February 20 - The Saints of Fatima - Saint Jacinta And Francisco

 

Archbishop of Malta, Charles J. Scicluna celebrated Holy Mass in Maltese at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanġa, Malta

Quddiesa tal-Ħadd f'jum il-festa tal-Qaddisin ta' Fatima - 20 ta' Frar 2022  https://youtu.be/34lgD62y5QY

Il-Qari fl-20 ta' Frar, 2022

Is-Seba’ Ħadd taż-Żmien ta’ Matul is-Sena C

 Qari I

Il-Mulej telqek f’idejja llum, imma jien ma ridtx immidd idejja fuq il-midluk tal-Mulej.

1 Sam 26:2,7-9,12-13,22-23

 

Qari mill-Ewwel Ktieb ta’ Samwel

 F’dak iż-żmien, Sawl qam u niżel lejn id-deżert ta’ Żif, u miegħu ħa tlitt elef raġel magħżula minn Iżrael, ifittex lil David fid-deżert ta’ Żif. U ġie David u Abisaj ħdejn l-eżerċtu billejl, u Sawl kien mimdud u rieqed f’nofs il-kamp, u l-lanza tiegħu kienet imwaħħla fl-art in-naħa ta’ rasu; u Abner u n-nies tiegħu mimdudin madwaru. U Abisaj qal lil David: “Illum il-Mulej reħa l-għadu tiegħu f’idejk, ħa nsammru mal-art b’daqqa waħda bil-lanza tiegħu stess, bla ma nagħtih oħra”. Imma David wieġeb lil Abisaj: “La toqtlux! Għax min qatt medd idu fuq il-midluk tal-Mulej, u ħelisha?”. David ħa l-lanza u l-ġarra tal-ilma minn ħdejn ras Sawl u telqu, bla ma ħadd rahom jew intebaħ, u bla ma ħadd stenbaħ, għax kollha kienu reqdin, u ngħas tqil waqa’ fuqhom mingħand il-Mulej. David imbagħad qasam għan-naħa l-oħra u qagħad fuq il-quċċata tal-għolja fil-bogħod, b’wisa’ kbir bejniethom. U David għajjat: “Hawn hi l-lanza tas-sultan, ħa jiġi ’l hawn wieħed mill-qaddejja u jeħodha! Il-Mulej irodd lil kull wieħed skont il-ġustizzja tiegħu u l-lealtà tiegħu. Il-Mulej telqek f’idejja llum, imma jien ma ridtx immidd idejja fuq il-midluk tal-Mulej”.

Il-Kelma tal-Mulej.

R/. Irroddu ħajr lil Alla.

 

Salm Responsorjali

Salm 102(103):1-2,3-4,8,10,12-13

 

R/.(8a) Ħanin u twajjeb il-Mulej.

 

Bierek, ruħ tiegħi, il-Mulej!

B’qalbi kollha nbierek l-isem qaddis tiegħu.

Bierek, ruħ tiegħi, il-Mulej,

u la tinsiex il-ġid kollu li għamel miegħek. R/.

 

Hu li jaħfer dnubietek kollha;

ifejjaq il-mard tiegħek kollu;

jifdi lil ħajtek mill-qabar;

iħaddnek bit-tjieba u l-ħniena. R/.

 

Ħanin u twajjeb il-Mulej,

idum ma jagħdab u kollu mogħdrija.

Ma mexiex magħna skont ma ħaqqhom ħtijietna;

ma ħallasniex skont ma ħaqqha ħżunitna. R/.

 

Daqskemm hu mbiegħed il-Lvant mill-Punent,

hekk hu jbiegħed minna ħtijietna.

Bħalma jħenn il-missier għal uliedu,

hekk iħenn il-Mulej għal min għandu l-biża’ tiegħu. R/.

 

Qari II

Għad nilbsu x-xbieha tal-bniedem tas-sema.

1 Kor 15:45-49

Qari mill-Ewwel Ittra ta’ San Pawl Appostlu lill-Korintin

 Ħuti, l-ewwel bniedem, Adam, sar ruħ ħajja, l-aħħar wieħed sar spirtu li jagħti l-ħajja. Mhux l-ispiritwali ġie l-ewwel, imma l-ewwel in-naturali u mbagħad l-ispiritwali. L-ewwel bniedem, mit-trab, hu tal-art; it-tieni bniedem, mis-sema. Bħalma hu l-bniedem tal-art, hekk ukoll huma l-bnedmin tal-art; bħalma hu l-bniedem tas-sema, hekk ukoll huma l-bnedmin tas-sema. Bħalma aħna mlibbsa x-xbieha tal-bniedem tal-art, hekk ukoll għad nilbsu x-xbieha tal-bniedem tas-sema.

