A Heartfelt Farewell to a Beloved Archbishop

In his letter to Timothy, Saint Paul described how a bishop of the people of God should be: above reproach… temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,   not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome…” These virtues adorned the Emeritus Archbishop Joseph Mercieca throughout his life and his Episcopate. Mgr Mercieca returned to the House of the Father on Monday 21 March 2016 at 7:20 a.m. As Christians, most especially during Holy Week when we commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we are called to bid him farewell, all the while thanking God for his generous service to the People of God, and to remember him in our prayers. May God grant him eternal rest.