servizzi li jir?ievu, fosthom it-tberik fi ?mien l-G?id. Kien ma?sub li perme?? ta’ b’ dan kollu, il-kappillan ta?-?ebbu? seta’ jg?ix mhux ?a?in u jaqdi sewwa d-dmirijiet pastorali tieg?u. L-erba’ parro??i tal-kampanja mwaqqfa millisqof Cocco-Palmeri nqatg?u mil-limiti tal-Matri?i ta’ G?awdex. L-Isqof dehrlu li tkun ?a?a xierqa li tin?amm xi rabta bejn il-parro??i ?odda u l-Knisja Omm li minnha nqatg?u. G?alhekk isemmi xi obbligi li l-kappillani ?odda kellhom lejn il-Matri?i. Ried ukoll li din r-rabta ti?i m?edda darba fis-sena. G?aldaqstant ordna lill-erba’ kappillani u s-su??essuri tag?hom biex nhar Santa Marija, huma joffru xemg?a bajda ta’ libbra lill-ar?ipriet tal-Matri?i (ibid, 3v). Din l-offerta ta’ xemg?a b?ala sinjal ta’ g?aqda mal-Knisja-Omm, kienet issir waqt l-offertorju tal-quddiesa solenni ta’ n?ar Santa Marija. Din l-offerta kienet baqg?et sasseklu dsatax. Id-Digriet Cum in prima jag?ti wkoll il-limiti talparro??a. Kienu jibdew minn xifer il-ba?ar imsejja? ta’ Wied il-Miela? imissu mal-limiti tal-G?arb, minna?a wa?da, u jkomplu sal-wied li jie?u g?allMarsalforn sal-ba?ar, min-na?a l-o?ra. It-territorju tal-parro??a baqa’ hekk sat-twaqqif tal-parro??a talG?asri fis-16 ta’ Di?embru 1921. L-erba’ parro??i ?odda bdew jiffunzjonaw issena ta’ wara. Id-digriet formali tal-?atra ta’ Dun Fran?isk b?ala l-ewwel kappillan ta?-?ebbu? in?are? nhar is-6 ta’ ?unju 1689. Hu ng?ata
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