News from the Church in Malta
On Tuesday 14th September 2021, the Bishop of Tripoli, Mgr George Bugeja OFM paid a visit to Dar tal-Providenza in Siġġiewi. He concelebrated mass at the Home’s chapel with Director of Dar tal-Providenza Fr Martin Micallef, and Spiritual Director Fr Trevor Fairclough in the presence of a number of residents, workers and volunteers and in accordance to the COVID-19 measures set by the Health Authorities… Read more »
Tliet entitajiet tal‑Knisja li jmexxu djar residenzjali għat‑tfal se jaħdmu flimkien fuq proġett li se jkompli jtejjeb il‑ħajja tat‑tfal u l‑adolexxenti li jgħixu fid‑djar tal‑Knisja. Dan il‑proġett se jsir b’investiment ta’ €250,000 li 80% minnhom se jkunu kofinanzjati minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea u l‑bqija se jiġu ffinanzjati mill‑Knisja. Minn din ir‑riċerka se jibbenefikaw mhux biss it‑tfal iżda wkoll il‑professjonisti li jaħdmu magħhom. Fil‑preżent, f’dawn id‑djar tal‑Knisja jgħixu 72 tifel u tifla li ġejjin minn ċirkustanzi diffiċli fil‑familja, u li ġew fdati lill‑Knisja mill‑Istat għall‑kura u l‑ħarsien tagħhom… Read more »
Jinsabu miftuħa l-applikazzjonijiet online għall-konferenza annwali ‘Plexus’ għall-youth leaders li jaħdmu fil-pastorali mal-adolexxenti u ż-żgħażagħ. Din is-sena l-konferenza se ssir fid-9 ta’ Ottubru. Sabiex jinżammu l-miżuri tas-saħħa marbuta mal‑COVID‑19, il-konferenza se tkun qed issir minn sitt postijiet differenti fl-istess ħin, bi wħud mill-attivitajiet ippjanati jixxandru live.
Din is-sena l-għan ewlieni ta’ Plexus21 – Waves hu li toffri lill-mexxejja żgħażagħ il-ħin li jirriflettu dwar dak li għaddew minnu matul is-sentejn ta’ pandemija kif ukoll toffri l-ispazju biex flimkien jaqsmu u jisimgħu l-esperjenzi ta’ xuxlin… Read more »
Speaking to journalists on the return flight from Slovakia, Pope Francis talks about his dialogue with Hungarian authorities, anti-Semitism, and vaccines, as well as Holy Communion for politicians who approve abortion laws.
“Abortion is murder”, the Church cannot change its position, but “every time the bishops have not confronted the problem as pastors, they have taken sides politically.” These were Pope Francis’ words during a conversation with journalists on the papal flight from Bratislava to Rome, at the conclusion of his trip to Budapest and Slovakia… Read more »
L-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna waqqaf kummissjoni biex teżamina d-dokumenti u l-kitbiet dwar il-koppja Henry u Inez Casolani. Il-membri tal-kummissjoni huma Rev. Dr Nicholas Doublet, Dr Joseph F. Grima u Dr Evelyn Pullicino. Huma ħadu l-ġurament tal-ħatra nhar il-11 ta’ Awwissu 2021 quddiem il-Vigarju Ġudizzjali, Kan. Brendan Gatt u l-Kanċilliera Joanna Camilleri. Dan hu pass ieħor fil-proċess tal-kawża għall-beatifikazzjoni tal-koppja Casolani.
Min għandu xi kitbiet jew dokumenti dwar il-koppja Casolani hu mitlub li jinforma bihom lil viċi postulatur, Anthony Quintano fuq 104, ‘Eroica’, Triq V… Read more »
The Archdiocese of Malta is organising a day of prayer and fasting for all those who are suffering as a result of the political instability in Afghanistan. Pope Francis himself made an appeal for prayer and fasting for Afghanistan, and also for dialogue and solidarity that may bring hope for the of this country.
In this respect, on Thursday, 16th September, a day of prayer will be held at the Junior College chapel in Msida, that will be streamed online on church.mt and will also include mass celebrated by Archbishop Charles Scicluna at 9:30am on TVM2… Read more »
On Tuesday in Prešov, Pope Francis presided at the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross.
The liturgy, in the Byzantine Rite, was celebrated by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Prešov, Ján Babjak and concelebrated by numerous Greek and Latin Catholic prelates.
In his homily, Pope Francis repeated the words of St Paul: “We proclaim Christ crucified… the power of God and the wisdom of God.” The Cross, which on the surface can seem to be a “scandal” and “foolishness,” reveals to us “the beauty of God’s love”: “The Cross was an instrument of death, yet it became the source of life.”
The Pope noted that in Tuesday’s Liturgy, the account of the crucifixion is taken from the Gospel of St John, who was personally present at the foot of the Cross… Read more »
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Union (COMECE) releases on Thursday 9 September the final report of its Catholic Youth Convention on the Future of Europe, held online last June with the participation of over 100 young Catholics from all EU Member States. The report contains concrete policy proposals and suggestions to address today’s most urgent issues in Europe. Cardinal Hollerich: “Full trust in young people”… 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 »
The director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, presents Pope Francis’ 34th Apostolic Journey, taking place from 12-15 September. He notes that his visit to Budapest will be “a pilgrimage in honour of the Blessed Sacrament”. In Slovakia, he says, the Pope will embrace a people wounded by totalitarianism, “but with an eye to the future”.
Pope Francis’ 34th journey abroad, which also marks 54 countries visited around the world, aims to be “a pilgrimage to the heart of Europe, during which the Pope will address issues that affect the entire continent”… Read more »
