Blessed Nazju Falzon was born at 49, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta. His parents were Giuseppe Francesco Falzon, a doctor of laws and Maria Teresa Debono, the daughter of a judge.
Nazju had three brothers: Calcedonio, who later was ordained priest and appointed canon treasurer of the Cathedral Chapter, Francesco, who was also ordained to the priesthood and nominated Domestic Prelate to His Holiness and Antonio, who later married and graduated as a lawyer. Nazju was instituted a cleric when he was only 15, receiving three years later the minor orders from Bishop Publius M. Sant OFM. Cap., at the Jesuit church in Valletta. At the age of 20, Nazju graduated as a doctor of civil and canon Laws from the University of Malta at Valletta. He became a lawyer to obey his father and to be able to help the poor who needed his advice free of charge.
At the time of Nazju, poverty in Malta was rampant after being plagued several times by cholera. Nazju's love for the poor knew no bounds. He collected the rents of the many fields his family had in different parts of Malta to be able to help the poor. Along, his love towards the poor did not know any limits. His charity was so great that on one occasion his brothers chided him, saying that his prodigality was ruining the family. However, he took great pains to conceal all his good deeds from the eyes of the people, because he was careful not to yield to the temptation of pride. And although he came from a well-to-do family and of a high social standing, he always manifested poverty. Nazju Falzon led a rather secluded life, shuns all vanities and performed acts of mortification. He blushed whenever he was shown appreciation or was praised by others. He affirmed he was a poor sinner and he attributed to God all his good qualities.
His apostleship consisted in teaching the catechism to boys and girls in Valletta. Nazju was in fact a pioneer in the teaching of catechism to the poor children of Valletta. His love for the teaching of catechism is demonstrated by the fact that when his family used to go to Birkirkara at their summer residence at 284, St. Julians Road, he used to go and teach catechism to children at St. Helen's Basilica.
Another branch of his apostolate was the teaching of religion to British servicemen. At the time of the Crimean War, their number amounted to about 20,000. Nazju converted 656 Protestants, 4 Arabs and 2 Jews to the Catholic Faith.
Nazju derived his energy for his apostolate from his love for the Eucharist. He received Holy Communion daily and spent quite a long time giving thanks. Nazju used to help Marianna Agius, the family servant in her work to enable her to go to church to hear mass and receive Holy Communion daily.
He was a great devotee of the Passion of Our Lord and prayed the way of the cross daily. More than once he was seen elevated from the ground lost in ecstasy. He also carried great devotion to the Blessed Virgin and recited the little office of Our Lady daily together with more than fifteen decades of the Holy Rosary daily, and carried a great love for St. Joseph. He helped financially towards the building of the parish church of Msida which was to be the first church in Malta to be dedicated to St. Joseph. He died embracing a frame carrying the picture of St. Joseph.
A long time sufferer of heart spasms, he died on the July 1, 1865, as he had foretold, the day of his 52nd birthday. The funeral service was held the following day in Ta' Ġieżu Church in Valletta, where he was also buried in the family vault.
Falzon was beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 9, 2001, in Malta.
Nazju had three brothers: Calcedonio, who later was ordained priest and appointed canon treasurer of the Cathedral Chapter, Francesco, who was also ordained to the priesthood and nominated Domestic Prelate to His Holiness and Antonio, who later married and graduated as a lawyer. Nazju was instituted a cleric when he was only 15, receiving three years later the minor orders from Bishop Publius M. Sant OFM. Cap., at the Jesuit church in Valletta. At the age of 20, Nazju graduated as a doctor of civil and canon Laws from the University of Malta at Valletta. He became a lawyer to obey his father and to be able to help the poor who needed his advice free of charge.
