and to receive the Sacraments of Confession and the Eucharist”.
The Archbishop said that Jesus invites us to forgive each other, to love each other more, and to see his presence in our brothers and sisters, especially those who need our love and care in a special way…
Fid‑dawl tas‑Sinodu tal‑Isqfijiet dwar “Iż‑Żgħażagħ, il‑Fidi u d‑Dixxerniment Vokazzjonali” li sejjaħ il‑Papa Franġisku f’Ottubru li ġej, il‑kappillani tas‑70 parroċċa ddiskutew ir‑realtà taż‑żgħażagħ waqt il‑live‑in annwali tal‑kappillani. Dan sar bejn it‑Tlieta, 9 ta’ Jannar u l‑Ħamis, 11 ta’ Jannar 2018, fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof, Tal‑Virtù.
Matul il‑live‑in, li għalih kien preżenti l‑Arċisqof Charles J…
Aid to the Church in Need Malta (ACN) is holding a small exhibition featuring religious items brought from Iraq which were found in the rubble of churches that had been desecrated, burnt and damaged by ISIS when they invaded the Nineveh Plains. Among them are broken crosses, burnt and damaged statues and reliquary and perhaps the most frightening, a chalice with bullet holes…
Jim Caviezel made an appearance at SLS18 in Chicago this week—promoting his new movie about the life of St Paul and delivering a rousing speech about faith, conversion and courage.
James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley, and John Lynch are starring in historical drama “Paul, Apostle of Christ” mainly shot in Malta…
Saint Mark 2:1-12
When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home. Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to them. They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him…
