Monthly Archives: February 2019

The Gospel of the day: 19th February

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Gen 6, 5-8; 7, 1-5.10
    Psalm: 28 (29), 1a & 2.3ac-4.3b & 9b-10

    Gospel: Mark 8, 14-21

     

  • The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. He enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” They concluded among themselves that it was because they had no bread…

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Press conference on the protection of minors in the Church

  • Today, Monday 18th February 2019, at 11:30, a press conference will be held at the Holy See Press Office to present the meeting on “The protection of minors in the Church”, to be held at the Vatican from the 21st till the 24th February 2019.

    The main speakers of the press conference will be: 

    Cardinal Blase J. Cupich (Archbishop of Chicago and member of the organizing committee), Mgr Charles J…

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Angelus: Pope invites prayers for Protection of Minors meeting

  • Pope Francis, following the recitation of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, focused his attention on “the protection of minors in the Church” meeting, to be held in the Vatican from 21 to 24 February 2019.

    The Pope said that all the Presidents of all the Episcopal Conferences would be there and he invited those present in St Peter’s Square to pray for the meeting, which the Pontiff said, he wanted “as an act of strong pastoral responsibility in the face of an urgent challenge of our time.”

    The February Meeting will include plenary sessions, working groups, moments of common prayer, listening to testimonies, a penitential liturgy, and a final Eucharistic celebration…

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How is the Catholic Action in Malta celebrating its 89th anniversary?

  • Seven years after the publication of the Encyclical “Urbi Arcano” by Pope Pius XI, Rev Prof Daniel Callus OP set up the “Lega Universitaria Cattolica Maltese”. The statute was approved by Archbishop Maurus Caruana on 19th February 1930. This was the beginning of the Catholic Action in Malta.

    From that point onwards, the Catholic Action has had a positive impact on the spread of Catholic teaching in society, as well as the quality of social engagement in Malta…

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The Gospel of the day: 18th February

  • Readings of the day
  • First reading: Gen 4, 1-15.25
    Psalm: 49 (50), 1 & 8.16bc-17.20-21

    Gospel: Mk 8, 11-13

     

  • The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.

    He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? …

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Alita: Battle Angel

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    Direttur:          Robert Rodriguez

    Atturi:              Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earie Haley u Keean Johnson

    Ħin tal-Film:   122 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                 12A

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                      12

    Fis-sena 2563, id-Dinja tinsab f’qagħda devastanti wara gwerra katastrofika…

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Destroyer

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    Direttur:          Karyn Kusama

    Atturi:              Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Sebastian Stan, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, Toby Huss u  James Jordan

    Ħin tal-Film:   121 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                 15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                      18

    Erin Bell, detektiv, tippreżenta ruħha f’xena fejn seħħ delitt ta’ raġel b’madwaru dollari mtebbgħin b’inka vjola…

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The Mule

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    Direttur:          Clint Eastwood

    Atturi:              Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest, Andy Garcia, Alison Eastwood u Taissa Farmiga

    Ħin tal-Film:    116 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                             15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                                  18

    Earl Stone, anzjan ta’ disgħin sena u veteran tal-Gwerra tal-Korea, ħadem għal żmien twil fl-ortikultura, jkabbar il-fjuri…

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The Sunday Gospel: 17th February

  • Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings of the day
  • First reading: Ger 17, 5-8
    Psalm: 1, 1-2.3.4 & 6
    Second Reading: 1 Cor 15, 12.16-20

    Gospel: Lk 6, 17.20-26

  • In those days, Jesus came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground. A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon…

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New archpriest and parish priest for Siġġiewi and Ħ’Attard parishes

  • Arċipriet ġdid għall-parroċċa tas-Siġġiewi

     

    • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Josef Mifsud bħala l‑Arċipriet tal‑parroċċa ta’ San Nikola, is‑Siġġiewi.

      Dun Josef Mifsud twieled fil‑15 ta’ Mejju 1981 u trabba s‑Siġġiewi fejn irċieva l‑ewwel edukazzjoni tiegħu fl-iskola primarja tas-Siġġewi. Huwa kiseb l-edukazzjoni sekondarja fis‑Seminarju Minuri tal-Arċisqof, Tal-Virtù, ir-Rabat, u kompla l-istudji terzjarji fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl-Università ta’ Malta…

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