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Welcome to the new official page for the Xlendi Church, dedicated to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Feel free to move around this site, explore it, and send us feedback on our email xlendichurch@gmail.com

Wara l-festa titulari...


Meta nharsu lura lejn il-Festa Titulari tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu li ccelebrajna bejn il-21 t’ Awwissu u l-4 ta’ Settembru  2011, nistghu nghidu li kellna festa kif imiss.

Nista’ nghid li malli bdejt il-Gabra fil-Familji u Hwienet, bdejt inhoss li l-festa ser tkun success. U minn meta ntemmet il-festa rcivejt bosta kummenti sbieh u nkuragjanti mhux biss minn nies tax-Xlendi izda wkoll minn Maltin u Barranin li kienu fostna. sahansitra tkellmu xi whud fuq il-Festa tax-Xlendi fuq il-mezzi tax-xandir u lkoll kellhom kliem ta’ tifhir.

Izda fid-dinja dak li naghmlu ahna l-bnedmin qatt ma’ jista` jkun perfett ghal kollox. Ghalhekk avolja kellna Festa xierqa, xorta wahda jibqa` lok biex f’certi aspetti nirrangaw ghal ahjar.

Il-Hidma Volontarja:

Gimghat qabel il-Festa ghamilt appell ghal kull min jista` jghin b’xi mod fl-organizzazzjoni tal-Festa. Ftit wisq kienu dawk li offrew l-ghajnuna taghhom. Imma lil dawn it-talin irrid nghidilhom grazzi mill-qalb ghall-hidma volontarja li tawna fil-festa.

Is-Sehem tat-Tfal:

Hadna gost naraw it-tfal jorganizzaw u jaghmlu dik il-mima Marjana fil-bidu tal-Festa. Kienu ftit li hadu sehem imma ghamluha bis-serjeta`. Prosit lill-abbatini tas-servizz li wettqu fil-Funzjonijiet. Fil-loghob tal-bahar hadu sehem hafna tfal, Imma dawn it-tfal imbaghad gew il-knisja jiehdu sehem fil-Funzjonijiet, resqu ghall-Qrar u t-Tqarbin?


Attendenza ghall-Funzjonijiet:

Nahseb li l-fatt li matul in-novena konna qed intellghu xi rigali, zied xi ftit l-attendenza taghkom ghall-Funzjonijiet. Ghalkemm irridu nifhmu l-fatt li l-qofol tal-Festa huma l-Funzjonijiet tal-Knisja. Hija tal-biki li tara nies li s-sena kollha jattendu l-quddiesa tal-Hadd fl-10.00a.m. imbaghad fil-Festa jigu f’hin iehor, l-aqwa li jevitaw il-Pontifikal li jkun fl-10.00a.m. kemm kienet interessanti l-quddiesa tal-Papas tal-Griegi, hasra li l-attendenza kienet minima. Min jattendi l-Funzjonijiet tal-Festa, jekk ghandna sens ta’ kultura lejn l-Arti u l-Muzika Sagra, ikun jista` jitpaxxa bihom it-tnejn gol-knisja taghna armata ghall-Festa u msebbha b’muzika u Kant tassew prestigjuz.


Il-Festi ta’ Barra:

Jidher li l-Festi Esterni ntlaqghu tajjeb minn kulhadd. Attivitajiet li gibdu tant nies fix-Xlendi taghna.  Nahseb li tal-hwienet din is-sena marru tajjeb fil-festa u jixirqilhom ghax fil-gabra li ghamilna ghandhom morna sewwa wkoll.

Hekk ukoll il-Loghob tal-Bahar u l-Gostra, kienu organizzati ferm tajjeb mill-kumitat tal-loghob tal-bahar mwaqqaf il-knisja tax-Xlendi, liema loghob din is-sena gie sponsorjat minn Mr. Peter Lovewell li ukoll hallas l-ispejjez tal-Banda tal-Hadd filghaxija. U xi nghidu ghall-Baned (Kercem u Qala) li bil-marcijiet komplew kabbru l-Festa taghna!!!!



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Ejjew Nagħmlu Festa!


Ejjew Nagħmlu Festa


Għal ħafna minna llum il-Festa saret tfisser biss marċijiet, murtali u xi drabi ukoll tbaħrid. Ftit huma dawk fostna li l-festa għalihom qabel kollox tfisser l-aspett reliġjuż.