At the time of Nazju, poverty in Malta was rampant after being plagued several times by cholera. Nazju's love for the poor knew no bounds. He collected the rents of the many fields his family had in different parts of Malta to be able to help the poor. Along, his love towards the poor did not know any limits. His charity was so great that on one occasion his brothers chided him, saying that his prodigality was ruining the family. However, he took great pains to conceal all his good deeds from the eyes of the people, because he was careful not to yield to the temptation of pride. And although he came from a well-to-do family and of a high social standing, he always manifested poverty. Nazju Falzon led a rather secluded life, shuns all vanities and performed acts of mortification. He blushed whenever he was shown appreciation or was praised by others. He affirmed he was a poor sinner and he attributed to God all his good qualities.
His apostleship consisted in teaching the catechism to boys and girls in Valletta. Nazju was in fact a pioneer in the teaching of catechism to the poor children of Valletta. His love for the teaching of catechism is demonstrated by the fact that when his family used to go to Birkirkara at their summer residence at 284, St. Julians Road, he used to go and teach catechism to children at St. Helen's Basilica.
Another branch of his apostolate was the teaching of religion to British servicemen. At the time of the Crimean War, their number amounted to about 20,000. Nazju converted 656 Protestants, 4 Arabs and 2 Jews to the Catholic Faith.
Nazju derived his energy for his apostolate from his love for the Eucharist. He received Holy Communion daily and spent quite a long time giving thanks. Nazju used to help Marianna Agius, the family servant in her work to enable her to go to church to hear mass and receive Holy Communion daily.
He was a great devotee of the Passion of Our Lord and prayed the way of the cross daily. More than once he was seen elevated from the ground lost in ecstasy. He also carried great devotion to the Blessed Virgin and recited the little office of Our Lady daily together with more than fifteen decades of the Holy Rosary daily, and carried a great love for St. Joseph. He helped financially towards the building of the parish church of Msida which was to be the first church in Malta to be dedicated to St. Joseph. He died embracing a frame carrying the picture of St. Joseph.
A long time sufferer of heart spasms, he died on the July 1, 1865, as he had foretold, the day of his 52nd birthday. The funeral service was held the following day in Ta' Ġieżu Church in Valletta, where he was also buried in the family vault.
Falzon was beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 9, 2001, in Malta.
Blessed Nazju Falzon was born at 49, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta. His parents were Giuseppe Francesco Falzon, a doctor of laws and Maria Teresa Debono, the daughter of a judge.
Nazju had three brothers: Calcedonio, who later was ordained priest and appointed canon treasurer of the Cathedral Chapter, Francesco, who was also ordained to the priesthood and nominated Domestic Prelate to His Holiness and Antonio, who later married and graduated as a lawyer. Nazju was instituted a cleric when he was only 15, receiving three years later the minor orders from Bishop Publius M. Sant OFM. Cap., at the Jesuit church in Valletta. At the age of 20, Nazju graduated as a doctor of civil and canon Laws from the University of Malta at Valletta. He became a lawyer to obey his father and to be able to help the poor who needed his advice free of charge.
At the time of Nazju, poverty in Malta was rampant after being plagued several times by cholera. Nazju's love for the poor knew no bounds. He collected the rents of the many fields his family had in different parts of Malta to be able to help the poor. Along, his love towards the poor did not know any limits. His charity was so great that on one occasion his brothers chided him, saying that his prodigality was ruining the family. However, he took great pains to conceal all his good deeds from the eyes of the people, because he was careful not to yield to the temptation of pride. And although he came from a well-to-do family and of a high social standing, he always manifested poverty. Nazju Falzon led a rather secluded life, shuns all vanities and performed acts of mortification. He blushed whenever he was shown appreciation or was praised by others. He affirmed he was a poor sinner and he attributed to God all his good qualities.
His apostleship consisted in teaching the catechism to boys and girls in Valletta. Nazju was in fact a pioneer in the teaching of catechism to the poor children of Valletta. His love for the teaching of catechism is demonstrated by the fact that when his family used to go to Birkirkara at their summer residence at 284, St. Julians Road, he used to go and teach catechism to children at St. Helen's Basilica.
Another branch of his apostolate was the teaching of religion to British servicemen. At the time of the Crimean War, their number amounted to about 20,000. Nazju converted 656 Protestants, 4 Arabs and 2 Jews to the Catholic Faith.