Il-Kelma tal-Mulej.

R/. Irroddu ħajr lil Alla.

 

Akklamazzjoni qabel l-Evanġelju

Ġw 13:34

Hallelujah. R/. Hallelujah.

Nagħtikom kmandament ġdid, jgħid il-Mulej;

bħalma ħabbejtkom jien, hekk ukoll ħobbu intom lil xulxin.

R/. Hallelujah.

 Evanġelju

Ħennu, bħalma hu ħanin Missierkom.

Lq 6:27-38

Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa

 F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù qal lid-dixxipli tiegħu: “Imma lilkom, li qegħdin tisimgħuni, ngħidilkom: Ħobbu l-għedewwa tagħkom, agħmlu l-ġid lil min jobgħodkom, bierku lil min jisħetkom, itolbu għal min iżeblaħkom. Min jagħtik bil-ħarta fuq naħa waħda, dawwarlu wiċċek ħalli jagħtik fuq in-naħa l-oħra; min jeħodlok il-mantar, anqas il-libsa ma għandek tiċħadlu. Agħti lil kull min jitolbok; u min jeħodlok xi ħaġa tiegħek, titlobhilux lura. Kif tridu li l-bnedmin jagħmlu lilkom, hekk ukoll agħmlu intom lilhom. Jekk intom tħobbu lil min iħobbkom, xi ħlas jista’ jkollkom? Għax il-midinbin ukoll iħobbu lil min iħobbhom. U jekk tagħmlu l-ġid lil min jagħmel il-ġid lilkom, xi ħlas jista’ jkollkom? Għax dan jagħmluh saħansitra l-midinbin. U jekk tisilfu xi ħaġa lil min tistennewh iroddhielkom lura, xi ħlas jista’ jkollkom? Il-midinbin ukoll jisilfu lill-midinbin, bil-ħsieb li jieħdu lura daqshekk ieħor mingħandhom.

Imma intom ħobbu l-għedewwa tagħkom, agħmlu l-ġid, isilfu bla ma tistennew xi ħaġa lura, u l-ħlas tagħkom ikun kbir; u tkunu wlied Alla l-Għoli, li hu tajjeb mal-ingrati u l-ħżiena. Ħennu, bħalma hu ħanin Missierkom. Tiġġudikawx, u ma tkunux iġġudikati; tikkundannawx, u ma tkunux ikkundannati; aħfru, u ssibu l-maħfra; agħtu, u jingħatalkom. Kejl tajjeb, marsus, mheżżeż sewwa u mburġat iqegħdulkom f’ħoġorkom; għax bl-istess kejl li tkejlu intom jitkejjel lilkom”.

Il-Kelma tal-Mulej.

R/. Tifħir lilek, Kristu.

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Homily:

The Archbishop asks: How should we treat our enemies?

The Archbishop asks: How should we treat our enemies? – Archdiocese of Malta (church.mt)

Qari tal-Quddiesa --- Il-Quddiesa (laikos.org) ---

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VIA CRUCIS bil-Malti --- & --- Talba quddiem il-Kurċifiss mirakoluż tal-Knisja Ta' Ġieżu, il-Belt Valletta, minn Patri Marcello Ghirlando OFM

.Talba tal-Via Crucis bil-Malti 

fuq inizjattiva ta' l-Ordni Ekwestriju tas-Santu Sepulkru ta' Ġerusalemm - Logutenenza ta' Malta. 

Mitlubha minn: Rev. Kan. Dr. Nicholas Joseph Doublet.

Post: Knisja Sta. Marija ta' Ġesù (ta' Ġieżu) fil-Belt Valletta, Malta. 

VIA CRUCIS bil-Malti  

"Bil-ġrieħi tiegħu intom fiqtu" – Talba quddiem il-Kurċifiss minn Patri Marcello Ghirlando OFM 

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On March 7-8 2022 - International inter-university congress on THE FEMALE GENIUS INSPIRING THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD IN DIFFICULT TIMES

On 14 February 2022 - FROM VATICAN NEWS:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-02/congress-female-doctors-church-patron-saints-europe-dialogue.html

The female genius inspiring the Church and the world in difficult times

An international inter-university congress in March shines the light on the relevance of Women Doctors of the Church and Patron Saints of Europe in today’s world.

