News from the Church in Malta
Against the glorious backdrop of St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis on Sunday ordained 19 men to the priesthood. His homily, as in the past, was based on a pre-set formula for Masses of Ordination performed by bishops…
The 32nd anniversary of Mgr Mikiel Azzopardi’s death was commemorated with a Eucharistic celebration at the chapel of Id-Dar tal-Providenza. In attendance were members of the Malta Catholic Action, residents and friends of the Home. Dun Mikiel, as more popularly referred to, was born in Valletta on February 10th, 1910. He founded the Siġġiewi Home in September 1965 and died on May 13th, 1987…
Il-Ħadd, 12 ta’ Mejju 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra l-Ordinazzjoni Djakonali li fiha ħames seminaristi jiġu ordati djakni, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni ser tibda fid-9:00am.
Il-ħames seminaristi li ser jiġu ordnati djakni mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna huma:
Osmar Baldacchino mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Nikola, is‑Siġġiewi, David Borg mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Madonna tal‑Grazzja, Ħaż‑Żabbar, Christopher Bugeja mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl, ir‑Rabat, Jonathan Debattista mill‑Parroċċa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, Ħal Tarxien, Tony Pace mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Konverżjoni ta’ San Pawl, Ħal Safi.
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More than 90 employees within the Secretariat for Catholic Education of the Archdiocese of Malta attended a team-building day at Casa Leone organised and coordinated by Nicolette Scerri, the Church Homes for the Elderly Activity Coordinator.
Last year, the Secretariat organised their team-building day at this home as well. These annual events form part of the Secretariat’s corporate social responsibility…
Għal diversi snin, is-sorijiet Agostinjani, li għandhom f’idejhom il-formazzjoni ta’ tant tfal u adolexxenti, ħassew il-bżonn ta’ post li jilqa’ lit-tfajliet li jkunu spiċċaw mill-iskejjel tagħhom. Post li t-tfajliet jistgħu jqisuh bħala tagħhom, iħossuhom komdi fih u jservi ta’ spazju fejn jibqgħu jirċievu formazzjoni wara s-snin tal-iskola.
Kien proprju fis-sena li għaddiet li l-Madre Provinċjali, Sr Rachel Frendo, ispirata mill-ħerqa u l-imħabba tal-Papa Franġisku lejn iż-żgħażagħ, ipproponiet li l-basement tal-kunvent tal-Gżira jinbidel f’ċentru għalihom. Il-komunità tal-Gżira laqgħet din il-proposta b’ottimiżmu kbir, u minn dakinhar il-proġett sar wieħed mill-prijoritajiet tal-Madre Provinċjali…
“Vos estis lux mundi”. “You are the light of the world… Our Lord Jesus Christ calls every believer to be a shining example of virtue, integrity and holiness”. The Gospel of Matthew provides the title and first words of Pope Francis’ new Motu proprio dedicated to the fight against sexual abuse committed by clerics and religious, as well as the actions or omissions of Bishops and Religious Superiors that in any way interfere with or fail to investigate abuse…
Pope Francis has promulgated the Apostolic Letter in the Form of Motu proprio “Vos estis lux mundi” concerning new measures to be adopted to prevent and fight sexual abuse committed against minors, against vulnerable persons or abuses carried out with violence, threat or abuse of authority.
This Motu proprio, the product of reflection and collaboration during and after the meeting of the Presidents of Episcopal Conferences and Supreme Moderators of the main religious Institutes held last February, represents a further commitment of the Church in this area…
Illum niċċelebraw il-festa ta San Ġorġ Preca, l-ewwel Qaddis Malti u fundatur tas-Soċjetà tad-Duttrina Nisranija M.U.S.E.U.M.
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O Kbira Sultana tal-vittorji, O Verġni l-aktar għolja fis-sema, għall-isem qawwi tiegħek jifirħu s-smewwiet, jitriegħed l-infern; O Sultana glorjuża tar-Rużarju mqaddes, aħna, uliedek ixxurtjati li inti għażilt biex iwaqqfulek tron f’Pompej, ninxteħtu għarkopptejna f’riġlejk f’dan il-jum ta’ festa kbira li jfakkarna fit-tqegħid tal-ewwel ġebla tas-santwarju tiegħek, jum li fih bdew it-trijonfi tiegħek fuq l-art li dari kienet art l-allat foloz u d-demonji; id-dmugħ ta’ għajnejna jurik l-imħabba li qiegħda tixgħel fi qlubna, b’kunfidenza ta’ wlied nuruk il-faqar tagħna…
Din il-ġimgħa fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof fil-Furjana se tittella’ t-13-il edizzjoni tal-wirja tal-arti li minn sena għal sena ttella’ Caritas Malta. Fl-isfond tal-50 sena mit-twaqqif tta’ Caritas Malta, ġew avviċinati numru kbir ta’ artisti biex jikkommemoraw dan l-anniversarju.
Il-wirja ta’ artisti rinomati u oħrajn, se tinkludi xogħlijiet versatili li jvarjaw minn kwadri taż-żejt, akkwarelli, inka u pastell, għal skulturi tal-bronż, taċ-ċeramika u tat-terracotta…