Nazju derived his energy for his apostolate from his love for the Eucharist. He received Holy Communion daily and spent quite a long time giving thanks. Nazju used to help Marianna Agius, the family servant in her work to enable her to go to church to hear mass and receive Holy Communion daily.
He was a great devotee of the Passion of Our Lord and prayed the way of the cross daily. More than once he was seen elevated from the ground lost in ecstasy. He also carried great devotion to the Blessed Virgin and recited the little office of Our Lady daily together with more than fifteen decades of the Holy Rosary daily, and carried a great love for St. Joseph. He helped financially towards the building of the parish church of Msida which was to be the first church in Malta to be dedicated to St. Joseph. He died embracing a frame carrying the picture of St. Joseph.
A long time sufferer of heart spasms, he died on the July 1, 1865, as he had foretold, the day of his 52nd birthday. The funeral service was held the following day in Ta' Ġieżu Church in Valletta, where he was also buried in the family vault.
Falzon was beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 9, 2001, in Malta.
Nazju had three brothers: Calcedonio, who later was ordained priest and appointed canon treasurer of the Cathedral Chapter, Francesco, who was also ordained to the priesthood and nominated Domestic Prelate to His Holiness and Antonio, who later married and graduated as a lawyer. Nazju was instituted a cleric when he was only 15, receiving three years later the minor orders from Bishop Publius M. Sant OFM. Cap., at the Jesuit church in Valletta. At the age of 20, Nazju graduated as a doctor of civil and canon Laws from the University of Malta at Valletta. He became a lawyer to obey his father and to be able to help the poor who needed his advice free of charge.
At the time of Nazju, poverty in Malta was rampant after being plagued several times by cholera. Nazju's love for the poor knew no bounds. He collected the rents of the many fields his family had in different parts of Malta to be able to help the poor. Along, his love towards the poor did not know any limits. His charity was so great that on one occasion his brothers chided him, saying that his prodigality was ruining the family. However, he took great pains to conceal all his good deeds from the eyes of the people, because he was careful not to yield to the temptation of pride. And although he came from a well-to-do family and of a high social standing, he always manifested poverty. Nazju Falzon led a rather secluded life, shuns all vanities and performed acts of mortification. He blushed whenever he was shown appreciation or was praised by others. He affirmed he was a poor sinner and he attributed to God all his good qualities.
His apostleship consisted in teaching the catechism to boys and girls in Valletta. Nazju was in fact a pioneer in the teaching of catechism to the poor children of Valletta. His love for the teaching of catechism is demonstrated by the fact that when his family used to go to Birkirkara at their summer residence at 284, St. Julians Road, he used to go and teach catechism to children at St. Helen's Basilica.
Another branch of his apostolate was the teaching of religion to British servicemen. At the time of the Crimean War, their number amounted to about 20,000. Nazju converted 656 Protestants, 4 Arabs and 2 Jews to the Catholic Faith.
Nazju derived his energy for his apostolate from his love for the Eucharist. He received Holy Communion daily and spent quite a long time giving thanks. Nazju used to help Marianna Agius, the family servant in her work to enable her to go to church to hear mass and receive Holy Communion daily.
He was a great devotee of the Passion of Our Lord and prayed the way of the cross daily. More than once he was seen elevated from the ground lost in ecstasy. He also carried great devotion to the Blessed Virgin and recited the little office of Our Lady daily together with more than fifteen decades of the Holy Rosary daily, and carried a great love for St. Joseph. He helped financially towards the building of the parish church of Msida which was to be the first church in Malta to be dedicated to St. Joseph. He died embracing a frame carrying the picture of St. Joseph.
A long time sufferer of heart spasms, he died on the July 1, 1865, as he had foretold, the day of his 52nd birthday. The funeral service was held the following day in Ta' Ġieżu Church in Valletta, where he was also buried in the family vault.
Falzon was beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 9, 2001, in Malta.
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