L-Erbgħa, 14 ta’ Settembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P. iċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Ġublew tal-Ħniena għall-anzjani, fil-Katidral tal-Imdina. It-tema ta’ din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni kienet ‘Il-ferħ tal-Ħniena t’Alla’. Qabel bdiet il-Quddiesa, l-anzjani nġabru fi Pjazza San Pawl biex jgħaddu mill-Bieb tal-Ħniena tal-Katidral. Wara, ġiet iċċelebrata l-Quddiesa ma’ numru kbir ta’ anzjani minn diversi parroċċi u djar tal-anzjani. 

L‑attività ġiet organizzata mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta bis‑sehem tal‑Kapitlu Metropolitan, il‑Caritas, id‑Direttur Djar tal‑Anzjani, is‑Segretarjat Assistenza Soċjali tal‑Azzjoni Kattolika, u l‑Għaqda Maltija Trasport tal‑Morda f’Lourdes.  

Homily by Archbishop Emeritus Mgr Paul Cremona O.P. 

14 ta’ Settembru 2016

Katidral tal-Imdina

Ħuti, illum mal-Knisja kollha qegħdin nagħmlu il-festa tal-Eżaltazzjoni tas-Salib ta’Sidna Ġesù Kristu…

Alla l-imbierek ħalaq id-dinja b’ħafna mħabba. Huwa ried li d-dinja tkun tista’ titmexxa skont il-pjan tiegħU għal ġid tal-bnedmin uliedu. Ried li jkun hemm armonija bejn il-bnedmin. B’xorti ħażina dan ma seħħx. Għalhekk bagħat lil Ibnu biex jgħallima ngħixu skont il-pjan tiegħu, u Ġesù waqqaf saltna ta’ ġustizzja u paċi mibnija fuq l-imħabba…

Ħuti, aħna ġejna hawn llum biex nirringrazzjaw lil Alla flimkien mal-Arċisqof Emeritu Ġużeppi Mercieca, għall-erbgħin sena tal-episkopat tiegħu. Nirringrazzjaw lill-Mulej li tul dawn l-erbgħin sena kien dejjem mal-Arċisqof tagħna.

Jiena llum xtaqt li naqsam magħkom riflessjoni dwar x’inhu l-episkopat, u dak li jippermetti Alla l-Imbierek minn dan l-episkopat. U llum ir-riflessjoni se nagħmilha fuq erba’ aspetti…

Konkatridral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
21 ta’ Settembru 2014

This year, the Independence celebrations take on an added value as we commemorate  fifty years since our people took responsibility for governing their own nation.  To our credit, since that time, we have made giant steps as a nation.  For this we thank God; we also thank Him for the fact that Malta achieved its independence without any shedding of blood.  

Later in our history, as an independent country, we were able to become part of the European Union.  Although we are a small nation, we are offering a valid contribution as part of this Union.  Through our independence, we have become more aware of our heritage, of our country’s worth.  As we share our patrimony with other European countries, let us appreciate these realities.  Let us safeguard our mother tongue (the Maltese language), the richness of our history and our archaeology, and our Catholic religion, which has always been treasured by our forefathers, who battled to protect it…