Insellmilkom f\u2019dan il-jum spe\u010bjali g\u0127alina l-Agostinjani li fih ni\u010b\u010belebraw il-figura ta\u2019 o\u0127tna Santa Rita, figura tant popolari fost \u0127afna \u0127abieb tag\u0127na u devoti tag\u0127ha.<\/p>\n
Wie\u0127ed mill-aspetti li jag\u0127mel lil Santa Rita, figura daqstant popolari huwa l-fatt li kienet mara li misset ma tant realtajiet u stati differenti tal-\u0127ajja u allura anke g\u0127exet tant fer\u0127at u sfidi li kull wie\u0127ed i\u0121ib mieg\u0127u. Kienet xebba li fitxet is-sej\u0127a ta\u2019 Alla f\u2019\u0127ajjitha, mara mi\u017c\u017cew\u0121a, omm, armla u anke reli\u0121ju\u017ca. F\u2019dawn it-tappi ltaqg\u0127et ma sfidi mhux \u017cg\u0127ar u forsi g\u0127alekk f\u2019tant \u010birkostanzi tal-\u0127ajja nduru g\u0127all-inter\u010bessjoni tag\u0127ha u nitolbuha tid\u0127ol g\u0127alina quddiem Alla. G\u0127exet l-isfidi tal-\u0127ajja ta\u017c-\u017cwie\u0121, g\u0127exet id-diffikultajiet ta\u2019 omm li tixtieq tara lil uliedha jag\u0127mlu l-a\u0127jar g\u0127a\u017cliet, g\u0127exet l-u\u0121ig\u0127 ta\u2019 mara li \u017cew\u0121ha jisfa vittma ta\u2019 qtil, g\u0127exet il-pi\u017c ta\u2019 mara li titlef lil uliedha, g\u0127exet id-dixxerniment vokazzjonali u l-esperjenza tal-\u0126ajja reli\u0121ju\u017ca Agostinjana u fl-a\u0127\u0127ar snin ta\u2019 \u0127ajjitha \u00a0\u0121arret fi xbinha l-\u0121er\u0127a li g\u0127aqqditha tant mill-qrib mal-passjoni ta\u2019 Sidna \u0120esu Kristu…<\/p>\n
Quddiem dawn ir-realtajiet li a\u0127na natribwixxu g\u0127all-\u0127ajja ta\u2019 Rita, jag\u0127mel aktar sens, il-fatt li \u0127afna minna fit-toqol differenti tal-\u0127ajja iduru g\u0127all-inter\u010bessjoni tag\u0127ha u jitolbuha twassal it-talb tag\u0127na quddiem Alla. Rita hija bla dubju ta\u2019 xejn il-mara li kapa\u010bi tifhem is-saram tal-\u0127ajja imma aktar minn hekk, hija l-mara li kapa\u010bi tg\u0127ixu b\u2019serenita li ti\u0121i biss minn esperjenza ta\u2019 fidi qawwija f\u2019Alla. L-e\u017cempju li tpo\u0121\u0121i quddiemna Rita mhux \u0127ajja bla tbatija jew bla difikulta (kif normalment inkunu nixtiequ a\u0127na lkoll u xi drabi nippretendu!) imma \u0127ajja mg\u0127ixa b\u2019serenita anke jekk imtaqqlin b\u2019tant diffikultajiet, anke jekk b\u0127alissa limitati f\u2019dak li nistg\u0127u nag\u0127mlu, anke jekk in\u0127ossni wa\u0127di jew imtaqqal ta\u0127t il-mard. U s-serenita tigi mill-konvinzjoni li Alla qatt ma\u2019 j\u0127allini wa\u0127di. Alla huwa dak li j\u0127obbni kontinwament.<\/p>\n
Rita g\u0127exet l-a\u0127\u0127ar snin tal-\u0127ajja tag\u0127ha b\u0127ala reli\u0121ju\u017ca Agostinjana. Kienet ix-xewqa tieg\u0127i li din is-sena, a\u0127na u ni\u010b\u010belebraw il-qdusija ta\u2019 din o\u0127tna, f\u2019\u010birkostanzi partikolari, a\u0127na r-reli\u0121ju\u017ci Agostinjani noffru dan il-jum b\u0127ala opportunit\u00e0 ta’ vi\u010binanza spiritwali u napprofittaw biex nitolbu g\u0127all-qdusija ta’ xulxin u t-ti\u0121did tal-familja tag\u0127na Agostinjana.\u00a0 F\u2019dan il-kuntest nixtieq insellem b\u2019mod partikolari anke lil \u0127utna sorijiet Agostinjani ta\u2019 \u0127ajja kontemplativa u \u0127utna sorijiet Agostinjani Servi ta\u2019 \u0120esu u Marija waqt li nitlob l-inter\u010bessjoni ta\u2019 Santa Rita biex t\u0127ares il-familji reli\u0121ju\u017ci tag\u0127na u tberikhom b\u2019vokazzjonijiet \u0121odda.<\/p>\n
Nixtieq nie\u0127u l-opportunita biex insellem u nitlob l-inter\u010bessjoni ta\u2019 Santa Rita fuq dawk kollha li b\u0127alissa qed ja\u0127dmu b\u2019kull mod biex jipprote\u0121una u jag\u0127tuna s-servizz tag\u0127hom f\u2019kull qasam tal-\u0127ajja. Niftakru wkoll f\u2019dawk li din ir-realta \u0121abitilhom \u0127afna tbatija.<\/p>\n
Imma fuq kollox nixtieq mill-\u0121did insellem lilkom \u0127bieb tag\u0127na kollha, devoti ta\u2019 Santa Rita li s-soltu tiffrekwentaw il-knejjes tag\u0127na biex titolbu l-inter\u010bessjoni tal-qaddisa tal-impossibbli u ti\u010b\u010belebraw il-misja litur\u0121ika flimkien mag\u0127na. Din is-sena min\u0127abba r-realta pre\u017centi li qed ng\u0127ixu f\u2019pajji\u017cna u madwar id-dinja, dan huwa anqas possibbli. Nassigurakom li qed in\u0127ossu n-nuqqas tag\u0127kom b\u0127alma intom tistennew il-mument li nkunu nistg\u0127u ner\u0121g\u0127u ni\u010b\u010belebraw flimkien.<\/p>\n
Imma sadanitant ejjew mid-distanzi tag\u0127na u mir-realtajiet li qed ng\u0127ixu b\u0127alissa, in\u0127arsu lejn il-qaddisa tag\u0127na u nag\u0127mlu kura\u0121\u0121. Rita qatt ma qatg\u0127et qalbha fil-\u0127ajja anke meta l-istess xewka li \u0121arret fi xbinha \u017cammitha l-bog\u0127od sa\u0127ansitra minn \u0127utha stess fil-monasteru. F\u2019dawn il-mumenti iggranfat mas-salib ta\u2019 \u0120esu! Sinjal tal-Im\u0127abba ta\u2019 Alla g\u0127alina. Nawguralkom li f\u2019dan il-jum u dejjem, partikolarment fid-diffikultajiet tal-\u0127ajja, t\u0127ossu l-pre\u017cenza ta\u2019 Alla l-missier mimli m\u0127abba li jag\u0127ti l-fer\u0127 u s-serenita tal-qalb lil dawk kollha li jpo\u0121\u0121u t-tama tag\u0127hom fih.<\/p>\n
Santa Rita tid\u0127ol g\u0127alina!<\/p>\n
Fr. Leslie Gatt osa<\/p>\n
Pirjol Provin\u010bjali<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n