Alessju Apap ?alla somma flus biex mill-img?ax tag?ha jit?allas dan il-?ob? f’jum il-festa. Il-knisja kellha d?ul ie?or mill-beni ta’ ?wanni-An?lu Cefai, m?ollija b’att g?and in-Nutar Tumas Debono, nhar is-27 ta’ Lulju 1682 (ara VP (1687) 560r). Dun Konsalvu Muscat, fi tmiem il-vi?ta, talab lill-isqof biex il-festa ma tibqax ti?i ??elebrata fil15 ta’ Awwissu, g?ax qassisin u nies kienu jmorru kollha g?all-festa fil-Knisja Matri?i u kien jispi??a bla qassis min ig?inu, u bla nies. L-isqof laqa’ talba u tah permess biex il-festa ssir il-?add fl-ottava ta’ Santa Marija (ara VP (1687) 560v). Ifisser li ilha ssir b?alma ssir da?-?mien 326 sena. 3 • It-talba g?at-twaqqif tal-parro??a L-isqof Cocco-Palmeri ?a impressjoni tajba ta??ebbu?. Imkien, fil-kampanja ta’ G?awdex, ma sab knisja spazju?a, ma jonqosha xejn, u mi?muma tant tajjeb. Innota wkoll, li n-nies, fil-faqar tag?hom kienu jg?inu mill-a?jar li jistg?u. Xi ?ebbu?in ?atfu l-okka?joni biex jitolbuh ?alli jwaqqfilhom parro??a. Min kienu dawn i?-?ebbu?in ma nafux, i?da nistg?u nobsru x’qalulu. It-tag?rif hu mislut mid-Digriet Considerans suo paterno zelo tal-4 ta’ Mejju 1687 – imsemmi iktar ’l isfel (ara VP (1687) 602v-603r).
Semmewlu, l-ewwelnett, id-diffikultajiet li kellhom biex jir?ievu s-Sagramenti. Il-knisja Matri?i, il-parro??a tag?hom, kienet ’il bog?od – qalulu li kellhom mixja ta’ tliet mili sal-Matri?i ; barra dan, bil-lejl, il-bibien ta?-?ittadella kienu jing?alqu u g?al?ekk lanqas f’ka? ta’ b?onn ma setg?u jitolbu s-sagramenti. Fix-xitwa, xi drabi, anqas n?ar ta’ ?add ma kien jirnexxilhom imorru l-quddies m?abba l-istat ?a?in tat-toroq. Qalulu wkoll li t-tfal tag?hom ftit li xejn setg?u jmorru g?at-tag?lim tad-duttrina. Dik il-?abta, idduttrina kienet ti?i mg?allma aktarx f’xi kappella tal-Matri?i nhar ta’ ?add u wie?ed jifhem malajr li kien ferm diffi?li g?at-tfal li jmorru d-duttrina. G?aldaqstant, u?ud kienu jibqg?u bla ma jir?ievu s-sagramenti tat-tqarbin u l-qrar. Qalulu, fl-a??arnett, li kienu ?afna dawk li kienu qed imutu ming?ajr ma jir?ievu l-Gri?ma tal-Morda u l-Vjatku Mqaddes. Dawn id-diffikultajiet kienu qeg?din jiltaqg?u mag?hom mhux biss in-nies tal-kontrada ta’ Santa Marija tal-Virtut, i?-?ebbug, i?da wkoll, kif ig?idilna l-isqof nnifsu, dawk li joqog?du fl-in?awi ta’ Sannat, ta’ Sant’Anton tax-Xag?ra, u ta’ Santa Marija tal-Qala. L-Isqof tant ikkonvin?a ru?u mill?ti?ijiet tan-nies ta’ dawn l-erba’ kontradi li dehrlu li g?andu jag?mel xi ?a?a g?alihom qabel jitlaq minn G?awdex. 4 • Dun Ewgenju Azzupardu: kwa?i kappillan g?all-kampanja Tul il-vi?ta tieg?u, mat-tliet diffikultajiet li sema’ ming?and in-nies, l-isqof ittenda bi tnejn o?ra. L-ar?ipriet Karlu Magri tal-Matri?i kien imda??al fi??mien u, im?abba l-età u sa??tu, b’ebda mod ma seta’ jla??aq mal-estensjoni tal-parro??a tieg?u. Dun Karlu, wie?ed mill-ar?iprieti l-iktar eminenti tal-Matri?i ta’ G?awdex, kien imwieled il-Belt Valletta, i?da g?adda ?g?o?itu u parti kbira minn ?ajtu f’Ruma. G?al xi ?mien kien il-bibljotekarju