Papa Franġisku waqt l-Angelus tal-Ħadd fi Pjazza San Pietru (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis addresses the faithful on this first Sunday of Lent reflecting on how temptation is an attempt to walk alternative paths than those of God.

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Christians to be alert and vigilant when “messages, coming at us from many places” invite us to be tempted and to experience “the intoxication of transgression.”

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Illum il-Ħadd, l-1 ta’ Marzu 2020, f’Ħaż-Żabbar, ser isir il-pellegrinaġġ penitenzjali ta’ Ħadd in-Nies, bl-istatwa devozzjonali tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja flimkien mal-kappillani, il-kleru, reliġjużi, rappreżentanti tas-soċjetajiet ċivili, għaqdiet tal-parroċċa u bosta pellegrini. Il-pellegrinaġġ jibda fl-4:15pm u wara li tidħol l-istatwa tal-Madonna fis-Santwarju, tiġi ċċelebrata Quddiesa bil-parteċipazzjoni tal-kor Notre Dame għall-ħabta tas-5:45pm.

Snin ilu, l-aspett ta’ ringrazzjament u penitenza kien qanqal lil missirijietna biex iżuru u jassistu għad-diversi pellegrinaġġi li kienu jsiru lejn is-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja f’Ħaż-Żabbar… Read more »

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna during the meeting on ‘The Protection of Minors in the Church’ (Photo: ANSA)

In November 2018, the Holy Father entrusted to Most Reverend Substitute, the task of assisting the Organising Committee for the Meeting on ‘The Protection of Minors in the Church’, composed of Cardinal Blaise Cupich, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, His Excellency Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna and Father Hans Zollner, in the preparation of said Meeting, which was then held in the Vatican from 21-24 February 2019… Read more »

Pope Francis holds the weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square  (AFP or licensors)

Pope Francis invites the faithful to undertake their lenten journey of prayer, fasting and works of mercy to strengthen them in their resolve to follow the Lord on his journey through Good Friday to Easter Sunday.

Dear brothers and sisters: Today, Ash Wednesday, begins our annual Lenten journey of preparation for Easter.  In a sense, we imitate Jesus, who spent forty days of prayer in the desert preparing for his public ministry.  From a spiritual perspective, the desert is a place of life, not death.  It is a place of silence, where we are interiorly free to hear the Lord’s word and to experience his loving call.  In our busy world, how much we need that kind of silence, in order to grow in prayerful openness to God, to cultivate an ecology of the heart and to centre our lives on the things that really matter.  An important part of our Lenten desert experience is the practice of fasting, which trains us to recognize, in simplicity of heart, how often our lives are spent in empty and superficial pursuits.  The solitude of the desert makes us all the more sensitive to those in our midst who quietly cry out for our help and encouragement.  This Lent, may our prayer, fasting and works of mercy strengthen us in our resolve to follow the Lord on his journey through Good Friday to Easter Sunday, and enable us to know the power of his grace, which can make of every desert a garden of new life… Read more »

Il-ktieb Crux Invicta – Il-Kurċifiss Mirakuluż u l-Kapuċċini f’Għawdex, ta’ Patri Martin Micallef O. Cap, jinseġ tapizzerija rikka ta’ ħajja Kapuċċina f’dawn il-gżejjer madwar il-leit motif tal-istorja tal-kurċifiss li hemm fil-knisja u l-kunvent tal-Ordni f’Għawdex.

Fuq l-isfond ta’ kif żviluppa l-kult tal-kurċifiss sa mill-ewwel sekli tal-era Kristjana, kemm fid-dinja Kattolika kif ukoll f’dawn il-gżejjer, l-awtur ilaqqam il-ġrajja ta’ kif dan il-kurċifiss, li nħadem fi Sqallija fl-1683 minn artist tajjeb u li s’issa għadu mhux magħruf, inġieb f’dawn il-gżejjer mill-Kommendatur Miceli, l-ewwel f’Malta u aktar tard, bil-ħidma tal-Għawdxi de Soldanis, għadda f’idejn il-Kapuċċini li kienu għadhom kemm fetħu l-kunvent tagħhom, tefgħa ta’ ġebla bogħod miċ-Ċittadella, f’Forn il-Ġir… Read more »