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A programme of activities for the feast of St George Preca 2022

  The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Blata l-Bajda

A programme of activities by the Society of Christian Doctrine for the feast of St George Preca will start today. The programme will be held in the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal where the remains of this Maltese saint and founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine M.U.S.E.U.M. are found.

Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 May 2022
Adoration at 5pm. Triduum Mass at 6pm in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal at Blata l-Bajda… Read more »

The Salesian Provincial Chapter comes to an end

Nhar l-Erbgha 4 ta’ Mejju 2022, intemm il-Kapitlu Provinċjali tas-Salesjani ta’ Dun Bosco f’Malta, li sar fid-dar tat-talb tal-Lunzjata, ir-Rabat. Matul il-Kapitlu rappreżentanti minn kull komunità Salesjana rriflettew, fi spirtu ta’ smigħ u dixxerniment, dwar numru ta’ proposti li huma l-frott ta’ proċess ta’ riflessjoni li kull komunità wettqet wara l-Kapitlu Ġenerali ta’ Turin li sar fi Frar tal-2020.

It-tema What kind of Salesian for the youth of today? … Read more »

Pope at Audience: Faith is not a symbol of our weakness but rather a sign of its strength

  The Vatican

Catechesis on Old Age

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

On the path of these catecheses on old age, today we meet a biblical figure – and old man – named Eleazar, who lived at the time of the persecution of Antiochus Epiphanes. He is a wonderful character. His character gives us a testimony of the special relationship that exists between the fidelity of old age and the honour of faith… Read more »

Pope Francis: ‘I am ready to meet Putin in Moscow’

“I have a torn ligament; I will have an operation with infiltrations and we will see… I’ve been like this for a long time; I can’t walk. There was a time when popes used to go with the gestatorial chair. It requires a little humiliation.”

This is how Pope Francis justified the fact that he could not get up to greet Luciano Fontana and the deputy director Fiorenza Sarzanini of the Corriere della Sera, whom he received at the Casa Santa Marta for an interview that the newspaper published on Tuesday… Read more »

Research by Caritas on the cost of food and medicine for low-income families

Purchases have risen by more than €100 according to the study of the Minimum Essential Budget for a Decent living

Kull erba’ snin Caritas Malta, mill-2012, għamlet studju magħruf bħala Minimum Essential Budget for a Decent Living (MEBDL). L-iskop ta’ din ir-riċerka hu biex jiddentifika prezz ta’ baskett ta’ servizzi u oġġetti li familji bi dħul baxx, għandhom bżonn biex jgħixu ħajja diċenti. Dan l-istudju jiffoka fuq tliet tipi ta’ familji: żewġ adulti u żewġt itfal, adult u żewġt itfal, u żewġ anzjani… Read more »

Losing their lives whilst trying to make a living

Statement by the Justice and Peace Commission on Workers' Day

On this year’s Workers’ Day, the Justice and Peace Commission would like to draw attention once again to the tragic fate of those construction workers who, in a pattern which sadly continues to repeat itself all too often, are losing their lives whilst trying to make a living. Serious workplace injuries and fatalities occur also in other economic sectors such as manufacturing. However, the highest number of workplace fatalities happen on construction sites. 

Whilst acknowledging that construction is an inherently hazardous job, as testified also by the 369 non-fatal workplace accidents reported in this sector in 2021, as a country we cannot afford to reach a point where these tragedies are normalised by being presented as faceless statistical numbers… Read more »

Archbishop meets people attending separation support groups

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ltaqa’ ma’ persuni li għaddejjin minn separazzjoni fiż‑żwieġ u li bħalissa qed jattendu gruppi ta’ sapport immexxija minn Caritas Malta, kif ukoll fil‑parroċċi tal‑Mosta u Ħal Tarxien.

Waqt il‑laqgħa, l‑Arċisqof sema’ d‑diversi esperjenzi ta’ dawk li għaddew jew għaddejjin mis‑separazzjoni u l‑isfidi li jiltaqgħu magħhom f’dan il‑mumentta’ ħajjithom. Huma wrew apprezzament lejn il‑Knisja li taħdem mill‑qrib mal‑persuni separati u li fil‑parroċċi hemm għadd ta’ saċerdoti li huma sensittivi għal dawk li għaddejjin mis‑separazzjoni… Read more »

Appreciation message by Pope Francis to the Archbishop

Traduzzjoni għall-Malti

Lill-Għażiż Ħija
Mons. Charles Jude Scicluna
Arċisqof ta’ Malta u President tal-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija

Lura mill-Vjaġġ Appostoliku, nixtieq nirringrazzjak tal-impenn kbir waqt it-tħejjijiet taż-Żjara tiegħi. Insellem ukoll lis-saċerdoti, lir-reliġjużi rġiel u nisa, u l-lajċi li ħadmu flimkien.

Grazzi tal-merħba sabiħa, tal-ospitalità u tal-ġenerożità. Ngħożż l-umanità u l-umoriżmu tiegħek, kif ukoll l-imħabba li wrejtuni f’dawn il-jiem mimlija b’tant ferħ. 

Nittama li l-Mulej jagħtikom id-don tal-vokazzjonijiet u jippremjakom għall-kura li tagħtu bi mħabba lis-saċerdoti anzjani… Read more »

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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 »