Margaret Karram, il-President tal-Moviment tal-Focolare, tkellmet waqt il-Genfest 2024 f’Aparecida (il-Brażil) dwar it-tema tal-paċi. Id-diskors tagħha kien parti minn mument iddedikat għal din it-tema u għall-impenn taż-żgħażagħ biex jibnuha kullimkien fid-dinja.
On July 16th, 1949, Chiara Lubich and Igino Giordani made a “Pact of Unity.” It was a spiritual experience that heralded in a period of light and special union with God.
Genfest, the worldwide event-experience organised by the youth of the Focolare Movement, will take place in Brazil, from the 12th to the 24th of July. A further 44 local events will be held in 32 different countries.
“Il-Mulej hu r-ragħaj tiegħi, xejn ma jonqosni” (Sal 23[22],1).
[:en]The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. (Ps 23[22]:1).[:]
The Genfest is held every six years on an international level. This year it will take place for the first time in Brazil, in a journey divided into three phases.
Christians Together in Malta -Malta Ecumenical Council (CTM) held their annual Pentecost Ecumenical Service on 13 June at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Valletta.
[:en]480 representatives of world faiths took part in the interreligious conference promoted by the Focolare Movement which began on 31 May at the Mariapolis Centre in Castel Gandolfo, Rome, and which concluded on the 4 June in Assisi. A delegation of 200 participants was received in audience by Pope Francis.[:]
“Is-Saltna ta’ Alla hi bħal meta raġel ikun xeħet iż-żerriegħa fl-art. Rieqed jew imqajjem, bil-lejl jew bin-nhar, iż-żerriegħa tinbet u tikber” (Mk 4, 26-27).
“Dak li ma jħobbx ma għarafx lil Alla, għax Alla hu mħabba” (1 Ġw 4, 8).
[:mt]“B’qawwa kbira l-appostli kienu jagħtu xhieda tal-qawmien tal-Mulej Ġesù, u kulħadd kien iġibhom ħafna” (At 4, 33).[:en]”With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all” (Acts 4:33).[:]