Monthly Archives: October 2019

Gratitude to God and to others leads to joy and peace in our hearts – The Auxiliary Bishop

Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-50 anniversarju mill-bidu tal-Adorazzjoni għall-qdusija tal-Kleru

17/10/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, il-Ħamrun
    12 ta’ Ottubru 2019

    John Henry Newman, li għada jiġi ddikjarat qaddis minn Papa Franġisku, għandu kelma f’waqtha ħafna fuq il-gratitudni. Jgħid li għandna nistaqsu lilna nfusna kemm-il darba tlabna meta konna għaddejjin minn żmien ta’ prova, u kemm-il darba rringrazzjajna lil Alla meta t-talb tagħna nstema’…

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‘Click to Pray eRosary’ – wearable smart device to pray the rosary for peace

17/10/2019

  • In the middle of the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network launched the “Click To Pray eRosary” at a press conference in the Vatican on October 15. October is also the month of the Rosary.

    What is it?

    The Click To Pray eRosary is an interactive, smart and app-driven wearable device that serves as a tool for learning how to pray the rosary for peace in the world…

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The Gospel of the day: 17th October

17/10/2019
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Rom 3, 21-30
    Psalm: 129 (130), 1-2.3-4b.4c-6

    Gospel: Lk 11, 47-54

  • The Lord said: “Woe to you! You build the memorials of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building…

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Abominable

16/10/2019

  • *****

    Diretturi :        Jill Culton u Todd Wilderman

    Ilħna:               Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainer, Joseph Izzo, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Paulson, Tsai Chin u Michelle Wong

    Ħin tal-Film:    97 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                 U

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                      PG

    Il-bidu tal-istorja tlaqqagħna ma’ Yeti, żgħir fl-età, li ħarab minn laboratorju ta’ riċerka fejn kien qiegħed jinżamm…

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Joker

16/10/2019

  • ****

    Direttur:          Todd Philips

    Atturi:              Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Douglas Hodge, Glenn Flesher, Bill Camp u Shea Whigham

    Ħin tal-Film:    122 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                             15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                                  18

    Fl-1981, xogħol Arthur Fleck kien li jaħdem il-parti ta’ buffu waqt xi riċeviment…

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Message by Archbishop Scicluna on the second anniversary of the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

16/10/2019

  • On the second anniversary of the brutal assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, we pray for her eternal rest and for the gift of justice which serves each and everyone their due. We pray that those investigating her untimely death bring the executors and all persons involved to justice. We therefore pray for the gifts of prudence and wisdom but also for the gifts of integrity and courage…

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Amazon Synod Briefing: Migration and Inculturation

16/10/2019

  • The Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, Dr Paolo Ruffini, opened the briefing by announcing the four members named by the Pope to the Commission responsible for drafting the final document of the Synod. They are: Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Archbishop Edmundo Ponciano Valenzuela Mellid, and Fr Rossano Sala.

    Summary by Dr Ruffini

    Dr Ruffini went on to summarize the topics that emerged during the morning’s 11th General Congregation…

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Adelaide Cini never condemned anyone and always had a word of mercy – The Archbishop

100 years from the exhumation and transportation of Adelaide Cini's remains to Cini Institute in Santa Venera

16/10/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

    Il-Kappella tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù fl-Istitut Adelaide Cini, Sta Venera
    15 ta’ Ottubru 2019

    Nirringrazzjakom ilkoll tal-preżenza sabiħa tagħkom. Illejla nixtieq nitlob lill-Mulej il-grazzja li dak li qegħdin nibdew iwasslu Hu għat-tmiem feliċi tiegħu. Nixtieq nirringrazzja ħafna lid-Dottoressa Giovanna Brizzi, li aċċettat li tkun postulatriċi għall-kawża tal-beatifikazzjoni u l-kanonizzazzjoni tal-qaddejja t’Alla, il-Venerabbli Adelaide Cini…

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The Gospel of the day: 16th October

16/10/2019
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Rom 2, 1-11
    Psalm: 61 (62), 2-3.6-7.9

    Gospel: Lk 11, 42-46

  • The Lord said: “Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgement and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others…

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Synod Day 7: Appreciating the charism of the laity, distancing ourselves from clericalism

15/10/2019
  • During the 10th General Congregation which took place on the afternoon of 14 October, the participants in the Special Amazon Synod continued their work. In addition to Pope Francis, there were 177 Synod Fathers present, as well as other auditors, experts and invited guests.

    Rethinking ministry in the Church in the light of the parameters of synodality so that the Church might be more and more formed by the Word of God was defined as one of the challenges of the Church in the Amazon region…

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