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Pope’s message for Lent 2016

09/02/2016
  • “’I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’:

    The works of mercy on the Jubilee path”

    This is the title of Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2016 (10 February to 20 March).

    Taking as a starting point this phrase from the Gospel of St. Matthew, the Holy Father divides his message into three sections: “Mary, the image of a Church which evanglises because she is evangelised”, “God’s covenant with humanity: a history of mercy”, and “The works of mercy”…

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Pope’s Angelus reflection: Trust in the word of the Lord

08/02/2016
  • Do not be afraid but trust in the word of the Lord: that was Pope Francis message to the crowds gathered in a windswept St Peter’s Square on Sunday for the recitation of the Angelus prayer. The Pope based his reflections on the Gospel reading which tells the story of Jesus calling his first disciples by Lake Galilee. After fishing all night without a catch, they are washing their nets when Jesus gets into Simon Peter’s boat so that he can preach to the crowds of people gathered on the shore…

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Pope Francis meets with ‘Padre Pio’ Prayer Groups

07/02/2016
  • Pope Francis on Saturday greeted members of“Padre Pio” Prayer Groups, who are in Rome to venerate the relics of the great saint, which have been translated to St. Peter’s Basilica and are there exposed for veneration by the faithful in connection with the ongoing Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. St. Pius of Pietralcina – or San Padre Pio, as he is popularly known around the world – was a Capuchin friar with a worldwide reputation during his earthly life as a mystic and miracle-worker, who was also a tireless confessor and laborer in favor of the poor, the sick, and the downtrodden…

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The Archbishop meets Church Schools Chaplaincy Teams

06/02/2016
  • Nhar il-Ġimgħa 5 ta’ Frar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ltaqa’ maċ-Chaplain Teams tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, Tal-Virtù. Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Is-Seminarju, tal-Virtù 5 ta’ Frar 2016   Fl-Evanġelju li għadna kemm qrajna, naqraw dwar wieħed mill-mumenti l-iżjed qawwija fejn Ġesù, li mhux imdorri jomgħod il-kliem, jitkellem dwar l-apprezzament tat-tifel ċkejken u jitkellem ukoll dwar il-kruha tal-iskandlu…

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Pope: The Faith is the greatest inheritance we can leave

04/02/2016
  • The most beautiful inheritance we can leave to others is the Faith: that was Pope Francis’ message during Holy Mass on Thursday morning at the Casa Santa Marta. In his homily, he invited us to not fear death, because the course of life continues. Thinking about death illuminates life The day’s first reading tells the story of the death of King David…

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General audience: God’s justice is mercy

04/02/2016
  • The relationship between mercy and justice, in the light of the Sacred Scriptures, was the theme of Pope Francis’ catechesis in this Wednesday’s general audience, which took place in St. Peter’s Square and was attended by more than ten thousand people. “The Sacred Scripture presents God as infinite mercy, but also as perfect justice”, he said. “How can the two be reconciled? …

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the feast of The Presentation of the Lord

03/02/2016
  • Nhar it-Tlieta 2 ta’ Frar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa tal-Kandlora: il-festa tal-Preżentazzjoni ta’ Ġesù fit-Tempju, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali taż-Żejtun.   Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Knisja Parrokkjali, iż-Żejtun 2 ta’ Frar 2016   Aħna nafu li fi ħdan Marija ta’ Nazaret kien hemm tarbija li ta tmint ijiem issejjħet Ġesù, ‘Alla jsalva’, u li kien il-Ħaruf ta’ Alla li jneħħi d-dnubiet tad-dinja…

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Pope closes Year of Consecrated Life, calls religious to make courageous choices

03/02/2016

  • Pope Francis on Tuesday called on consecrated men and women to make courageous and prophetic choices, to not be afraid of getting their hands dirty and of walking the geographical and existential peripheries of mankind today. 

    The Pope was speaking to consecrated men and women during the closing Mass of the Year of Consecrated Life in St. Peter’s Basilica.

    The Year, which was celebrated throughout the world, began on the First Sunday of Advent in November 2014 and came to a close on the World Day of Consecrated Life on 2 February 2016…

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Mass at Santa Marta – There is no humility without humiliation

02/02/2016

  • There can be neither humility nor holiness without taking the path of humiliation. Francis spoke of this truth as he recalled the story of David during Mass at Santa Marta on Monday morning, 1 February.

    “In the first reading the story of King David continues”, the Pope began, referring to the day’s passage from the Second Book of Samuel (15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13)…

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Pope: ‘no human condition grounds for exclusion by God’

01/02/2016

  • Pope Francis said on Sunday that “No human condition constitutes grounds for exclusion from the heart of the Father.” The Pope was speaking during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square on the day upon which we mark the International Day of Leprosy. The only privilege in the eyes of God – Pope Francis told the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square – is to have no privileges and to be abandoned in His hands.” 

    And calling on all men and women to guard themselves against the temptation of treating religion as a human investment and of thinking they can “bargain” with God seeking to obtain their own interests, the Pope urged the faithful to open their hearts to the Lord and to his Revelation…

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