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Il-Verġni Mqaddsa Marija tad-Duluri – Tifkira (O)
San Ġwann 19:25-27
Kien hemm wieqfa ħdejn is-salib ta’ Ġesù, ommu, oħt ommu, Marija ta’ Kleofa u Marija ta’ Magdala.
Mela kif Ġesù lemaħ lil ommu u lid-dixxiplu li kien iħobb wieqaf ħdejha, qal lil ommu: “Mara, hemm hu ibnek”.
Imbagħad qal lid-dixxiplu: “Hemm hi ommok.” U minn dak il-ħin id-dixxiplu ħadha għandu…
In the session of the National Youth Parliament held on Wednesday 13th September 2017, the subject of abortion was brought up. The Malta Catholic Youth Network – the diocesan youth commission of the Church – considers that the subject of abortion should not be a taboo but spoken of in the light of truth.
The MCYN represents a large number of youth organisations in Malta which strongly oppose abortion…
Waqt laqgħa mal-kapijiet tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna rringrazzjahom tad-dedikazzjoni tagħhom u ħeġġiġhom biex minkejja d-diffikultajiet kollha, ma jaqtgħux qalbhom u jkomplu bil-missjoni Nisranija li huma msejħa għaliha.
Waqt il-laqgħa, l-Arċisqof bierek lil dawn il-kapijiet il-ġodda: Melanie Ungaro, Kap tal-iskola sekondarja tal-Kulleġġ St Jeanne Antide, Elaine Siegler, Kap tal-iskola primarja tal-Kulleġġ tal-Qalb Mqaddsa, Fr Jeremy Vella sdb, Kap tal-Kulleġġ ta’ San Domenico Savio u lil Edwin Ungaro, Kap tal-iskola sekondarja tal-Kulleġġ San Alwiġi…
The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 under the temple of Venus in Jerusalem, and the dedication in 335 of the basilica and shrine built on Calvary by Constantine, which mark the site of the Crucifixion.
The basilica, named the Martyrium, and the shrine, named the Calvarium, were destroyed by the Persians in 614…
The head of the Holy See press office, Greg Burke, held a briefing for journalists on Wednesday to report on this week’s meeting of the so-called ‘C9’ Council of Cardinals. The aim of this 21st session of the C9 was to reflect on the ongoing reforms of the Curia.
The meeting took place over three days, from Monday to Wednesday, with Pope Francis joining the group of his closest advisors for the Tuesday morning and afternoon sessions…
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L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna llum temm żjara pastorali f’Londra, l‑Ingilterra, li matulha mexxa ċ‑ċelebrazzjoni tal‑festa tal-Madonna tal-Vitorja fl‑okkażjoni ta’ Malta Day – UK, u żar il‑pazjenti Maltin li qed jingħataw il‑kura f’Londra.
Iċ‑ċelebrazzjoni tal‑festa tal‑Vitorja saret fil‑Katidral ta’ Westminster, is‑Sibt 9 ta’ Settembru, bħala parti mill‑attivitajiet organizzati mill‑Kummissjoni Għolja ta’ Malta f’Londra b’kollaborazzjoni mal‑għaqdiet tal‑Maltin fir‑Renju Unit.
Waqt l‑omelija, l‑Arċisqof ħeġġeġ biex filwaqt li niċċelebraw ir‑rebħiet fuq l‑assedji li għaddiet minnhom Malta, nitolbu li nirbħu wkoll dawk l‑assedji li qed iħabbtu lis‑soċjetà tal‑lum…
“First of all, we express our deep gratitude to God for the happy conclusion of this incident. We must then thank the Indian government, which put into place every effort for the release of Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian Salesian kidnapped over a year ago in Yemen. And we also need to thank Pope Francis’ personal commitment. Fr. Tom is free and is now on his way to the Vatican”, says to Agenzia Fides Bishop Thedore Mascarenhas, Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of India…
San Luqa 6:20-26
F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù rafa’ għajnejh lejn id-dixxipli tiegħu u qal:
“Henjin intom il-foqra, għax tagħkom hija s-Saltna ta’ Alla.
Henjin intom li għalissa bil-ġuħ, għax għad tkunu mxebbgħin.
Henjin intom li għalissa tibkbu, għax għad tithennew.
Henjin intom meta minħabba Bin il-bniedem in-nies jobogħdukom, jaqtgħukom minn magħhom, jgħajrukom u jwarrbu isimkom bħallikieku kien xi ħaġa ħażina…
Parroċċa Madonna ta’ Lourdes, Raħal Ġdid
12 ta’ Awwissu 2017
Aħna u nisimgħu t-Tieni Qari mit-Tieni Ittra ta’ San Pawl Appostlu lil Timotju, smajna parir li l-appostlu Missierna jagħti lil wieħed mid-dixxipli żgħażagħ tiegħu, Timotju. Hu jgħidlu: “Nitolbok bil-ħerqa quddiem Alla u Ġesù Kristu … xandar il-Kelma, insisti f’waqtu u barra minn waqtu … oqgħod dejjem b’għajnejk miftuħa, stabar fit-tiġrib, agħmel ħidma ta’ evanġelista, aqdi sewwa l-ministeru tiegħek” (2 Tim 4, 1.2.5)…
