Fontana sets up fund for fireworks victims - Xaghra feast held

m.farrugia

Sep 12th 2010, 01:01

@J.Galea, I was very serious when I wrote the comment. I did not suffer any damages,I am not an insurance broker either. But in a democratic country I have the right to comment and get an answer. Please let me know the right source from where I get the information that all the money is going to the victims of the fireworks factory and not to those suffered from the results of this incident and where not directly involved. No one prior to the investigations by the TImes wanted to inform us who was going to benefit from the money collected. Tell me which part of the comment you consider as rubbish. I continue to insist that if there was no insurance cover for those living in the surrounding area, those who decided to store the fireworks at this factory without the necessry insurance as it is being stated in the Times of Malta will make good for the expenses and not pay the expenses from the money collected for the victims. the word "victims" hope that it will not be elasticated to cover those who suffered damaged due to this explosion. The victims are the Farrugia/Azzopardi families.

T.Sultana

Sep 9th 2010, 12:36

PROSIT KBIR lil Arcipriet u lil poplu kollu tax-Xaghra flimkien ma' l-Ghawdxin kollha li HANQU l-pjazza kollha tax-Xaghra ghall-pelligrinagg li sar bl-istatwa ta' Marija Bambina.

Gest verament nobbli. PROSIT mill-gdid.

Emanuel Grech

Sep 9th 2010, 12:09

Issa drajna li hafna drabi tisma hafna paroli sabih u xhin nigu ghal fatti ma ssib xejn. F'dal kaz ta min jghid li gara bil kontra, min parla qabel wegga s-sentiment tal-ghawdxin kollha bi kliem li seta kien meqjus u ghaqli hafna iktar, imma xhin gejna ghal fatti f'kull okkazjoni ntweriet soghba, generosita, ghaqda, u sensittivita mill kommunita tax-Xaghra. Dejjem ahjar hekk, "milli paroli si u fatti no". Prosit.

J.Bonnici

Sep 9th 2010, 12:07

Il-grajjiet ta' dawn l-ahhar jiem hargu fil-berah il-problemi kbar li ghandhom l-awtoritajiet tal-Knisja sabiex jifhmu l-hsibijiet tal-poplu u l-principju fundamentali tal-kompassjoni li wera Kristu ma’ min kien qieghed ibati.

Fil-mumenti l-aktar koroh ta’ din it-tragedja l-awtoritajiet naqsu milli jiehu r-riedni f’idejhom kif kien mistenni minnhom. Naqsu li jiedhu l-inizjattiva sabiex jithassru l-festi esterni kollha u hallew ftit qassisin u parruccani immaturi jiehdu decizjonijiet hziena f’isimhom b’konsegwenzi dizastruzi ghall-Knisja in generali .

Il-Knisja ma fehmitx ir-rabja dejjem tikber tal-poplu, li lahqet il-qofol taghha fil-gurnata tal-festa. Ftit sighat qabel bdew idoqqu l-qniepen u l-marcij brijjuzi, kellu jmut l-ahhar vittma ta’ din it-tragedja. Il-Knisja kellha cans bizzejjed biex tirreagixxi u anke jekk tard, setghet gabret gieha fl-ahhar mumenti.

Fl-intervent li ghamel l-isqof t’Ghawdex deher konfuz u mifxul u kompla gharraq is-sitwazzjoni meta beda jitkellem dwar il-flus li ngabru. Kellu bilfors isemmi l-flus? Il-flus kienu sekondarji f’dan kollu u bil-kummenti tieghu kompla gharraq is-sitwazzjoni.

Il-Knisja tidher li ma kinetx sensittiva lanqas ghar-reazzjoni tremenda fil-media elettronika l-aktar dik espressa b’mijiet ta’ kummenti fil-kolonni ta’ din il-gazzetta.

