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Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. III. Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. 3. Rite, sign and symbol
Dear brothers and sisters,
As we continue our catechesis on the Conciliar Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC), we wish to pause and reflect on some of the fundamental elements of the sacred liturgy, such as rite, sign and symbol… Read more »
Message by Pope Leo XIV
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
The Easter season concluded last week with the Solemnity of Pentecost. Today, we celebrate the Mystery of the Triune God, which offers us the opportunity to reflect on the journey we have made. We begin with God’s life which was given to us in Christ Jesus. This life is a dynamic, inexhaustible and faith communion that draw us in… Read more »
Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. III. Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. 2. The reform of the liturgy: tradition and development
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!
In the Encyclical Mediator Dei, the Venerable Pius XII writes that “the Church is without question a living organism, and as an organism, in respect of the sacred liturgy also, she grows, matures, develops, adapts and accommodates herself to temporal needs and circumstances, provided only that the integrity of her doctrine be safeguarded” (no… Read more »
Għeżież ħuti, il-Ħadd it-tajjeb!
F’dis-Solennità ta’ Pentekoste għandna sejħa biex nikkuntemplaw id-don tal-Ispirtu s-Santu msawwab b’abbundanza fuq il-Knisja bikrija u, illum, irregalat mill-ġdid lill-membri tagħha bħala dawl u qawwa li jakkupanjawhom f’kull sitwazzjoni tal-ħajja.
Nistgħu nieqfu fuq aspett tal-immaġni tal-Ispirtu li ttina l-Liturġija tal-lum: L-Ispirtu jiftaħ il-bibien. Infatti, l-Evanġelju jgħidilna: “id-dixxipli kienu flimkien imbeżżgħa mil-Lhud, bil-bibien magħluqa (Ġw 20,19) u fl-istess ħin, il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli jirrakkuntalna li l-Ispirtu wasal bħala riħ qawwi (Atti 2,2), li fetaħ dawk il-bibien, xpruna lid-dixxipli biex joħorġu u jibdew ixandru l-Aħbar it-Tajba ta’ Kristu Rxoxt… Read more »
Initial Greeting of the Holy Father to His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Peace be with you.
Brothers and sisters, I am very happy to welcome His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, together with the distinguished delegation accompanying him. This fraternal visit represents an important opportunity to strengthen the bonds of unity that already exist between us, as we move towards full communion between our Churches… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
In many countries throughout the world, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated today.
The image of Jesus –– lifted up from the earth and ascending toward heaven, as the Bible states (cf. Acts 1:1-11) –– may cause us to think about this Mystery as a distant event from long ago… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!
The Second Vatican Council chose to dedicate the last chapter of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church to the Virgin Mary (cf. Lumen gentium, 52-69). She “is hailed as a pre-eminent and singular member of the Church, and as its type and excellent example in faith and charity” (LG, 53)… Read more »
Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta
Today we gather in thanksgiving. It is a thanksgiving for fidelity, for vocation, and for the grace of God that has sustained two beautiful journeys of consecrated life. We celebrate Mother Mary Chantal marking sixty years of Religious Profession and Sr Amali celebrating twenty-five years. These are not simply anniversaries measured in numbers. They represent years filled with prayer, sacrifice, perseverance, hidden generosity, community life, service, and love… Read more »
Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta
“Dawn il-ħwejjeġ għedthomlkom biex ma titfixklux” (Ġw 16:1). Hawnhekk Ġesù qed jitkellem mad-dixxipli tiegħu fl-Aħħar Ċena. Kien mument żgur diffiċli ħafna għalih, u kien jaf ukoll minn xiex se jgħaddu d-dixxipli tiegħu. Imma, għalkemm qed jara din l-esperjenza kerha li se jgħaddi minnha hu bil-passjoni u l-mewt, u għad-dixxipli għalihom kien se jispiċċa kollox mitluf, ried li jgħidilhom kliem ta’ inkoraġġiment – biex huma, wara li jgħaddu minn din l-esperjenza, jiftakru li hu qalilhom dan il-kliem; imbagħad, wara l-qawmien mill-mewt tiegħu u bl-inżul tal-Ispirtu s-Santu, hemmhekk jirċievu l-qawwa biex jegħlbu kull tip ta’ biża’… Read more »
Photo:Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta
“Li tħobbu lil xulxin” (Ġw 15:12) jgħid Ġesù fl-Evanġelju tal-lum b’insistenza. Hawn qiegħed fl-Aħħar Ċena jitkellem mad-dixxipli tiegħu, u jgħid u jerġa’ jgħid: “li tħobbu lil xulxin” (Ġw 15:17) – dan hu l-kmandament tiegħi. Dak li qal lid-dixxipli tiegħu dak inhar jgħidu dejjem lilna, dixxipli tiegħu: li fil-qalba tal-ħajja tagħna Nisranija għandu jkun hemm dejjem din l-imħabba – l-imħabba lejn Alla li turi ruħha fl-imħabba lejn l-oħrajn… Read more »
