News from the Church in Malta
First Reading: 2 Kings 5, 14-17
Psalm: 97 (98), 1.2-3ab.3cd-4
Second Reading: 2 Tim 2, 8-13
Gospel: Lk 17, 11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he travelled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him…
L‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi qal li ż‑żgħażagħ għandhom jingħataw iktar responsabbiltajiet fil‑ħajja tal‑Knisja. Dan qalu waqt li kien qed jindirzza l‑konferenza annwali għall‑youth leaders ‘Plexus19’, li ġiet organizzata mill‑MCYN (Malta Catholic Youth Network) tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.
Waqt diskussjoni ma’ madwar 240 parteċipant, li huma involuti fil‑ħidma pastorali maż‑żgħażagħ, l‑Isqof Galea‑Curmi qal li “ż‑żgħażagħ m’għandhomx jirċievu biss fil‑Knisja, imma għandu jkollhom sehem importanti…
L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Kan. David Cilia bħala arċipriet tal‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il‑Belt Valletta.
Il‑Kan. David Cilia twieled fit‑2 ta’ Awwissu 1968. Irċieva l‑edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola ta’ Ħal Qormi San Ġorġ, fil‑Kulleġġ San Albert il‑Kbir u fl-iskola tas-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof. Studja l‑Filosofija u t‑Teoloġija fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija tal‑Università ta’ Malta, u d‑Dritt Kanoniku fl‑Università Gregorjana f’Ruma…
The Polish Bishops’ Conference agreed to open the cause of beatification for Emilia née Kaczorowska and Karol Wojtyła Sr.
At a recent meeting in Warsaw, the Polish Bishops’ Conference agreed to initiate the diocesan phase of the beatification of St. John Paul II’s parents. Below is the official announcement from their website:
The Polish Bishops’ Conference has agreed (nihil obstat) to begin by the Archdiocese of Krakow the process of beatification of the parents of John Paul II – Karol Wojtyła [Sr] and Emilia nèe Kaczorowska…
First Reading: Joel 4, 12-21
Psalm: 96 (97), 1-2.5-6.11-12
Gospel: Lk 11, 27-28
While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
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L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jitlob li jerġa’ jinfetaħ il‑każ tal‑Venerabbli Adelaide Cini biex eventwalment, jekk tissodisfa l‑kriterji tal‑liġi tal‑Knisja, din il‑mara lajka tiġi bbeatifikata. Dan ser isir waqt Quddiesa li ser jiċċelebra l‑Arċisqof għada, it‑Tlieta 15 ta’ Ottubru, fis‑7pm, fil‑mitt sena tal‑eżumazzjoni u t‑trasport tal‑fdalijiet tagħha miċ‑ċimiterju ta’ Santa Marija Addolorata għall‑istitut “Ta’ Ċini” li kienet waqqfet u fejn tinsab midfuna. Adelaide Cini kienet ġiet iddikjarata Venerabbli mill‑Papa Piju X fit‑23 ta’ Frar 1910…
Għażiż Prof. Scicluna,
Proposta Baġit 2020: Studju Nazzjonali dwar il-propjetà
Bħalma għamlet fis-snin li għaddew, il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) qiegħda għal darb’oħra tistieden lill-Gvern biex iniedi studju nazzjonali dwar il-propjetà. Sal-lum il-KA għadha ma tistax tifhem għalfejn il-Gvern qed iżomm lura milli jagħmel dan. Din hija r-raba’ sena li l-KA qed tħeġġeġ lill-Gvern biex jerfa’ r-responsabbiltajiet tiegħu u jniedi tali studju li jkollu l-parteċipazzjoni sħiħa tal-istakeholders kollha fit-tfassil tat-terms of reference…
Is-Servizz Nazzjonali tat-Trasfużjoni tad-Demm qed jagħmel sejħa kbira għad-demm biex ir-riserva baxxa ta’ bħalissa titla’ kemm jista’ jkun malajr. Għaldaqstant dawk li jgawdu saħħithom huma ġentilment mitluba biex jersqu u jagħtu d-demm, possibbilment illum, għada, jew nhar il-Ħadd.
B’rabta ma’ din is-sejħa tajjeb li wieħed ifakkar li Servizz ta’ Saħħa tajjeb jiddependi wkoll minn riserva suffiċjenti ta’ demm, li tforni l-ħtiġijiet kbar fl-isptarijiet tal-gżejjer Maltin…
The tragedy of drug trafficking and its consequences: this was one of the interventions discussed on Wednesday afternoon in the Synod Hall…
First Reading: Joel 1, 13-15; 2, 1-2
Psalm: 9, 2-3.6 & 16.8-9
Gospel: Lk 11, 15-26
When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said: “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.” Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven…
