Yearly Archives: 2018

Pope appoints presidents-delegate for synod on young people

16/07/2018

  • Pope Francis with young people of the pre-synodal youth meeting in Rome in March 2018.  (ANSA)

     

  • Pope Francis on Saturday appointed 4 cardinals as presidents delegate for the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops which has as its theme, “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.”

    The presidents delegate are:

    • Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako of Babylon (Iraq)
    • Cardinal Désiré Tsarahazana, Archbishop of Toamasina (Madagascar)
    • Cardinal Charles Maung Bo SDB., Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar)
    • Cardinal John Ribat MSC, Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

    The presidents-delegate take turns in presiding over the synod assemblies on behalf of the Pope.  A president-delegate is responsible for guiding the work of the synod and assigning special tasks to certain members, when necessary, so that the assembly proceeds efficiently.  He also signs the documents of the assembly.  When there are several presidents-delegate, they all sign the final documents of the synod. 

    Source: Vatican News

     

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The Gospel of the day: 16th July

16/07/2018

  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel

    Saint John 19:25-27 

    In those days, near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.  When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”   Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home…

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The Sunday Gospel: 15th July

15/07/2018

  • Saint Mark 6:7-13 

    Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick – no food, no sack, no money in their belts. They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic. 

    He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there. Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.” 

    So they went off and preached repentance. They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them…

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“Intom parti mit-taqtigħa tal-legalità kontra l-kriminalità, ta’ dawk li jissieltu għall-ġid komuni” – L-Arċisqof lill-pulizija

Quddiesa f'Jum il-Pulizija

14/07/2018
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  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

     

  • Il-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
    14 ta’ Lulju 2018

    Qegħdin infakkru l-204 anniversarju mit-twaqqif tal-Korp tal-Pulizija. Nixtieq nirringrazzja lill-Kummissarju tal-Pulizija talli kompla—għaliex wara kollox hija deċiżjoni tiegħu—it-tradizzjoni li parti miċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tkun ukoll din il-quddiesa solenni ta’ ringrazzjament…

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The Gospel of the day: 14th July

14/07/2018

  • Saint Matthew 10:24-33 

    Jesus said to his Apostles: “No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above his master. It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household! Therefore do not be afraid of them…

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Live: Holy Mass on Police Day

13/07/2018

  • Is-Sibt, 14 ta’ Lulju 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Pulizija. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u tibda fid-9am.

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Questions from agnostic friend lead Spanish man to the priesthood

13/07/2018

  • Fr Juan Pablo Aroztegi is ordained July 2 by Bishop José Ignacio Munilla. Credit: Diocese of San Sebastian.

     

  • Fr. Juan Pablo Aroztegi became the youngest priest in the diocese of San Sebastian, Spain, when he was ordained last weekend by Bishop José Ignacio Munilla at Good Shepherd Cathedral…

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The Gospel of the day: 13th July

13/07/2018

  • Saint Matthew 10:16-23 

    Jesus said to his Apostles: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. 

    When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say…

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I pray that those who are in authority, even in our country, would understand that when one welcomes those who are in danger of dying they will be blessed, because God takes care of his servants – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of St Benedict

12/07/2018
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

    St Peter’s Monastery, Mdina
    11th July 2018

    Today we are celebrating the feast of the patron of Europe, Saint Benedict of Nursia. Saint Benedict and companions, first in Subiaco and then in Montecassino, started what we may call a new movement of renewal that at its heart is the Gospel of Jesus Christ…

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Does faith get a yellow card at the FIFA World Cup?

12/07/2018

  • Belgium’s forward Romelu Lukaku prays at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup Group G football match between Belgium and Panama at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi on June 18, 2018.

     

  • As a passionate soccer fan, Jennifer Bryson has been faithfully watching every game she can during the 2018 FIFA World Cup…

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