By Linda Bordoni

Therese of Lisieux, Hildegard of Bingen, Teresa of Ávila, Edith Stein, Bridget of Sweden and Catherine of Siena are just some of the women chosen, by the Church, to offer hope and inspiration in times of daunting challenges and fear.

Upholding the relevance of their work and the testimonies provided by their lives, Catholic academics believe these remarkable figures can be seen as beacons of light and can provide much-needed hope and help restore momentum as humanity searches for the best way forward.

Organized by the Pontifical Urbaniana University, the Institute for Advanced Studies on Women of the Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum, and the Catholic University of Avila, the congress scheduled for 7 and 8 March is entitled “Female Doctors of the Church and Patron Saints of Europe in Dialogue with Today’s World”.

A Press Conference in the Vatican to present the event took place on Monday, with participants highlighting the fact that while the message of these saints will be able to offer a huge contribution in relation to major issues concerning women, their relevance is far reaching and can inspire the pastoral work of the entire Church in the near future.

Professor Anita Cadavid, Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies on Women of the Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum, told Vatican Radio’s Sebastian Sanson Ferrari that one trait women theologians and saints have in common, is the belief that Christian life must “give life”, it must be generative.

In Link - Listen to Professor Anita Cadavid 

“These were all women,” Professor Cadavid said, “who ‘were in the world.’ They were in touch with people’s feelings, sufferings, struggles.”

Back in the High Middle Ages Hildegarde of Bingen studied medicine – no easy feat for a woman - and was deeply committed to her belief that her sister nuns had a right and a duty to pursue education. This, she said, “was really, really, present in her life and in her ministry.”

And then we have Edith Stein, a teacher who struggled in a world that was full of discrimination. With her own life, Cadavid continued, “she was able to show us that our lives as Christians are meant to ‘give life’, to ‘be generative’.”

These two women are amongst others, she explained, who show us that “to be in the world, to be in touch with other, is something we must learn for today.”

Enlightening the women of today

The message of the protagonists of this congress, Professor Cadavid explained, is an important one for the development of a feminism with Christian values and it helps women today in their quest to live according to deep principles.

“I think that most of all, with the conscience of the call to “give life” according to the specific vocation that each one of us has,” she said, noting that “Giving life is not only a physical thing, it is also spiritual.”

An insight for our wounded world

For example, she noted, Teresa of Ávila, who was the originator of the Carmelite Reform, gave life to a completely new reality, and for Therese de Lisieux, “to give life was to be in that convent, praying with that desire of being at the heart of the Church,” as she said before dying.

“I think,” Cadavid concluded,  “that this giving life is a great insight for our wounded world.”

A time of anniversaries

The congress falls at a time in which we commemorate the anniversaries of the declaration of various women as Doctors of the Church: the 50th anniversary of Catherine of Siena and Teresa of Avila (as well as the 400th anniversary of their canonization on 12 March 1622), the 25th anniversary of Therese of Lisieux (1997) and the 10th of Hildegard of Bingen (2012). To these female doctors, organizers have chosen also to focus on the female patrons of Europe proclaimed by John Paul II in 1999, Therese Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) and Bridget of Sweden, together with Catherine of Siena.

The Conference also has a charitable-social purpose as registration fees, along with any voluntary offerings, will be used to support projects and youth training in Lebanon.

 

Female Doctors of the Church and Patrons Saints of Europe - Day 1 - on March 7, 2022https://youtu.be/d8CZ8PLk6dE

Female Doctors of the Church and Patrons Saints of Europe - Day 2 - on March 8, 2022  https://youtu.be/FKG6PHKSQxI 

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February 4th, 2022 --- Udienza a un Gruppo della Fondazione "Casa dello Spirito e delle Arti"

... SOCIAL Da Lampedusa a Milano: i barconi dei migranti diventano violini grazie ai detenuti  

Papa Francesco ha ricevuto il 4 febbraio 2022, in Sala Clementina, la onlus nata a Milano nel 2012 per la promozione umana di chi vive in condizioni di fragilità, attraverso laboratori e progetti di arte

 

In Sala Clementina, l'udienza alla onlus milanese: "Il vostro lavoro è un segnale in opposizione alla cultura dello scarto"

INSPIRATIONAL !

The Casa dello Spirito e delle Arti Foundation puts the dignity of the most disadvantaged people at the center, beyond any religious, ethnic and social origin.

https://www.casaspiritoarti.it/en/

2022.02.05 Intervista a Nicola Piovani all'indomani dell'Udienza "Casa dello spirito e delle arti”, ricevuti in Vaticano nel decimo anniversario di fondazione. 

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