News from the Church in Malta
On Sunday, 25th April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP visited the Puttinu Cares fund-raising marathon at the Marsa sports grounds. A total of €387,525 were raised after three days of sports activities. The amount raised will fund premises in London for young cancer patients and their families.
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Pope in Cyprus
Officials at the embassy of Cyprus before the Holy See are affirming the “historic importance” of Benedict XVI’s visit to the island, scheduled for June 4-6.
President Demetris Christofias, as well as the local Church, invited the Pope to make the visit, which will be his 16th international trip. During his three days on the island, he will meet with both government and Church leaders, as well as making a pilgrimage to the Pillar of St… Read more »
Iż-żjara tal-Papa għandha sservi ta’ “sinjal” għall-Knisja f’Malta biex ma taqtax qalbha quddiem “ċirkostanzi ibsin” u tħeġġeġ evanġelizzazzjoni ġdida mibnija madwar “il-kelma, l-ferħ u l-entużjażmu… li rajna” u nidderiġuh għall-qadi tal-Mulej fl-evanġelizzazzjoni”.
Hekk qal lil IL-ĠENSILLUM online l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP mistoqsi minn din il-gazzetta dwar iż-żjara tal-Papa Benedittu XVI f’Malta fi tmiem il-ġimgħa li għaddiet.
Mons Cremona ddeskriva ż-żjara tal-Papa bħala suċċess li l-protagonisti tiegħu kienu dawk in-nies li bi ħġarhom fittxew biex jiltaqgħu mal-Papa Benedittu XVI… Read more »
Il-Kwadru tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu li kien Malta bħala parti mill-programm taċ-Ċelebrazzjonijiet f’Għeluq iż-Żjara tal-Papa Benedittu Sittax f’Malta u fl-okkażjoni tal-Preżentazzjoni tal-Warda tad-Deheb li l-Papa offra lill-Madonna ta’ Pinu, ilbieraħ ittieħed lejn is-Santwarju ta’ Pinu waqt pellegrinaġġ nazzjonali mmexxi mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona u minn Nunzju Apostoliku Tommaso Capputo.
Matul il-ġurnata tal-bieraħ kien espost għall-qima tal-pubbliku fil-Knisja Parrokkjali Santa Marija tal-Mosta wara li fit-tlett ijiem ta’ qabel kien fis-Santwarju Bażilika tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu fil-Belt Valletta… Read more »
Nhar il-Ħadd, 25 ta’ April, 2010, propju Ħadd wara l-miġja tal-Papa, se jiġi ċċelebrat il-Jum Dinji ta’ Talb għall-Vokazzjonijiet. Bl-għajnuna tas-seminaristi, tħejja programm għal dakinhar sabiex iż-żgħażagħ jiċċelebraw nofs ta’ nhar flimkien u joħolqu preżenza sabiħa. Il-programm jibda b’quddiesa li se tkun trasmessa fuq TVM u wara jitkompla b’attività simili għal treasure hunt li fiha il-parteċipanti jridu “jfittxu” aspetti marbuta mal-mixja vokazzjonali… Read more »
On Friday, 23 April, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP led the Pilgrimage with the Ta’ Pinu titular painting to its sanctuary in Gozo. The Basilica of Ta’ Pinu, being a Marian Sanctuary has been given the Goldren Rose by Pope Benedict XVI himself at the Floriana Granaries on Sunday 18th April, 2010.
Christians were invited to accompany the titular painting of the Madonna ta’ Pinu during a carcade from the Mosta Parish Church towards the Sanctuary of Ta Pinu in Gozo… Read more »
Mons Walter Mixa
“The bishop of Augsburg, Mgr. Walter Mixa, handed in his resignation. This was confirmed today by the news office of the diocese, in a release. “On Wednesday, mgr. Mixa asked, in a letter, to resign from his post. The public discussion of the last few weeks about him heavily affected the priests and the congregation of the diocese”. By doing so, Mixa wanted to “avoid further damage to the Church and make for a new beginning”, the release states… Read more »
Nhar il-Ġimgħa, 23 ta’ April, 2010, fit-3:00 p.m, se jiġi organizzat pellegrinaġġ nazzjonali mmexxi mill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP u min-Nunzju Appostoliku Tommaso Caputo. L-Insara qed jiġu mistiedna jakkumpanjaw b’carcade il-Kwadru tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu mill-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Mosta lejn is-Santwarju Ta’ Pinu f’Għawdex. Fit-triq se ssir waqfa qasira ħdejn is-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa. Għal ħabta tal-4:30p.m, il-kwadru tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu u l-pellegrini mistennija jitilgħu fuq il-vapur tal-Gozo Channel bl-isem “Ta’ Pinu”… Read more »
Aħna l-Isqfijiet inħossuna fid-dmir li nirringrazzjaw lil Alla għal dak kollu li wettaq fostna permezz taż-Żjara tal-Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Benedittu XVI.
Inħossuna grati ħafna lejn il-Papa għall-attenzjoni u l-imħabba li wera magħna.
Ma għandniex kliem biex infissru l-apprezzament tagħna għal-laqgħa mill-qalb li l-poplu tagħna, misjuq mill-fidi, ta lill-Papa.
Aħna konvinti li kienu ħafna dawk li laqgħu l-istedina tagħna biex isaħħu din il-ġrajja bit-talb u s-sagrifiċċji… Read more »
Pope in Malta
This past weekend I had the joy of visiting Malta for the nineteen hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Saint Paul’s shipwreck and his three-month sojourn there. I am deeply grateful to the civil and church authorities, and to all who received me so warmly. At the Grotto of Saint Paul I thanked God for the abundant fruits of faith, holiness and missionary zeal which the preaching of the Apostle has brought forth on those islands… Read more »
