News from the Church in Malta
On Saturday, 17th September, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. attended the Opening of the Pastoral Year of the Vocations Centre, at the Seminary in Tal-Virtu.
Fr. Michael Bellizzi, director of the Vocations Centre shared his thoughts and the work carried out by this centre, with the readers of this website.
“Minnufih telqu kollox … u marru warajh”
Illum għandna ħafna affarijiet importanti x’nagħmlu. … Read more »
Pope in Castel-Gandolfo
Families who are living for Christ are among the protagonists in the Church’s mission to bring about a new evangelization, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope affirmed this today before praying the midday Angelus with crowds gathered at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.
Reflecting on the passage from Philippians in today’s liturgy, the Holy Father noted how the letter was written around the year 50 A.D., and therein was already a complete synthesis of the mystery of Christ: “incarnation, ‘kenosis,’ that is, humiliation unto death on the cross, and glorification.”
“This mystery itself became one with the life of the Apostle Paul, who wrote this letter while he was in prison, awaiting a sentence of life or death,” the Holy Father explained… Read more »
Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Norman Zammit as the new parish priest of Imsida and Fr Ewkarist Zammit as the new parish priest of Dingli.
Fr Zammit was born on 3rd August 1973. He received his education at Zurrieq Primary School, at St Michael’s Secondary School and Mount Carmel College, both in Santa Venera. He continued his tertiary education within the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta… Read more »
Matul is-sena li għaddiet, il-Knisja f’Malta kienet tħaddem magħha madwar 1,125 persuna, bi spiża f’pagi ta’ kważi €13-il miljun. Dawn barra l-2,246 impjegat ieħor, fosthom għalliema u ħaddiema klerikali, li jaħdmu fl-iskejjel tagħha. Irid jingħad li l-biċċa l-kbira tal-għalliema jirċievu s-salarju tagħhom mill-Istat, skont il-ftehim li kien sar bejn l-Istat Malti u s-Santa Sede f’Novembru 1991.
B’total ta’ 3,371 impjegat, il-Knisja f’Malta tispiċċa fost l-ikbar employers fil-pajjiż… Read more »
Friday, 16th September
11.00 a.m. The Archbishop meets the Archpriest in preparation for his pastoral visit in his parish, at the Curia.
Thursday, 22nd September
8.30 a.m. The Archbishop meets with individual priests and dines with them afterwards at the Daughters of the Sacred Heart.
Saturday, 24th September
6.00 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Parish Church and later meets the people… Read more »
Man lives in this world constantly seeking joy and peace. However, God alone, who is Love and the source of true joy, may satisfy this desire. Therfore man, even unnknowingly is constantly seeking God.
“Listen, O my son, to the precepts of your master, and incline the ear of your heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the council of your loving Father.” (RB Prol 1-2) “Who is the man that desires life and loves to see good days?” If hearing this you answer, “I am he,” God says to you: “If you want true and everlasting life, turn away from evil and do good; seek after peace and pursue it” (RB Prol 15-17)… Read more »
This morning the Holy Father travelled by helicopter from the Apostolic Palace at Castelgandolfo to the Vatican, where he held his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall. In his catechesis he dwelt on the first part of Psalm 22, focusing on the theme of prayers of supplication to God.
The Psalm, which remerges in the narrative of Christ’s Passion, presents the figure of an innocent man persecuted and surrounded by adversaries who seek his death… Read more »
L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona nnomina lil Fr Charles Mallia Ph.D., O.Carm., biex ikun id-Delegat tiegħu għall‑Edukazzjoni Nisranija. Hu ser jieħu post Fr Dominic Scerri O.P. li ilu jokkupa din il-kariga għal dawn l-aħħar għoxrin sena.
B’din il-ħidma ġdida Fr Charles se jkompli fuq ix-xogħol li ilu jwettaq b’risq l-iskejjel tal-Knisja. Matul dawn it‑tnejn u għoxrin sena huwa kien is-Segretarju tal-Private Schools Association u għal ħmistax-il sena kien ir‑rappreżentant ta’ din l-għaqda tal-kapijiet tal-iskejjel indipendenti fuq il-Bord tal-MATSEC… Read more »
4Given’s 11th program features spiritual information on how to maintain and improve a personal relationship with Jesus Christ! He is God’s only provision for our sin! Life and death will be discussed with Dr. Joe Zammit who is Ian Diacono’s guest for today’s program. Kirsten Pulis hosts the next section that brings interesting crafts and stories to the young audience. Motivating and animated features will follow which will depict today’s theme in a better way! … Read more »
Pope during Eucharist
Following today’s Mass for the closure of the twenty-fifth Italian National Eucharistic Congress, the Holy Father prayed the Angelus in the shipyard of the city of Ancona. Before the Marian prayer the Pope reminded faithful present that “the Angelus invites us to imitate Mary Most Holy, to contemplate the well of love from which the Sacrament of the Eucharist comes”… Read more »
