Monthly Archives: December 2018

Pope Francis Urbi et Orbi: ‘My Christmas wish is fraternity”

26/12/2018

  • Pope Francis’ revealed his “wish for a happy Christmas” as a “wish for fraternity” during his Christmas Urbi et Orbi message. To those physically present in St Peter’s Square and to all joining through the media, the Pope renewed the angel’s song: “Glory to God in the highest”… and invited all to “halt in wonder” as the shepherds did and to silently “fall to our knees and worship”…

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Maltese altar boys spending Christmas with Pope Francis

26/12/2018

  • Għall-ewwel darba l-Għaqda tal-Abbatini Maltin intalbet mill-Pre-Seminarju tal-Vatikan biex għal dan il-Milied tibgħat abbatini Maltin jaqdu fil-Quddies li jsiru fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru fil-Vatikan. Dun Frans Bonnici, id-Direttur tal-Għaqda Abbatini Maltin laqa’ bil-ferħ din l-istedina. Hekk ukoll l-abbatini u l-ġenituri tagħhom kienu ferħanin li l-abbatini jilqgħu din l-istedina. Grupp ta’ abbatini bħalissa qegħdin fil-Vatikan għas-servizz liturġiku u nhar il-Ġimgħa, grupp ieħor ser imur il-Vatikan għall-ġranet ta’ qabel u wara l-Ewwel tas-Sena…

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The Gospel of the day: 26th December

26/12/2018
  • Saint Stephen, first martyr – Feast Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Acts 6, 8-10; 7,54-59
    Psalm 30

    Gospel: Matthew 10, 17-22

  • Jesus said to His disciples: “Beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans…

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Pope Francis at Vigil Mass: ‘God gives life at Christmas’

25/12/2018

  • “In Bethlehem, we discover that God does not take life, but gives it.” In his homily at Mass on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis said the location of Jesus’ birth marks a turning point in the course of history.

    House of Bread

    He noted that Bethlehem means “house of bread”, and that Mary laid Jesus in a manger…

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“The birth of every child is a sign of hope and an invitation to responsibility” – The Archbishop

Omelija waqt Quddiesa fis-Solennità tat-Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu

25/12/2018

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  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

     


  • Il-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina
    24 ta’ Diċembru 2018

    L-Evanġelju tat-twelid ta’ Ġesù jibda b’nota storika: “F’dik il-ħabta Ċesari Awgustu ħareġ digriet biex isir ċensiment fid-dinja kollha” (Lq 2:1). It-tieni nota storika hija li dak iċ-ċensiment kien “l-ewwel wieħed li sar meta Kirinu kien gvernatur tas-Sirja” (Lq 2:2)…

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The Gospel of the day: 25th December

25/12/2018
  • The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Solemnity Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Is 52, 7-10
    Psalm: 97 (98), 1.2-3ab.3cd-4.5-6
    Second Reading: Hebrews 1, 1-6

    Gospel: John 1, 1-18

  • In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God…

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Christmas message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

24/12/2018

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  • Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

     


  • St Julian’s Parish Church
    24th December 2018

    I greet my fellow Maltese and Gozitan citizens on this Holy Day of Christmas. The beautiful notes of the hymn Silent Night recall to mind that this much loved and popular carol was first played precisely on this day 200 years ago…

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The Gospel of the day: 24th December

24/12/2018
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: 2 Sam 7, 1-5.8b-12.14a.16
    Psalm: 88 (89), 2-3.4-5.27 u 29

    Gospel: Luke 1, 67-79

  • Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us; to perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant, the oath which he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.  And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, when the day shall dawn upon us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” 

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Live: The liturgical celebrations during Christmas time

23/12/2018
  • Lejlet il-Milied – Il-Quddiesa ta’ Nofsillejl Nhar it-Tnejn, 24 ta’ Diċembru 2018, lejlet il-Milied, fil-11:00 p.m., l‑Arċisqof ser imexxi t‑talba tal‑Liturġija tas‑Sigħat fil‑Quddiesa ta’ Nofsillejl fis‑Solennità tat‑Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina.

     

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  • Nhar il-Milied – Quddiesa fis‑Solennità tat‑Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu Nhar it-Tlieta, 25 ta’ Diċembru 2018, nhar il-Milied, fil-11:00 a.m., l‑Arċisqof ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fis‑Solennità tat‑Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta…

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“As a Christian community we are called to be witnesses of human dignity” – The Archbishop

L-Isqfijiet jagħtu l-awguri tal-Milied u s-Sena l-Ġdida lill-pubbliku

23/12/2018
  • Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

     


  • Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana
    23 ta’ Diċembru 2018

    L-ewwel nett nixtieq nirringrazzja ħafna lil kull min ġie biex flimkien naqsmu t-tislija sabiħa tal-Milied. Nixtieq nirringrazzja wkoll lill-media u lil tant nies li permezz  tal-media se jirċievu dan il-messaġġ. Il-messaġġ tiegħi għal din is-sena huwa messaġġ ta’ ringrazzjament lil Alla ta’ dak kollu li aħna bħala komunità Nisranija f’Malta u f’Għawdex qegħdin nagħmlu biex inkunu xhieda tal-imħabba ta’ Ġesù…

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