Monday 25 December 2017

Christmas with 12 Masses

Preaching at Naxxar parish Christmas morning
It was truly a unique experience for me celebrating 12 Masses over 3 days, between Saturday and Monday, but could not feel happier seeing the crowds attend overwhelmingly for each Mass. The attached photos are from my Mass at the parish in Naxxar and during the Christmas Eve Mass at Resurrection chapel at Hilltop Gardens with two girls Kim Falzon and Emma Zammit helping me out with the sermon, a beloved tradition in Malta when children deliver the message of Christmas.
I share now my Christmas greetings in 50 languages......

Arabic  - I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida.
Argentinian Felices Pascuas y Feliz Año Nuevo.
Armenian - Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand.
Bohemian Vesele Vanoce.
The main altar at the same parish church in Naxxar
Bulgarian - Tchestita Koleda.
Chinese  - Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan.
Croatian  - Srecna Nova Godina I Srecan Bozic.
Czech  - Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok.
Danish - Glædelig Jul.
Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar.
English  - Merry Christmas.
Estonian - Roomsaid joulupuhi ja onnerikast uut aast.
Finnish - Hyvaa joulua
French - Joyeux Noël.
German  - Froehliche Weihnachten.
Greek - Kala Christouyenna.
Hawaiian - Mele Kalikimaka.
Emma Zammit left and Kim Falzon right after the Christmas Eve Mass
Hindi - Shub Naya Baras.
Hungarian - Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket.
Icelandic  - Gledileg Jol.
Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal.
Iraqi - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah.
Irish - Nollaig Shona Dhuit.
Italian - Buon Natale.
Japanese - Meri Kurisumasu.
Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha.
Lithuanian - Linksmu Kaledu.
Malay - Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru.
Maltese - Il-Milied it-Tajjeb
Maori - Meri Kirihimete.
During the Christmas sermon at Resurrection chapel, Hilltop Gardens
Norwegian - God Jul.
Peru - Felices Fiestas.
Philippines – Maligayang Pasko at manibagong bagong taon.
Polish  - Wesotych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia.
Portuguese - Boas Festas.
Rumanian - Sarbatori Fericite.
Russian - S Rozhdestvom.
Serbia  - Hristos se rodi.
Samoan - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou.
Slovak - Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok.
Slovene - Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto.
Spanish - Feliz Navidad.
'Glory to God and Peace on earth....'
Swedish - God Jul.
Tahitian - La Orana No Te Noere.
Thai - Sawadee Pee Mai.
Turkish - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun.
U.K. - Happy Christmas.
Ukrainian - Srozhdestvom Kristovym.
Vietnamese - Chung Mung Giang Sinh.
Welsh  - Nadolig Llawen. 

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