50/2016
Letter to the People of God
of H.L. Mgr. Mario Grech
Bishop of Gozo
THE CRUCIFIX A NARRATIVE OF THE FORBEARANCE
AND THE MERCY OF GOD
As many people have become impatient, there is someone whose patience exceeds that of Job. This is our God who never gives up on us humans, who never tires of loving us and showing us mercy. He is the Lord God who “is patient and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness and fidelity.” (Ex. 34:6).
We have reached the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. I am convinced that many were those who, during this year, discovered this patience of God, were encouraged, approached Him and realised that it was not they who were seeking God but it was God who, driven by mercy, was stalking them. I am sure that some of you are agreeing with me because they had thought that God was disgusted by their behaviour and had distanced Himself from them, but then found Him waiting for them on their doorstep, ready to enter and stay with them the moment they opened the door. Continue reading >>
50/2016
Ittra lill-Poplu ta’ Alla
tal-E.T. Mons. Mario Grech
Isqof ta’ Għawdex
IL-KURĊIFISS RAKKONT TAS-SABAR U L-MIŻERIKORDJA TA’ ALLA
Jekk ħafna saru jitilfu l-paċenzja, hemm wieħed li s-sabar tiegħu jiżboq lil dak li kellu Ġob. Dan huwa Alla tagħna li qatt ma jaqta’ qalbu minna l-bnedmin, li ma jegħja qatt iħobbna u juri magħna miżerikordja. Huwa Alla li “jistabar u jħenn, tqil biex jagħdab u kbir fit-tjieba u l-fedeltà” (Eż 34:6).
Wasalna fit-tmiem tal-Ġublew Straordinarju tal-Ħniena. Jiena konvint li kienu ħafna dawk li matul din is-sena ntebħu b’din il-paċenzja ta’ Alla, għamlu l-qalb, resqu għandu u saru jafu li mhux huma kienu qed jiġru wara Alla, imma li Alla, misjuq mill-ħniena, kien qed jiġri warajhom. Jien ċert li fostkom hemm min qiegħed jagħtini raġun għax ħaseb li Alla kien stmell għemilu u tbiegħed minnu, imma mbagħad sabu qiegħed jistennieh fuq l-għatba ta’ biebu, lest biex, hekk kif jiftaħlu, jidħol u joqgħod għandu. Continue reading >>
Published on November 9, 2016
in Homilies.
Omelija fil-150 Anniversarju tas-Seminarju tal-Qalb Imqaddsa ta’ Ġesù
Katidral tal-Assunta, il-Belt Victoria
Il-Ġimgħa 4 ta’ Novembru 2016
L-E.T. Mons. Mario Grech, Isqof ta’ Għawdex
IS-SEMINARJU SKOLA TA’ DIXXERNIMENT
Meta marret għand Eliżabetta, Marija marret ukoll biex tivverifika dak li kien qalilha l-anġlu meta dehrilha f’Nazaret. Dakinhar l-anġlu kkomunikalha li kienet ser tkun Omm Alla, u bħala prova ta’ dan qalilha li qaribtha Eliżabetta wkoll kienet nisslet iben fi ħdanha… “għax għal Alla ma hemm xejn li ma jistax isir”. Marija, oħtna fil-mixja tal-fidi, tmur Għajn Karem biex tmiss b’idejha dak li qalilha l-anġlu u tikkonferma li l-kelma “impossibbli” ma teżistix fid-dizzjunarju ta’ Alla.
Kemm għandna bżonn nisimgħu din il-bxara t-tajba li għal Alla ma hemm xejn li ma jistax isir! Anki jien, isqof, jeħtieġli nismagħha kuljum, għax fil-ħajja jkun hemm mumenti tqal. Continue reading >>
