5th October, 2012
This currently vacant post of Head of School at Bishop’s Conservatory Secondary School will be filled in accordance with clause 5 of the “Agreement between the Church Authorities and the Malta Union of Teachers for teaching grades in Church Schools” (8th May 2011)*.
Permanent Warrant holders who have no less than fourteen (14) years of teaching experience  on the closing date of the call for applications. (more…)

Ittra Ċirkulari
tal-E.T. Mons. Mario Grech
Isqof ta’ Għawdex

Lir-Reverendi Arċiprieti, Kappillani, Retturi ta’ Knejjes, Superjuri Reliġjużi, Persuni Kkonsagrati u Lajċi Nsara.

“Nixtiequ naraw lil Ġesù!”

Għeżież,

Jiena konvint li llum mhumiex ftit dawk li jħossu l-istess xewqa ta’ dawk il-Griegi li darba telgħu Ġerusalemm u marru għand Filippu, u talbuh: “Sinjur, nixtiequ naraw lil Ġesù!” (Ġw 12:20-21). Il-bniedem jixtieq jara lil Ġesù, l-Iben ta’ Alla li sar bniedem, mhux għaliex hu mqanqal mill-kurżità jew minn xi twemmin superstizzjuż, imma għax fil-fond ta’ qalbu jixtieq isib it-tweġiba li tagħti tifsira lil ħajtu! (more…)

• Newsheet Settembru 2012

Id-Djoċesi tħabbar b’niket il-mewt ta’ Mons George Bezzina CapSS li miet dalgħodu kmieni, il-Ħamis 13 ta’ Settembru 2012 fl-Isptar Ġenerali ta’ Għawdex.

Mons George Bezzina, Kappillan emeritu tal-Fontana, twieled fit-8 ta’ Diċembru 1953 u ġie ordnat saċerdot fit-23 ta’ Ġunju 1990.

Ningħaqdu mal-familjari tiegħu fit-talb lil Alla biex jilqgħu fid-Dar tas-Sema.

Il-funeral se jsir nhar it-Tlieta 18 ta’ Settembru 2012: fis-1.00pm mill-Isptar Ġenerali ta’ Għawdex għall-parroċċa Santwarju tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù fil-Fontana fejn jiġi espost għall-qima tal-Insara; fis-2.30pm imbagħad jitlaq korteo għall-Knisja ta’ San Ġakbu fir-Rabat fejn issir Velja ta’ Talb; wara, fl-4.30pm jitlaq korteo akkumpanjat mill-Kapitlu Ġorġjan għall-Bażilka ta’ San Ġorġ fejn fil-5.00pm issirlu quddiesa praesenta cadavere preseduta mill-Isqof Mario Grech u wara ssir id-difna fiċ-ċimiterju ta’ San Ġwann Battista tax-Xewkija.

RIP

“Grace and peace from God the Father
and Christ Jesus our Saviour” (Tit 1:4)

I was pleased to welcome you and Bishop Grech to Rome on the occasion of your recent ad Limina visit to the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul and I greatly appreciated the time that we were able to spend together. I pray that, among the fruits of your visit, the bonds between the members of your flocks and the Successor of Peter will grow deeper and that you will be strengthened in your ministry of confirming them in their faith and leading them forward along the paths of holiness. (more…)

What’s in a name? This Shakespearian question crossed my mind as I read the Embryo Protection Bill. It states that “the objects of this Bill are to regulate the procedure relating to medically assisted procreation and to protect human embryos”. Going through the Bill, however, no reason is provided why human embryos need to be protected. It’s curious that no reference is made to the dignity of the human person that constitutes the reason and foundation of fundamental human rights. Is the personal dignity of the human embryo so obvious that it is presupposed, or is it so unobvious that it is unrecognized? Thus I wonder on what grounds does this “Embryo Protection Bill” safeguard the human embryo. (more…)

Our motivation for writing this Pastoral Letter was to carry out our duty of preaching to Catholics, those principles of the faith in which they should believe and how these may be applied to moral life.

Our mission as Bishops makes sense only if it is one with Christ. This unity can only be guaranteed if it is in conformity with the teachings of the Magisterium. This applies also in the case of priests. For this reason, we are appreciative of the fact that a large number of priests are in communion with us, the Bishops. (more…)

Meta ktibna din l-Ittra Pastorali aħna konna mmexxija mid-dmir tagħna li nippriedkaw lil kattoliċi l-fidi li għandhom jemmnu u japplikaw fil-ħajja morali.

Il-missjoni tagħna l-Isqfijiet tagħmel sens biss jekk inkunu f’għaqda ma’ Kristu. Din l-għaqda hija garantita jekk it-tagħlim tagħna jkun jaqbel mal-Maġisteru. Dan jgħodd ukoll għas-saċerdoti. Ghalhekk napprezzaw ħafna li s-saċerdoti tagħna fil-parti l-kbira tagħhom huma f’komunjoni magħna l-Isqfijiet. (more…)

Fl-okkażjoni tal-Festa tas-Salvatur ċċelebrata lbieraħ (it-Tnejn, it-Tnejn 6 ta’ Awwissu 2012) waqt quddiesa pontifikali li saret fil-bażilka ta’ San Ġorġ, Għawdex, fl-omelija l-Isqof Mario Grech fisser kemm huwa f’waqtu dak li qal il-Missier fuq l-għolja tat-Tabor fejn seħħet it-trasfigurazzjoni: “Dan hu Ibni l-għażiż, isimgħu lilu”.

“L-ikbar sfida li għandha l-Knisja llum hija kif ser tgħin lin-Nisrani jisma’ lil Kristu. Kull ma jmur dan qed isir diffiċli għax fostna hawn diversi ilħna kontra xulxin. (more…)

Mons. Girgor Vella
Ilbieraħ filgħaxija, il-Ħadd 5 ta’ Awwissu 2012, tħabbret il-mewt ta’ Mons. Girgor Vella PEP mill-parroċċa ta’ Kerċem, kanonku u kantur tal-Kapitlu tal-Knisja Katidrali. Mons. Girgor kellu 93 sena. Hu kien l-aktar saċerdot anzjan fid-Djoċesi. Mons. Girgor kien ordnat saċerdot fit-22 ta’ Mejju 1948.

Ningħaqdu mal-familjari tiegħu u mal-parroċċa ta’ Kerċem fit-talb għal ruħu. Il-funeral tiegħu se jsir għada t-Tlieta, 7 ta’ Awwissu fil-knisja parrokkjali ta’ Kerċem. Il-quddiesa tkun fil-5.00pm.

Patri Vitor Bonello OFMConv
Illum, it-Tnejn 6 ta’ Awwissu 2012, tħabbret il-mewt ta’ Patri Vitor Bonello OFMConv mix-Xagħra. Patri Vitor kellu 91 sena. Hu miet l-Awstralja, fejn kien ilu jaħdem mill-1956.

Ningħaqdu mal-Komunità tal-Franġiskani Konventwali u mal-familjari tiegħu, fosthom in-neputi Dun Manwel Bonello, li wkoll jinsab l-Awstralja, fit-talb għal ruħu.

Agħtihom, o Mulej, il-mistrieħ ta’ dejjem.