Ottubru 2014 Archives

Il-Vanġelu tal-jum – 25 ta’ Ottubru

25/10/2014

Luqa 13,1-9

Dak il-ħin stess ġew xi wħud u qalulu b’dawk il-Galilin li Pilatu kien ħallat demmhom mad-demm tal-vittmi tas-sagrifiċċji tagħhom. U Ġesù qabad u qalilhom: “Taħsbu intom li dawn il-Galilin kienu iżjed midinbin mill-Galilin l-oħra biex sofrew dan kollu? Le, ngħidilkom; imma jekk ma tindmux, ilkoll tintilfu bħalhom. Jew dawk it-tmintax-il ruħ li fuqhom waqa’ t-torri ta’ Silwam u qatilhom, taħsbu intom li kienu iżjed ħatja min-nies l-oħra ta’ Ġerusalemm ? …

24/10/2014

Pope Francis on Thursday called on all men and women of good will to fight for the abolishment of the death penalty in “all of its forms” and for the improvement of prison conditions.

The Pope was addressing a group of members of the International Association of Criminal Law whom he received in the Vatican.

In his discourse the Pope also addressed the need to combat the phenomena of human trafficking and of corruption…

24/10/2014

Luqa 12, 54-59

Lin-nies qalilhom ukoll: “Meta taraw sħaba tielgħa mill-punent, malajr tgħidu li tkun ġejja x-xita; u hekk jiġri. U meta jonfoħ ir-riħ isfel, tgħidu li sħana se tagħmel; u tagħmel tassew. Uċuħ b’oħra, tafu taqraw wiċċ is-sema, u wiċċ l-art ukoll; mela ż-żmien ta’ issa kif ma tafux tfissruh?” “U għala ma tiġġudikawx intom stess x’inhu s-sewwa? …

23/10/2014

Divisions, jealousies, misunderstandings and marginalization do not help the Church to grow as the Body of Christ, they shatter it into many pieces, they dismember it. Instead we should remember that we – as the Body of Christ – are called to appreciate the gifts and the quality of others in our communities.

The Church as the Body of Christ was the focus of Pope Francis general audience this Wednesday morning, attended by tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists in an autumnal St…

23/10/2014

Luqa 12, 49-53

“Nar ġejt inqiegħed fuq l-art, u kemm nixtieq li diġà qabad! Iżda hemm magħmudija li biha għandi nitgħammed, u x’diqa għandi sa ma dan iseħħ! Taħsbu intom li jien ġejt inġib il-paċi fid-dinja? Le, ngħidilkom, imma l-firda; għax mil-lum ‘il quddiem ħamsa minn nies f’dar waħda jkunu mifruda bejniethom, tlieta kontra tnejn u tnejn kontra tlieta; jinfirdu l-missier kontra l-iben u l-iben kontra l-missier, l-omm kontra l-bint u l-bint kontra l-omm, omm ir-raġel kontra mart binha u mart l-iben kontra omm żewġha.”

Il-Qaddis tal-jum – San Gwann ta’ Capistrano

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22/10/2014

- The Institute for Research on the Signs of the Times (DISCERN) is inviting the general public for a lecture by H.L. Mgr Dónal McKeown about The Catholic School in a Missionary Church.
  
  This event is being held at the Hotel Phoenicia on Wednesday 22nd October at 7pm.
H.L. MGR DÓNAL MCKEOWN is the Bishop of Derry in Ireland…

22/10/2014

22/10/2014

- Pope Francis on Tuesday said “a Christian is a person who knows how to wait for Jesus cultivating a solid hope in Salvation.”
  
  He was speaking during his homily at morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.
  
  Reflecting on the Gospel of Luke and on St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, the Pope said the people of God is united in Christ, thanks to Him has a name, and goes beyond every enmity…

22/10/2014

Luqa 12, 39-48

Kunu afu dan, li kieku sid id-dar kellu jkun jaf xħin ikun ġej il-ħalliel ma kienx se jħalli min jinfidlu l-ħajt ta’ daru. Mela kunu lesti intom ukoll, għax qatt ma tistgħu tobsru s-siegħa li fiha jiġi Bin il-bniedem.” “Mulej,” qallu Pietru, “din il-parabbola qiegħed tgħidha għalina, jew għal kulħadd?” Wieġbu l-Mulej: “Int min tgħid li hu l-qaddej fidil u għaqli? …

21/10/2014

Among the additions and modifications recommended for the Synod’s final summary document was the impact of the Internet on the family. The topic was raised in the Synod’s second week, during discussions held in the various language groups, by Archbishop Paul-André Durocher, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

“The discussion group thought it was important enough to propose a modification to the document so that we (the Church) would speak about this,” he explained in an interview with Vatican Radio…