Monthly Archives: November 2019

The Sunday Gospel: 3rd November

03/11/2019

The Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Wis 11, 22 – 12, 2
Psalm: 144 (145), 1-2.8-9.10-11. 13cd-14
Second Reading: 2 Thess 1, 11 – 2, 2

Gospel: Lk 19, 1-10

At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature… Read more »

Watch: The launch of the Archbishop’s book ‘Religion and the 1921 Malta Constitution, Genesis and Implications’

31/10/2019

On Thursday 31st October 2019, a new publication by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna entitled Religion and the 1921 Malta Constitution, Genesis and Implications was launched. 

In this book, the Archbishop researches the origin and subsequent discussions held at the beginning of the 20th century in order for the Catholic religion to be integrated in Maltese law… Read more »

Rejoicing in the faith of the communion of saints – The Archbishop

Mass on All Saints' Day

01/11/2019   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

First of all I would like to extend a cordial welcome to our friends from abroad. Welcome to this celebration of All Hallows, all Saints in this extraordinary cathedral that is an icon for European Union.

Today the Lord talks to us about blessedness. Blessed are the meek, blessed are the peacemakers, blessed are those who are persecuted (cf Mt 5: 5.9.10) and we rely on the intercession of so many friends who were blessed through the grace of discipleship and were also endowed with the gifts of mercy… Read more »

I ask for forgiveness for the walls we built to separate our dead – The Archbishop

Mass on All Saints' Day

02/11/2019   The Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery Chapel, Paola

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

It-talba li aħna ntennu diversi drabi f’dan il-jum għażiż u kull meta niftakru f’ħutna l-mejtin, hija talba li ħafna drabi tfakkarna fid-destin tagħna għax aħna nitolbu: “Agħtihom, o Mulej, il-mistrieħ ta’ dejjem, id-dawl ta’ dejjem jiddi fuqhom, jistrieħu fis-sliem”.

L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna (Mt 5:1-12), l-Evanġelju li Ġesù jħabbar lill-folol minn fuq il-muntanja qaddisa tal-Beatitudnijiet li tħares lejn il-medda ta’ baħar li huwa l-Baħar ta’ Tiberijade, titkellem fuq hena li tibda minn din il-ħajja… Read more »

Training for pastoral operators

02/11/2019

Is-Segretarjat Parroċċi flimkien mal-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali qed jorganizza taħriġ għall-Operaturi Pastorali dwar is-suġġett: Dixxerniment Komunitarju u Pjanar Pastorali.

Deskrizzjoni

Matul dawn il-ġimgħat, bosta parroċċi jkunu qed ifasslu l-pjan pastorali tagħhom. Filwaqt li l-ħidma kollha tal-Knisja għandha l-istess għan, kull parroċċa jista’ jkollha modi u mezzi differenti ta’ kif tilħqu.

Il-Pjan Pastorali għandu jkun frott ta’ dixxerniment komunitarju… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 2nd November

02/11/2019

All Souls’ Day
Readings of the day

First Reading: Job 19, 1.23-27a
Psalm: 26
Second Reading: Rom 19, 1.23-27a

Gospel: Jn 6, 37-40

Jesus said to the crowds: “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me… Read more »

The environment: one step forward, two steps back

01/11/2019

Il‑Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) tinnota b’sodisfazzjon l‑approvazzjoni ta’ mozzjoni mill‑Parlament Malti li tiddikjara emerġenza fil‑klima.

Is‑sodisfazzjon tal‑KA għall‑pass li ħadet l‑ogħla istituzzjoni ta’ pajjiżna b’din id‑deċiżjoni ttappan bil‑kbir meta lbieraħ tħabbret id‑deċiżjoni li l‑Awtorità tal‑Ippjanar approvat applikazzjoni biex binja mitluqa fuq art barra ż‑żoni tal‑iżvilupp ġewwa l‑Qala Għawdex tinbidel f’villa moderna. Il‑KA ttenni li deċiżjonijiet bħal dawn juru insensitività kbira min‑naħa tal‑awtorijiet għall‑wirt naturali tal‑gżejjer tagħna u għal serħan il‑moħħ tal‑Maltin u l‑Għawdxin kollha, u tqisha bħala qabża lura mill‑aħbar tajba li kellna għaxart ijiem ilu… Read more »

Ir-riforma dwar it-traffikar uman u l-prostituzzjoni

01/11/2019

The Archdiocese of Malta, through the Justice & Peace Commission of and Caritas Malta, have participated in the presentation of a joint submission to the Maltese Government, on the proposed reform for the legalisation of prostitution and human trafficking.

The joint submission, endorsed by several organisations, speaks of three main goals that are complementary and cannot be enacted separately, essential for the human dignity of the victims to be safeguarded. 

  • To decriminalise those who are prostituted ‑ Conscious of the fact that most sex workers are caught up in prostitution against their will and are the main victims of a broken system which enslaves them.  They should not be criminalised or victimised further for the abuse they endure…

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