July – August - Franciscan Province – MALTA
July – August - Franciscan Province – MALTA
July – August - Franciscan Province – MALTA
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violent waves in<br />
dangerous<br />
waters, and we<br />
run the risk of<br />
going adrift,<br />
hope, like an<br />
anchor, is what<br />
allows us to hold<br />
fast, not giving<br />
way to despair<br />
but to persevere<br />
and to find again<br />
our direction and<br />
continue on our<br />
way.<br />
"It is when<br />
we are at our<br />
most weak and<br />
vulnerable, that<br />
God manifests<br />
himself to us in hope. In<br />
fact, its object is the<br />
accomplishment of our<br />
salvation, promised and<br />
brought about by Christ<br />
our savior.<br />
"To give witness to<br />
hope finally means to give<br />
witness to the person of<br />
Jesus Christ, who is<br />
himself our hope and<br />
salvation and the good<br />
news is that whatever the<br />
situation, Jesus will always<br />
lead us to liberation and<br />
safety."<br />
The congress will<br />
feature workshops and<br />
discussions on maritime<br />
topics, such as sustainable<br />
fishing, the needs of the<br />
wives of fishermen to<br />
safeguard the family, and<br />
the pastoral challenges of<br />
the growing cruise industry.<br />
Speakers will include<br />
David Cockroft, general<br />
secretary of the<br />
International Transport<br />
Workers Federation, and<br />
Bishop Pierre Molères of<br />
Bayonne, France, formerly<br />
the bishop promoter of<br />
France's "Mission de la<br />
Mer" (Mission of the Sea).<br />
Nawguraw lil Fra Joe Alessandro, OFMCap., li<br />
āie re-elett bħala Ministru Provinëjal fil-Kapitlu<br />
Provinëjali li āie ëëelebrat reëentement fis-<br />
Seminarju ta’ l-Arëisqof, f’tal-Virtu’. Bħala<br />
Definituri āew magħŜula dawn l-aħwa: Martin<br />
Micallef, Effie Mallia, Willam Axiaq u Joseph<br />
Calleja.<br />
Awguri!<br />
Seafarers' Prayer<br />
O Mary, Star of the<br />
Sea, light of every<br />
ocean, guide seafarers<br />
across all dark and<br />
stormy seas that they<br />
may reach the haven of<br />
peace and light<br />
prepared in Him who<br />
calmed the sea.<br />
As we set forth upon<br />
the oceans of the world<br />
and across the deserts<br />
of our time, show us, O<br />
Mary, the fruit of your<br />
womb, for without your<br />
Son we are lost.<br />
Pray that we will never<br />
fail on life’s journey,<br />
that in heart and mind,<br />
in word and deed, in<br />
days of turmoil and in<br />
days of calm, we will<br />
always look to Christ<br />
and say, “Who is this<br />
that even wind and sea<br />
obey him?”<br />
Bright Star of the Sea,<br />
guide us!<br />
Pope John Paul II<br />
Re-elett Ministru Provinëjal Fra Joe Alessandro, OFMCap.<br />
L-A{BAR LULJU - AWISSU 2007 39<br />
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