Il-Milied hu l-festa tal-umilt\u00e0 ta\u2019 Alla fl-umanit\u00e0 tag\u0127na l-bnedmin. San Fran\u0121isk kien i\u0127ares lejn il-misteru tal-Inkarnazzjoni ta\u0127t id-dimensjoni ta\u2019 dan l-atte\u0121\u0121jament ta\u2019 umilt\u00e0 u sempli\u010bit\u00e0 li g\u0127andhom jimmarkaw l-identit\u00e0 tag\u0127na b\u0127ala a\u0127wa u minuri.<\/p>\n
L-Ordni tag\u0127na, fid-dokument finali tal-Kapitlu \u0120enerali, jistedinna nirriflettu bis-serjet\u00e0 fuq din l-identit\u00e0 li n\u0121ibu fl-isem tag\u0127na ta\u2019 fratres minores. Dan mhux unur, imma programm ta\u2019 \u0127ajja ta\u2019 servizz umli u mimli m\u0127abba. Kristu \u0121ie fid-dinja biex jag\u0127tina dan l-e\u017cempju u jo\u0127loq fraternit\u00e0 li tinbena fuq il-minorit\u00e0. In\u0127oss li l-kliem ta\u2019 San Fran\u0121isk, li hu kitbu lill-Insara kollha, jg\u0127odd b\u2019mod spe\u010bjali g\u0127alina. A\u0127na msej\u0127in biex nibnu l-familja ta\u2019 \u0120es\u00f9 Kristu, billi nkunu g\u0127arajjes, a\u0127wa u ommijiet. F\u2019kelma o\u0127ra a\u0127na msej\u0127in biex nibnu relazzjonijiet ta\u2019 m\u0127abba, biex ng\u0127ixu b\u0127al a\u0127wa, u biex innisslu l-\u0127ajja bil-\u0127lewwa materna, proprju kif g\u0127amlet il-Ver\u0121ni Marija meta welldet lil \u0120es\u00f9 fil-faqar ta\u2019 Betle\u0127em.<\/p>\n
Jekk dawn il-kelmiet huma tant importanti g\u0127all-Insara kollha, jekk a\u0127na nippriedkawhom f\u2019dawn il-\u0121ranet fil-ministeru tag\u0127na, dan ifisser li a\u0127na rridu nkunu l-ewwel nies li ng\u0127ixuhom konkretament. Qabel kull pro\u0121ett li nag\u0127mlu b\u0127ala fraternit\u00e0 lokali jew provin\u010bjali, irridu nikkultivaw il-pro\u0121ett tal-bini ta\u2019 relazzjonijiet b\u2019sa\u0127\u0127ithom bejnietna. Dan nag\u0127mluh biss jekk nifhmu li rridu nikkultivaw id-dimensjoni spiritwali tal-\u0127ajja tag\u0127na flimkien. Dan jitlob sforz u sagrifi\u010b\u010bju. Jitlob fidi fil-qawwa ta\u2019 Kristu li jibnina b\u0127ala familja. Ejjew ma nib\u017cg\u0127ux mill-isfida. Ejjew nemmnu fil-grazzja li tfejjaq il-we\u0121g\u0127at personali tag\u0127na li jimblukkaw il-vi\u017cjoni ta\u2019 apertura lejn l-a\u0127wa l-o\u0127rajn. Ilkoll g\u0127andna l-we\u0121g\u0127at tag\u0127na, u nistg\u0127u naqg\u0127u fit-tentazzjoni li ni\u0121\u0121ustifikaw \u010bertu atte\u0121\u0121jamenti min\u0127abba dak li sofrejna, i\u017cda b\u2019maturit\u00e0 u b\u2019xewqa li nfiequ g\u0127andna nitolbu l\u2019Alla jg\u0127ina nintrefaw minna nfusna u na\u0127fru.<\/p>\n
B\u0127al omm li tinsa\u2019 kull we\u0121g\u0127a li \u0121\u0121arrab biex i\u017comm il-pa\u010bi fil-familja. B\u0127al missier li j\u0127addem l-awtorit\u00e0 paterna b\u2019tali mod li jinvolvi lil uliedu f\u2019ubbidjenza libera u attiva. B\u0127al a\u0127wa li jin\u0127abbu u jippruvaw iqieg\u0127du fil-\u0121enb dak li mhux prijoritarju, basta j\u0127arsu l-g\u0127aqda bejniethom.<\/p>\n
L-awgurju tieg\u0127i lilna lkoll f\u2019dan il-Milied hu li nintrefg\u0127u mill-bi\u017ca\u2019 minn xulxin, li ma n\u0127allux l-immaturit\u00e0 umana ixxekkel ir-relazzjonijiet \u0121enwini li g\u0127andna nikkultivaw biex ninbnew b\u0127ala a\u0127wa u minuri. Dan hu l-veru pro\u0121ett ta\u2019 \u0127ajjitna. Jalla na\u010b\u010bettawh bil-fer\u0127. Jiena n\u0127ossni fid-dmir li nsostni kull sforz po\u017cittiv biex ninbnew flimkien fir-relazzjoni tag\u0127na ma\u2019 Kristu kif iridna San Fran\u0121isk. G\u0127al dan il-g\u0127an in\u0127abbar li fix-xahar ta\u2019 Frar se nag\u0127mel vi\u017cta fraterna fil-kunventi tag\u0127na, biex niltaqa\u2019 ma\u2019 kull wie\u0127ed mill-a\u0127wa u mal-a\u0127wa flimkien. Il-prijorit\u00e0 ta\u2019 b\u017connijiet personali ma tistax te\u017cisti ming\u0127ajr riferiment g\u0127all-prijoritajiet tag\u0127na b\u0127ala a\u0127wa u minuri.<\/p>\n
Minn qalbi nawgura lilkom u lill-g\u0127e\u017cie\u017c tag\u0127kom Milied mimli pa\u010bi u sena \u0121dida ta\u2019 barka, li fiha nkabbru l-kura\u0121\u0121 li nfiqu mill-vera pandemija li tista\u2019 teqridna, ji\u0121ifieri min-nuqqas ta\u2019 m\u0127abba. Jien konvint mir-rieda tajba ta\u2019 kull wie\u0127ed minna u nemmen li dak li beda din l-opra tajba tal-vokazzjoni tag\u0127na b\u0127ala a\u0127wa u minuri jwassalha g\u0127at-tmiem.<\/p>\n
Il-Mulej jag\u0127tikom is-sliem.<\/p>\n
Mog\u0127tija mill-Kurja Provin\u010bjali, il-Belt Valletta, illum 20 ta\u2019 Di\u010bembru 2021.<\/p>\n
P. Anthony Chircop OFM
\nMinistru Provin\u010bjal<\/p>\n
P. Ramon Farrugia
\nSegretarju Provin\u010bjali<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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