The Catholic Charismatic Renewal was launched in
Malta in May 1975. The first Catholic Charismatic group was born
after a talk given by Mr. Brian Smith who was invited over to Malta
from Australia by Mr. Joe C. Aquilina. In just a few years, the
Charismatic Renewal spread to nearly all the parishes. Today, there
are around 65 prayer groups and communities both in Malta and in the
sister Island of Gozo.
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal encourages
people from all walks of life to discover for themselves the unique
joy of a one-to-one encounter with Jesus Christ who saves, heals,
and fills our lives with the fascinating power of the Holy Spirit.
It-Tiġdid Kariżmatiku Kattoliku kien introdott f'Malta f'Mejju tal-1975. L-ewwel Grupp
Kariżmatiku ġie mwaqqaf f'Malta wara li s-Sur Joe Aquilina stieden lis-Sur Brian Smith
mill-Awstralja biex jag ħmel taħdita ta' introduzzjoni. Fi ftit snin it-Tiġdid
Kariżmatiku Kattoliku nfirex sewwa, tista' tgħid fil-parroċċi kollha f'Malta,
fejn illum hawn madwar 65 grupp ta' talb u komunitajiet li jiltqagħu regolarment kemm f'Malta
kif ukoll f'Għawdex.
It-Tiġdid Kariżmatiku iħeġġeġ lil kulħadd biex jiskopri mill-ġdid
intimita' ma' Ġesu' Kristu bħala l-uniku feddej tal-ħajja tagħna, li
dejjem lest ifejjaq il-ġrieħi kollha tagħna u jgħammidna lkoll bil-qawwa tal-Ispirtu Qaddis tiegħu.