News from the Church in Malta
Reflecting on the Liturgy of Palm Sunday, Pope Francis contrasted the joy of the people who celebrated Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem with the cries of those who want to silence him.
Pope Francis invites us all to see ourselves in the Palm Sunday liturgy. He says that the liturgy “expresses the contradictory feelings that we too, … experience”: love and hatred, self-sacrifice and “washing our hands”, loyalty and betrayal…
Pope Francis, accompanied by youths, passes through the Door of Mercy ahead of a prayer vigil on the occasion of the World Youth Day, in Campus Misericordiae in Brzegi, near Krakow, Poland, Saturday, July 30, 2016.
Dear young people,
World Youth Day 2018 represents another step in preparation for the international WYD due to take place in Panama in January 2019…
Nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 25 ta’ Marzu, il-Knisja tagħti bidu għall-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa biċ‑ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il‑Palm u l‑Passjoni tal‑Mulej. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, fl-10:30 a.m., ibierek il-friegħi tal-palm u taż‑żebbuġ, u wara jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Matul il-Quddiesa jinqara r‑rakkont tal‑passjoni mill‑Evanġelju skont San Mark.
L‑Erbgħa, 28 ta’ Marzu, fis‑7:30 p.m., l-Arċisqof ser imexxi l‑Via Sacra Djoċesana li tibda minn ħdejn l-istatwa ta’ Kristu Re (quddiem il-lukanda Phoenicia) u tintemm quddiem il‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann…
Il-Ħamis, 22 ta’ Marzu 2018, tista’ ssegwi ‘live’ t-tlugħ tal-polza ta’ parteċipazzjoni għad-dħul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja għall-Ewwel Sena primarja għal studenti subien u bniet, fl-Istitut tal-Azzjoni Kattolika, il-Furjana.
Il-polza tas-subien tibda f’12pm u dik tal-bniet fis-2pm.
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Il-Ħamis, 22 ta’ Marzu 2018, tista’ ssegwi ‘live’ t-tlugħ tal-polza ta’ parteċipazzjoni għad-dħul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja għall-Ewwel Sena sekondarja subien u bniet, fl-Istitut tal-Azzjoni Kattolika, il-Furjana.
Il-polza tal-bniet tibda fid-9am u dik tas-subien fid-9:30am.
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For another year, the month of March marks a sad anniversary. It’s now been seven years of war in Syria, a conflict with too many groups involved and whose consequences have been paid and continue to be paid by the same people – women and children.
With no solution in sight, and in light of the constant suffering of thousands of innocent people, the Church has asked itself this question…
Pope Francis’s homily followed closely the homily proposed in the The Roman Pontifical for the Ordination of a Bishop. This text is a catechesis of the history and office of Bishop in the Catholic Church. It reminds us that:
“In the Bishop surrounded by his Priests, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, having become High Priest for ever, is present among you…
Il‑Via Sacra Djoċesana mmexxija mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser issir nhar l‑Erbgħa, 28 ta’ Marzu 2018. Il‑Via Sacra tibda fis‑7:30pm minn ħdejn l‑istatwa ta’ Kristu Re (quddiem il‑lukanda Phoenicia), u tintemm quddiem il‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta.
Fl‑okkażjoni tas‑Sinodu tal‑Isqfijiet dwar iż‑Żgħażagħ imsejjaħ mill‑Papa Franġisku, li ser isir f’Ottubru li ġej fil‑Vatikan, l‑Arċisqof talab lil żgħażagħ minn gruppi differenti jħejju r‑riflessjonijiet tal‑Via Sacra…
Saint Joseph, with you, for you,
we bless the Lord.
He chose you among all men
to be the chaste spouse of Mary,
the one who would remain at the threshold of the mystery
of her divine maternity,
and who, after her, would accept it in faith
as the work of the Holy Spirit…
Pope Francis’ remarks at Sunday’s Angelus focused on the Gospel of the day, which tells how a group of Greek pilgrims in Jerusalem wanted “to see Jesus.” The Lord’s response to these religious minded Greeks is “surprising”, the Pope said, but ultimately reveals a deeper truth than a simple yes or no answer. Jesus answers their desire by pointing to His imminent Passion and Death: “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.”
To know Jesus, look at the Cross
“One who wishes to know Jesus must gaze upon the Cross, where His glory is revealed,” Pope Francis said…
