Yearly Archives: 2018

“Do not let the wedding distract you from marriage” – The Archbishop to engaged couples

L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu fl-2018

14/01/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, Valletta
    13 ta’ Jannar 2018

    Is-silta tal-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna hi dizzjunarju ċkejken għan-Nisrani. Fil-fatt hemm ċertu kliem, li kultant aħna neħduh for granted, li San Ġwann, li kiteb ir-raba’ Evanġelju, jispjegah.

    L-ewwel kelma li jfisser hija l-kelma ‘rabbi’ li tfisser mgħallem u dan huwa l-ewwel titlu ta’ Ġesù ta’ Nazaret, tal-mastrudaxxa li beda jsejjaħ id-dixxipli tiegħu…

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Church statistics for Chile and Peru

14/01/2018

  • Pope Francis will visit Chile and Peru from the 15th till the 22nd January 2018. In Chile, he will visit the capital Santiago, Temuco and Iquique and in Peru he will pass through Lima, Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo. It will be the pope’s sixth trip to Latin America. He has already been to Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Cuba, Mexico and he will visit Colombia in September of this year…

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Emigrants’ Commission’s appeal on integration of refugees

World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2018

14/01/2018

  • Thirty years have passed since the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) officially set foot in Malta through an Operational Partners Agreement with the Emigrants’ Commission, signed on December 2, 1987.

    Moreover, 15 years have gone since, in 2002, Malta saw the first big wave of Mediterranean boat people reaching its shores, seeking international protection. It signalled the start of a phenomenon that led to what is probably the most important social and cultural challenge our country faced for a very long time…

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The Sunday Gospel: 14th January

14/01/2018

  • Saint John 1:35-42 

    John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher) “where are you staying?” He said to them,”Come, and you will see.”

    So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day…

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“Every nun is a story onto herself, a story of generosity” – The Vicar General to the Sisters of Charity helping at Dar tal-Providenza

13/01/2018

  • Fl-okkażjoni tal-50 anniversarju minn meta s-Sorijiet tal-Karità ta’ Santa Ġovanna Antida Thouret bdew il-ħdima tagħhom fid-Dar tal-Providenza, il-Ġimgħa, 12 ta’ Jannar 2018, il-Vigarju Ġenerali, Mons. Joe Galea Curmi ċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament f’din id-Dar.   

    Għal din l-okkażjoni kienet preżenti wkoll Suor Mary Stephanos, il-Provinċjal tas-Sorijiet tal-Karità għal Malta u l-Italja u ġiet tirrappreżenta s-Superjura Ġenerali Suor Nunzia De Gori.   …

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One in twelve Christians in the world are persecuted

13/01/2018
  • In 2017, out of the 2.48 billion Christians in the world, 215 million suffered a degree of persecution ranging from “strong to extreme.”

  • “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.”

    If the year 2017 marks the military defeat of ISIS in the Middle East, it also reflects a return to strength of religious nationalism with a strong intolerance towards minorities. Today, 215 million Christians are severely persecuted around the world – one in twelve Christians – reports the NGO Open Doors in its worldwide index of Christian persecution published annually…

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Pastoral Visit by the Archbishop at Qawra Parish

13/01/2018

  • Bejn għada l-Ħadd u t-Tnejn, 14 u 15 ta’ Jannar 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna se jkun qed jagħmel il-viżta pastorali fil-Parroċċa tal-Qawra, fejn se jiltaqa’ mat-tfal u ż-żgħażagħ u mal-anzjani u l-morda tal-parroċċa.  Se jiltaqa’ wkoll mal-komunità internazzjonli tal-Parroċċa, fosthom ma’ Nsara minn Knejjes oħra kif ukoll mal-impjegati ta’ żewġ lukandi fl-istess lokalità.

    Hawn taħt tista’ taqra l-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Scicluna lill-komunità tal-Qawra…

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The Gospel of the day: 13th January

13/01/2018

  • Saint Mark 2:13-17 

    Jesus went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him…

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The Lord’s invitation

12/01/2018

  • In his Christmas message, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna said that his wish for all of us is that Jesus truly enters in our hearts with his consolation but also with his precious word. “This Christmas, the Lord is inviting you to go to Church, to go to Mass, and to receive the Sacraments of Confession and the Eucharist”.

    The Archbishop said that Jesus invites us to forgive each other, to love each other more, and to see his presence in our brothers and sisters, especially those who need our love and care in a special way…

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