Monthly Archives: December 2018

Share your family Christmas dinner with a Christian refugee family

19/12/2018

  • Christmas is a time of feasting, of sharing gifts and moments with friends, family and loved ones. It’s a blessing to be able to enjoy all the goodies this season brings but what about other members of our human family who cannot celebrate Christmas this way? Many are poor, displaced, sick or disabled in some way.

    This Christmas, Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) is inviting families in Malta and Gozo to share their Christmas meal with Christian families who lost everything when they fled their homes in Syria to escape from Islamic State terrorists…

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Pope makes new appointments at Vatican Media

19/12/2018
  • Pope Francis has appointed Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli as Editorial Director for the Vatican Dicastery for Communication (Vatican News’ parent organization) and Andrea Monda as Editor-in-Chief of the “Osservatore Romano” newspaper. The announcements were made on Tuesday by the Holy See Press Office. Andrea Tornielli

    The Dicastery for Communication’s new Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, is a well-known “Vatican watcher” having worked as a Vatican correspondent for different Italian newspapers and publications for well over 20 years…

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“We live in a society that would rather listen to profits than to prophets ” – The Archbishop

Omelija waqt Quddiesa f'għeluq il-75 sena mill-mewt tal-Isqof Mauro Caruana

19/12/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

     


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Girgor il-Kbir, Tas-Sliema
    16 ta’ Diċembru 2018

    “Infexx fil-hena u ifraħ b’qalbek kollha bint Ġerusalemm” (Sof 3:14). Din il-profezija mill-profeta Sofonija, profeta li ma tantx naqraw kitbiet tiegħu, hija l-profezija li tiġbor l-ispiritwalità ta’ dan it-Tielet Ħadd tal-Avvent…

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The Gospel of the day: 19th December

19/12/2018
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Judges 13, 2-7.24-25a
    Psalm: 70 (71), 3-4a.5-6ab.16-17

    Gospel: Luke 1, 5-25

  • In the days of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah of the priestly division of Abijah; his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both were righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly…

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Christ is coming for who doesn’t feel a need for him – The Archbishop

Quddiesa fil-festa ta' San Ivo

18/12/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • L-Oratorju fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
    17 ta’ Diċembru 2018

    Fl-Evanġelji għandna żewġ arbliet tar-razza ta’ Ġesù li Voltaire kien iħobb juża bħala eżempju li l-Evanġelju mhuwiex rakkont ta’ min joqgħod fuqu. Iż-żewġ ġeneoloġiji li għandna ta’ Ġesù huma pjuttost statement teoloġiku. San Luqa – mhux dak li qrajna llum – San Luqa jislet in-nisel ta’ Ġesù minn Adam u l-punt teoloġiku fl-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa b’ġeneoloġija differenti li hija li dak li twieled huwa bin il-bniedem, daħal fil-familja tal-umanità…

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Listening, knowledge, and action

Quddiesa għall-ħaddiema tas-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Kattolika

18/12/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

     


  • Kappella tal-Palazz ta’ San Anton, Ħ’Attard
    14 ta’ Diċembru 2018

    Hija okkażjoni tassew sabiħa li qed ninġabru llum viċin il-festa tal-Milied biex nirringrazzjaw lil Alla u nitolbuh l-għajnuna tiegħu. Nixtieq nagħmel tliet punti ta’ riflessjoni għalina lkoll.

    Is-smigħ

    L-ewwel nett, l-importanza tas-smigħ…

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“It is not our flock, but Jesus'” – The Archbishop to the new parish priest of Mġarr

Omelija waqt Quddiesa fl-għoti tal-pussess ta' Dun George Schembri

18/12/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

     


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, l-Imġarr
    8 ta’ Diċembru 2018

    “Għażilna fih sa minn qabel il-ħolqien tad-dinja biex inkunu qaddisa u bla tebgħa quddiemu fl-imħabba” (Efes 1:4). Dan il-kliem tal-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl lill-Efesin jiġbor fih il-vokazzjoni tagħna bħala poplu li aħna lkoll il-familja ta’ Ġesù…

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The Gospel of the day: 18th December

18/12/2018
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Jer 23, 5-8
    Psalm: 71 (72), 2.12-13.18-19

    Gospel: Matthew 1, 18-24

  • This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly…

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‘Do not close your heart and pocket for those in need’ – The Archbishop

Omelija waqt Quddiesa għall-familji organizzata mill-GRUFAN

17/12/2018

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  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

     


  • Il-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
    15 ta’ Diċembru 2018

    Fil-bidu tax-xahar kelli mmur l-Albanija fuq xogħol. L-isqfijiet ta’ hemmhekk stednuni biex inkellem lis-saċerdoti u lis-seminaristi tal-post. Kif kont l-Albanija, flimkien mal-Arċisqof ta’ Tirana-Durres Mons. George Frendo, Duminkan u Malti bħalna, għamilna vjaġġ twil ta’ tliet sigħat ’il hemm u tliet sigħat ’il hawn biex immorru f’belt jisimha Korca fejn hemm tal-MUSEUM…

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Pope Francis begs for end to death penalty through an ethic of caring

17/12/2018

  • Pope Francis meets members of the International Commission against the Death Penalty 

     

  • Pope Francis received in audience members of the International Commission against the Death Penalty on Monday. In prepared remarks which were given to members of the Commission, Pope Francis begged countries still applying the death penalty to “adopt a moratorium”.

    Every life is sacred

    Since the beginning of his ministry, Pope Francis told Commission members, the truth that “every life is sacred” had convinced him to commit himself to abolishing the death penalty at the international level…

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