tal-Università La Sapienza ta’ Ruma. Kiteb ilHierolexicon, di??junarju ta’ termini ekkle?jasti?i, u kotba o?ra, stampati mill-aqwa djar ta’ pubblikazzjoni tal-Ewropa. Meta beda jikber xtaq li jer?a lura art twelidu. Fit-3 ta’ Di?embru 1680, irnexxielu jikseb l-ar?ipretura tal-Matri?i. Kellu allura 63 sena. ?a l-pussess bil-prokura, g?ax kien g?adu Ruma, nhar il-25 ta’ Frar 1681. G?addew iktar minn sentejn qabel ma ?alla ’l Ruma g?al G?awdex u ftit wara beda jonqsu d-dawl ta’ g?ajnejh. Sal-1687 aktarx li ftit li xejn kien g?adu jara. Kien hemm ra?uni gravi o?ra. Dak i?-?mien peress li Malta u G?awdex kienu djo?esi wa?da, ?ara kemm-il darba li xi kappillani u kanon?i f’G?awdex ikunu Maltin. Il-po 7F???WBƒ??V?R???F"??'&V?GR??V?R?F'??|JwGV???????76?6????F???Fv??????F????V????FW&W76???&?72???f?W2ƒ??V???'&V?F???????&V?Vf????R?Wr??????BR??V?R?|JwRR?V?R????JwF?v???WB7F?&ƒF??|JvvG??????????v???F??V&'Vr#0????7?b6?66????W&??GFV?F.( ?Fv????W6???WBƒ&??????V?RV|JvF???&GR????W2R JvF\H??[?[???????VF?F?V?B???"??BF ( ??V??Rc?r????JfFBF ( ?&V??6????7?bFFW26??V???V?Bf????G&?H??f?B?F?V?F??f?[?F7F?&ƒ?f??7FW72|Jv?Gv??R Jv&\J?B?F?w&?WB6??6?FW&?27V?FW&???V?????6V????F"( ??gW?ƒW&?W??F?V|JwR JvF"??GV?WvvV??R??W&GRf?H???'&??RF ( ?GV??&?R&?W???\JwR Jw6?V"?????W2F????G&F?gW??6V????&e?c?r?c'b?c7"??GV?WvvV??R?6 H?W&F?B [?|J|[?V|Jr??????"???F???V?v?\JvVB?????76?V?&??F??f?[?F???V?WBG&wv?ƒ&V?f?[?F7F?&ƒ????F&|JwGR??G&???WB?Wr76?6?? Jv?ƒ,Jv??76?V?&????&W&r????W2|Jv [??[?&F ( ???7?bR?&W77R???V?JvFB|Jv76w&?V?F???FG6?v?7&?&&&ƒ??V?W&?W?F ( ?GV?WvvV??RR?76?V?&???Jw&ƒ [??[?V&'\J??v76?R????V?F?F|Jv???????7?b?ƒ????V???F?V??V?&?????F???B?F?w&?WB?ƒ?RB?F??V?V?Bƒf????76V??Wr?GF?&?WBF????W2F??W&& ( ????G&F???|Jv?B H?"RF??BƒGV?W|JV??RVB???JvF",Jv?f?H??F ( ?GV??&?R??[?F?|JwF???( ?F?f?V?V????ƒVB???JvF"F2?v [ƒ?????|Jv?????G&F?F????????7?b??fGF???&F??R&?W???W"??|Jv?Bf?2?7V&&?&rF%&&B?( ???&'&?H??H??GFFV???&?W?n( ??V?? Jv????V???7F ( ??|JwF???|Jv??V?F?V|JwR??Fv?ƒ??F??'V??V?R?,Jv?&??V?V?2F??Jv?F?F?V|JwR???,H??&?WB?w&??V??R?|JwF?Jr Jv?W26?VF?f??? Jv"????&V&V?F,H??&WFƒ?&'&F???V??Rv??????Jw&?J?R??7V??\[?&?W??[?????'&???V??R [?V?V? Jv?ƒ??V???7F ( ??6????"?6??&|JvB?7F???WBF??'&?H?H????7FW72F?w&?WB?|Jv?? H?&ƒF???'&?J?V?B?Rv?\JvVBFV??&??S??V??R??' ( ??6\J|Jr6?V?????G&V,JwR??F?ff??V?F??WBR???FV??R??&GF?H??&???W7F?????J?F????6?&?W?Fv???W&& ( ???Jvv??6?'R'&?H?H??F??B?F?w&?WB?R??WwvV?F??V?V?B7F?&??Rƒ?6V??f???V????Jvv?ƒ??V??V?????Jw6?V"ƒ??GvgR'&?H?H?????76V??Wr&\H??[?n( ?F?????&F?6?F?&??F??f?'GWBF [??[?V&'\J?f??WwvV??7C?6?N( ??F??F??666???|Jw&??6?F?&vW&?FF ( ?6??C?R6?F?&??F????6?F?&??F [?[?V&'\JF?76V????WwvV?|Jv????f?V??"?&?'BF??f?7F?ƒ??V?WB???F"???G&Fƒ??V?WB??JvV????&?W??76?"'&?H?H??F?????&F???V??WfV?Gv??V?BF??&?FV??GV?WvvV??R??V??&F?B76?2n( ??F????"???#RF ( ?&??c?B???V?76?2 [?|J|[?V|Jr????V?W,J??ƒ?F???FVf ( ?.( ?'\JwRR.( ?J?6?R&?W??F?7F?&??V?B?????W2fFF?n( ??FV?????7LJv??V?ƒ??VFF?W2f???V??F ( ?6?F?&??F??f?'GWB6"??F"F ( ?7?72R [??[?V&'\J&F?WB?76?"|Jv???WwvV?F&&?? Jv?F?7F?&ƒ?R(
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