Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Kantiku ta' Marija - Canticle of Mary --- Luke 1:46-55 --- Magnificat anima mea Dominum --- My soul magnifies the Lord --- Ruħi Tfaħħar il-Kobor tal-Mulej --- Magnificat, Ta' Pinu
Luke 1:39-56 -- Mary Visits Elizabeth - Iż-żjara ta' Marija lil Eliżabetta
Iż-żjara ta' Marija lil Eliżabetta
[Lq:1:39] F'dawk il-ġranet Marija qamet u marret tħaffef lejn l-għoljiet, f'belt tal-Lhudija. [Lq:1:40] Daħlet għand Żakkarija u sellmet lil Eliżabetta. [Lq:1:41] Malli Eliżabetta semgħet lil Marija ssellmilha, it-tarbija qabżet fil-ġuf tagħha u Eliżabetta mtliet bl-Ispirtu s-Santu; [Lq:1:42] u nfexxet f'għajta kbira u qalet: "Mbierka inti fost in-nisa, u mbierek il-frott tal-ġuf tiegħek! [Lq:1:43] U minn fejn ġieni dan li omm il-Mulej tiegħi tiġi għandi? [Lq:1:44] Għax ara, malli smajt f'widnejja leħen it-tislima tiegħek, it-tarbija li għandi fil-ġuf qabżet bil-ferħ. [Lq:1:45] Iva, hienja dik li emmnet li jseħħ kull ma bagħat jgħidilha l-Mulej!"
Innu ta' tifħir lil Alla minn Marija
[Lq:1:46] Mbagħad qalet Marija: Ruħi tfaħħar il-kobor tal-Mulej,
[Lq:1:47] u l-ispirtu tiegħi jifraħ f'Alla s-Salvatur tiegħi,
[Lq:1:48] għax hu xeħet għajnejh fuq iċ-ċokon tal-qaddejja tiegħu.
Iva, minn issa 'l quddiem kull nisel isejjaħli hienja,
[Lq:1:49] għax is-setgħani għamel miegħi ħwejjeġ kbar;
qaddis hu l-isem tiegħu.
[Lq:1:50] Il-ħniena tiegħu tinfirex f'kull żmien fuq dawk li jibżgħu minnu.
[Lq:1:51] Hu wera l-qawwa ta' driegħu,
xerred lil dawk li huma mkabbra f'qalbhom.
[Lq:1:52] Niżżel is-setgħana minn fuq it-tron tagħhom,
u għolla ċ-ċkejknin.
[Lq:1:53] Mela b'kull ġid lil min hu bil-ġuħ,
u l-għonja bagħathom 'il barra b'xejn.
[Lq:1:54] Ħa ħsieb Iżrael qaddej tiegħu,
għax ftakar fil-ħniena tiegħu,
[Lq:1:55] bħalma wiegħed lil missirijietna,
b'riżq Abraham u nislu għal dejjem."
[Lq:1:56] Marija baqgħet ma' Eliżabetta għal tliet xhur u mbagħad reġgħet lura lejn darha.
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JESUS LIVING IN MARY: HANDBOOK OF THE SPIRITUALITY OF ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT - MAGNIFICAT
http://www.ewtn.com/library/Montfort/Handbook/Magnifi.htm
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https://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/magnificat.htm
Luke 1:46-55 - Magnificat - Latin
& English
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Iż-żjara ta' Marija lil Eliżabetta
[Lq:1:39] F'dawk il-ġranet Marija qamet u marret tħaffef lejn l-għoljiet, f'belt tal-Lhudija. [Lq:1:40] Daħlet għand Żakkarija u sellmet lil Eliżabetta. [Lq:1:41] Malli Eliżabetta semgħet lil Marija ssellmilha, it-tarbija qabżet fil-ġuf tagħha u Eliżabetta mtliet bl-Ispirtu s-Santu; [Lq:1:42] u nfexxet f'għajta kbira u qalet: "Mbierka inti fost in-nisa, u mbierek il-frott tal-ġuf tiegħek! [Lq:1:43] U minn fejn ġieni dan li omm il-Mulej tiegħi tiġi għandi? [Lq:1:44] Għax ara, malli smajt f'widnejja leħen it-tislima tiegħek, it-tarbija li għandi fil-ġuf qabżet bil-ferħ. [Lq:1:45] Iva, hienja dik li emmnet li jseħħ kull ma bagħat jgħidilha l-Mulej!"
