Monthly Archives: May 2018

The Gospel of the day: 9th May

09/05/2018

  • Saint George Preca – Feast

    Saint Mark 16:14a.15-20 

    Afterward Jesus appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table and he said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” 

    So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. 

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Archdiocese of Malta to further invest in conservation through EU funds

08/05/2018

  • The Archdiocese of Malta has been awarded €2.2 million in EU funds for the conservation, protection and promotion of ecclesiastical cultural heritage. Over a period of three years, the archives of the Archbishop’s Curia and a total of 15 parishes will benefit from the funds, following an application submitted by the Foundation for Cultural Heritage of the Archdiocese of Malta, to the Project Selection Committee for the allocation of EU funds (2014 – 2020). 

    The parishes which will benefit from these funds, for the restoration of historial buildings and the conservation of our cultural heritage, are: Attard, Balzan, Birkirkara (St Helen), Birkirkara (St Mary), Dingli, Gharghur, Marsaxlokk, Mdina, Mgarr, Mellieha, Mosta (including Bidnija), Naxxar, Paola (Christ the King), Rabat, and Tarxien…

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A Church sensitive to parents and their young children

An article by the Vicar General Mgr Joe Galea Curmi

08/05/2018

  • Waħda mill-iktar esperjenzi ta’ niket kbir u ta’ tbatija hija dik tal-ġenituri li jitilfu xi ħadd minn uliedhom. Ħafna drabi t-tbatija tkun ikbar meta l-ulied ikunu għadhom żgħar. Hemm imbagħad ġenituri li jgħaddu minn esperjenza doloruża u iebsa ħafna meta t-tarbija tagħhom tmut fit-twelid, jew qabel it-twelid meta tkun għadha fil-ġuf.

    Ikbar mhi t-tbatija, iktar għandhom isibu solidarjetà mill-Knisja.

    Il-Knisja tagħti attenzjoni speċjali lil dawn il-ġenituri u t-tarbija tagħhom…

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Hundreds of thousands march for life across Latin America

08/05/2018

  • Huge crowds across Latin America took to the streets in recent days to call for the protection of human life from conception to natural death.

    On May 5, some 400,000 Colombians in 53 cities across the country turned out for pro-life marches.

    Event organizer “United for Life” told ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish language sister agency, that the objectives of the march included annulling court rulings in recent years that legalized abortion in some cases and euthanasia…

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How are those born before the 2000s different from the ones who were born after?

08/05/2018

  • Żagħżugħ li twieled qabel is-sena 2000, kif inhu differenti minn żagħżugħ li twieled wara? X’qiegħed ifittex iż-żagħażugħ ta’ wara s-sena 2000?

    Iż-żgħażagħ li jagħmlu parti mill-ġenerazzjoni ta’ bejn is-16 u l-20 sena, magħrufa bħala Generation-z, ser ikunu s-suġġett ta’ Think Tank li ċ-Ċentru Djoċesan tal-Vokazzjonijiet, flimkien mas-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof qed jorganizza nhar is-Sibt 12 ta’ Mejju fis-Seminarju r-Rabat…

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The Gospel of the day: 8th May

08/05/2018

  • Tuesday of the Sixth week of Easter

    Saint John 16:5-11 

    Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I told you this, grief has filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go…

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The Archbishop asks: How can I become Jesus’ friend?

The Archbishop celebrates mass with the children of Ħal Safi as part of his Pastoral Visit

07/05/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Safi
    6 ta’ Mejju 2018

    Tfal, fil-bidu ta’ din il-Quddiesa, għedtilkom li llum nixtieq inkellimkom fuq ir-rigali li jagħtina Ġesù. Imma x’’rigali jagħtina Ġesù? Illum fl-Evanġelju li għadu kemm qara l-Kappillan, Ġesù jsemmi ħwejjeġ sbieħ ħafna li jixtieq jagħtina. U tgħidluli: ‘Imma allura jien x’irrid nagħmel biex dawn ir-rigali tiegħu jkunu għandi wkoll, biex nirċevihom jien?’ Inkunu ħbieb tiegħu…

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“Jesus teaches us that our friendship with him has to be transmitted by the way in which we respect, love, empathise, be patient and forgive each other” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop starts his Pastoral Visit in Ħal Safi and celebrates mass with the community

07/05/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Safi
    5 ta’ Mejju 2018

    L-ewwel ħaġa li Ġesù jgħid lill-appostli hija: “Is-sliem għalikom” (Ġw 20:19). Din tfakkarna fil-kliem li fih qal fl-aħħar ċena: “Jiena nħallilkom is-sliem; nagħtikom is-sliem tiegħi; ma nagħtihulkomx kif tagħtih id-dinja” (Ġw 14:27), imma hija paċi differenti; hija l-paċi ta’ min jagħmel ir-rieda tal-Missier…

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Reflections by 100 academics on the Bill amending the Embryo Protection Act

07/05/2018

  • 100 academics from the University of Malta have concluded that the proposed amendments to the Embryo Protection Act gravely weaken the protection of the human embryo at its most vulnerable stage. The academics from 14 different faculties of the University of Malta have expressed their concerns in an academic paper (copy attached in English) which is being published today, Saturday 5th May 2018…

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Pope Francis: Love is not just what we see in movies – it takes work

07/05/2018

  • Love is not empty words or what is depicted in romantic films – it is action and service toward others, Pope Francis said in a homily at a Roman parish Sunday.

    “Love is not what they say in movies… Love is not playing violins, all romantic. No, love is work. Love shows itself in works, not in words,” he said at Santissimo Sacramento parish May 6…

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