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Celebrating the 54th World Communications Day dedicated to storytelling

24/05/2020

Every year the Church around the world celebrates the achievements of the communications media on the Sunday before Pentecost, and focuses on how it can best use them to promote gospel values. This is the 54th year celebrating such event and Pope Francis dedicated it to storytelling, “a narrative that can regard our world and its happenings with a tender gaze. A narrative that can tell us that we are part of a living and interconnected tapestry… Read more »

Distribution of food to refugees by the Malta Emigrants’ Commission

23/05/2020

Fid-dawl tal-emerġenza preżenti minħabba l-COVID-19, it-Taqsima Refuġjati tal-Kummissjoni Emigranti qassmet mat-80 xirja ta’ ikel u bżonnijiet oħrajn ta’ kuljum lil familji ta’ refuġjati l-iktar fil-bżonn li qegħdin fid-djar immexxija minnha u lil xi familji oħrajn li joqogħdu fil-komunità.

Ix-xirjiet kienu jikkonsistu f’te, kafè, zokkor, għaġin, ross, zalza tad-tadam, żejt, patata, basal, gallettini u Nutella, flimkien ma’ prodotti tal-iġjene personali u għad-dar.

Mons… Read more »

Mass for Youth – 23rd May, 7pm

The Seventh Sunday of Easter & the Ascension of Christ

23/05/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Mass readings and songs

Celebrant: Fr Brendan Gatt
Music: The New Victorians

♫ Blessed Be Your Name ♫

Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I’m found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out, I’ll
Turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun’s shining down on me
When the world’s ‘all as it should be’
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there’s pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out I’ll
Turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name, oh
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

Qari I

Kien meħud ’il fuq waqt li huma kienu jħarsu lejh… Read more »

New parish priest for St Augustine Parish in Valletta

22/05/2020   The Parish Church of St Augustine, Valletta

(xellug) Il-Kappillan Patri Alex Cauchi, l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna u Patri Leslie Gatt, il-Provinċjal tal-Agostinjani

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ta l‑pussess tal‑ħatra lil Patri Alexander Cauchi, Agostinjan, bħala kappillan tal‑Parroċċa ta’ Santu Wistin, il‑Belt Valletta, waqt Quddiesa li saret illum, festa ta’ Sta Rita ta’ Cascia li kienet soru Agostinjana. Il‑Quddiesa xxandret b’mod dirett fuq il‑paġna ta’ Facebook u l‑YouTube channel tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, u ser tixxandar ukoll fil‑5:30 p.m… Read more »

ŻAK members in a virtual meeting with 80 youths to discuss environmental protection

International dialogue conducted online by Catholic EarthCare Australia during the week of Laudato si'

20/05/2020

L-Erbgħa 20 ta’ Mejju, numru ta’ membri taż-ŻAK kellhom l-opportunità li jipparteċipaw fi djalogu internazzjonali li sar online grazzi għal Catholic EarthCare Australia li organizzaw din il-laqgħa virtwali bejn 80 żagħżugħ u żagħżugħa ta’ bejn is-16 u l-25 sena. Iż-żgħażagħ kienu ġejjin mill-Awstralja, New Zealand, Tonga, is-Samoa u Malta. Minħabba s-sitwazzjoni tal-Covid-19 li l-pajjiżi kollha qed jesperjenzaw bħalissa, u l-fatt li matul din il-ġimgħa l-Knisja qed tiċċelebra il-ħames anniversarju mill-publikazzjoni ta’ Laudato si’, din l-organizzazzjoni ħasbet li huwa l-mument opportun li jiġu flimkien żgħażagħ kattoliċi li għandhom għal qalbhom il-protezzjoni tal-ambjent sabiex jaqsmu u jiddiskutu problemi ekoloġiċi li l-pajjiżi tagħna u d-dinja qed tesperjenza, ibbażati wkoll fuq it-tagħlim tal-Papa Franġisku permezz ta’ Laudato si’… Read more »

Directives regarding Funeral Masses

Measures to safeguard each person's health

22/05/2020

Wara l-laqgħa bejn l-Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex u l-Awtoritajiet tas-Saħħa, il-Knisja b’konsultazzjoni mal-istess awtoritajiet qed tippubblika direttivi dwar il-Quddiesa tal-funeral li jidħlu fis-seħħ mil-lum, il-Ġimgħa 22 ta’ Mejju. Dawn id-direttivi jistabbilixxu l-miżuri li qed jittieħdu bil-għan li titħares is-saħħa tal-persuni li jattendu għall-Quddiesa u fl-istess waqt tingħata tislima xierqa lill-għeżież tagħna.

Il-Quddiesa tal-funeral ser tkun tista’ ssir fil-miftuħ bħal f’ċimiterji jew fuq iz-zuntier tal-knisja, jew fi knejjes kbar biss b’numru limitat ta’ nies… Read more »

Pope at General Audience: Mystery of Creation opens us up to prayer

20/05/2020

Pope Francis holds his weekly General Audience during Laudato Si’ Week, and reflects on the mystery of Creation and how it opens us up to prayer.

Continuing his catechesis cycle on the theme of prayer at the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis spoke about the relationship between creation and prayer.

The Bible, he said, begins with the account of God creating the world… Read more »

A call to safeguard open spaces

Statement by the Commission for Justice and Peace

20/05/2020

As Maltese society hopefully approaches the end of the partial lockdown, the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta would like to reflect on the importance of open spaces available to all. This is being done in the same week in which we are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the publication of the Encyclical Laudato si’ by Pope Francis, “On the Care of Our Common Home”… Read more »