News from the Church in Malta
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
The evangelists Matthew and Mark refer to Joseph as a “carpenter” or “joiner.” We heard earlier that the people of Nazareth, hearing Jesus speak, asked themselves: “Is not this the carpenter’s son?” (13:55; cf. Mk 6:3). Jesus practised his father’s trade.
The Greek term tekton, used to specify Joseph’s work, has been translated in various ways… Read more »
Caritas Malta tirrikonoxxi l-għażla tal-persuni li nħatru fuq il-Bord tal-Awtorità dwar l-użu responsabbli tal-Kannabis li se jkun immexxi mis-Sinjura Mariella Dimech, bħala għażla ta’ persuni ta’ reputazzjoni u ta’ esperjenza fil-qasam tagħhom.
Filwaqt li numru ta’ persuni fil-bord kienu jaħdmu ma’ Caritas Malta fil-passat u taw kontribut siewi lis-servizzi ta’ Caritas, Caritas Malta tixtieq tiċċara li fil-bord ta’ din l-awtorità m’hemmx persuni li formalment qed jirrappreżentaw lil Caritas… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Min ilbieraħ seta’ jsegwi din il-quddiesa, semagħni nitkellem fuq il-qawwa ta’ Ġesù li tgħaddi wkoll lill-Knisja permezz tal-isqof tal-post fuq ix-Xitan. Din is-silta mill-ewwel kapitlu ta’ San Mark, teħodna proprju fl-ewwel mumenti tal-ħajja pubblika ta’ Ġesù: minn Nazaret immur Kafarnahum fejn jgħaddi ġurnata u nofs li jirrakontaha San Mark. Kemm-il darba rrealizzajt, u naħseb anke intom innutajtu, li meta San Mark jitkellem fuq il-missjoni ta’ Ġesù, jitkellem fuq il-fatt li hu kien jeżerċità din il-qawwa fuq ix-Xitan… Read more »
H.E. Msgr Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius and President of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), expresses the condolences and sympathy of the whole Church across Europe to the wife, Alessandra, and children Livia and Giulio, of Hon. David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, after his untimely death.
Previously a journalist, television presenter and well-known face of the Raiuno news programme, he decided to devote himself to politics in 2009… Read more »
L-IVF sar wieħed mir-realtajiet kbar fost il-koppji li jkunu jixtiequ tarbija. Fl-2012 daħlet il-liġi tal-IVF u wara ġiet emendata fl-2018. Minn dak iż-żmien ħafna koppji li kienu għadhom bla tfal u li kellhom xewqa kbira li jkollhom tarbija, bdew jaraw din il-liġi bħala bidu ta’ vjaġġ ta’ tama li jkunu huma wkoll ġenituri.
X’hemm marbut ma’ dan il-vjaġġ? X’sagrifiċċji jridu jgħaddu minnu dawn il-koppji? … Read more »
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Follow today’s Mass readings from here.
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 »
Archbishop Charles Scicluna has issued Fr David Muscat with a formal warning, referred to in Canon Law as a penal precept, instructing the priest to cease making inflammatory and hurtful comments in public forums or face prohibition from exercising his ministry in public.
The Archbishop instructed Fr David Muscat to delete a Facebook post, in which the priest claimed that being gay was worse than being possessed, and not to use insulting or hurtful language against any group or individual… Read more »
(Lemin għax-xellug) Patri Joe Gauci Sacco SJ, L-E.T. il-Kummissarju Għoli Malti għall-Indja, Sr Emmanuel Borg u Patri Peter Marandi SJ (kappillan ta’ Murguni)
Fil-jiem li għaddew, iI-Kummissarju Għoli Malti għall-Indja Reuben Gauci żar il-komunità Maltija tal-Ġiżwiti li hemm f’Dumka l-Indja. F’din il-komunità fadal żewġ patrijiet Maltin li ilhom hemm sa mis-snin 50, Patri Joseph Gauci Sacco SJ u Patri Paul Aquilina SJ.
Ma’ Newsbook.com.mt, Gauci spjega li din kienet it-tieni żjara tiegħu lil din il-komunità, wara dik ta’ Diċembru tal-2020… Read more »
Int u taqra dan l-artiklu, fost l-1,300 familja li jgħinu l-parroċċi Maltin, hemm:
– familja ta’ 5 li qed tgħix ġo garaxx qies ta’ karozza, b’tifel b’kundizzjoni serja jistenna operazzjoni
– missier bi 3 itfal jgħixu ġo garaxx jistennew li jingħataw post sussidjat għax il-kera li kienu fiha għoliet wisq u f’daqqa
– madwar 11-il familja bla dar jgħixu f’karozza
– anzjan li kien jgħix f’karozza, fittex l-għajnuna tal-kappillan għax peress li skadietlu l-liċenzja tal-karozza, ħadulu l-karozza u issa sab ruħu bla dar
– diversi familji ma jistgħux isostnu l-ispejjeż li ġġib magħha l-iskola u l-edukazzjoni ta’ wliedhom anke wara li jkunu ġew megħjuna mill-Gvern permezz ta’ skema 9
– diversi persuni li m’għandhomx min jipprovdilhom l-għajnuna meħtieġa biex jgħixu b’dinjità fil-komunità
… u ħafna sitwazzjonijiet oħra… Read more »
Dar tal-Providenza has raised over €1.4 million in its annual telethon held on New Year’s Day. At the end of the televised fundraiser, Fr Martin Micallef, the director of Dar tal-Providenza, thanked the Maltese people for their generosity and solidarity. He said the €1,409,085 collected on New Year’s Day will help the residence continue to provide the best services to the 115 people with disabilities living in their homes in Siġġiewi and in the community… Read more »
