Another of my classmates was called to eternal life on Sunday July 18. He was actually preparing to start serving in a parish in Gibraltar for a few weeks, as he usually does every summer. Our prayers go out to his family and the community of Hamrun, where he grew up and where he served for the past years. His funeral will be held today at Hamrun parish. I have known Tancred since 1970 when we started our journey to the priesthood at the Seminary in Floriana. We were ordained together with 12 other classmates on June 19, 1977.
Incidentally, just a month ago, we celebrated our 44th anniversary with a Mass at my chapel in Hilltop Gardens and then enjoyed lunch together, our first meeting in 18 months, since Covid-19 started. Tancred worked at the Chancery for many years, as well as the office of the Marriage Tribunal. During our last Mass together he recalled how much he enjoyed visiting the elderly in his parish at Hamrun when he was newly-ordained, spending good quality time talking to the elderly, who were often alone and lonely. He is the second classmate to pass away after Fr Teddy Cumbo from Luqa parish died on January 14, 2018.
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