The Life of Beatu Dun Gorg Preca - Blessed George Preca from Malta
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dedicated to Blessed George Preca (or Dun Gorg Preca as he is known. Yes Dun
means Fr., not Dial Up Networking!).
Here is some information on his life.
Blessed Dun Gorg Preca the Servant of God (1880-1962) was beatified by the
Pope on 9th May 2001 when he visited Malta for the second time.
Gorg Preca was born in Valletta, Malta, on 12th February 1880. He studied at
the Lyceum, the main secondary school in the island, and at the Major
Seminary. While he was still a deacon he fell gravely ill and his doctor lost
all hope in his recovery. However God healed him miraculously through the
intercession of St. Joseph. He was ordained on 22nd December 1906.
Before he was ordained, Dun Gorg was aware that God wanted him to
teach all those who were in dire need of religious instruction. By 1906, he
had already started writing a Rule, in Latin, which he had intended to submit
for the approval of Pope Pius X, before setting up a society of permanent
deacons who would help the Bishops in the Christian formation of their flock.
This project was shortly modified, forming a group of young men
who would then be able to teach others.
One particular young worker at the Malta Dockyard, Eugene Borg,
to whom Dun Gorg explained the meaning of the sacred passion of Our Lord Jesus
Christ according to the Gospel of St. John, eventually became the first
Superior General of the Society (M.U.S.E.U.M.) founded by Dun Gorg.
His mortal remains were found to be perfectly preserved in the
year 2000. He was beatified this year when the Pope visited Malta for the
second time.
To read the complete updated version of this article on Dun Gorg Preca, please
go to:
http://www.tigisaltnatek.uu.mt/articles/dungorg.shtml
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