Yearly Archives: 2019

Watch: Agostinian sisters celebrate 125 years in Malta

07/08/2019

  • Is-sorijiet Agostinjani qed ifakkru l-125 preżenza tagħhom f’Malta meta waqqfu l-ewwel dar f’Ħal Qormi bis-saħħa tal-Isqof Pietru Pace fis-6 t’Awwissu tal-1894. L-Isqof Malti diġà kien midħla tas-sorijiet Agostinjani ta’ Casa Madre, fl-Italja, fejn kienu jinsabu xi sorijiet Maltin. Hu xtaq jiftaħ skola mmexxija mis-sorijiet tal-istess ordni għall-ġid tal-poplu Malti. Dan seħħ bil-miġja tal-ewwel erba’ sorijiet li kienu: Sr Cleofe Uberti u Sr Angela Tagliaferri mill-Italja, u Sr Giuliana u Sr Paolina Debrincat minn Għawdex…

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Interested in starting a new course?

07/08/2019

  • Fis‑sena akkademika li tibda f’Ottubru 2019, l‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali u diversi entitajiet formattivi oħra fi ħdan il‑Knisja ser joffru korsijiet varji ta’ formazzjoni. Fost id‑disa’ korsijiet offruti mill‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali hemm korsijiet dwar l‑Ekumeniżmu, l‑għeruq tal‑fidi Nisranija fil‑Ġudaiżmu,  l‑ispiritwalità, l‑irwol tan‑Nisrani fis‑soċjetà, u oħrajn.

    Il‑korsijiet offruti huma dawn:

    • L‑Iżvilupp tar‑Responsabbiltà Ambjentali/Developing Enviromental Responsibility (Livell 4)
    • L‑Iskoperta tal‑Fidi Permezz tal‑Arti/The Way of Beauty: Discovering Faith Through Art (Livell 4)
    • L‑Esperjenza Umana ta’ Alla fit‑Talb/The Human Experience of God in Prayer (Livell 4)
    • L‑ekumeniżmu/Ecumenism (Livell 5)
    • Il‑Ministeru Pastorali tal‑Familja/Family Ministry (MQF Livell 5)
    • L‑Għeruq tal‑Fidi Nisranija fil‑Ġudaiżmu/Jewish Roots in Christianity (Livell 5)
    • It‑Teoloġija/Theology (MQF Livell 5)
    • Il‑Kura Pastorali fl‑Iskejjel/Pastoral Care ‑ Chapliancy in Schools (MQF Livell 6)
    • Id‑Dimensjoni Spiritwali fil‑Kura tas‑Saħħa/The Spiritual Dimension in Health Care (MQF Livell 6)

    L‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali twaqqaf fl‑2007 bl‑iskop li joffri formazzjoni għall‑ħtiġijiet reali tas‑soċjetà kontemporanja…

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US bishops call for responsible gun laws after series of mass shootings

07/08/2019
  • The Catholic Bishops of the United States renew calls for responsible gun laws and more resources to address the root causes of violence, after a series of mass shootings that left 29 people dead in just a few hours.

    “Something remains fundamentally evil in our society when locations where people congregate to engage in the everyday activities of life can, without warning, become scenes of violence and contempt for human life.”

    US bishops expressed that conviction this weekend in a statement that followed a mass shooting in the US state of Texas on Saturday and shortly before another in Ohio…

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The Pope meets with Maltese altar boys

07/08/2019

  • B’tifkira tal-qaddis San Ġwann Maria Vianney, il-Papa Franġisku ltaqa’ ma’ grupp ta’ abbatini Maltin li telgħu jservu fil-Vatikan, ħadilhom b’idhom u talab magħhom. Wara li ttieħed ir-ritratt ta’ tifkira, il-Papa staqsa lill-abbatini jekk humiex jieklu tajjeb. Abbati minnhom qallu: “U kif!”
    L-abbatini offrew donazzjoni sabiħa għall-fond tal-karità tal-Papa. Magħha kien hemm offerta oħra ta’ kappillan.
    Iż-żjara tal-Abbatini fil-Vatikan kienet organizzata minn Dun Frans Bonnici, bl-assistenza ta’ Keith Tabone…

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Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw

07/08/2019

  • *****

    Direttur:          David Leitch

    Atturi:              Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Ediris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren u Elaz Gonzàbez

    Ħin tal-Film:    136 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA  TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                            12A

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISA:                                   12

    L-aġent federali, Luke Hobbs u l-merċenarju, Dechard Shaw, jinsabu jgħixu ħajja separata minn xulxin…

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The Gospel of the day: 7th August

07/08/2019
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Num 13, 1-3a.25 -14, 1.26-30.34-35
    Psalm: 105 (106), 6-7a.13-14.21-22.23

    Gospel: Mt 15, 21-28

  • At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! …

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The Gospel of Glory does not shy away from the Cross and sees the face of Christ in our brethren – The Archbishop on the feast of Our Saviour

Quddiesa fil-festa tat-Trasfigurazzjoni tal-Mulej

06/08/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Lija
    6 ta’ Awwissu 2019

    Dis-sena ir-rakkont tat-trasfigurazzjoni jagħtihulna l-evanġelista San Luqa, ħabib tagħna l-Maltin għaliex jagħtina wkoll ir-rakkont tal-miġja fostna tal-Appostlu Missierna fit-tieni ktieb tiegħu, l-Atti tal-Appostli.

    Il-kappillan, kif  beda jaqra r-rakkont, beda b’dawn il-kliem: “Ġesù ħa miegħu lil Pietru, lil Ġwanni u ‘l Ġakbu, u tala’ fuq il-muntanja biex jitlob” (Lq 9:28)…

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Close to victims of domestic violence

06/08/2019

  • The Church in Malta is currently carrying out works in Dar Ġesù Nazzarenu in Żejtun in order to welcome victims of domestic violence within six months. The shelter, run by Fondazzjoni Sebħ, is estimated at around €500,000.

    The shelter, situated within the nuns’ convent, will welcome 33 persons between mothers and children who experienced domestic violence and took the courageous decision to move on…

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Bishop Giovanni Cefai visits Malta

06/08/2019

  • Nhar il‑Ġimgħa, 9 ta’ Awwissu 2019, jasal Malta mill‑Perù l‑Isqof Giovanni Cefai, l‑ewwel isqof Malti tas‑Soċjetà Missjunarja ta’ San Pawl (MSSP). Din hi l‑ewwel żjara tiegħu f’Malta minn meta fit‑3 ta’ April li għadda l‑Papa Franġisku ħatru Isqof tal‑Prelatura Territorjali l‑ġdida ta’ Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, fil‑Perù.

    Fil‑bidu taż‑żjara tiegħu f’Malta, is‑Sibt, 10 ta’ Awwissu fl‑10:00 a.m., l‑Isqof Cefai ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa quddiem l‑inkwatru tal‑Madonna ta’ Pompej li jinsab fil‑Knisja tal‑Ġiżwiti, il‑Belt Valletta…

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