Fil-jiem li ġejjin fix-Xlendi ser niċċelebraw il-festa tal-Patruna tagħna l-Madonna tal-Karmnu. Din il-festa għandha tfakkarna li Marija Omm il-Feddej hemm bżonn tkun il-qofol ta’ ħajjitna u fil-qofol tal-familji tagħna. Kemm hemm bżonn ngħixu u nduqu mill-imħabba ta’ din l-Omm li rabbiet l-Iben t’Alla. Hemm bżonn li nisktu mill-istorbju tal-ħajja u bħal Marija nagħtu aktar widen għall-Kelma t’Alla. Kemm hemm bżonn li f’mumenti diffiċli u ta’ tbatija ma naqtgħu qatt qalbna u nitolbu lil Marija li għexet il-mument tas-salib. Hemm bżonn li naċċettaw aktar lil xulxin u lill-oħrajn, mingħajr ebda preġudizzji kif Marija dejjem kienet lesta li tisma’ u tgħin lill-proxxmu. Jeħtiġilna bħal Marija nitolbu iktar ħalli nagħarfu x’inhi r-rieda t’Alla f’ħajjitna.

Il-Festa li ser niċċelebraw madwar il-Madonna tal-Karmnu għandha tkun okkażjoni ta’ riflessjoni fuq kemm tassew in-nisrani (int u jien u aħna lkoll) qiegħed jagħraf lil Marija bħala mudell ta’ ħajja ta’ kif wieħed jgħix il-kelma u l-preżenza t’Alla tkun ħaġa tajba li fil-jiem tal-Festa nersqu lejn is-sagramenti tal-qrar u t-tqarbin u nieħdu sehem fil-funzjonijiet tal-knisja, bħala mumenti ta’ grazzja tal-Kelma t’Alla u tal-preżenza ta’ Alla f’ħajjitna.

Hekk il-Festa ma tkunx biss marċijet, logħob tal-baħar, u serati ta’ kant u divertiment soċjali, imma l-festa mill-aspett reliġjuż tagħha ssir ċelebrazzjoni ta’ radd il-ħajr lil Alla għax tana lil Sidtna Marija, bħala Ommna. Marija Omm il-Karmelu u Patruna Tagħna tkompli tħares din il-Komunità ċkejkna tax-Xlendi, fis-sejħa għall-ħajja sħiħa f’dak li jrid il-Mulej minn kull nisrani.

Għeżież il-Mulej iberikkom u Marija Omm il-Karmelu tħariskom fil-ħajja.


Il-festa t-Tajba lil kullħadd

Kan. Giovanni Cremona


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Festa week starts tomorrow.

Festa week will officially be starting tomorrow, Sunday 28th August. This occasion should be an opportunity for us to take a look at the main events being prepared in honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Novena - A spiritual preparation:

The Novena period should be a blessed one for all of us. It really is a time for reflecting and preparing ourselves spiritually, in order to be able to truly celebrate the feast of Our Lady. 

This year, the Church has organized the Novena in 3 sets of 3 days each, with 3 different sermoners, who are sure to help us reflect on our beloved Holy Virgin, and what her message should be for us today.

The Triduum - Celebrations and Expectations:

As the feast day moves closer, the Triddum period will take over- a short time composed of three days, in which the Church invites us to both celebrate, but also await in prayer and reflection our beloved feast. 

This year, the solemn Mass will be presided by Can. John Muscat, with the traditional Triduum sermon delivered by Can. Antoine Borg, Parish Priest of Imgarr (Malta). Everyone is invited to partake in this act of celebration and expectation for the day in which we finally give honour to Our Patroness, Virgin of Mt. Carmel.

The Vigil - A day of Devotion:

The vigil of the feast is a very important moment for our community. It symbolises our strong devotion and love towards she who, in silence, waited and believed in Our Lord. 

It is with this attitude of devotional awaitment that we are also entitled to celebrate and rejoice in Our Lord, and his Holy mother, with the special celebrations, and most of all, the Solemn Procession with the relic of the Holy Virgin.

The Feast Day - Honour to Our Lady:

The feast day is at the very heart of our community. It is an opportunity for all of us to enjoy, in a responsible manner, those moments which unite us together. However, the most important thing that must really unite us is the love and devotion we uphold for Our Lady and our special patroness. 

May the Holy Virgin bestow her blessings upon our Church, community, and our beloved village of Xlendi.


Full program of the events found here.


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