Innu ta' tifħir lil Alla minn Marija
[Lq:1:46] Mbagħad qalet Marija: Ruħi tfaħħar il-kobor tal-Mulej,
[Lq:1:47] u l-ispirtu tiegħi jifraħ f'Alla s-Salvatur tiegħi,
[Lq:1:48] għax hu xeħet għajnejh fuq iċ-ċokon tal-qaddejja tiegħu.
Iva, minn issa 'l quddiem kull nisel isejjaħli hienja,
[Lq:1:49] għax is-setgħani għamel miegħi ħwejjeġ kbar;
qaddis hu l-isem tiegħu.
[Lq:1:50] Il-ħniena tiegħu tinfirex f'kull żmien fuq dawk li jibżgħu minnu.
[Lq:1:51] Hu wera l-qawwa ta' driegħu,
xerred lil dawk li huma mkabbra f'qalbhom.
[Lq:1:52] Niżżel is-setgħana minn fuq it-tron tagħhom,
u għolla ċ-ċkejknin.
[Lq:1:53] Mela b'kull ġid lil min hu bil-ġuħ,
u l-għonja bagħathom 'il barra b'xejn.
[Lq:1:54] Ħa ħsieb Iżrael qaddej tiegħu,
għax ftakar fil-ħniena tiegħu,
[Lq:1:55] bħalma wiegħed lil missirijietna,
b'riżq Abraham u nislu għal dejjem."
[Lq:1:56] Marija baqgħet ma' Eliżabetta għal tliet xhur u mbagħad reġgħet lura lejn darha.
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Magnificat anima mea Dominum;
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My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
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Et exultavit spiritus meus: in Deo salutari meo,
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my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour
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Quia respexit humilitatem ancíllae suae;
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for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
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Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.
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From this day all generations will call me blessed:
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Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen
ejus.
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the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is
his Name.
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Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies timentibus
eum.
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He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.
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Fecit potentiam in brachio suo; dispersit superbos
mente cordis sui.
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He
has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their
conceit.
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Deposuit potentes de sede, et exaltavit humiles.
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He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has
lifted up the lowly.
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Esurientes implevit bonis, et divites dimisit inanes.
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He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich
he has sent away empty.
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Sucepit Israel puerum suum, recordatus misericordiae
suae,
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He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he
remembered his promise of mercy,
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Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini
ejus in saecula.
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the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his
children forever.
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Friday, June 10, 2011
No Matter What (Journey through Faith) - Boyzone
No matter what they tell us
No matter what they do
No matter what they teach us
What we believe is true
No matter what they call us
However they attack
No matter where they take us
We'll find our own way back
I can't deny what I believe
I can't be what I'm not
I know I'll love forever
I know, no matter what
If only tears were laughter
If only night was day
If only prayers were answered
Then we would hear God say
No matter what they tell you
No matter what they do
No matter what they teach you
What you believe is true
And I will keep you safe and strong
And sheltered from the storm
No matter where it's barren
A dream is being born
No matter who they follow
No matter where they lead
No matter how they judge us
I'll be everyone you need
No matter if the sun don't shine
Or if the skies are blue
No matter what the end is
My life began with you
I can't deny what I believe
I can't be what I'm not
I know, I know
I know this love's forever
That's all that matters now
No matter what
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Friday, May 27, 2011
DIVINE SIGN OF CONTRADICTION (Lk 2, 35) - Archbishop of Malta, Mons. Paul Cremona
Archbishop of Malta, Mons. Paul Cremona
It was Our Lady, along with St Joseph, who first heard the words uttered by Simeon the prophet when they went to present the child Jesus at the Temple. Simeon told them that the child Jesus was “destined to be a sign of contradiction” (Lk 2, 35).
This is already an indication of the burden that the child Jesus had to carry. With him, Our Lady and St Joseph had to carry the suffering of this burden. Simeon also told them that “a sword will pierce your soul too.”
This prophecy of Simeon was a statement of fact. Our Lord came to bring to our knowledge the eternal decrees of the Creator. He was opposed by the cultures of that time, the Jewish and the Roman, who had strayed from the eternal decrees of God. This resulted in His crucifixion. It was the prophecy come true.
