News from the Church in Malta
“I too know moments of emptiness.” In an interview for German newsweekly Die Zeit, Pope Francis spoke about the “spiritual dark moments” in his own life, times when he has said, “Lord, I don’t understand this.”
Asked about how the faithful can help when people experience crises of faith, the Holy Father said, “One cannot grow without crises: in human life, the same thing happens…
Knisja Arċipretali ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar
5 ta’ Marzu 2017
“Il-mara rat li s-siġra kienet tajba għall-ikel u tiġbdek fil-għajn, u s-siġra tħajjrek biex tikseb id-dehen”(Ġen 3, 6)…
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Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda
4 ta’ Marzu 2017
Arma qerrieda tax-xitan hija li jipprova jipperswadina li Alla huwa għadu tal-ferħ tagħna, u ħafna drabi ir-ribelljoni tagħna, ibda mill-addoloxxenza u ż-żgħożija, tiġi minn pre-suppost dijaboliku li Alla huwa l-għadu ta’ kull ma hemm sabiħ fil-ħajja…
Pope Francis on Sunday called on Christians to consult the Bible with the same frequency as they might consult their cellphones for messages.
Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square following his weekly Angelus blessing, the Pope urged those present to give the Bible the same place in daily life as cellphones and asked: “What would happen if we turned back when we forget it, if we opened it more times a day, if we read the message of God contained in the Bible the way we read messages on our cellphones?”
The Bible, he explained, contains the Word of God, the most effective tool in fighting evil and keeping us close to God.
Clearly, Francis said, the comparison between the Bible and the cellphone is paradoxical, but it induces us to reflect…
Is‑Sibt 4 ta’ Marzu 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa li matulha kkonsagra l‑artal tal‑Kappella fid‑Dar tal‑Kleru, Birkirkara.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Dar tal-Kleru, Birkirkara
4 ta’ Marzu 2017
Il-Kelma ta’ Alla f’dan l-ewwel Ħadd tar-Randan, tintroduċina għat-tema importanti f’din il-mixja li twassalna għall-Għid. It-talba li diġà tagħmel il-Knisja fl-Erbgħa tal-Irmied nagħmlu riferiment li nitkellmu minn “taqtiegħa kontra l-ħażen” hija b’xi mod il-kundizzjoni tal-umanità la hemm it-tentatur, ix-xitan li jrid ifixkel il-pjan ta’ Alla għal kull wieħed u waħda minna u għalina lkoll bħala umanità…
Il‑Ġimgħa 3 ta’ Marzu 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa waqt l‑irtir tar‑Randan għall‑impjegati tal‑Kurja, il‑Caritas u t‑Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, fil‑Knisja tal‑Lunzjata, (tal‑Karmelitani), l‑Imdina. Il-meditazzjonijiet tal-irtir tmexxew minn Patri Charlo’ Camilleri, Karmelitan.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja tal-Lunzjata, l-Imdina
3 ta’ Frar 2017
L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna jintroduċiena għall-ewwel dizzjunarju qasir li jippreparana immedjatament mill-bidu nett tar-Randan għall-festi tal-Għid…
Pope Francis on Saturday received the participants in a major international conference on sacred music, a half-century after the promulgation of the Conciliar document, Musicam sacram on music in the sacred liturgy.
Over 400 people taking part in the gathering organized by the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Pontifical Council for Culture around the theme: Music and the Church: cult and culture fifty years after Musicam sacram, met in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace to hear the Holy Father…
F’għeluq is‑sentejn mindu sar Arċisqof ta’ Malta, l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jibda Viżta Pastorali fl‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Din il‑Viżta Pastorali ser tlaqqgħu aktar mill‑qrib man‑nies fis‑70 parroċċa. Il‑Viżta Pastorali tal‑Arċisqof Scicluna f’kull parroċċa ser issir fuq numru ta’ ġranet u tinkludi laqgħat ta’ djalogu ma’ realtajiet differenti f’kull parroċċa, u mumenti ta’ talb biċ‑ċelebrazzjoni tal‑Quddiesa. L‑Arċisqof ser isib ħin ukoll biex iwassal il‑ħniena tal‑maħfra ta’ Alla permezz tal‑qrar, u biex iżur familji li għaddejjin minn diffikultajiet jew li jħossuhom emarġinati…
Pope Francis on Thursday addressed the parish priests of the Diocese of Rome, reflecting with them on the ‘progress of faith’ in the life of a priest.
He was welcomed to Rome’s Cathedral by his Vicar, Cardinal Agostino Vallini, and heard the confessions of around a dozen priests before delivering his address.
Growth in faith
He said that “growing in faith” implies a “path of formation and of maturation in the faith”…
