Monthly Archives: January 2020

Mass for married and engaged couples

03/01/2020

L-Arċisqof Chares J. Scicluna qed jistieden għal ċelebrazzjoni tal‑Quddiesa lill‑koppji li żżewġu fl‑2019 u lill‑koppji għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu matul l‑2020.

Il‑Quddiesa għall‑għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu din is‑sena ser issir ghada s‑Sibt, 4 ta’ Jannar, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta, fil‑5:30 p.m.

Il‑Quddiesa għall-koppji li ngħaqdu fis-Sagrament taż-Żwieġ is-sena li għaddiet ser issir is‑Sibt, 11 ta’ Jannar, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta, fil‑5:30 p.m… Read more »

A big THANK YOU from id-Dar tal-Providenza for Festa ta’ Ġenerożità

03/01/2020

Somma rekord ta’ €1,365,556 inġabret waqt il-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità organizzata mid-Dar tal-Providenza fl-ewwel tas-sena l-ġdida. Bosta kienu dawk li marru s-Siġġiewi biex jagħmlu d-donazzjoni tagħhom taħt it-tinda li ttellgħet fil-parkeġġ imma ħafna kienu wkoll dawk li ċemplu biex jagħmlu d-donazzjoni tagħhom. Bħal kull sena, għadd ta’ parroċċi f’Malta u Għawdex organizzaw ġabriet speċjali li mbagħad ingħataw lid-Dar f’isem il-komunità parrokkjali.

Id-Direttur tad-Dar tal-Providenza, Fr Martin Micallef, qal li din il-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità bħal dejjem uriet il-qalb kbira tal-poplu Malti u Għawdxi li għal darb’oħra wera solidarjetà u ġenerożità mad-Dar… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 3rd January

03/01/2020

The Holy Name of God
Readings of the day

First reading: 1 Jn 2, 29 – 3, 6
Psalm: 97 (98), 1.3cd-4.5-6

Gospel: Jn 1, 29-34

John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptising with water was that he might be made known to Israel.”

John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon him… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 2nd January

02/01/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Jn 2, 22-28
Psalm: 97 (98), 1.2-3ab.3cd-4

Gospel: Jn 1, 19-28

This is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, “Who are you?” he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Messiah.”

So they asked him, “What are you then? … Read more »

Love gives flavour to our lives – The Archbishop

Mass on the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God and the World Day of Peace

01/01/2020   Dar tal-Providenza, is-Siġġiewi

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Nirringrazzjakom ħafna talli nġbarna hawnhekk biex nibdew is-sena l-ġdida 2020 taħt il-ħarsien tal-Mulej u b’mod speċjali ta’ omm Ġesù, Marija.

Insellem ukoll lil kull min qiegħed isegwina permezz tal-mezzi tax-xandir u nirringrazzja ħafna lill-media li matul dan l-ewwel jum tas-sena se tkun qiegħda tgħin biex in-nies iħossuhom qrib ħafna ta’ din id-dar tal-Providenza.

Nixtieq ukoll insellem lis-Sorijiet tal-Karità li qdew b’tant ġenerożità lil din id-Dar għal dawn l-aħħar 52 sena u nitolbu li t-togħma ta’ tjubija, it-tbissima li ħallew mmarkata fuq kull ħajt ta’ dan il-bini, tibqa’ tagħti togħma ta’ umanità lil din l-inizjattiva… Read more »

Building society on the principles Jesus taught us: the principles of righteousness, solidarity and mercy – The Archbishop

Thanksgiving End of Year Mass

31/12/2019   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

“Hekk huma jsejħu ismi fuq ulied Iżrael u jiena nberikhom” (Num 6:27). Il-barka li Mosè jitlob flimkien ma’ Aron u permezz ta’ Aron fuq ulied Iżrael, tuża wkoll din l-espressjoni: “Isejħu isem Alla fuq ulied Iżrael u Alla jberikhom”.

Xi tfisser li inti ssejjaħ isem Alla fuq uliedek? Tfisser li tirrikonoxxi l-primat ta’ Alla fuqek u fuq uliedek u tifhem ukoll li dak li se jmexxik huwa minn Alla u skont ir-rieda tiegħu… Read more »

Message by Pope Francis for the celebration of the 53rd World Day of Peace

Message by Pope Francis for the celebration of the 53rd World Day of Peace

01/01/2020

Messaġġ mill-Papa Franġisku

1. Peace, a journey of hope in the face of obstacles and trial

Peace is a great and precious value, the object of our hope and the aspiration of the entire human family. As a human attitude, our hope for peace is marked by an existential tension that makes it possible for the present, with all its difficulties, to be “lived and accepted if it leads towards a goal, if we can be sure of this goal, and if this goal is great enough to justify the effort of the journey”. Hope is thus the virtue that inspires us and keeps us moving forward, even when obstacles seem insurmountable… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 1st January

01/01/2020

Mary, Mother of God, Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Num 6, 22-27
Psalm: 66 (67), 2-3.5.6.8
Second Reading: Gal 4, 4-7

Gospel: Lk 2, 16-21

The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child… Read more »