Hija hasra li l-Knisja kellha timbarazza ruhha b’dan il-mod meta hafna mill-membri taghha jahdmu bla nifs u jaghtu hajjithom biex jghinu lil haddiehor.

m.zammit

Sep 9th 2010, 09:49

Hope that all the money collected will go to families of the victims. To those who suffered damages in the surrounding of the fireworks factory there is the insurance money to make good for the expenses. Hope that there was the right insurance to cover all the expenses. It will not be fair if the money collected for the victims will be used or other purposes to cover short comings of others if there are shortcomings.

Ronald Camilleri

Sep 9th 2010, 07:19

For the information of those not present at Xaghra yesterday, the procession was more of a prayerful pilgrimage than just a procression. Hundreds of people participated in prayer. This fact, together with the subdued tone of the "feast" activities, is a far cry from the "feast as usual" impression that was conveyed in the initial announcements of the festa committee. Members of the festa committee may not be the best people to handle the media. But, thankfully, the festa activities for which they were responsible conveyed the right message many people, including myself, had hoped for. Deeds, and not words, did justice to the festa organisers.

Stefan Attard

Sep 9th 2010, 05:18

Nixtieq kieku rajt aktar filmati waqt l-gabra tal-folla titlob li kien hemm presenti. Pellegrinagg li fih hadu sehem mijiet ta pellegrin fejn l-parrocca maghquda xaghrija tat tislima filwaqt li talbet bl-intercesjoni tal-vergni mbierka marija bambina. u ma nafx x'inhu l-iskop il-ghala niddevjaw l-veritajiet. kien hemm hafna aktar mumenti isbah li setghu ntwerew. Grazzi Marija Bambina ta' din l-esperjenza qawwija ta' talb.

Ann Kernott

Sep 9th 2010, 02:24

Do they have ways for UK residents to make a donation??
Could anyone please let me know as would like to donate - for the Farrugia/Azzopardi familes

Matthew Sultana

Sep 8th 2010, 23:54

Of all that has been said and done, tonight's was one good thing about which no one should have the slightest degree of disagreement. I was hoping to listen to the archpriest's words at the opening and closing of the pilgrimage, the collective prayers, the minute of silence, the rosary, and the tens of hundreds who followed the pilgrimage.
The people of Xaghra might have been over-enthusiastic for their feast - that is very subjective so I leave it to their conscience - but please let us acknowledge that they are a people of faith and at the slightest invitation, they all followed the pilgrimage reciting the rosary. Search wherever you like, but you won't find such a community. Let's at least give credit where it's due.

R. Farrugia

Sep 8th 2010, 22:42

Hundreds this evening participated in what turned out to be a pilgrimage after the statue of Our Lady. Led by archpriest Mgr Refalo, the congregation walked slowly through the streets of Xaghra praying...truly, a feast with a difference. Well done to all the organizers of this spiritual celebration and also for the Solidarity Fund set up by the Xaghra parish for all the victims and those involved in the tragedy. Let us all continue to pray, help and co-operate with the diocesan commission so that this tragedy will in time become a cause for change.

Fr Adeodato Carmelo Schembri OSA

Sep 8th 2010, 22:34

Kont hemm ghal festa tal-Bambina, Xaghra. Naghti prosit kbir lill-Arcipriet Mons Carmelo Refalo ghal mod kif mexxa l-festi tral-Madonna. Kont fil-pjazza meta bdiet il-purcissjoni u Mons Refalo talab ghall-mejta tat-tragedja tan-nar. Zamm minuta silenzju u talab lil kulhadd prezenti biex jiehu sehem fir-recita tar-ruzarju waqt il-purcissjoni. Ma ndaqqux qniepen, ma kienx hemm bnadar imtajjar fuq il-bjut u ma smajt l-ebda murtal. Din wriet solidarjeta kbira min naha tal-Arcipriet u kleru u min-nies tax-Xaghra. Maghhom ninghaqad jiena u l-Ghawdxin kollha billi nkomplu nitolbu ghal dawk li hallew hajjithom u il-Mulej jiehu hsieb il-familjari li tilfu dawn is-sitt eghziez taghhom. Inwieghed li inkun prezenti ghall-funerali ta dawn hutna u nikkoncelebra mas-sacerdoti li jkunu prezenti.