The main ecumenical celebration of 2019

The texts made available to Christians throughout the world for 2020 were prepared by the Churches in Malta and Gozo. This year, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) in Malta will be celebrated through a range of initiatives organized jointly by the various Churches on the island.

Preparing for the WPCU, on Friday 10 January Fr Paul Sciberras held a public lecture at the Archdiocese on An Evangelising Heart for a Hearth: Making Space for Others in a Cold World, which focused on the biblical passage that had inspired the theme for the 2020 WPCU (Acts 27:18 and 28:10)… Read more »

Pope Francis explains that Jesus shows us how to fulfill the Father’s plan with filial obedience, meekness, simplicity and respect as we go about our mission to witness and proclaim the Father’s boundless love for all of His children.

Recalling the joy of having just baptized several babies in the Vatican, Pope Francis addressed the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer and spoke about how Christians today must adopt Jesus’ meek and simple attitude… Read more »

Is-Sibt 11 ta’ Jannar, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-koppji li żżewġu matul l-2019, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann. Il-quddiesa, organizzata mill-Moviment ta’ Kana, tibda fil-5:30pm. Read more »

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L-Erbgħa 8 ta’ Jannar 2020, waslu Malta minn Ruma l-fdalijiet tal-Kardinal Prospero Grech. Fl-4:30pm il-korteo funebri wasal il-Birgu, fejn twieled u tgħammed il-Kardinal, fejn sar mument ta’ talb fil-Knisja Kolleġġjata ta’ San Lawrenz.

Wara, l-korteo telaq mill-Birgu lejn il-kunvent tal-Agostinjani ta’ San Mark, ir-Rabat, sabiex għada, il-Ħamis 9 ta’ Jannar, bejn id-9am u nofsinhar, il-fdalijiet tal-Kardinal Grech jitqiegħdu fil-kappella tal-kunvent għall-qima tal-pubbliku… Read more »

Għeżież ħuti, l-għodwa t-tajba!

Il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli, fl-aħħar parti tiegħu, jirrakkonta li l-Evanġelju jkompli bil-mixja ħafifa tiegħu mhux biss fuq l-art imma wkoll fuq il-baħar, fuq ġifen li jwassal lil Pawlu priġunier minn Ċesarija lejn Ruma (ara Atti 27:1-28:16), fil-qalba tal-Imperu, biex isseħħ il-kelma tal-Irxoxt: “Tkunu xhieda tiegħi […] sa truf l-art” (Atti 1:8). Aqraw il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli u taraw kif l-Evanġelju, bil-qawwa tal-Ispirtu s-Santu, jasal għand il-ġnus kollha, isir universali… Read more »

Nhar il-Ħamis 9 ta’ Jannar ser issir quddiesa praesente cadavere b’suffraġju għall-Kardinal Prospero Grech, ippreseduta mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina. Flimkien mal‑Arċisqof ser jikkonċelebraw l‑Arċisqof Alessandro D’Errico, Nunzju Appostoliku għal Malta; l‑Isqof Mario Grech, Amministratur Appostoliku tad‑Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex; l‑Isqof Joseph Galea‑Curmi; u l‑Isqof Pawlu Darmanin, Isqof Emeritu tad‑Djoċesi ta’ Garissa, il-Kenja. Il-quddiesa tibda fis‑2pm. Read more »

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