News from the Church in Malta
First Reading: Dan 7: 9-10. 13-14
Psalm: 96, 1-2.5-6.9
Second Reading: 2 Pet 1: 16-19
Gospel: Mk 9:1-9
Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white…
Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Balzan
4 ta’ Awwissu 2019
Waħda mill-mistoqsijiet li kemm-il darba smajt matul din is-sena kemm ili isqof hi: “Mela għadek timxi?” Ġieli niltaqa’ ma’ xi ħadd jien u ġej lejn il-knisja ta’ Ħal Balzan, jew meta mmur nimxi aktar ’il bogħod, u jistaqsini: “Mela għadek timxi?”
Nifhem il-mistoqsija, imma r-risposta tiegħi hi: kemm ili isqof, iktar hemm bżonn nimxi, mhux inqas! …
First Reading: Num 11, 4b-15
Psalm: 80 (81), 12-13.14-15.16-17
Gospel: Mt 14, 13-21
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns…
Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, San Ġwann
3 ta’ Awwissu 2019
Fil-ġrajja tat-tieġ ta’ Kana li għadna kif smajna, hemm frażi qasira imma b’tifsira kbira: “Omm Ġesù kienet hemm” (Ġw 2:1). Ir-rakkont donnu jrid jitfa’ l-enfasi fuq il-preżenza ta’ Marija. Int u taqra l-Evanġelju, qisek aktar tistenna li taqra: Ġesù kien hemm u kien hemm ommu wkoll…
Pope Francis sent a letter today to priests on the occasion of the 160th anniversary from the death of the saintly Curé d’Ars, patron saint of priests, whose liturgical memory we celebrate today.
To my Brother Priests.
Dear Brothers,
A hundred and sixty years have passed since the death of the holy Curé of Ars, whom Pope Pius XI proposed as the patron of parish priests throughout the world…
Bħal-lum sena, 4 ta’ Awwissu 2018, Mons. Joseph Galea-Curmi ġie kkonsagrat Isqof mill-Arċisqof ta’ Malta, Charles J. Scicluna, fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina.
L-Isqof Galea-Curmi għażel il-motto: Ngħożżu l‑ħajja bl‑imħabba.
“Il‑ħajja umana hi għażiża għax hija don ta’ Alla mogħtija lilna biex inħarsuha u nipproteġuha. Għalhekk ngħożżuha mill‑ewwel mument tat‑tnissil tagħha meta hi diġà ħajja umana, sat‑tmiem naturali tagħha…
First Reading: Ecc 1, 2; 2, 21-23
Psalm: 89 (90), 3-4.5-6. 12-13. 14 & 17
Second Reading: Col 3, 1-5. 9-11
Gospel: Lk 12, 13-21
Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”
Then he told them a parable…
L-intraprenditur Paul Gauci offra 750,000 f’ishma lil Caritas Malta kif ukoll lid-Dar tal-Providenza 75% tal-ishma tiegħu minn PG plc, li jfisser li ż-żewġ entitajiet mhux biss se jirċievu l-valur tal-kapital f’ishma, imma wkoll żewġ dividendi fis-sena, skont il-prestazzjoni tal-kumpanija.
Għalkemm Caritas Malta u d-Dar tal-Providenza diġà jirċievu legati b’mod regolari, din id-donazzjoni hija kkunsidrata ogħla, peress li se tagħtihom iċ-ċans li jippjanaw bil-quddiem, xi ħaġa li normalment hija ferm diffiċli għall-entitajiet li jibbażaw ħafna l-ħidma tagħhom fuq ġbir ta’ fondi.
“Xtaqt li nagħtihom siġra, siġra li tagħti l-frott kull sena,” spjega s-Sur Gauci mdawwar b’familtu, li kollha kienu b’appoġġ għal din id-donazzjoni…
Pope Francis has asked families to set aside time to pray both individually and together as a family.
His prayer intention for the month of August invites people to pray that “families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly schools of true human development.”
At the start of each month, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network releases a short video of the pope offering his specific prayer intention at www.thepopevideo.org…
First Reading: Lev 25, 1. 8-17
Psalm: 66 (67), 2-3.5.7-8
Gospel: Mt 14, 1-12
Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesus and said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him.” Now Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, for John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Although he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, for they regarded him as a prophet…
