News from the Church in Malta
Second Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day
First Reading: Gen 12, 1-4a
Psalm: 32 (33), 4-5.18-19.20 & 22
Second Reading: 2 Tim 1, 8b-10
Gospel: Mt 17, 1-9
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
“Ejjew għandi intom ilkoll li intom imtaqqlin u jiena nserraħkom” (Mt 11:28). Aħna hekk għamilna llum: obdejna l-istedina ta’ Ġesù. Mgħaffġin bin-niket, konfużi bil-ġrajja qalila li ħasdet lil Miriam, aħna nersqu lejn Ġesù u lejn ommu nfittxu l-faraġ. Mingħajru ftit jagħmel sens għax jekk inti tipprova tifhem x’sens fiha li omm tispiċċa mirduma minn darha stess? Ma fihiex sens. U aħna forsi lil Alla lanqas se nitolbuh jispjegalna, imma nersqu lejh għall-faraġ… Read more »
Il-Fondazzjoni tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann inawgurat l-aċċess ġdid għall-viżitaturi tal-Kripta tal-Granmastri tal-Ordni, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, nhar it-Tlieta 3 ta’ Marzu 2020. Il-proġett ta’ restawr u ta’ konservazzjoni sewa’ madwar nofs miljun ewro u sar b’finanzjament u ħidma kontinwa mill-Fondazzjoni tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann. L-aċċess għall-Kripta hu minn taraġ fil-Kappella tal-Lingwa ta’ Provence, u tista’ tiġi apprezzata minn wara bieb tal-ħġieġ.
L-Arċisqof Charles J… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
“Il-kliem tiegħek, Mulej huwa spirtu u ħajja” Dan huwa il-vers tar-Responsorju li l-Knisja tressaq quddiemna f’dan il-jum tar-Randan, it-Tnejn tal-ewwel ġimgħa tar-Randan. Huwa ispirat minn kapitlu 6 ta’ San Ġwann vers 63 fejn Ġesù stess jiddeskrivi l-kelma bħala dik li tagħti l-ispirtu u l-ħajja.
Intom u ssiru qaddejja tal-Kelma, għeżież Shaun u Jean Claude, ftakru li l-Kelma mhijiex tagħkom imma hija tal-Mulej… Read more »
Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna and Spanish Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu walk in for a press conference, in Santiago, Chile. (Credit: Esteban Felix/AP.)
Pope Francis is sending two top aides to Mexico to help the local bishops address the clerical abuse crisis in Mexico.
The pontiff tapped Maltese Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna and Spaniard Fr Jordi Bertomeu, the same duo he had sent to Chile in 2018 in the aftermath of the media firestorm over allegations that Bishop Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno covered up the abuse of notorious pedophile Fr Fernando Karadima, who was found guilty by the Vatican in 2011 of sexually abusing minors… Read more »
Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof tixtieq tavża li għada l-Erbgħa 4 ta’ Marzu waranofsinhar, l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ser ikun magħluq. L-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet jerġa’ jiftaħ il-Ġimgħa bejn it-8:00 a.m. u l-11:30 a.m. Read more »
…
First Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day
First Reading: Gen 2, 7-9; 3, 1-7
Psalm: 50 (51), 3-4.5-6a.12-13. 14 & 17
Second Reading: Rom 5, 12-19
Gospel: Mt 4,1-11
At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry… Read more »
L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi
Id-djalogu li hawn, fl-ewwel qari mill-Profeta Iżaija, bejn il-bniedem u Alla, huwa ta’ dawl għal ħajjitna. Il-Profeta juri lin-nies il-kuntrast li hemm bejn il-mod kif huma jħarsu lejn is-sawm, u dak li Alla jrid bis-sawm.
Min-naħa tan-nies hemm qisu lment indirizzat lejn Alla: aħna nsumu, u int qisek ma tindunax, ma tagħtix każ: “Għaliex somna, u int ma ħaristx? … Read more »
Bi tħejjija għall-Vjaġġ Appostoliku tal‑Papa Franġisku f’Malta ser jitwaqqaf kor biex janima Quddiesa li ser issir fuq il-Fosos tal-Furjana nhar Għid il-Ħamsin, il-Ħadd 31 ta’ Mejju 2020.
Il-kor ser ikun iffurmat minn tfal u adulti, u ser ikun taħt it‑tmexxija ta’ Mro Christopher Muscat, Maestro di Cappella tal‑Katidral Metropolitan u Direttur Mużikali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Tfal u adolexxenti bejn id‑9 u l‑14‑il sena għandhom japplikaw għall-kor tat-tfal filwaqt li dawk minn 15-il sena ’l fuq japplikaw mal-adulti… Read more »
Pope Francis bows his head in prayer during the Meeting for the Protection of Minors in the Church (Vatican Media)
Following up on a plan announced at last year’s Meeting for the Protection of Minors in the Church, Pope Francis has launched a task force to help Bishops’ Conferences prepare and update child protection guidelines.
Pope Francis has established a task force “in order to assist the Episcopal Conferences in the preparation and updating of guidelines for the protection of minors”… Read more »
