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Details of the liturgical celebrations during Holy Week 2017

12/04/2017

Maundy Thursday morning – Mass of Holy Chrism
Din hija l‑unika Quddiesa li tiġi ċċelebrata f’Ħamis ix‑Xirka filgħodu, mill‑Arċisqof u mis‑saċerdoti. L‑emfasi tagħha huwa fuq l‑għaqda li Ġesù xtaq li jkun hemm bejn dawk li jemmnu fih, b’mod speċjali dawk li ġew afdati biex ikomplu l‑ħidma tiegħu. F’din il‑Quddiesa, is‑saċerdoti jġeddu l‑wegħdiet tal‑ordinazzjoni saċerdotali tagħhom b’tiġdid ta’ impenn tal‑għaqda bejniethom u mal‑isqof tagħhom…

12/04/2017

Ġentilment ninfurmawkom li minn għada l-Ħamis, 13 ta’ April, sa nhar it-Tnejn, 17 ta’ April 2017, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, inkluż l-Uffiċċji tal-Caritas, il-Furjana, ser ikunu magħluqa għall-festi tal-Għid.

L-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet, il-Furjana u t-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Belt Valletta, ser ikun magħluqa minn għada l-Ħamis, 13 ta’ April, sal-Ħamis, 20 ta’ April 2017.

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12/04/2017

Pope Francis has invited Christians to contemplate the Cross and to celebrate the holy days leading to Easter.

Continuing his catechesis on Christian hope, the Pope was addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly Wednesday General Audience.

Unlike worldly hopes, which fail to bring lasting satisfaction Pope Francis told the faithful that “our Christian hope is grounded in God’s eternal love”…

11/04/2017

The first washing machines and tumble dryers for the homeless in Rome whirred into action on Monday as ‘Pope Francis’ Laundry’ opened its doors to provide a much needed service.

One of the many difficulties for those who live on the streets is to be able to wash, dry and iron their clothes and blankets, and the Vatican-sponsored laundry is a response to Pope Francis’s invitation to give concrete signs of solidarity to our brothers and sisters in need…

10/04/2017

Is-Sibt filgħaxija, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna żar il-purċissjoni tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira tat-tfal, li daħlet sew fil-kalendarju tal-Qriema. It-tradizzjoni tal-purċissjoni tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira tat-tfal f’Ħal Qormi tmur lura madwar 80 sena, fejn it-tfal, kemm bniet u anke subien, jilbsu ta’ suldati, personaġġi bibliċi u membri tal-Kleru kif ukoll jerfgħu vari żgħar tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira. Ta’ kull sena, f’din il-purċissjoni jieħdu sehem madwar 150 tifel u tifla.
Ritratti: Josef Agius

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10/04/2017

Fuq talba ta’ Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Malta qed tagħmel sejħa ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi permezz ta’ fond ta’ emerġenza fejn se jinġabru flus biex tingħata għajnuna lill-vittmi ta’ Aleppo fis-Sirja, speċjalment fejn hemm l-iktar bżonnijiet ta’ saħħa, ilma u sanità, sistema ta’ edukazzjoni u xelters għal dawk il-persuni li tilfu dak kollu li kellhom. Caritas Syria qed twiegħed li timplimenta programm ta’ sena li jinkludi salvataġġ ta’ ħajjiet ta’ persuni…

10/04/2017

Pope Francis condemned the terror attack on a Coptic church dedicated to St George – Mar Girgis – in the city of Tanta, north of Cairo, which killed upward of two dozen people and injured nearly 60 others.

“We pray for the victims claimed this [Sunday] morning,” Pope Francis said in remarks to the faithful gathered in St…

08/04/2017

Għada, il-Ħadd 9 ta’ April 2017, fid‑9:15 a.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna imexxi ċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm, bit‑tberik tal‑friegħi taż‑żebbuġ u l‑palm, u Quddiesa fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.
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07/04/2017

On Friday 7th April 2017, Archsbishop Charles J. Scicluna led the devotional pilgrimage around Valletta, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Thousands of people participated in this pilgrimage, and in many other parishes around Malta.

Click here to view all the photos of the devotional procession on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows…