Ottubru 2015 Archives

L-Isqof Mario Grech jasal lura Malta mis-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet

26/10/2015

Nhar it-Tnejn 26 ta’ Ottubru 2015, Mons. Mario Grech, Isqof ta’ Għawdex u President tal-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija, indirizza konferenza tal-aħbarijiet mal-wasla tiegħu Malta minn Ruma, fejn attenda għas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet.

L-14-il Assemblea Ġenerali Ordinarja tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet, li bdiet fl-4 ta’ Ottubru 2015, intemmet ilbierah b’Quddiesa Solenni mmexxija mill-Papa Franġisku, fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru, il-Vatikan. It-tema ta’ dan is-Sinodu kienet “Il-vokazzjoni u l-missjoni tal-familja fil-Knisja u fid-dinja tal-lum”…

26/10/2015

On Sunday 25th October 2015, lines of faithful spiraled around St. Peter’s Square from early on Sunday awaiting their chance to enter St. Peter’s Basilica for the closing Mass of the Synod on the Family. The Mass, presided over by Pope Francis, marked the end of the second gathering of the Synod of Bishops to discuss “The Mission and Vocation of the Family in the Church and Contemporary World.”

Families from all over the world filled the Basilica…

26/10/2015

- San Luqa 13:10-17
  
  Darba s-Sibt kien qiegħed jgħallem f’waħda mis-sinagogi. U kien hemm mara li kienet ilha tmintax-il sena bi spirtu li kien imarradha; kienet milwija ħafna, u ma kinitx tista’ tieqaf dritta għalkollox. Kif raha Ġesù sejjħilha u qalilha: “Mara, inti meħlusa mill-mard tiegħek.” U qegħdilha idejh fuqha, u minnufih waqfet dritta u bdiet tfaħħar lil Alla. Qabeż il-kap tas-sinagoga, b’saħna fuqu għax Ġesù fejjaq f’jum is-Sibt, u qal lin-nies: “Hemm sitt ijiem li fihom wieħed għandu jaħdem; mela fihom ejjew biex titfejjqu, u mhux is-Sibt!” “Uċuħ b’oħra!” wieġbu l-Mulej, “Mhux kull wieħed minnkom f’jum is-Sibt iħoll il-barri jew il-ħmar tiegħu mill-maxtura u jieħdu biex jisqih? U mela għax illum is-Sibt, din il-mara, bint Abraham, ma kellhiex tinħall mill-irbit li fih ix-Xitan ilu jżommha għal tmintax-il sena sħaħ?” Kif qal hekk, kull min kien kontra tiegħu regħex bil-mistħija; iżda n-nies ilkoll ferħu għal dawk l-għeġubijiet kollha li kien qiegħed jagħmel…

25/10/2015

San Mark 10:46-52

U waslu Ġeriko. Hu u ħiereġ minn Ġeriko flimkien mad-dixxipli tiegħu u ma’ kotra kbira ta’ nies, kien hemm wieħed tallab agħma, jismu Bartimew, bin Timew, bilqiegħda mal-ġenb tat-triq. Dan, meta sama’ li kien Ġesù ta’ Nazaret, qabad jgħajjat u jgħid: “Ġesù, bin David, ikollok ħniena minni!” Kien hemm ħafna li bdew jgħajjtu miegħu biex jiskot imma hu aktar beda jgħajjat: “Bin David, ikollok ħniena minni!” Ġesù waqaf u qal: “Sejjħulu.” Huma sejjħu l-agħma u qalulu: “Agħmel il-qalb! …

24/10/2015

Click here to download the final report of the Synod of Bishops (Italian)

Below find the official English translation of Pope Francis’ address at conclusion of the Synod of Bishops:
Dear Beatitudes, Eminences and Excellencies, Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I would like first of all to thank the Lord, who has guided our synodal process in these years by his Holy Spirit, whose support is never lacking to the Church…

24/10/2015

San 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? Le, ngħidilkom; imma jekk ma tindmux, ilkoll tintilfu xorta waħda.” U qalilhom din il-parabbola: “Wieħed kellu siġra tat-tin imħawwla fl-għalqa…

23/10/2015

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 30 ta’ Ottubru 2015, sitt seminaristi u fra tal-Ordni tal-Minuri Konventwali ser jiġu ordnati djakni mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, waqt Quddiesa li tibda fis-6:30pm, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Sebastjan Martri, Ħal Qormi.

Ser jiġu ordnati djakni: Fra Allister Marija Aquilina OFM Conv., Sergio Fenech u Mark Mallia Pawley mill-Parroċċa ta’ San Sebastjan Martri, Ħal Qormi, Claude Mifsud mill-Parroċċa ta’ Marija Mtellgħa s-Sema, il-Mosta, James Saydon mill-Parroċċa ta’ Marija Bambina, In-Naxxar, Andrew Schembri mill-Parroċċa ta’San Ġorġ Martri, Ħal Qormi, u Gilbert Scicluna mill-Parroċċa ta’ San Ġużepp, il-Kalkara…

23/10/2015

Today, at the beginning of the afternoon General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops, the Holy Father made the following announcement:

“I have decided to establish a new Dicastery with competency for Laity, Family and Life, that will replace the Pontifical Council for the Laity and the Pontifical Council for the Family. The Pontifical Academy for Life will be joined to the new Dicastery. To this end, I have constituted a special commission that will prepare a text delineating canonically the competencies of the new Dicastery…

23/10/2015

San 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?”Irranġa ma’ min jixlik “U għala ma tiġġudikawx intom stess x’inhu s-sewwa? …

22/10/2015

Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience this Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square. In his remarks to the faithful gathered in the Square, Pope Francis returned to the theme of the family, and specifically to the promises a man and a woman make to each other when they form a family in marriage.

The Holy Father began his main catechesis with a reflection on the family as founded on a promise…