News from the Church in Malta
The desire for children is a sacred one, and every effort made to help infertile couples embrace their own children must be praised and blessed…
Every year, spring reminds us how life triumphs over death. The same can be said for the Easter Season. The Church renews itself through the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. His victory over death brings hope, joy and peace to all Christians.
In this year’s Easter message, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna urges us to translate this joy into a continuous commitment to bring hope and joy to all those around us…
Erba’ żgħażagħ ser jiġu ordnati djakni mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna nhar il‑Ħadd, 22 ta’ April 2018, fil‑Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l‑Imdina, fid‑9am. L‑erba’ żgħażagħ li ser jiġu ordnati djakni huma:
Kulħadd huwa mistieden biex jattendi għaċ‑ċelebrazzjoni tal‑ordinazzjoni u biex jitlob għal aktar vokazzjonijiet u għall‑qdusija tal‑kleru, speċjalment għal dawk li ser jiġu ordnati djakni nhar il-Ħadd…
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L-Erbgħa, 18 ta’ April 2018, tista’ ssegwi ‘live’ t-tlugħ tal-polza tal-għażla għal Kinder 2 fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja għal studenti bniet u subien, fl-Istitut tal-Azzjoni Kattolika, il-Furjana.
Il-polza tas-subien tibda fid-9am u dik tal-bniet f’12pm.
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Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter
Saint John 6:35-40
Jesus said to the crowds, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe.
Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day.
For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.”
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A few months ago, Pope Francis stated that we cannot improve our political landscape by observing and judging from afar: it requires personal involvement, which should always be done in a spirit of charity and helpfulness. “Try to act personally instead of just looking and criticizing the work of others from the balcony,” the Pope said during a pastoral visit to Cesena in October 2017…
L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna jibda b’riferiment ta’ xi ħaġa li għamel Ġesù u li fiha sinifikat profond: Ġesù mexa fuq il-baħar. Il-baħar fl-Iskrittura huwa ħafna drabi element negattiv u ta’ periklu. Il-mixja ta’ Ġesù fuq il-baħar hija din il-kapaċità li tegħleb dak kollu li huwa negattiv u kaotiku; hija din il-qawwa li ġġib ordni u paċi…
Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter
Saint John 6:30-35
The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
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