News from the Church in Malta
The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14
Psalm: 68 (69):14 & 17,30-31,33-34,36ab & 37
Second Reading: Colossians 1:15-20
Gospel: Luke 10:25-37
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ara, jien qiegħed nibgħatkom bħal nagħaġ qalb l-ilpup. Kunu mela għaqlin bħas-sriep u safjin bħall-ħamiem” (Mt 10:16). F’żewġ sentenzi, Ġesù jsemmi erba’ tipi ta’ annimali differenti. Mhux qed jitkellem hawnhekk biex iħeġġiġna għar-rispett lejn l-annimali – avolja aħna nafu li, għax l-annimali huma ħolqien ta’ Alla, għandna dejjem nirrispettawhom. Imma hawnhekk Ġesù qed juża l-annimali bħala xbihat biex iwassal messaġġ lill-appostli tiegħu… Read more »
Fondazzjoni Sebħ has appealed for the donation of family cars to transport children and women residing at their shelters to extra-curricular activities, appointments, and other errands.
This church organisation currently runs 4 homes for children and young people, located in Ħamrun, Ħaż-Żabbar and Żurrieq and offers a secure environment for a loving upbringing. Fondazzjoni Sebħ also runs a second-stage shelter that welcomes women and children who have experienced forms of violence including domestic violence and human trafficking, as well as forced prostitution and abortion… Read more »
Ritratt: Vladimir Zuhovitsky (Unsplash)
Il-Life Network Foundation, li hija għaqda mhux governattiva favur il-ħajja, qalet li t-tbatija ma teliminahiex billi telimina l-ħajjiet.
L-NGO qalet dan fuq Facebook b’referenza għall-emendi fil-liġi tal-IVF li jinkludu t-test ġenetiku li jsir fuq l-embrijun. Dan wara li l-Parlament approva it-tielet qari tal-abbozz ta’ liġi dwar l-IVF b’66 voti favur u 3 voti kontra.
L-NGO qalet li hawn ħafna nies li qed jgħixu tbatija kbira u “aħna rridu nkunu hemm għalihom u magħhom”… Read more »
Pope Francis with Sister Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., the Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State
Pope Francis has announced his intention to appoint two women to the Dicastery of Bishops, who will therefore be involved in the process of choosing new bishops.
The Pope made the remarks in an interview with Reuters Senior Correspondent Philip Pullella, in response to questions about the presence of women in the Vatican; the new Apostolic Constitution Praedicate evangelium, which reforms the Curia; and about which Dicasteries (Vatican offices) could be entrusted to a lay man or woman in the future… Read more »
On Thursday 30th June 2022, the restored miraculous icon of Our Lady of Damascus was officially inaugurated at the Greek-Catholic church in Valletta. The conservation and restoration project, which took about three years to conclude, was successfully carried out by the firm Atelier del Restauro (Malta).
This was a very delicate task, given the icon is around one thousand years old and needed a lot of consolidation… Read more »
Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Lulju, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jkompli jiċċelebra quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.
Il‑quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:
On 1st July, during a one-day conference, the Community Prevention Team within Fondazzjoni Sebħ concluded the project Our Community Our Space – Young People Speak Out. The project, financed by the Active Citizens Fund, was initiated in January 2021 and began with a study on stakeholders’ and residents’ perspective of safety within the communities of Ħamrun and Marsa. The project also included drama therapy sessions and Youth Platform meetings that offered a safe space for the young people to explore and discuss themes of safety in the community and the re-imagination of community spaces and how public space can truly become an inclusive, safe space for all… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Qabad id it-tifla u din qamet” (Mt 9:25). Hekk naqraw fl-Evanġelju skont San Mattew f’din il-ġrajja sabiħa tal-fejqan tat-tifla ta’ wieħed mill-kapijiet. Ġesù neħħa n-nies li kienu qegħdin jagħmlu ħafna storbju u hemmhekk, fil-kwiet, qabad id it-tifla u din qamet. Fl-istess deskrizzjoni ta’ dak li għamel Ġesù, bħalma narawh f’diversi drabi, hemm l-imħabba kbira lejn din it-tifla u lejn il-familja tagħha – dik li l-Papa Franġisku jħobb isejjaħ bi tliet kelmiet: viċinanza, kompassjoni, tenerezza… Read more »
The 12th edition of the Volleyball Marathon came to an end at midnight on Sunday. The sum of €519,721 was raised for Id-Dar tal-Providenza and was collected during the 53 hours of the marathon, in which 40 players and around 200 volunteers participated.
Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home, said this marathon was indeed a marathon of solidarity and sport, and the altruistic spirit was reflected in the number of players and volunteers… Read more »
