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Opening of the Door of Mercy at the Oratory adjacent to the Basilica in Senglea

06/01/2016

- Nhar is-Sibt 9 ta’ Jannar 2016, fis-6:00 p.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiftaħ il-Bieb tal-Ħniena fl-Oratorju tal-Kurċifiss (fejn hemm meqjuma x-xbieha devota ta’ Ġesù Redentur) mal-Bażilika ta’ Marija Bambina, l-Isla.
  
  Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tibda fil-Bażilika b’purċissjoni lejn l-Oratorju tal-Kurċifiss. Hemmhekk, l-Arċisqof jiftaħ il-Bieb tal-Ħniena u wara li l-ġemgħa tgħaddi mill-Bieb, tidħol lura fil-Bażilika u tkompli l-Quddiesa. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tagħlaq b’tislima lil Marija Bambina, bis-Salve Regina…

06/01/2016

- Pope Francis made a private visit to the Italian hilltown of Greccio in the Lazio region north of Rome on Monday afternoon, where he met with the local Franciscan community.
  
  The town is well known as the place where, in December 1223, St. Francis set up the first crib scene, using local animals and a carved image of the Christ Child in a manger to recreate the events of Our Lord’s birth in Bethlehem…

04/01/2016

At St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis lead the faithful in the recitation of the Angelus on the first Sunday of the new year. Speaking on the day’s Gospel, the Holy Father noted the dramatic contrast between God’s gift of love in the Incarnation, and man’s failure to receive Him. The solemn opening of John’s Gospel, which was already proclaimed on Christmas day and which is read again on this Sunday, “is the invitation of Holy Mother Church to welcome this Word of salvation, this mystery of light,” the Pope said…

03/01/2016

Il-Ħadd 3 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra l-Quddiesa tal-Epifanija fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Matul din il-Quddiesa, l-Arċisqof laqa’ uffiċjalment żewġ seminaristi bħala kandidati għas-saċerdozju. Dawn huma Anton D’Amato, mill-Parroċċa ta’ Santa Katarina, iż-Żurrieq, u Bernard Micallef, mill-Parroċċa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, Ħal Tarxien.

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

3 ta’ Jannar 2016

“Fi żmien is-sultan Erodi xi maġi mil-Lvant ġew Ġerusalemm jistaqsu: ‘fejn hu dak li twieled Sultan tal-Lhud? …

02/01/2016

Two seminarians, who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary, will ask Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood, on Sunday 3rd January 2016. This will take place during Epiphany Mass at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, at 9:15 a.m.

Anton D’Amato from the Parish of St Catherine, Zurrieq, and Bernard Micallef from the Parish of the Annunciation of Our Lady, Tarxien, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood…

02/01/2016

Fl-ewwel jum tas-Sena l-Ġdida 2016, inġabret is-somma rekord ta’ €1,040,855 waqt l-għoxrin edizzjoni tal-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità organizzata minn RTK4Charity b’risq id-Dar tal-Providenza. It-temp tajjeb għen biex għadd kbir ta’ nies marru s-Siġġiewi biex jagħtu d-donazzjoni tagħhom u jkunu parti mid-divertiment li kien għaddej taħt it-tinda li ttellgħet fil-parkeġġ. Bħal kull sena, għadd ta’ parroċċi f’Malta u Għawdex organizzaw ġabriet speċjali…

31/12/2015

Il-Ħamis 31 ta’ Diċembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, l-Arċisqof Emeritus Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P. u l-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi laqgħu lill-awtoritajiet tal-Istat għall-iskambju tal-awguri fl-okkażjoni tas-Sena l-Ġdida, fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, il-Belt Valletta.
Fil-preżenza tal-Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat, l-Arċisqof irringrazzja lil Gvern għad-djalogu kontinwu li jeżisti bejn il-Knisja u l-Istat. L-Arċisqof irringrazzja wkoll lill-Gvern tas-sapport li jirċievi f’diversi oqsma li fihom hija nvoluta l-Knisja. L-Arċisqof wiegħed lill-Gvern it-talb u sapport tal-Knisja…

31/12/2015

“1. God is not indifferent! God cares about mankind! God does not abandon us! At the beginning of the New Year, I would like to share not only this profound conviction but also my cordial good wishes for prosperity, peace and the fulfilment of the hopes of every man and every woman, every family, people and nation throughout the world, including all Heads of State and Government and all religious leaders…

29/12/2015

Nhar il-Ġimgħa l-1 ta’ Jannar 2016, fid-9.00 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ Jum il-Paċi, fid-Dar tal-Providenza, is-Siġġiewi. Il-Quddiesa ser tixxandar fuq TVM2, Net, One u F Living.

Il-Ħadd 3 ta’ Jannar, fid-9:15 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa tal-Epifanija fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Matul din il-Quddiesa, l-Arċisqof jilqa’ uffiċjalment żewġ seminaristi bħala kandidati għas-saċerdozju. Il-Quddiesa ser tiġi mxandra ‘live’ fuq il-YouTube Channel tal-Knisja f’Malta…

28/12/2015

Nhar il-Ħadd 27 ta’ Diċembru 2015, Monsinjur Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Ftuħ tal-Bieb tal-Ħniena fis-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa. L-Arċisqof iċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Knisja Arċipretali, u wara sar pellegrinaġġ qasir lejn is-Santwarju fejn Monsinjur Arċisqof fetaħ il-Bieb tal-Ħniena.

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Arċipretali tal-Mellieħa 27 ta’ Diċembru 2015 “Kemm hi għażiża id-dar tiegħek, Mulej tal-eżerċti…