Within the Focolare Movement, the 16th of July 1949 recalls the historic moment when Chiara Lubich and Igino Giordani made a “Pact of Unity”. Today, Margaret Karram offers a spiritual reflection on the theme.
“Kull min jagħti mqar tazza ilma friska lil xi ħadd minn dawn l-iżgħar għax hu dixxiplu, tassew ngħidilkom, li ma jitlifx il-ħlas tiegħu” (Mt 10, 42).
“Ifirħu, ħabirku għall-perfezzjoni, isimgħu milli wieħed jgħidilkom, kunu ta’ fehma waħda, żommu s-sliem, u Alla tal-imħabba u s-sliem ikun magħkom” (2 Kor 13, 11).
As part of United World Week activities, the collection for the Dare to Care initiative was donated to the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. This religious community was founded in Malta in 1903, and is now also present in India, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Philippines, Italy and USA.
“Ħobbu lil xulxin bħal aħwa; fittxu li tistmaw lil xulxin” (Rm 12, 10).
“Kif tara dan it-titlu għandek mnejn tistaqsi: Din x’inizjattiva hi? Min qed jagħmilha? Din l-inizjattiva għandha l-għeruq tagħha f’dik l-armonja li hi komunjoni u li aħna lkoll imsejħin biex ngħixu.” Artiklu ppubblikat fil-gazzetta ‘Il-Lehen’, 23 ta’ April 2023.[:]
This time round the donated goods will be in support of the St Theresa Home in Nigret, Zurrieq, and will be distributed as part of the United World Week activities during the first week of May.
“Bħal-lum ħafna snin ilu, Ġesu’ ta lid-dixxipli tiegħu l-kmandament il-ġdid, li hu għalina l-liġi fundamentali u l-bażi ta’ kull regola oħra.”
Aħsbu fil-ħwejjeġ tas-sema, mhux f’dawk tal-art” (Kol 3, 2).
Il-Moviment tal-Fokolari jorganizza l-Mariapoli kull sena, mhux biss Malta imma f’diversi postijiet fid-dinja, u min jieħu sehem ikun mistieden jagħmel esperjenza ta’ fraternita’ fid-dawl tal-valuri tal-Vanġelu.
