Yearly Archives: 2020

We should not give up on God’s mercy – The Archbishop

Mass for the memorial of Pope Saint Gregory the Great

03/09/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Hija providenzjali li fil-festa tal-Papa qaddis, San Girgor il-Kbir, nisimgħu Evanġelju fejn ifakkarna f’waħda mill-ewwel laqgħat ta’ Xmun Pietru mal-imgħallem, ma’ Ġesù. Huwa l-mument meta Pietru jiskopri li dan ir-rabbi, dan l-imgħallem, għandu qawwa u setgħa anke fuq il-ħlejjaq. Kif jgħid hu stess, bħala sajjied għamel lejl jitħabat biex jaqbad il-ħut (ara Lq 5:5) imma għall-kelma tal-imgħallem żewġ dgħajjes imtlew bil-ħut u kienu għodhom se jegħrqu… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 3rd September

03/09/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Cor 3, 18-23
Psalm: 23 (24), 1-2.3-4ab.5-6

Gospel: Lk 5, 1-11

While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore… Read more »

First Maltese Episcopal Conference meeting for Bishop Anton Teuma

02/09/2020

Il-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija tat merħba lill-Isqof il‑ġdid tad‑Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex, Mons. Anton Teuma, waqt laqgħa li saret ilbieraħ it‑Tlieta, l‑1 ta’ Settembru 2020, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il-Furjana. Matul il‑laqgħa nqrat ittra tal‑Isqof Emeritu Mons. Mario Grech, li fiha fisser l‑apprezzament tiegħu għall‑ħidma fraterna fi ħdan il‑Konferenza. L‑Isqfijiet irringrazzjaw lill-Isqof Grech għall‑kontribut importanti u siewi li ta matul dawn il‑15‑il sena filwaqt li wegħduh it-talb tagħhom fil-missjoni ġdida
fil-Vatikan bħala Segretarju Ġenerali tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Solidarity needed to rebuild a post-pandemic community

02/09/2020

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

After many months we meet each other again our face to face, rather than screen to screen. Face to face. This is good! The current pandemic has highlighted our interdependence: we are all linked to each other, for better or for worse. Therefore, to come out of this crisis better than before, we have to do so together; together, not alone… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations to be led by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in September 2020

02/09/2020

Aktar ritratti: knisja.mt/ritratti

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Settembru, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra Quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

  • Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt fid‑9:30 a.m. mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑Quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑Rużarju…

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The work of the Commission on the Ġesù Salvatur Community

01/09/2020

Fl-aħħar ġimgħat, il-Kummissjoni tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta li twaqqfet biex tisma’ l-esperjenzi tan-nies dwar il-Komunità Ġesù Salvatur, iltaqgħet ma’ għadd ta’ persuni li xtaqu jaqsmu l-esperjenzi tagħhom. Dan sar wara li l-membri tal-pubbliku kienu mistiedna jikkuntattjaw lill-Kummissjoni.

Il-Kummissjoni tavża li kull min jixtieq jagħmel appuntament jista’ jibgħat imejl fuq [email protected] sa mhux aktar tard minn nhar l-Erbgħa, 9 ta’ Settembru 2020. Min irid iwassal xi tagħrif ieħor wara din id-data, jista’ jagħmel dan permezz ta’ imejl fl-indirizz imsemmi… Read more »

Pope: peace with Creator, harmony with creation

01/09/2020

As the September 1 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation kicks off the month-long Season of Creation, Pope Francis offers a profound reflection on respect for the earth, its resources, the evils caused by man and the need for “restorative justice” such as debt cancellation for poor countries.  

Cries of the earth and of the poor

The Pope in his message explains that “the pandemic has brought us to a crossroads.”… Read more »