g?eluq il-25 sena kappillan ta??ebbu?, kwart ta’ seklu. Kellha tkun din is-sena straordinarja li l-Kappillan Mercieca jara xewqtu sse??. Kienet il?urnata tat-12 ta’ Marzu tal-1963, Festa ta’ San Girgor Papa, Titular u Patrun tal-Parro??a ta’ Ker?em. F’dak i?-?mien kienet issir il-pur?issjoni mill-iktar sabi?a bis-sehem talparro??i kollha ta’ G?awdex, pur?issjoni mill-Knisja Katidrali g?allKnisja ta’ San Girgor f’ta’ Ker?em. Filg?odu konna ?adna sehem f’din il-pur?issjoni penitenzjali u ta’ radd il-?ajr. Filg?axija waslet l-a?bar sabi?a li l-parro??a ta?-?ebbu? ing?atalha l-?ie? u l-unur ta’ parro??a ar?ipretali. Il-Kappillan Mercieca, fer?an filg?axija ?abbar lill-poplu tal-parro??a li din kienet ?iet mg?ollija g?al din id-dinjita` li ?gur kien jixirqilha u jist?oqqilha. Il-poplu fera? g?al din l-a?bar u radd ?ajr lil Alla g?al dan il-?ie? mog?ti lill-parro??a. Il?idma tal-kappillan Dun Fran?isk tat il-frott mixtieq minnu u mill-membri tal-komunita` parrokkjali. Il-Kappillan Mercieca, issa l-ewwel ar?ipriet tal-parro??a, ried li g?al din il-?rajja sabi?a ji?u organizzati festi spe?jali fl-okka?joni tal-festi titulari ta’ Santa Marija ta’ dik is-sena 1963. G?alhekk t?ejja programm ta’ ?img?a festi mit-18 t’Awwissu li la?qu l-qofol tag?hom il-?add 25 b’festi esterni ta’ Santa Marija – il-ftu? ta’ dawn il-festi kien il-?add 18 tax-xahar, b’Akkademja Mu?iko-Letterarja li saret ta?t il-presidenza tal-E??. Tieg?u Mons. Isqof ?u?epp Pace. Fil-programm ta’ din l-akkademja sar diskors mill-W.Rev. Mons. Kantur Andrea Vella dwar l-istorja tal-parro??a ta?-?ebbu?. Niftakar li Mons. Andrea Vella kellu jkun l-ewwel sa?erdot mi??ebbu? li jikteb l-istorja tal-parro??a li permezz ta’ tant tag?rif sirna nafu dwar dak li g?addiet minnu l-parro??a. G?alhekk kien jixraq li f’dik l-okka?joni Mons. 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