Arkivji mensili: Frar 2020

Il-Papa fil-Quddiesa ta’ Bari: ‘Illum ejjew nagħżlu l-imħabba’

  Bari, l-Italja

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Bari, reflecting on the Gospel for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time in his homily, encouraging that we pray for the grace to love. Pope Francis celebrated Mass after meeting with the Bishops of the Mediterranean region gathered in Bari, Italy. During his homily, the Pope reflected on the Gospel of Matthew 5:38-48.

Jesus goes beyond

Pope Francis began his homily explaining that Jesus went beyond the “ancient law: ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’ ” which itself was “a sign of progress, since it prevented excessive retaliation”… Kompli aqra »

L-Evanġelju tal-jum: 24 ta’ Frar

Qari tal-jum

L-Ewwel Qari: Ġak 3, 13-18
Salm: 18 (19), 8.9.10.15

L-Evanġelju: Mk 9, 14-29

F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù, Pietru, Ġakbu u Ġwanni, niżlu minn fuq il-muntanja u ġew ħdejn id-dixxipli l-oħra, rawhom b’kotra kbira ta’ nies madwarhom, u xi kittieba jitlewmu magħhom. In-nies, kif rawh, ilkoll stagħġbu ħafna u ġrew lejh biex isellmulu. U hu staqsiehom: “Fuqiex qegħdin titlewmu magħhom?”. U wieħed mill-kotra qallu: “Mgħallem, ġibtlek lil ibni għax għandu spirtu mbikkem… Kompli aqra »

Protetturi tal-innoċenti – L-Arċisqof

Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

Few adjectives can describe conflicting emotions – pain, shame, anger, frustration, compassion – one feels upon meeting a victim of clerical sexual abuse. On one hand, it is an extraordinarily difficult situation to handle because one instantly becomes a lightning rod for their raw rage; on the other, it is an enormous Christian privilege because you literally feel as if you are facing Jesus Christ in all the terror of the crucifixion… Kompli aqra »

Il-Papa jindirizza lill-isqfijiet tal-Mediterran f’Bari

  Bari, l-Italja

Pope Francis on Sunday traveled to the southern Italian city of Bari on the final day of a meeting entitled “Mediterranean frontier of peace”. During his address to Bishops from 19 Mediterranean countries, the Pope described war as a “madness to which one can never resign oneself.” Don’t raise walls, he said, and don’t accept that one can die at sea without help.

Pope Francis’ address to the Bishop of the Mediterranean in Bari

Dear Brothers,

I am pleased that we can meet you and I am grateful that each of you has accepted the invitation of the Italian Episcopal Conference to take part in this meeting, which assembles the Churches of the Mediterranean.  When Cardinal Bassetti presented the idea to me, I readily accepted it, seeing it as an opportunity to begin a process of listening and discussion aimed at helping to build peace in this crucial part of the world.  For that reason, I wanted to be present and testify to the importance of the new model of fraternity and collegiality that you represent. 

I find it significant that this meeting takes place in Bari, since this city is so important for its links with the Middle East and Africa; it is an eloquent sign of the deeply rooted relationships between different peoples and traditions.  The Diocese of Bari has always fostered ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, working tirelessly to create bonds of mutual esteem and fraternity.  I purposely chose Bari, a year and a half ago, to meet leaders of Christian communities in the Middle East for an important moment of discussion and fellowship meant to help our sister Churches to journey together and feel closer to one another… Kompli aqra »

L-Evanġelju tal-Ħadd: 23 ta’ Frar

Is-Seba’ Ħadd taż-Żmien ta’ Matul is-Sena
Qari tal-jum

L-Ewwel Qari: Lev 19, 1-2.17-18
Salm: 102 (103), 1-2.3-4.8.10.12-13
It-Tieni Qari: 1 Kor 3, 16-23

L-Evanġelju: Mt 5, 38-48

F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù qal lid-dixxipli tiegħu: “Smajtu xi ntqal: “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… Kompli aqra »

L-Evanġelju tal-jum: 22 ta’ Frar

Il-Kattedra ta’ San Pietru, Appostlu – Festa
Qari tal-jum

L-Ewwel Qari: 1 Piet 5,1-4
Salm: 22,1-6

L-Evanġelju: Mt 16,13-19

F’dak iż-żmien: Meta wasal fl-inħawi ta’ Ċesarija ta’ Filippu, Ġesù staqsa lid-dixxipli tiegħu u qalilhom: “In-nies min jgħidu li hu Bin il-bniedem?” U huma weġbuh: “Xi wħud, Ġwanni l-Battista; oħrajn, Elija; u oħrajn, Ġeremija jew wieħed mill-profeti.” “Imma intom, min tgħidu li jien?” staqsiehom… Kompli aqra »

Il-Papa Franġisku: Is-saħħa tal-edukazzjoni għal umanità iktar fraterna

  Il-Vatikan

Pope greets participants of Plenary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis addresses participants of the Plenary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, urging them to “unite efforts in a broad educational alliance to form mature people, capable of overcoming fragmentation and opposition and rebuild the fabric of relationships for a more fraternal humanity”.

“Education is a dynamic reality; it is a movement that brings people to light.” Those were the words of Pope Francis to participants of the Plenary of the Congregation for Catholic Education… Kompli aqra »

L-Evanġelju tal-jum: 21 ta’ Frar

Qari tal-jum

L-Ewwel Qari: Ġak 2, 14-24.26
Salm: 111 (112), 1-2.3-4.5-6

L-Evanġelju: Mk 8, 34 – 9,1

F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù sejjaħ lejh in-nies flimkien mad-dixxipli tiegħu u qalilhom: “Jekk xi ħadd irid jiġi warajja, għandu jiċħad lilu nnifsu, jerfa’ salibu, u jimxi warajja. Għax min irid isalva ħajtu, jitlifha; imma min jitlef ħajtu għall-imħabba tiegħi u tal-Evanġelju, isalvaha.

Għax x’jiswielu l-bniedem jekk jikseb id-dinja kollha u mbagħad jitlef ħajtu? … Kompli aqra »

Il-Konferenza ta’ Bari tiddiskuti l-firda bejn il-popli fil-miżerja u dawk sinjuri

Tingħata bidu għall-konferenza 'Il-Mediterran fruntiera ta' paċi'

  Bari, l-Italja

Ilbieraħ, 19 ta’ Frar 2020, ngħatat bidu għal laqgħa ta’ riflessjoni u spiritwalità ‘Il-Mediterran fruntiera ta’ Paċi’, f’Bari. Il-konferenza, organizzata mill-Konferenza Episkopali Taljana (CEI), infetħet mill-President tagħha l-Kardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, President fejn semma’ li llum il-ġurnata l-Mediterran spiċċa qabar għal eluf ta’ nies, meta qabel kien mużajk tal-kulturi u tradizzjonijiet Kristjani u jixtiequ jerġa’ jiġi kif kien. U għalhekk talab għall-ġustizzja u l-paċi kontra l-ħażen tal-gwerer, il-vjolenza u l-“kaos kontrollat”… Kompli aqra »

A Politics of Peace – ktieb minn Rev. Dr Nicholas Joseph Doublet

  Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana

The book A Politics of Peace: The Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs during the pontificate of Benedict XV (1914-1922) is the result of years of research by the historian Rev. Dr Nicholas Joseph Doublet on this important structure of the Roman Curia during a pontificate that coincided with a delicate moment in world history.

The Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs can be considered the political ‘think tank’ of the Roman Curia as it was responsible for the Vatican’s bi-lateral relations with other states, as well as treating delicate ecclesiastical issues in the local churches… Kompli aqra »