Monthly Archives: July 2019

Book launch of ‘Jiena Thomas’

  • “San Tumas More spiċċa martri għax kien onest u għaldaqstant dan il-qaddis għandu jkun ta’ eżempju għal kull wieħed u waħda minna, u għalhekk min verament jixtieq jimxi b’moralità, illum hawn ħafna modi biex ikun jista’ jiddefendi lilu nnifsu, iżda nfakkar li moralità waħda hemm: il-verità”, qal l-Ispeaker Anġlu Farrugia waqt it-tnedija ta’ pubblikazzjoni oħra mill-Parlament, ‘Jiena Thomas’.

    L-Ispeaker faħħar il-ħidma u r-riċerka ta’ Patri Thomas Moore dwar il-qaddis Thomas More u qal li din il-pubblikazzjoni għandha tkun ta’ interess għal dawk interessati fil-politika u li jservu minn din l-istituzzjoni tant prestiġjuża hekk kif fakkar li l-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II fis-sena 2000, nhar il-31 ta’ Ottubru, kien iddikjara lil dan il-qaddis bħala l-Patrun tal-Politiċi u tal-Istatisti…

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The Gospel of the day: 10th July

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Gen 41, 55-57; 42, 5-7a. 17-24a
    Psalm: 32 (33), 2-3.10-11.18-19

    Gospel: Mt 10, 1-7

  • Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.

    The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him…

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Spreading joy and not sorrow – The Auxiliary Bishop

Quddiesa f'għeluq il-50 sena ta’ ħajja reliġjuża ta’ 5 sorijiet u 25 sena ta’ ħajja reliġjuża ta’ soru tal-Ulied il-Qalb ta' Ġesù

  • L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

  • Il-Kunvent tal-Ulied il-Qalb ta’ Ġesù, Fleur-de-Lys

    7 ta’ Lulju 2019

    Waħda mill-karatteristiċi sbieħ ta’ Papa Franġisku hi l-enfasi fuq il-ferħ. Araw tlieta mid-dokumenti prinċipali tiegħu: Il-Ferħ tal-Evanġelju; Il-Ferħ tal-Imħabba; Ifirħu u Thennew. Hemm din in-nota kontinwa ta’ ferħ…

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The 69th Provincial Chapter of the Maltese Capuchin Province

  • Fil-bidu ta’ Lulju ġie ċċelebrat id-69 Kapitlu Provinċjali Ordinarju Elettiv tal-Aħwa Kapuċċini Maltin. Dan il-kapitlu sar fil-kunvent tas-Salib Imqaddes fil-Furjana u għalih attendew 53 Aħwa Kapuċċini.

    Matul il-ġimgħa tal-Kapitlu, il-patrijiet Kapuċċini kellhom iċ-ċans jitolbu, jiddiskutu u anke jfasslu flimkien programm għall-futur tal-Provinċja. F’dan il-Kapitlu, ippresedut mill-Ministru Ġenerali tal-Ordni tal-Kapuċċini Patri Roberto Genuin u fil-preżenza tal-Kunsillier Ġenerali Patri Pio Morat, saru wkoll l-elezzjonijiet tal-Ministru Provinċjali u anke tal-Kunsill tiegħu għat-tliet snin li ġejjin…

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The Gospel of the day: 9th July

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Gen 32, 22-32
    Psalm: 16 (17), 1.2-3.6-7.8b & 15

    Gospel: Mt 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…

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The Archbishop’s panegyric on St Paul’s feast

Quddiesa fil-festa tal-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl

  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Il-Kolleġġjata ta’ San Pawl, ir-Rabat

    7 ta’ Lulju 2019

    F’Kapitlu 9 tal-Atti tal-Appostli San Luqa jirrakkontalna l-esperjenza tal-konverżjoni ta’ Sawlu, l-Appostlu Missierna Pawlu. Għandna erba’ verżjonijiet ta’ din l-esperjenza li tlieta minnhom huma f’dan il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli (Kap 9, kap 22 u Kap 26). Fl-Ewwel Qari smajna t-tieni waħda meta jirrakkontaha Pawlu stess, u fl-ittra lill-Galatin, Kapitlu 1, Pawlu jerġa’ jagħti l-istess esperjenza…

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Pope: Migrants are symbols of all those rejected by society

  • He had been Pope for only 4 months when he made a surprise visit to Lampedusa. It was his first pastoral visit outside Rome. This tiny island, halfway between Sicily and the coast of North Africa, has become one of the main European points of entry for migrants and refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean.

    It was on 8 July 2013, that Pope Francis spoke of the “globalization of indifference”…

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€687,795 raised during volleyball marathon in aid of Dar tal-Providenza

  • €687,795 were raised during the 11th edition of the Volleyball Marathon in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza that took place between Friday 5th and Sunday 7th July in the parking lot of the Siġġiewi Home. This sum included that of €378,226 which was collected during a special edition of Xarabank on June 28th on TVM.

    Forty young male and female players, coaches, referees, scorekeepers, medical doctors, physiotherapists and nurses challenged the persisting heat of the day and played fifty-three hours of non-stop Volleyball to raise much-needed funds for Id-Dar tal-Providenza…

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The Gospel of the day: 8th July

  • Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Gen 28, 10-22a
    Psalm: 90 (91), 1-2.3-4.14-15ab

    Gospel: Mt 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…

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The Sunday Gospel: 7th July

  • The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
    Readings of the day
  • First Reading: Is 66, 10-14c
    Psalm: 65 (66), 1-3a.4-5.6-7a.16 & 20
    Second Reading: Gal 6, 14-18

    Gospel: Lk 10, 1-12.17-20

  • The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit…

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