Yearly Archives: 2021

French bishops on sexual abuse in the Church: “There is still a long way to go before we can hope to deserve their forgiveness

06/10/2021

Mr. Jean-Mark Sauvé, president of CIASE  (AFP or licensors)

An estimated 216,000 children were victims of sexual violence by between 2,900 to 3,200 priests, men and women religious in France over the past 70 years. However, when the victims of attacks by “lay people working in Catholic Church institutions” were included, the figure rose to 330,000. These shocking “figures” were released on Tuesday, October 5, in Paris in a Report presented by Jean-Marc Sauvé, president of the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuses in the Church ( CISAE), to Monsignor Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of the Bishops’ Conference of France ( CEF), and to Sister Véronique Margron, president of the Conference of Men and Women Religious in France ( CORREF)… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 6th October

06/10/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jonah 4, 1-11
Psalm: 85 (86), 3-4.5-6.9-10

Gospel: Lk 11, 1-4

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 

He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name… Read more »

Completion of structural works at St Michael Hospice

The Archbishop visits the Church property transferred to Hospice Malta for a palliative care complex

05/10/2021

Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna visited the works at the Adelaide Cini Institute in St Venera, which was transferred by the Church to Hospice Malta to establish St Michael Hospice – the first complex in Malta which will provide comprehensive palliative care. Structural works on this Church-owned land that spreads over 11,600 square metres were completed in recent days and the project will now enter its next phase… Read more »

Mass on Armed Forces Day – 6th October, 9:30am

06/10/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

St Faustina Kowalska reminds us that God is always merciful – The Archbishop

Mass in remembrance of St Faustina Kowalska

05/10/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Din is-silta mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa, tintuża minn dejjem biex wieħed jagħmel distinzjoni bejn il-ħajja attiva u l-ħajja kontemplattiva. Xi rrid infisser? Il-ħajja ta’ min hu medhi fid-dinja tax-xogħol, fil-ħajja tal-familja, fin-negozju, fil-professjoni u jrid isib mod ta’ qdusija f’dan kollu. U l-ħajja ta’ dawk li għaliex għandhom vokazzjoni speċjali; il-ħin kollu f’riġlejn Ġesù, jisimgħu l-Kelma tiegħu, jitolbu għalina. Il-Knisja għandha bżonn dawn iż-żewġ pulmuni importanti… Read more »

The good Samaritan of our times – Bishop Galea-Curmi

04/10/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Ftit ta’ ġranet ilu, Malta kollha kienet ixxukkjata b’dak li ġara fi Triq is-Selmun, il-Mellieħa, meta kien hemm raġel mill-Ghana li spiċċa fuq bankina, ferut. Jidher li ġara kien li kien qed jaħdem, waqa’ żewġ sulari, u flok ħaduh l-isptar, ħaduh jew qiegħduh hemmhekk fuq bankina, u abbandunawh hemm. Bir-raġun kien hemm dan l-għagħa fost in-nies, għax bniedem ma tabbandunahx f’nofs ta’ triq, speċjalment meta mweġġa’ u għandu bżonn l-għajnuna… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 5th October, 9:30am

05/10/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 5th October

05/10/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jonah 3, 1-10
Psalm: 129 (130), 1-2.3-4ab.7-8

Gospel: Lk 10, 38-42

Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.  She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? … Read more »

The Ħal Għargħur fallacy

Article written by Michael Pace Ross, Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta

04/10/2021

It is indeed unfortunate that the sale of a parcel of land in Għargħur by the Church has been twisted and exploited to such an extent that some went as far as accusing Archbishop Charles Scicluna of naivety and, worse, hypocrisy.

This because the Archbishop had the courage to call out the culture of greed and because he made a heartfelt appeal to everyone to give more careful consideration to the type of developments we permit in our towns and villages. 

At no point did the Archbishop in his Independence Day homily state that development in Malta should not take place – as some have sought to portray to further their own ends… Read more »

Caritas Malta with pre-Budget 2022 proposals

04/10/2021

Waqt laqgħa ta’ konsultazzjoni li saret nhar il-Ħamis 30 ta’ Settembru dwar il-Baġit 2022, bi stedina tal-Prim Ministru Dr Robert Abela, u li fiha attendew rappreżentati ta’ għaqdiet oħra kif ukoll il-Ministri Dr Michael Falzon, Roderick Galdes u Julia Farrugia Portelli – Caritas Malta pproponiet lista ta’ miżuri favur il-ġustizzja soċjali, l-iżvilupp sħiħ tal-bniedem u tnaqqis tal-faqar u l-esklużjoni soċjali.

Sfond għar-Rakkomandazzjonijiet

Iktar kmieni din is-sena Caritas Malta ppubblikat it-tielet edizzjoni ta’ A minimum Essential Budget for a Decent Living 2020 (MEBDL 2020) li flimkien mal-ispiża ta’ basket bażiku għal tliet tipi ta’ familja, jelenka diversi miżuri.Matul is-sena dan l-istudju ġie ppreżentat lil diversi ministeri varji fosthom: il-Ministeru għall-Enerġija, l-Intrapriża u l-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli; il-Ministeru għall-Akkomodazzjoni Soċjali u l-Ministeru għall-Ġustizzja Soċjali u Solidarjetà, il-Familja u d-Drittijiet tat-Tfal, kif ukoll diveri istituzzjonijiet u msieħba soċjali… Read more »