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Live: Rosary with Pope Francis – 30 May, 5:30pm

30/05/2020   Lourdes Grotto, the Vatican Gardens

Illum is‑Sibt 30 ta’ Mejju, fil‑5:30pm, il‑Papa Franġisku se jingħaqad ma’ santwarji Marjani minn madwar id‑dinja u jmexxi t‑talba tar‑Rużarju biex bl-għajnuna t’Alla tintemm il-pandemija tal-Covid-19 fid-dinja.

Ir‑Rużarju se jixxandar b’mod dirett mill‑Grotta ta’ Lourdes li tinsab fil‑Ġonna tal‑Vatikan, fuq TVM2, Newsbook.com.mt u knisja.mt, kif ukoll mill-paġna ta’ Facebook tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Read more »

Ir-Rużarju bil-lingwa tas-sinjali …

Help from parish priests to students who are sitting for their exams

54 parishes available for students to take their exams

30/05/2020

54 parroċċa f’Malta qed joffru għajnuna lill‑istudenti li ser ikunu qed jagħmlu l‑eżamijiet online fil‑ġranet li ġejjin, billi joffru spazji fejn l‑istudenti jkunu jistgħu jagħmlu l‑eżami. Numru ta’ kappillani qed joffru wkoll lill‑istudenti s‑servizz ta’ Wi‑Fi li għandhom fil‑bini tal‑parroċċa. L-ispazji offruti jinkludu uffiċċji, ċentri parrokkjali u klassijiet tad‑duttrina.

Din l‑inizjattiva mill‑kappillani għandha tgħin lill‑istudenti li minħabba diversi ċirkustanzi fid‑dar jew fil‑familja ma jkunx possibbli għalihom li joqogħdu għall‑eżami f’post għall‑kwiet… Read more »

Mass for Youth – 30th May, 7pm

Pentecost Vigil Mass

30/05/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Mass readings and songs

Celebrant: Fr Brendan Gatt
Music: The New Victorians

♫ Fall Afresh – Bethel ♫

Awaken my soul, come awake
To hunger, to seek, to thirst
Awaken first love, come awake
And do as you did, at first

Spirit of the living God come fall afresh on me
Come wake me from my sleep
Blow through the caverns of my soul
Pour in me to overflow

Come and fill this place
Let Your glory now invade
Spirit come and fill this place
Let your glory now invade

Qari I

Għadam niexef, jien se nġib fik ir-ruħ, u inti terġa’ tgħix… Read more »

Let Europe recover through justice

The COMECE Social Affairs Commission releases statement on proposed EU recovery plan

28/05/2020

In the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic and its dramatic effects on all EU Member States, on Thursday 28 May 2020 the COMECE Social Affairs Commission releases the statement “Let Europe recover through justice”, giving the contribution of the Catholic Church to the proposed EU recovery plan. Mgr. Hérouard: “The EU has the opportunity to take an important step forward in asserting and expressing its solidarity”… Read more »

Pope at General Audience: Prayer cultivates flowers of rebirth

Cathecesis dedicated to prayer of the just

27/05/2020   The Vatican Library, the Apostolic Palace

Pope Francis began his General Audience on Wednesday telling the faithful that “God’s plan regarding humanity is for the good”, even though “we experience the presence of evil” in our everyday lives.

The Pope recounted two stories from the book of Genesis that describe the emergence and expansion of evil and sin across successive generations.

The first, in the first chapters of Genesis, is the story of Adam and Eve… Read more »

Keep us under your protection – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass offered for those who are currently doubting God

27/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fit-talba li Ġesù għamel għad-dixxipli tiegħu fl-aħħar ċena, hu jgħid lill-Missier biex iżommhom taħt il-ħarsien tiegħu. Hemm f’din it-talba dak is-sens ta’ mħabba, ta’ kura, ta’ għożża, ta’ protezzjoni li Ġesù kellu mad-dixxipli tiegħu, u għalhekk jitlob lill-Missier:  “ħarishom f’ismek” dawn id-dixxipli.

Id-dixxipli kellhom bżonn li jħarishom il-Mulej. Mhux biss għax kienu se jgħaddu mill-esperjenza qarsa tal-passjoni u l-mewt ta’ Ġesù; imma wara l-qawmien tiegħu u bl-inżul tal-Ispirtu s-Santu fuqhom, setgħu jħossu dan il-ħarsien tal-Mulej, speċjalment meta kellhom jaffaċċjaw  sfidi, diffikultajiet u persekuzzjonijiet huma u jxandru l-Evanġelju… Read more »

Pope Francis to pray the rosary with the Shrines of the world

26/05/2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization announces that Pope Francis is to join Marian sanctuaries across the world, to pray to the Virgin Mary for help amidst the pandemic.

“Devoted and with one accord to prayer, together with Mary (cf. Acts 1:14)”. On this theme Pope Francis will lead the recitation of the Rosary on Saturday 30 May, joining the Marian Shrines of the world which, due to the health emergency, have had to interrupt their normal activities and pilgrimages… Read more »

Pope Francis encourages storytelling that help us understand we are all part of a story that is larger than ourselves

The Pope on the 54th World Communications Day

24/05/2020   The Vatican

At the Regina Coeli prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis recalled his message for World Communications Day on 24 May, which is dedicated to the theme of storytelling.

The Pope prayed that this recurrence might help us tell stories that look forward to the future with hope.

“May this event encourage us to tell and share constructive stories that help us to understand that we are all part of a story that is larger than ourselves, and can look forward to the future with hope if we truly care for one another as brothers and sisters.”

Sharing a new perspective

To mark the occasion, Dr Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication (Vatican News’ parent organization), released a video message, and reflects on Pope Francis’ message for World Communications Day… Read more »