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SALT Launching new album at Montekristo Arena
One of the best Christian bands in Malta, SALT, is launching its new album at the Montekristo arena.
More details can be found here. I recommend you TEXT ‘SALT’ ON 5061 5303 to vote for SALT on the BMA’s….
Some of SALT’s tracks can be heard on our Internet Radio… enjoy!
Suggestion about the Cross as reparation for European Court sentence in Strasbourg
We received this email
“Qed tigri l-idea li biex inpattu ghall-offiza li saret lill-KURCIFISS bis-sentenza tal-Qorti Ewropea ta’ Stasburgu, b’konnessjoni mal-FESTA TA’ KRISTU Re –li tant ghandha x’taqsam mal-Kurcifiss –
inwahhlu l-Kurcifiss mal-gallarijiet, it-twieqi u l-bibien taghna, minn barra, u nzejnuh u nixeghluh, il-Gimgha is -Sibt u l-Hadd, 20, 21 u 22 ta’ Novembru- fid-djar il-kazini u l-ghaqdiet taghna . Fi knejjes u skejjel u ghaqdiet, tista’ tinghata xi forma ta’ qima lill-Kurcifiss, per ezempju bhall-bews tieghu fil-Gimgha l-kbira. Mexxu dan is-suggeriment b’kull mod. Tistghu tibdew issa stess, mal-contacts kollha taghkom.
dun pawl camilleri”
roughly translated as follows
“The idea is circulating as reparation for the offence given to the CROSS by the European Court of Strasbourg’s sentence, in connection with the FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING — which is connected to the Cross — let us place the Cross on our balconies, windows and doors, outside, and decorate and light it, on Friday 20th, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November – in houses, clubs and our organisations. In churches, schools and organisations, a form of worship can be made to the Cross, for instance kissing the Cross as is done on Good Friday. Forward this suggestion in any way you can. You can start immediately, with all your contacts.
Fr Paul Camilleri”
Healing Mass by Fr Elija Vella ofm conv
Fr Elia Vella ofm conv is going to celebrate a Healing Mass on Wednesday 11th November at the Parish Church of Attard, with prayers for healing and liberation. It starts at 7.30pm.
Message as received:
HEALING MASS Mmexxija Minn Fr. Elias Vella ofm. conv.
Ser issir Quddiesa
fil-knisja Parrokjali ta’ H’Attard
li fiha jsir talb għall-fejqan
u l-ħelsien.
Nhar L-Erbgħa 11 ta’ Novembru 2009 Tibda fis-7.30pm
Church Press Release About the feast of Halloween
The Church in Malta issued a press release about Halloween, a feast claimed to be of (or mixed up with) pagan origins or elements (in Maltese). You can find it here (pdf) or below in text form:
Kummissjoni Djocesana Okkult u Satinizmu
c/o Kurja ta’ L-Arcisqof
Furjana
Press Release
Il-Kummissjoni Djocesana intalbet taghti l-parir taghha minn diversi genituri u Youth Centres dwar jekk ic-celebrazzjoni tal-festa tal-Halloween hijiex kompatibbli jew le ma’ min jixtieq jiehu bis-serjetà l-impenn tas-sejha nisranija tieghu.
Filwaqt li l-Kummissjoni taghraf li spiss hemm persuni zghar u kbar li jiccelebraw b’mod newtrali din il-festa biss biex ikollhom okkazjoni biex jorganizzaw celebrazzjoni jew party b’differenza li tkisser ir-rutina tal-hajja ta’ kuljum, din l-istess Kummissjoni tinnota li:
Il-festa hekk imsejha ta’ ‘Halloween’ hija ta’ origini pagana u ssib l-gheruq taghha fi twemmin mhux imdawwal mill-misteru ta’ Gesu’Kristu, l-Iben ta’ Alla maghmul bniedem, li bil-mewt u l-qawmien tieghu fdiena u joffrielna hajja gdida, issa u anke wara li nghaddu mill-passagg tal-mewt. Anke jekk hemm min izomm li din hija biss celebrazzjoni antika tal-bidu tax-xitwa, ma’ din il-festa ntrabtu diversi tradizzjonijiet superstizzjuzi u tradizzjonijiet ohra li ghandhom x’jaqsmu aktar mad-dinja ta’ l-ispiritizmu u l-okkult fis-sens l-aktar wiesa’ tieghu. Tradizzjonijiet li fil-fatt ma jaqblux ma’ dak li n-nisrani jemmen fid-dawl ta’ Gesu’ Kristu.
Ghal din ir-raguni, ghal min jixtieq jiehu bis-serjetà is-sejha nisranija tieghu, il-Kummissjoni jidhrilha li ma jixraqx li gruppi kattolici jiccelebraw din il-festa. Anke jekk dan jaghmluh b’mod superficjali u minnghajr l-ebda intenzjoni hazina, xorta wahda l-istess celebrazzjoni ssir sinjal ta’ ftuh lejn kultura neo-pagana u tlaqqim fil-kultura ta’ l-okkult, komuni hafna fi zminijietna.
Ikun aktar jixraq li wiehed jifhem ghaliex din ic-celebrazzjoni mhijiex kompattibbli mat-twemmin nisrani u jivvaluta mill-gdid il-wirt nisrani li fih tfakkarna kontinwament il-Knisja. Fl-1 ta’ Novembru in-nisrani huwa msejjah jiccelebra l-festa tal-Qaddisin kollha, dawk li l-Papa Benedittu XVI, liz-zghzazgh migbura f’Cologne, sejhilhom “ir-rivoluzzjonarji veri tas-socjetajiet taghna”. L-ghada, imbaghad, issir it-Tifkira tal-Fidili Mejtin kollha: permezz ta’ Kristu nitolbu ghall-gheziez mejtin taghna u ahna stess nircievu l-gid li jwassal it-talb taghhom ghalina. Zewg tifkiriet li jfakkruna fl-ghaqda tal-Knijsa ta’ l-art ma’ dik tas-sema.
Ikun sabih jekk l-okkazjoni ta’ dawn il-jumejn taghti lok biex wiehed jiccelebra l-fidi tieghu, u fuq l-ezempji tal-qaddisin, jifhem li ghan-nisrani, il-ferh veru jinsab f’relazzjoni ta’ hbiberija vera u hajja ma’ Kristu Gesu’, il-Feddej tal-bniedem.
5ta’ Ottubru 2005
P. Marcello Ghirlando OFM
Segretarju tal-Kummissjoni