News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis says a true Christian must not compromise: he must let himself be touched by God’s mercy and he must love his brother wholeheartedly or else he will end up being a hypocrite and do more harm than good. The Pope was speaking during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday morning.
At the beginning through the Prophets, and later with the testimony of Saints, God has built up his relationship with men in time…
Parishes across the world year after year take up the traditional annual Good Friday Collection for the Church in the Holy Land.
This year is no different and the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, has written a letter to all pastors of the Universal Church in which he expresses the gratitude of Pope Francis, of his Dicastery and of all the Churches “in the land of Christ” for their attention and generous response to the Collection…
Lenten talks for Separated persons by Fr Marco Portelli are to be held at Curia chapel on 16th, 17th, 18th and 20th March from 6.30pm till 7.45pm.
Entrance from back door of Curia at No. 5, Lion Street, Floriana.
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God acts in humility and in silence; “spectacle” is not His style. That was Pope Francis’ message at Mass on Monday in the Casa Santa Marta.
Jesus rebukes people of Nazareth for their lack of faith
In the Gospel of the day, Jesus rebukes the inhabitants of Nazareth for their lack of faith: at first, the Pope said, they listened with admiration, but later they exploded “with anger, with outrage”:
“In that moment, this people, who had heard with pleasure what Jesus had said, but did not like what He had said to one, two, or three of them; and perhaps some gossip had stood up and said, ‘But who is this who’s come to talk to us? …
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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