Pope Francis is shaken and saddened by the ‘homicidal folly and senseless hatred’ that has left at least 50 people dead in an attack on a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. A statement released by the Holy See Press Office Director, Father Federico Lombardi SJ, on the Orlando massacre which has been described as the worst mass shooting in American history. “The terrible massacre that has taken place in Orlando, with its dreadfully high number of innocent victims, has caused in Pope Francis, and in all of us, the deepest feelings of horror and condemnation, of pain and turmoil before this new manifestation of homicidal folly and senseless hatred…
San Mattew 5:38-42 “Smajtu x’intqal, ‘Għajn b’għajn u sinna b’sinna.’ Imma jiena ngħidilkom biex bniedem ħażin ma tiqfulux; anzi jekk xi ħadd jagħtik daqqa ta’ ħarta fuq ħaddek tal-lemin, dawwarlu l-ieħor ukoll; u lil min ikun irid itellgħek il-qorti u jeħodlok il-libsa, ħallilu wkoll il-mantar. U jekk xi ħadd iġagħlek timxi miegħu mil wieħed, mur miegħu tnejn. Agħti lil min jitolbok u ddawwarx spallejk lil min ikun irid jissellef mingħandek…
L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-festa ta' San Filep, Ħaż-Żebbuġ
12/06/2016
Il-Ħadd 12 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali u niseġ il‑Paniġierku fil‑festa ta’ San Filippu ta’ Aġġira, fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ. Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali Ħaż-Żebbuġ12 ta’ Ġunju 2016 Illum qegħdin hawn biex nagħmlu festa solenni lil dan l-qaddis straordinarju u kbir fil-fedeltà tiegħu. Filippu huwa kbir għax għandu ismu miktub fis-smewwiet…
L-Arċisqof jagħmel omelija f'Quddiesa ta' Radd il-Ħajr fil-Pro-Katidral ta' San Pawl, il-Belt Valletta
12/06/2016
Il-Ħadd 12 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna attenda Quddiesa ta’ Radd il-Ħajr u agħmel omelija fl-okkażjoni t’għeluq id-90 sena mit-twelid tal-Maestà Tagħha ir-Reġina Eliżabetta II. Il-Quddiesa saret fil-Pro-Katidral u Knisja Kolleġjali ta’ San Pawl, il-Belt Valletta. Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will…
San Luqa 7:36-50.8:1-3 Wieħed mill-Fariżej stieden lil Ġesù biex jiekol miegħu; Ġesù daħal għand il-Fariżew u qagħad għall-ikel. Issa fil-belt kien hemm midinba magħrufa. Din saret taf li kien qiegħed għall-ikel fid-dar tal-Fariżew; ġiebet vażett ta’ l-alabastru biż-żejt ifuħ; u marret qagħdet warajh ħdejn riġlejh, tibki u xxarrablu riġlejh bi dmugħha u tixxuttahomlu b’xuxitha; mbagħad bisitlu riġlejh u dilkithomlu biż-żejt ifuħ. Kif ra hekk il-Fariżew li stiednu qal bejnu u bejn ruħu: “Dan, li kien profeta, kien ikun jaf min hi u x’mara hi din li qiegħda tmissu; kien ikun jaf, għax hi midinba!” Imma Ġesù qabad u qallu: “Xmun, għandi ħaġa xi ngħidlek.” “Għid, mgħallem,” qallu dak. “Tnejn min-nies kellhom id-dejn ma’ wieħed li jislef il-flus; wieħed kellu jagħtih ħames mitt dinar u l-ieħor ħamsin. Minn fejn iħallsu dejnhom ma kellhomx, u hu ħafrilhom it-tnejn…
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Friday morning. In remarks to the faithful following the Readings of the Day, the Holy Father focused on three attitudes that are characteristic of the Christian: “standing” before God in “silence” to hear His voice and readiness to “go out” into the world to proclaim what one has heard to others. The Pope also warned against the danger of paralyzing fear in Christian life, no matter where one is in one’s journey with God and regardless of one’s state of life in the Church: Standing upright and walking To explore this issue, and how to escape the tunnel of fear, the Pope focused on the the prophet Elijah, from whose book the First Reading of the Day was taken…
San Mattew 10:7-13 Intom u sejrin, xandru u għidu li s-Saltna tas-Smewwiet waslet. Fejjqu l-morda, qajjmu l-mejtin, fejjqu l-lebbrużi, keċċu x-xjaten. B’xejn ħadtu, b’xejn agħtu. Tfittxux li jkollkom flus fuqkom, la tad-deheb, la tal-fidda u lanqas tar-ram; u la ħorġa għat-triq, la żewġ ilbiesi, la qrieq u lanqas ħatar, għax il-ħaddiem ħaqqu ħobżu. Fil-bejt jew raħal fejn tidħlu, araw ikunx hemm min jixraqlu tmorru għandu, u ibqgħu f’daru sa ma titilqu minn hemm. Meta tidħlu f’dar, sellmu lin-nies tagħha, u jekk tkun dar li jixirqilha, ħa jiġi fuqha s-sliem tagħkom…
On Thursday in the Holy See Press Office a press conference was held to present the Jubilee of the sick and disabled from the 10th to 12th June. The panel was composed of Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation, Bishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas and Msgr. Graham Bell, respectively secretary and under-secretary of the same dicastery…
San Mattew 5:27-32 Ġesu qal lid-dixxipli: “Smajtu xi ntqal, ‘La tagħmilx adulterju.’ [Mt:5:28] Imma jiena ngħidilkom li kull min iħares lejn mara biex jixtieqha jkun ġa għamel adulterju magħha f’qalbu. [Mt:5:29] Jekk għajnek il-leminija hi għalik okkażjoni ta’ dnub, aqlagħha barra u armiha ‘l bogħod minnek, għax aktar ikun jaqbillek jekk tintiliflek biċċa waħda minn ġismek milli ġismek kollu jinxteħet fl-infern…
Jesus’ first miracle, at the Wedding Feast of Cana, was the focus of Pope Francis’ catechesis at the General Audience Wednesday 8th June 2016. Following on from his earlier reflections on parables of mercy during this Jubilee Year, the Pope said Christ’s miracles were not performed so that people would “marvel” at them, but rather, through them, Christ revealed the Father’s love for us…
