News from the Church in Malta
On Friday 24th May 2013, the Archbishop presided over the Parish Assembly open for everyone at the Parish Church.
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Eucharistic Adoration
Vatican officials are making strategic phone calls to some of the world’s most far-flung dioceses, trying to verify that in each of the world’s inhabited time zones there will be an organized hour of eucharistic adoration coinciding with 5-6 p.m. Rome time June 2. The Vatican is trying to organize a global hour of prayer around the Eucharist “for the first time in the history of the church,” said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, the office organizing events for the Year of Faith… Read more »
Kungress Ewkaristiku Internazzjonali hija laqgħa għall-membri tal-kleru, reliġjużi u lajċi biex jagħtu xhieda ħajja ta’ Ġesù preżenti ħaj fl-Ewkaristija. Dawn il-Kungressi għadhom isiru sal-llum. Il-Knisja f’Malta qegħda tfakkar meta dan il-Kungress sar f’pajjiżna fl-1913.
Fit-23 ta’ April 1913, fetaħ l-24 Kungress Ewkaristiku Internazzjonali li kien sar f’Malta. Il-Kungress għalaq fis-27 ta’ April 1913 b’purċissjoni li bdiet mill-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, għal fejn illum hemm il-monument ta’ Kristu Re, fejn ingħatat il-Barka Ewkaristika… Read more »
On Saturday 25th May 2013, the Archbishop celebrated mass at Jesus of Nazareth parish church, Sliema for the opening of the Pastoral Visit.
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Fr Federico Lombardi
Continuing a papal tradition of finishing a predecessor’s work in progress, Pope Francis intends to complete an encyclical — on the virtue of faith — begun during the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI. “I can confirm that the plan for an encyclical on faith, begun by Benedict XVI, has been taken up by the new pope,” Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said in a May 24 email response to questions… Read more »
L-Uffiċċju Missjunarju ser itellà dramm fuq il-missjoni fl-Istitut Kattoliku, nhar il-Ġimgħa 31 ta’ Mejju u nhar is-Sibt 1 ta’ Ġunju fis-7.00 p.m.
Id- dramm “Is-Siegħa t’Alla”, huwa maqsum fi tliet atti, ser isir bil-kooperazzjoni tal-kumpanija teatrali Dun Mikiel Xerri.
L-istorja tibda bir-Rakkont tal-Missjunarju Patri Marco, li jkun qiegħed jirrakonta l-istorja kurjuża tal-għażla tiegħu li jħalli ħajtu u jsir missjunarju… Read more »
Wara l-mewt tal-Arċipriet Dun Eric Overand,
wara li l-Awtoritajiet tal-Knisja kienu kkonsultaw lis-Soċjetajiet Soċjali marbuta mal-Festa taż-Żejtun li lkoll qablu li joqgħodu għad-deċizjoni tal-Kurja, u
wara li fid-9 ta’ Mejju l-Kurja ħabbret li tħassret din il-Festa,
Monsinjur Arċisqof, kif kien mitlub, iddeċieda li jikkonsidra mill-ġdid din id-deċiżjoni. Għalhekk saret proposta lill-istess Soċjetajiet li ssir Festa b’attivitajiet imnaqqsa. Fit-22 ta’ Mejju 2013, Dun Gino Gauci, bħala l-Amministrattur Parrokkjali, ressaq din il-proposta f’forma ta’ working paper quddiem is-Soċjetajiet… Read more »
On the occasion of the Year of Faith, the Church in Malta is organising a concert by three renowned tenors known as ‘The Priests’. These are the Catholic priests from Ireland, Fr Martin O’Hagan, Fr Eugene O’Hagan and Fr David Delargy. This is the first time that ‘The Priests’ will be performing in Malta. The concert will be held on Friday 21st June 2013, at the Catholic Institute, Floriana, at 7.30 p.m… Read more »
Pope Francis
Early on the feast of the Holy Trinity Pope Francis made his first Pastoral visit to a Diocese in Rome. The Parish of Saint Elisabeth and Zechariah gave the Pope a rapturous welcome as he arrived by helicopter to celebrate Mass and administer the Sacrament of Holy Communion to 16 children. Also in a first for a Pope on a visit to a parish, the Holy Father heard the confessions of a least 7 people… Read more »
On Thursday 23rd May 2013, the Archbishop met young people from Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ŻAK) and members from ‘Kummissjoni Festa San Pawl Safi,’ at the Parish Centre, as part of his pastoral visit in Ħal Safi.
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