Yearly Archives: 2018

Pope Francis: Human trafficking is a crime against humanity

13/02/2018
  • Saint Josephine Bakhita, Patron of the victims of human trafficking.
  • On Monday, in the Clementine Hall in the Vatican, Pope Francis met with participants in the World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.

  • For the first time in the history of the event, Pope Francis met with approximately 110 persons representing survivors, young people, and members of the committee organizing the International Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.  The theme for this year focused on the role of young people in view of the upcoming Synod of Bishops…

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The Gospel of the day: 13th February

13/02/2018

  • Saint Mark 8:14-21 

    The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. He enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” They concluded among themselves that it was because they had no bread. 

    When he became aware of this he said to them, “Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread? …

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The beginning of Lent and Mass on Ash Wednesday at St John’s Co-Cathedral

12/02/2018

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa, 14 ta’ Frar 2018, il-Knisja tagħti bidu għar-Randan Imqaddes: erbgħin jum ta’ talb u penitenza bi tħejjija għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Passjoni, il-Mewt u l-Qawmien mill-mewt ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu.

    L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, mal-Kapitlu tal-Katidral, ser jiċċelebra l-Quddiesa Stazzjonali ta’ Ras ir-Randan fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fis-6:30 p.m. Il-Quddiesa tinkludi t-tberik u t-tqegħid tal-irmied…

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Pope Francis on the 2018 World Day of the Sick: Contemplate Jesus

12/02/2018

  • “Jesus feels compassion” sums up the Pope’s reflection on the healing of the leper from the Gospel of Mark. Pope Francis explained the stigma of leprosy at Jesus’ time. “It was considered a serious impurity.” A leper’s “condition was particularly painful, because the mentality of the time made him feel impure before God and other people,” the Pope said…

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Epilepsy: more than just seizures

International Epilepsy Day

12/02/2018

  • Epilepsy affects around 1% of the world wide population with no distinction to race, social background, age etc.  Epilepsy is a chronic disorder that causes unprovoked, recurrent seizures and can affect any person and at any age. A seizure is a sudden rush of electrical activity in the brain. There are around forty different types of seizures which are usually mainly classified in two main types: Generalized seizures which affect the whole brain such and Focal, or partial seizures, affect just one part of the brain…

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The Gospel of the day: 12th February

12/02/2018

  • Saint Mark 8:11-13 

    The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. 

    He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 

    Then he left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the other shore. 

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“We thank the Lord for visiting us through St Paul the Apostle” – The Archbishop on the feast of St Paul

11/02/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja ta’ San Pawl Milqi, Burmarrad
    10 ta’ Frar 2018

    Nirringrazzja lill-Kappillan, lil Fr Christian Borg, talli qed jilqagħna hawnhekk f’din il-knisja antika u li tfakkarna propju fl-oqsma ta’ San Publiju. San Pawl Milqi huwa tradizzjonalment ukoll il-post fejn Publiju laqa’ lil Pawlu għal tlitt ijiem u fil-fatt instabu l-fdalijiet ta’ villa Rumana…

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“Meta inti tkellem lill-membri ta’ din il-komunità kun xhud ta’ dak Alla li inti tiegħu u li lilu tqim” – L-Arċisqof lill-Kappillan il-ġdid ta’ Ħal Għaxaq

11/02/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Għaxaq
    9 ta’ Frar 2018

    Għażiż Dun Gordin, San Luqa, il-kittieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli, ifakkarna li fil-miġja tal-Appostlu Missierna, kien ħafna bard u llum mhux inqas: “Bdiet nieżla x-xita u kien il-bard” (Atti 28, 2). Imma dak il-jum għalina kien jum ta’ risq u ta’ barka u rrid nifhem u nitlob li anke għal din il-parroċċa, dan il-jum ikun jum ta’ risq u ta’ barka, inti u tibda uffiċjalment il-ministeru tiegħek bħala ragħaj ta’ din il-komunità Nisranija…

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The Sunday Gospel: 11th February

11/02/2018

  • Saint Mark 1:40-45 

    A leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” 

    Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. Then he said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” 

    The man went away and began to publicise the whole matter…

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The Gospel of the day: 10th February

10/02/2018

  • Solemnity of Saint Paul, Patron Saint of Malta 

    San Mark 16:15-20

    Jesus said to them, ‘Go into all the world; and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands and be unharmed should they drink deadly poison; they will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover.’

    And so the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven; there at the right hand of God he took his place, while they, going out, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that accompanied it…

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