News from the Church in Malta
First Reading: Gen 49, 2.8-10
Psalm: 71 (72),1- 2.3-4ab.7-8.17
Gospel: Mt 1, 1-17
The Book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi u l-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona ser jilqgħu lill-awtoritajiet tal-Istat u lill-korpi kostitwiti għall-bdil tal-awguri tal-Milied u l-bidu tas-Sena l-Ġdida, nhar il-Ħamis, 20 ta’ Diċembru, fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, il-Belt Valletta, fit-3:00 p.m.
L-Isqfijiet qed jistiednu wkoll lill-pubbliku għal bdil tal-awguri tal-istaġun, nhar il-Ħadd, 23 ta’ Diċembru, bejn l-10:00 a.m. u nofsinhar, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana…
First Reading: Zeph 3, 14-18a
Psalm: Is 12, 2-3.4bcd. 5-6
Second Reading: Phil 4, 4-7
Gospel: Luke 3, 10-18
And the crowds asked John the Baptist, “What then should we do?” He said to them in reply, “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none…
Pope Francis meets a Missionary of Charity at the canonization Mass of Mother Teresa Sept. 4, 2016.
The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will travel to Bulgaria and Macedonia May 5-7, 2019, with a stop in Mother Teresa’s hometown of Skopje.
The pope will spend the bulk of the trip in the Bulgarian cities of Sofia and Rakovski before visiting Skopje, Macedonia, the birthplace of Mother Teresa, on May 7…
Illum, is-Sibt, 15 ta’ Diċembru 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-familji organizzata mill-GRUFAN. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann u tibda fil-5:30pm.
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Casa Leone, San Ġiljan
6 ta’ Diċembru 2018
Insellem lir-residenti kollha anzjani u lill-istaff ta’ Casa Leone, kif ukoll lill-ħaddiema tal-Kurja li llum ġew f’din id-dar biex jisimgħu u jitkellmu mal-anzjani u jgħinu fit-tiżjin tad-dar għall-Milied. Nixtieq li f’din l-Ewkaristija naħsbu fuq żewġ punti mill-Kelma ta’ Alla…
First Reading: Sir 48, 1-4.9-11
Psalm: 79 (80), 2ac, 3b. 15-16. 18-19
Gospel: Mt 17, 10-13
As they were coming down from the mountain, the disciples asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
He said in reply, “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things; but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognise him but did to him whatever they pleased…
Recently, the Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi celebrated Mass with Curia employees at the Church homes for the elderly ‘Casa Leone’ in St Julian’s, as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility Day organised by the Archbishop’s Curia. Throughout the day, among other activities, Curia employees decorated the home for Christmas, prepared sweets for the elderly and spent some time with the residents.
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The ten new Ambassadors come from Switzerland, Malta, The Bahamas, Cabo Verde, Iceland, The Gambia, Qatar, Estonia, Turkmenistan, and Grenada. All of them are non-resident Ambassadors because their countries do not have an established Embassy to the Holy See in Rome.
They presented their letters of credence, or diplomatic credentials, to the Pope during an audience in the Clementine Hall in the Vatican on Thursday…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna appella biex ħadd ma jibża’, lanqas min-negattiv, mill-isfidi, mill-mard jew mid-diżappunti tal-ħajja. Kompla bi frażi oħra, “Il-Mulej miegħek”.
Fl-ewwel vlogg tiegħu fuq Newsbook.com.mt, Mons. Scicluna rrefera għaż-żewġ frażijiet li qal l-anġlu Gabrijel lil Marija: “La tibżax” u “Il-Mulej miegħek”. Stqarr li dawn il-frażijiet jixtieq jipproponihom għal dan l-istaġun tal-Milied u l-Epifanija…
