News from the Church in Malta
God saves “a repentant heart,” while he who does not trust in Him draws “condemnation” upon himself. This message was at the heart of Pope Francis’s homily during morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta.
Humility saves man in God’s eyes, while pride is a loser. The key lies in the heart. The heart of a humble person is open, it knows repentance, it accepts correction and trusts in God…
Nhar it-Tnejn 15 ta’ Diċembru 2014, saret konferenza stampa dwar dettalji tad-dsatax-il edizzjoni tal-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità li ssir fl-Ewwel ta’ Jannar ta’ kull sena organizzata minn RTK4Charity biex jinġabru fondi ħalli d-Dar tal-Providenza tkun tista’ tkompli bil-ħidma tagħha u ssaħħaħa. Dan qalu Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur tad-Dar, waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet li saret dalgħodu. “Hija ħaġa sabiħa ħafna,” qal Fr Martin, “li l-poplu Malti u Għawdxi propju jibda sena ġdida billi juri min tassew hu, poplu ġeneruż, poplu li jaf issarraf is-solidarjetà fil-prattika.”
Fr Martin semma’ erba’ għanijiet għall-Festa ta’ Ġenerożità mad-Dar tal-Providenza…
The day’s Gospel reading, which relates how the chief priests asked Jesus by what authority He did His works, was the focus of the Pope’s homily on Monday. It is a demand, the Pope explained, that demonstrates the “hypocritical heart” of those people – people who were not interested in the truth, who sought only their own interests, and went where the wind blew: you should go this way, you should go that way…” They were weathervanes, all of them! …
On Friday 19th December, 2014, six seminarians are going to be instituted in the Acolyte Ministry by His Lordship Monsignor Charles J. Scicluna, Titular Bishop of San Leone, Apostolic Administrator, Sede Vacante, during a mass celebrated at St Joseph Parish Church, Kalkara, commencing at 6:30pm.
The Six seminarians are Sergio Fenech and Mark Mallia Pawley from St Sebastian’s Parish, Ħal Qormi, Claude Mifsud from the Parish of the Assumption of Mary, Mosta, James Saydon from the Parish of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Naxxar, Andrew Schembri from the of St George’s Parish, Ħal Qormi, and Gilbert Scicluna from St Joseph’s Parish, Kalkara…
At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis welcomed the children of Rome for the traditional “Bambinelli Blessing.” On Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Lent, Roman boys and girls bring the baby Jesus from their Nativity sets to Saint Peter’s Square to be blessed by the Pope.
Speaking after the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father thanked the children for coming, and wished them a happy Christmas…
Il-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Diċembru 2014, il-ħaddiema tal-Kurja, tat-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku u tal-Caritas kellhom l-irtir li jsir għal żmien l-Avvent, f’St Joseph Retreat House, ir-Rabat. Ir-riflessjonijiet tal-irtir tmexxew minn Fr Raymond Pace SJ, fil-preżenza tal-Amministratur Appostoliku l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, u L-isqfijiet Emeriti Pawlu Cremona O.P., u l-Isqof Ġużeppi Mercieca. Fl-irtir l-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona iċċelebra quddiesa u tenna r-ringrazzjament tiegħu lejn il-ħaddiema kollha li ħadmu miegħu kemm dam Arċisqof tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.
Ritratti: Liam Farrugia, Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni
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Is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija jtenni l-pożizzjoni tiegħu dwar dokument li rriferew għalih l-Unjin tal-Għalliema u l-General Workers Union, li l-abbozz ta’ dan id-dokument huwa parti minn proċess kontinwu ta’ konsultazzjoni fil-Knisja u l-awtoritajiet tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja. Is-Segretarjat jirrizerva d-dritt li jwettaq din il-konsultazzjoni b’mod ħieles, u li jikkumenta meta l-Knisja tkun f’pożizzjoni li twassal lill-pubbliku xi policies li jikkonċernaw l-iskejjel tagħha, fid-dawl tal-identità u l-missjoni tagħhom, u fir-rispett tad-drittijiet fundamentali tal-bniedem.
Is-Segretarjat jappella għar-responsabilità biex l-istqarrijiet li jsiru jkunu vverifikati u ma jsirux abbazi ta’ rapporti fil-media li jagħtu lok għal konkluzzjonijiet żbaljati…
“Those of you who work in the field of youth pastoral ministry, carry out valuable work for the Church. The young need this service: both adults and other young people of mature faith who accompany them on their path, helping them to find the road that leads to Christ”, writes the Pope in his message to Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, and to the participants in the 4th European Congress on Youth Pastoral Ministry, promoted by the same dicastery and in collaboration with the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe, held in Rome from 11 to 13 December on the theme: “A young Church, witness to the joy of the Gospel”…
Ġentilment ninfurmawkom li nhar il-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Dicembru 2014, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof u l-uffiċċji tal-Caritas, il-Furjana, u t-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Belt Valletta, ser ikunu magħluqa. L-Isqfijiet, is-saċerdoti u l-impjegati lajċi tal-Kurja, tat-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku u tal-Caritas ser jattendu irtir fl-okkażjoni ta’ żmien l-Avvent. L-uffiċċji tal-Caritas biss jerġgħu jiftħu fl-4.00 p.m.
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The Holy Father told the thousands of faithful present that he wanted to share with them what took place and what the Synod has produced. He continued saying, that during this time there was much media attention on the work being done at the Synod and for that the Pope expressed his thanks…
