News from the Church in Malta
Merciful and modest. That’s how nuns, members of the Polish Catholic church and others are remembering Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak. They have been gathering in Krakow to bid her farewell. In remarks, the mother superior of her convent, Stanislawa Chruscicka, said Sister Cecylia would often say that “life is wonderful, however, too short.”
During her 110 years on this earth, the nun went through turbulent times…
Il-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
25 ta’ Novembru 2018
“Inti s-sultan tal-Lhud?” (Ġw 18:33). Id-domanda li għamel Pilatu quddiem Ġesù umiljat u kkundannat, hija domanda f’postha. Kif jista’ jkun li s-sultan tal-Lhud jidher quddiem l-awtorità imperjali huwa dgħajjef, mingħajr protezzjoni u mneżża minn kull dinjità? …
Fi tmiem l-Assemblea Djoċesana 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna wera t-tama li l-mixja ta’ tiġdid li l-Knisja f’Malta bdiet permezz ta’ din l-Assemblea Djoċesana, tkun mixja ta’ dixxerniment. Fil-messaġġ tiegħu hu saħaq fuq l-importanza li bħala Knisja ninvestu aktar ħin ma’ xulxin sabiex nisimgħu l-bżonnijiet ta’ xulxin. Fi kliem l-Arċisqof, “li nkunu flimkien mhuwiex ħela ta’ ħin”. Mons. Arċisqof sostna li bħala Nsara rridu mmissu l-qalb tal-bniedem bis-servizz u x-xhieda tagħna u rringrazzja lis-saċerdoti li bil-ħidma silenzjuża tagħhom huma xhieda tal-Kelma ta’ Alla.
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First Reading: Rev 14, 1-3.4b-5
Psalm: 23 (24), 1-2.3-4ab.5-6
Gospel: Luke 21, 1-4
When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, “I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.”
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Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Kristu Re mmexxija mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, li saret il-Ħadd, 25 ta’ Novembru 2018, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni bdiet b’mixja ta’ fidi mill-monument ta’ Kristu Re sal-Konkatidral fejn tkantat it-Talba tal-Għasar u Mons. Arċisqof wassal il-messaġġ tiegħu f’din il-festa solenni li tagħlaq is-sena liturġika.
Ir-ritratti ser ikunu aċċessibbli fuq il-websajt tar-Ritratti Uffiċjali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…
Pope Francis prayed the Angelus on Sunday with thousands of pilgrims huddled under umbrellas in a rainy St. Peter’s Square. He even complemented their courage. “You’re brave to have come with this rain!” he said.
In his address ahead of the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father reflected on the day’s Gospel passage (Jn 18:33b-37) and the Solemnity of Christ the King…
Illum, il-Ħadd 25 ta’ Novembru 2018, ser tiġi ċċelebrata l‑festa liturġika ta’ Kristu Re b’ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana li tibda fil-5pm b’mixja ta’ minn quddiem l-istatwa ta’ Kristu Re fil-Furjana sal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt, fejn titkanta t-Talba tal-Għasar. Waqt l-Għasar, Mons. Arċisqof ser jagħmel riflessjoni u jagħti l-Barka Sagramentali.
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First Reading: Dan 7, 13-14
Psalm: 92 (93) 1ab.1c-2.5
Second Reading: Rev 1, 5-8
Gospel: John 18, 33b-37
Pilate said to Jesus, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others told you about me?” Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? …
The annual concert by the band of the Armed Forces of Malta in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza on the occasion of the Week for Persons with Disability, is taking place at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mdina on Friday, 7th December 2018, at 8pm. The vocal and instrumental concert, courtesy of the Metropolitan Chapter, will be under the distinguished patronage of the President of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and H.G…
A 4.5 tonne Christmas tree was put up in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday morning. The 23metre high tree travelled from the northern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, more specifically, from Pordenone.
The Christmas tree, along with a life-sized nativity scene (which this year is being sculpted from sand) has been a tradition since 1982 when John Paul II was Pope…
