News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis on Sunday evening celebrated Mass at the parish of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore in the Roman suburb of Tor Bella Monaca.
In his homily, the Holy Father said we cannot fool Jesus, acting like saints when we’re around the church, but living our daily lives like pagans. Jesus knows what is in the heart of man…
Nhar il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Marzu 2015, l-Arċisqof-elett Mons. Charles J. Scicluna mexxa Pellegrinaġġ Penitenzjali fir-raħal taż-Żurrieq li ntemmet b’quddiesa fil-Knisja Parrokkjali.
L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof-elett Mons. Charles J. Scicluna fil-Knisja Parrokkjali taż-Żurrieq
Knisja Parrokkjali, Iż-Żurrieq
6 ta’ Marzu 2015
Fil-ġimgħat ta’matul ir-Randan, kull nhar ta’ Ġimgħa, il-qari jfakkarna u jippreparana f’dak li se niċċelebraw fil-Ġimgħa il-Kbira…
On Friday 6th March 2015, Archbishop-elect Mgr Charles J. Scicluna paid a courtesy visit to the Hon. Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat, at Auberge de Castille, Valletta, and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Dr Angelo Farrugia, at the President’s Palace in Valletta.
Nirringrazzjak Onor…
Il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Marzu 2015, l-Arċisqof-elett Mons. Charles J. Scicluna għamel żjara ta’ korteżija lill-E.T. il-President ta’ Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca. Iż-żjara saret fil-Palazz ta’ San Anton, Ħ’Attard.
Messaġġ tal-Arċisqof-elett Mons. Charles J. Scicluna lill-E.T. il-President ta’ Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
Palazz ta’ San Anton, Ħ’Attard
6 ta’ Marzu 2015
Eċċellenza,
Grazzi tal-merħba li qed tagħtini…
Worldliness darkens the soul, making it unable to see the poor who live next to us with all their wounds: this was the message, in brief, that Pope Francis had for the faithful gathered for Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican on Thursday morning.
Commenting on the parable of the rich man, a man dressed “in purple and fine linen,” who “every day gave lavish banquets,” the Pope said that we never hear ill spoken of this man, we are not told that he was a bad man…
Il-Ħamis 5 ta’ Marzu 2015, l-Arċisqof-elett Mons. Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Mario Grech, iċċelebraw Quddiesa fis-Santwarju ta’ Pinu, Għawdex. Fi tmiem il-Quddiesa, l-Arċisqof-elett poġġa bukkett fjuri f’riġlejn ix-xbieha tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu. L-Arċisqof-elett kien il-mistieden ta’ Mons. Grech għal ikla li saret fiċ-Ċentru Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, ir-Rabat Għawdex.
Ritratti: Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni, l-Kurja
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Knisja Arċipretali tan-Naxxar
1 ta’ Marzu 2015
Għażiż Father David,
Dan il-Vanġelu li smajna llum (Mk 9, 2-10) min jaf kemm-il darba smajtu fil-festa tas-Salvatur, u min jaf kemm-il darba fraħt b’dan il-kliem għażiż. Illum is-Salvatur bagħtek tieħu ħsieb lill-Ommu u qed jafdalek teżor kbir tiegħu: il-misteru tat-twelid tal-mama tiegħu, il-bidu tal-ferħ tagħna, u l-ferħ tagħna hu Ġesù…
It is easy to judge others, but we can only progress on our Christian journey in life if we are capable of judging ourselves first, said Pope Francis at Monday morning Mass in Casa Santa Marta.
The readings of the day focused on the subject of mercy. The Pope, recalling that “we are all sinners” – not “in theory” but in reality – said that the ability to judge oneself is “a Christian virtue, indeed more than a virtue”, it is the first step for those who want to be Christian: “We are all masters, professors of self-justification: ‘No it wasn’t me, it’s not my fault, maybe yes, but not so much…that’s not the way it is…’…
L-Erbgħa 4 ta’ Marzu 2015, l-Arċisqof-elett Mons. Charles J. Scicluna iltaqa’ mal-kappillani tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, fid-Dar tal-Kleru, Birkirkara. Fil-bidu l-kappillani u l-Arċisqof-elett kellhom ħin ta’ talb fil-kappella tad-Dar tal-Kleru. Id-diskors ta’ merħba sar minn Dun Gordon Refalo, l-President tal-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani. Ftit qabel l-Arċisqof kellu ċ-ċans ukoll jiltaqa’ mar-residenti u l-istaff tal-istess Dar.
Ritratti: Photocity, Valletta.
www.photocitymalta.com
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“Where the elderly are not honoured, there is no future for the young”. This was the powerful message delivered by Pope Francis during his catechesis on Wednesday, devoted to the elderly.
Speaking to the crowds gathered in St Peter’s Square for the weekly General Audience the Pope continued in his series of teachings on the family, focusing this time on the role of grandparents…
