Il-Kappella ta’ Forti Sant’Anġlu armata għal din l-okkażjoni mill-Parroċċa tal-Birgu u Heritage Malta. Ritratt: Pierre Balzia

F’għeluq it-800 sena mill-martirju ta’ Sant’Anġlu ta’ Ġerusalemm, il-Penitenzjerija Appostolika tat l-indulġenza Plenarja għas-sena 2020-2021 mill-5 ta’ Mejju sa għeluq il-Ġublew fl-istess data. L-indulġenza tinkiseb:

• fis-Santwarju ta’ Sant’Anġlu f’Licata
• fil-‘Knisja Omm’ ta’ Sant’Angelo Muxaro, fejn il-qaddis qatta’ żmien bħala eremita fl-għerien kif ukoll evanġelizza in-nies tal-post, 
• fl-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Agrigento,
• fil-knejjes Karmelitani kollha mxerrda madwar id-dinja, u 
• fil-knejjes u l-kappelli li fihom hemm il-kult ta’ Sant’Anġlu jew huma ddedikati lilu. 

Hawn Malta, insibu ħjiel ta’ devozzjoni antika lejn Sant’Anġlu ta’ Ġerusalemm, li tmur lura sa 54 sena minn wara mewtu… Read more »

In the Mass in Santa Marta, Pope Francis prays for families closed up in their homes because of the pandemic, and recalls that Jesus wants unity in the Church.

In the Mass in Santa Marta on Monday, Pope Francis prayed for families closed up in their homes because of the pandemic. He acknowledged that families are trying to do many things they have never done before… Read more »

Since the 13th century May has traditionally been regarded by Christians as ‘the month of Mary’. May of 1920 turned out to be a Marian month like no other in the maritime city of Senglea. The reason was that during that month the city learned that the request made by the Collegiate Chapter for the solemn crowning of the miraculous and cherished statue of Our Lady of Victories, locally known as Il-Bambina, had been granted by Pope Benedict XV… Read more »

At his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis concludes his series of catecheses on the Beatitudes, focusing on the final Beatitude, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”.

Pope Francis concluded his catechesis on the Beatitudes during his General Audience on Wednesday, 29 April. His reflection focused on the last of the Beatitudes: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”… Read more »

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Dibattitu dwar il-kannabis għall-użu ‘rikreattiv’

Caritas Malta, l-Aġenzija Sedqa, il-Fondazzjoni Oasi u l-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Psikjatrija f’Malta jinsabu fi qbil li:

1. Hemm bżonn iktar sensibilità lejn persuni li jużaw il-kannabis.
2. Il-liġi tal-2015 – Rijabilitazzjoni u mhux Priġunerija – kienet liġi effettiva u pass ’il quddiem biex persuni li jinqabdu bi kwantitajiet żgħar għall-użu personali jiġu dekriminalizzati u depenalizzati.
3. Liġi dwar il-kannabis mediċinali kellha passi ’l quddiem peress li l-kannabis għandha propjetajiet mediċi u li meta jiġu użati abbażi ta’ riċerka, ikunu ta’ benefiċċju għall-pazjent…

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Pope Francis introduced morning Mass on Monday of the Third Week of Easter, with special thoughts for artists.

“Let us pray today for artists, for those who have this great capacity for creativity,” and for showing us the way to beauty. He continued: “May the Lord give us all the grace of creativity at this time.”

He then reflected on the Gospel reading of the day (Jn 6:22-29) in which Jesus redirects the crowd for seeking Him after the multiplication of the loaves and fishes only because their stomachs had been filled by exhorting them “not to work for food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life.”

Being good people, the Pope said, they asked him how to accomplish this and Jesus replied: “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.”

Pope Francis explained that the crowd listened to Jesus “without getting tired.” Once sated, they thought they would make Him king, “but they had forgotten their first enthusiasm for His Word.”

Remembering the first encounter with Jesus

So, he continued, the Lord reminded the crowd of their first encounter with the Word, and “He corrected the path of the people who had taken a more worldly, rather than evangelical path.”

This happens to us too, the Pope warned, when we move away from the path of the Gospel and we lose the memory of our first enthusiasm for the Word of the Lord… Read more »