News from the Church in Malta
First Reading: Acts 13, 14. 43-52
Psalm: 99 (100), 2.3.5
Second Reading: Rev 7, 9.14b-17
Gospel: Jn 10, 27-30
Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish…
Il-Ħadd, 12 ta’ Mejju 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra l-Ordinazzjoni Djakonali li fiha ħames seminaristi jiġu ordati djakni, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni ser tibda fid-9:00am.
Il-ħames seminaristi li ser jiġu ordnati djakni mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna huma:
Osmar Baldacchino mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Nikola, is‑Siġġiewi, David Borg mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Madonna tal‑Grazzja, Ħaż‑Żabbar, Christopher Bugeja mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl, ir‑Rabat, Jonathan Debattista mill‑Parroċċa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, Ħal Tarxien, Tony Pace mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Konverżjoni ta’ San Pawl, Ħal Safi.
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Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana
10 ta’ Mejju 2019
Hu pjaċir tiegħi li nkun magħkom għal din il-wirja li hija t-13-il edizzjoni minn meta Caritas Malta organizzat l-ewwel waħda madwar 15-il sena ilu. Hi wirja li tesprimi l-ġmiel u wieħed mill-iskopijiet tal-Knisja f’Malta hu sewwasew li tippromwovi l-ġmiel…
More than 90 employees within the Secretariat for Catholic Education of the Archdiocese of Malta attended a team-building day at Casa Leone organised and coordinated by Nicolette Scerri, the Church Homes for the Elderly Activity Coordinator.
Last year, the Secretariat organised their team-building day at this home as well. These annual events form part of the Secretariat’s corporate social responsibility…
First Reading: Acts 9, 31-42
Psalm: 115 (116), 12-13.14-15.16-17
Gospel: Jn 6, 60-69
Many of the disciples of Jesus who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you? …
Għal diversi snin, is-sorijiet Agostinjani, li għandhom f’idejhom il-formazzjoni ta’ tant tfal u adolexxenti, ħassew il-bżonn ta’ post li jilqa’ lit-tfajliet li jkunu spiċċaw mill-iskejjel tagħhom. Post li t-tfajliet jistgħu jqisuh bħala tagħhom, iħossuhom komdi fih u jservi ta’ spazju fejn jibqgħu jirċievu formazzjoni wara s-snin tal-iskola.
Kien proprju fis-sena li għaddiet li l-Madre Provinċjali, Sr Rachel Frendo, ispirata mill-ħerqa u l-imħabba tal-Papa Franġisku lejn iż-żgħażagħ, ipproponiet li l-basement tal-kunvent tal-Gżira jinbidel f’ċentru għalihom. Il-komunità tal-Gżira laqgħet din il-proposta b’ottimiżmu kbir, u minn dakinhar il-proġett sar wieħed mill-prijoritajiet tal-Madre Provinċjali…
First Reading: Acts 9, 1-20
Psalm: 116 (117), 1.2
Gospel: Jn 6, 52-59
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his Flesh to eat?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you…
“Vos estis lux mundi”. “You are the light of the world… Our Lord Jesus Christ calls every believer to be a shining example of virtue, integrity and holiness”. The Gospel of Matthew provides the title and first words of Pope Francis’ new Motu proprio dedicated to the fight against sexual abuse committed by clerics and religious, as well as the actions or omissions of Bishops and Religious Superiors that in any way interfere with or fail to investigate abuse…
