News from the Church in Malta
Saint Matthew 10:7-15
Jesus said to his Apostles: “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”
Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick…
True Light Catholic Media Foundation is holding a ‘Maltese Catholic Film Contest’ for Maltese and Gozitan youths between the ages of 14-24.
Contestants are challenged to create a Catholic inspired film which will be voted on by a team of judges judges (amongst whom are Fr Brendan Gatt & Matthew Sammut of ICE) and the general public through social media.
This project is encouraging young Catholics to get actively involved in creating media which allows them to share their Catholic faith with their peers and at the same time to learn more about the Catholic faith and how to communicate it…
Saint Benedict, Abbot, Patron of Europe – Feast
Saint Matthew 19:27-29
In those days Peter said to Jesus, “Lo, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.
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Il-kappella ta’ San Kosma u Damjan, Lourdes
30 ta’ Ġunju 2018
Qed ngħixu llum ġurnata sabiħa u storika f’dan il-pellegrinaġġ speċjali tagħna l-Maltin ġewwa Lourdes. Ġibna hawnhekk dan l-inkwatru ta’ San Ġorġ Preca, pittura sabiħa ta’ Manwel Farrugia, flimkien mar-relikwa ta’ San Ġorġ, biex jibqgħu hawn f’din il-kappella…
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, confirmed on Monday that Pope Francis will participate in the upcoming World Youth Day 2019 in Panama.
The Holy Father will arrive at the event a day after it begins and take part from the 23rd to the 27th of January.
A brief statement said the Pope had accepted an invitation from the government of Panama and from the country’s Catholic bishops…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna flimkien mal-grupp ta’ pellegrini żgħażagħ waslu Malta dalgħodu wara pellegrinaġġ ta’ tmint ijiem fl-Art Imqaddsa. F’dawn l-aħħar jiem żaru x-Xmara Ġordan fejn ġeddew il-wegħdiet tal-maghmudija, il-qabar ta’ Lazru, il-belt ta’ Ġeriko u l-Baħar il-Mejjet. Huma żaru wkoll il-Bażilika tan-Natività f’Betlehem waqt li f’Ġerusalemm żaru ċ-Ċenaklu, is-Santwarju tad-Dormizzjoni tal-Madonna u l-Bażilika tal-Ġetsemani fost l-oħrajn. Il-pellegrinaġġ laħaq il-qofol tiegħu b’purċissjoni b’riflessjoni fuq il-passjoni, il-mewt u l-qawmien tal-Mulej u biċ-1ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa tal-Għid fil-Bażilika tal-Qabar ta’ Kristu…
Saint Matthew 9:32-38
A demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus, and when the demon was driven out the mute person spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the prince of demons.” Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the labourers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out labourers for his harvest.”
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Pope Francis has issued decrees advancing the Causes of four candidates, including two teenagers who heroically lived the Christian virtues.
At a meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the Pope signed a decree recognising the heroic virtues of Alexia González-Barros, who offered her sufferings from a malignant tumour for the Church.
González was born in Madrid in 1971…
Saint Matthew 9:18-26
While Jesus was speaking, an official came forward, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has just died. But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live.” Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.
A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel on his cloak. She said to herself, “If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.” Jesus turned around and saw her, and said, “Courage, daughter! …
Saint Mark 6:1-6
Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? …
