News from the Church in Malta
Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Balzan
30 ta’ Diċembru 2018
Meta nħarsu lejn il-Familja ta’ Nazaret—ta’ Ġesù, Marija u Ġużeppi—li l-Knisja tqiegħed bħala ispirazzjoni u għajnuna għall-ħajja tal-familja, jista’ jkun li tiġina l-mistoqsija: Imma din il-familja li għexet 2,000 sena ilu x’messaġġ tista’ tagħtina għal ħajjitna llum? …
Four seminarians who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary will ask Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood. This celebration will take place on Sunday 6th January 2019, during Epiphany Mass at St John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, at 9:15 a.m.
Roderick Baldacchino and Jean‑Claude Schembri from St Catherine’s Parish, Żejtun, Joshua Cortis from St Gaetan Parish, Ħamrun, and Tony Pace from the Conversion of Saint Paul Parish, Ħal Safi, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood…
UDJENZA ĠENERALI
Awla Pawlu VI
L-Erbgħa 2 ta’ Jannar 2019
Għeżież ħuti, l-għodwa t-tajba u anki s-Sena t-tajba!
Inkomplu bil-katekeżi tagħna fuq il-“Missierna”, imdawlin mill-misteru tal-Milied li għadna kemm iċċelebrajna m’ilux.
Il-Vanġelu ta’ Mattew iqiegħed it-test tal-“Missierna” f’punt strateġiku, fiċ-ċentru tad-Diskors tal-Muntanja (ara 6:9-13). Ħa nosservaw ix-xena: Ġesù jitla’ fuq l-għolja ħdejn l-għadira, u joqgħod bilqiegħda; madwaru għandu ċ-ċirku tad-dixxipli l-iżjed qrib tiegħu, u mbagħad folla kbira ta’ wċuħ anonimi…
First Reading: 1 John 2, 29 – 3, 6
Psalm: 97 (98), 1.3cd-4.5-6
Gospel: John 1, 29-34
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptising with water was that he might be made known to Israel.”
John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon him…
Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Balzan
1 ta’ Jannar 2019
Il-fatt li fl-ewwel jum ta’ din is-sena l-ġdida qegħdin miġburin hawnhekk fil-knisja juri li aħna nixtiequ nitolbu lill-Mulej il-barka tiegħu għal din is-sena għax nagħrfu li hu bis-saħħa u bl-għajnuna tiegħu li nistgħu ngħixu sena tajba…
A record sum of €1,275,442 was raised during the New Year’s day Feast of Generosity organised by Id-Dar tal-Providenza. The dry but rather cool weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the large crowds that made it to Siġġiewi during the day to make their donation under the big tent set up in the parking lot…
First Reading: 1 Jn 2, 22-28
Psalm: 97 (98), 1.2-3ab.3cd-4
Gospel: John 1, 19-28
This is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, “Who are you?” he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Messiah.” So they asked him, “What are you then? …
Id-Dar tal-Providenza, is-Siġġiewi
1 ta’ Jannar 2019
Bħalma qalulna t-tfal fil-bidu ta’ din il-Quddiesa, ir-ragħajja semgħu l-kelma tal-anġlu u hu jgħid: “Glorja ’l Alla fl-għoli tas-smewwiet u paċi fl-art lill-bnedmin ta’ rieda tajba” (Lq 2:14). U marru jgħaġġlu lejn il-grotta ta’ Betlehem u sabu, kif kien qalilhom l-anġlu, lil Marija u lil Ġużeppi u lit-tarbija mimduda f’maxtura…
First Reading: Num 6, 22-27
Psalm: 66 (67), 2-3.5.6.8
Second Reading: Gal 4, 4-7
Gospel: Luke 2, 16-21
The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child…