This is the challenge that Jesus faced. This is the challenge that the Church faces at all times. It does not choose to enter into any conflict. But to flee conflict means that it is relinquishing to be a sign (Mt 5,13: “You are the salt of the earth… You are light for the world”).
It would become absorbed in the prevalent culture, going along with it as it paves the way to a new culture. This is a cross that the Church has to carry. Many reason that the Church must adapt itself to the prevalent culture. However, faced with the eternal decrees of God’s wisdom, it cannot do so.
The Roman culture very much resembled today’s culture in its licentiousness, its disregard for marriage and family, its disregard for life. If Our Lord Jesus Christ wished the Church to accept these attitudes, why did He not tell us this 2,000 years ago?
It would have spared the lives of so many thousands of Christian martyrs!
Some accuse the Church of either being after numbers or of risking losing numbers of the faithful if it does not change with the times. The Church is not interested in numbers in themselves. It is interested mainly in being a sign of the eternal teachings of Our Lord.
Numbers at the cost of losing its identity according to Christ’s teachings is surely not what the Lord wishes from the Church. It strives to be a sign and opens its arms to all who want to join it on this mission.
The Church has no interest in building a theocratic state. History has taught that this distorts its mission.
Its only interest is to propose and, possibly, influence secular society with its values centred around love: around the dignity of every person and of passing this through the mediation of love – lived and acquired within the context of a stable family.
All this has to be conveyed by the Church in the same way as Christ did, through universal love and humility, reminding itself continually of its own limitations and the sinfulness of its members.
I leave it up to the readers to interpret in all calm and justice the role of the Church in this light, even in the run-up to the referendum.
I hope that all those who will be voting in the referendum in favour of the stability of marriage and, hence, against the introduction of divorce on the basis of their Catholic faith, will be motivated by these sentiments.
Published on The Times of Malta of 26th May 2011.
It was Our Lady, along with St Joseph, who first heard the words uttered by Simeon the prophet when they went to present the child Jesus at the Temple. Simeon told them that the child Jesus was “destined to be a sign of contradiction” (Lk 2, 35).
This is already an indication of the burden that the child Jesus had to carry. With him, Our Lady and St Joseph had to carry the suffering of this burden. Simeon also told them that “a sword will pierce your soul too.”
This prophecy of Simeon was a statement of fact. Our Lord came to bring to our knowledge the eternal decrees of the Creator. He was opposed by the cultures of that time, the Jewish and the Roman, who had strayed from the eternal decrees of God. This resulted in His crucifixion. It was the prophecy come true.
This is the challenge that Jesus faced. This is the challenge that the Church faces at all times. It does not choose to enter into any conflict. But to flee conflict means that it is relinquishing to be a sign (Mt 5,13: “You are the salt of the earth… You are light for the world”).
It would become absorbed in the prevalent culture, going along with it as it paves the way to a new culture. This is a cross that the Church has to carry. Many reason that the Church must adapt itself to the prevalent culture. However, faced with the eternal decrees of God’s wisdom, it cannot do so.
The Roman culture very much resembled today’s culture in its licentiousness, its disregard for marriage and family, its disregard for life. If Our Lord Jesus Christ wished the Church to accept these attitudes, why did He not tell us this 2,000 years ago?
It would have spared the lives of so many thousands of Christian martyrs!
Some accuse the Church of either being after numbers or of risking losing numbers of the faithful if it does not change with the times. The Church is not interested in numbers in themselves. It is interested mainly in being a sign of the eternal teachings of Our Lord.
Numbers at the cost of losing its identity according to Christ’s teachings is surely not what the Lord wishes from the Church. It strives to be a sign and opens its arms to all who want to join it on this mission.
The Church has no interest in building a theocratic state. History has taught that this distorts its mission.
Its only interest is to propose and, possibly, influence secular society with its values centred around love: around the dignity of every person and of passing this through the mediation of love – lived and acquired within the context of a stable family.
All this has to be conveyed by the Church in the same way as Christ did, through universal love and humility, reminding itself continually of its own limitations and the sinfulness of its members.
I leave it up to the readers to interpret in all calm and justice the role of the Church in this light, even in the run-up to the referendum.
I hope that all those who will be voting in the referendum in favour of the stability of marriage and, hence, against the introduction of divorce on the basis of their Catholic faith, will be motivated by these sentiments.
Published on The Times of Malta of 26th May 2011.
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