Friday, February 12, 2010:
CAN. JOHN SCICLUNA HAS PASSED AWAY
Can. John Scicluna, one of the priests and canons of St George’s, has just passed away, at the Gozo General Hospital.
Ordained on April 15, 1956, Can. Scicluna has carried out his ministry as teacher of Religion to thousands of secondary school students, as chaplain to the Sisters of Charity in Victoria and, above all, as confessor and spiritual director in St George’s parish and in other parishes of Gozo.
Further details to follow soon.
May his soul rest in peace.
Comments
Anton Said
12-Feb-2010 07:22:14
L-ahbar tal-mewt ta' Dun Gwann tnikkitna lkoll. Qassis twajjeb, dejjem bi tbissima fuq fommu; u lest biex jghin lil kull min jersaq lejh sabiex jircievi minn ghandu ghajnuna spiritwali. Hajtu ghaddieha tista' tghid maghluq fil-konfessjonarju fejn ghal sighat shah kien iressaq tant penitenti lejn il-Mulej. Kienu jigu ghandu nies minn Ghawdex kollu u Dun Gwann b'tant sabar u hlewwa jaghti farag u paci fil-qalb lill-midneb. Alla biss jaf x'gid kbir wettaq Dun Gwann f'dan il-qasam. Issa dan is-sacerdot habrieki mar jiehu minn ghandU l-premju li tassew jisthoqqlu, propju fis-sena tas-sacerdozju, ghax bhal Kurat t'Ars ukoll ghamel minn hajtu strument ta' grazzja ghal haddiehor permezz tas-Sagrament tar-Riconciljazzjoni. Hajr kbir Dun Gwann ta' dak kollu li ghamilt maghna. Insellimlek Dun Gwann; u mit-tgawdija bla tmiem fejn tinsab ahseb fina sabiex ahna wkoll ghad jum wiehed nigu ngawdu mieghek lil Alla l-Imbierek, lil Vergni Marija u lil Patrun taghna San Gorg li f'hajtek dejjem kien il-mimmi t'ghajnejk.
Tony galea
12-Feb-2010 08:53:26
12 ta Frar 2010,Anqas irridu nemmnu li ma ghadekx maghna.Se thalli vojt kbir lill dawkkollha li kienu jafuk. L-aktar li sirna nafuk dan l-ahhar snin, li konna nieqfu nkellmuk fit-tieqa tad-dar li int kont tghaddi hafna hin u tkellemlill kull min kien jieqaf hdejk. Ghalkemm inti kellek it-tbatija tieghek dejjem kellek kliem ta faragu kuragg lil min kien jaqsam mieghek xi nkwiet li jkun ghaddej minnu.Grazzi hafna Dun Gwann ta dak kollu li ghamilt ghal beneficcju tal-parrocca taghna ta San Gorg.It-tieqa tad-dar tieghek tibqa l-post li nibqghu niftakru fik u nitolbu li tiftakar fina li ghadna ghaddejjin fit-tahbit tal-hajja.Ahna nafu li inti qed tgawdil-frott tal-hidma tieghek bhala ghalliem u sacerdot twajjeb u ma ninsewk qatt fit-talb taghna.
Emanuel Mizzi
12-Feb-2010 09:29:57
L-ahbar tal-Kan Dun Gwann hasdini u min hawn nghati l-kondoljanzi lil ghaziza ohtu u lil familjari tieghu.L-parrocca ta' San Gorg ghal darba ohra tilfet iben dehen taghha;iben li hadem gol-konfessjunajru biex iressaq lk-erwieh lejn L-Mulej.San Gorg patrun taghna ilqa lil dan l-iben fi hdanek.
Dorrie Galea
13-Feb-2010 02:57:17
Thank you, Dun Gwann, for your patience, your tact and your guidance. I will always treasure your advice and your sincere interest. You will be sorely missed.
May Jesus, whom you served with such love and diligence, welcome you with open arms to heaven.
George Borg
14-Feb-2010 10:31:54
Dun Gwann, grazzi tas-servizzi li tajt lill-Bazilka San Gorg. Il-Bazilka zgur li ser thoss in-nuqqas tieghek fis-servizzi u l-qrar li dejjem ghamilt b'pacenzja kbir. J.Alla l-Bambin jroxx fuqek il-grazzji tieghu fuqek u jghoddok post fis-sema hdejh.Halletna fis-sena tas-sacerdozju. L-ezempju tieghek zgur iservi ghall-ohrajn biex iwettqu dan id-dover li int dejjem wettaq.
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