News from the Church in Malta
Saint John 4:43-54
At that time Jesus left Samaria for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honour in his native place. When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves had gone to the feast. Then he returned to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine…
The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Saint John 3:14-21
Jesus said to Nicodemus, “And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life…
Knisja Parrokkjali, l-Isla
9 ta’ Marzu 2018
“Araw il-qaddej tiegħi […] jintrefa’, jogħla u jkun ’il fuq minn kulħadd. Bħalma ħafna ndiehxu minnu, għax wiċċu tħassar, donnu ma kienx bniedem, u s-sura tiegħu ma kont tqisha ta’ bniedem, hekk għad jistagħġbu ħafna ġnus minħabba fih” (Is 52, 13-15)…
Saint Luke 18:9-14
Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else.
“Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity – greedy, dishonest, adulterous, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.’
But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, ‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’
I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Frances of Rome, the married saint most famous for remarking, “A married woman must, when called upon, leave her devotions to God at the altar to find him in her household affairs,” did not want to be married. More than anything in the world, she wanted to be a nun, and she told her father just that. Unfortunately for her, her father was entirely unconcerned about her desires—he insisted that she marry…
His Excellency Mgr Jean-Claude Hollerich S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg, has been elected President of COMECE by the Delegates of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union for a 5 years mandate.
In the same election, four Vice Presidents were also elected: Mgr Noel Treanor (Ireland), Mgr Mariano Crociata (Italy), Mgr Jan Vokal (Czech Republic), Franz-Josef Overbeck (Germany).
Mgr Hollerich succeeds to H…
Saint Mark 12:28b-34
One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”
Jesus replied, “The first is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher…
Għada, il-Ġimgħa, 9 ta’ Marzu 2018, il-Parroċċa ta’ Marija bambina fl-Isla, ser torganizza l-pellegrinaġġ penitenzjali tar-Randan bl-istatwa devota tar-Redentur, immexxi mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Fi tmiem il-pellegrinaġġ, l-Arċisqof Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali. Il-pellegrinaġġ ser jibda fis-6pm.
Ritratti: Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni Kurja – Ian Noel Pace
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L-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni jinforma lill-qarrejja li qed issir il-ħidma meħtieġa biex in-newsletter tal-Knisja f’Malta terġa’ tibda tintbagħat b’mod regolari bl-imejl. Niskużaw ruħna ta’ kull inkonvenjent.
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Il-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani tal-Knisja f’Malta għadu kemm ħatar Kunsill ġdid għas-snin 2018 – 2020. Il-Kunsill tal-Kappillani huwa ffurmat minn seba’ membri tal-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani li hu magħmul mis-70 kappillan tal-parroċċi f’Malta. Il-Kunsill hu ffurmat hekk:
President: Dun Anton Galea Scannura
Viċi President: Dun Ewkarist Zammit
Segretarju tal-Kulleġġ: Dun Mario Mangion
Kaxxier: Patri Christian Borg OFM Conv
Segretarju tal-Kunsill: Dun Joe Mizzi
Membri: Dun Josef Mifsud u Patri Joe Saliba O.Carm
Il-Kunsill huwa responsabbli li janalizza l-ħwejjeġ li jolqtu l-ħidma pastorali fil-parroċċi u t-tmexxija tal-Kulleġġ u jkun ta’ għajnuna għall-Arċisqof u għall-kappillani kollha fil-ħidma pastorali tagħhom…
