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Wednesday 1st April |
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7.00pm
Fr Joe Cardona will deliver
a spiritual meeting
at the St Joseph Band Club
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Friday 3rd April: FEAST OF OUR LADY OF
SORROWS |
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6.00pm
A penitential pilgrimage along the main
streets of Ghajnsielem. The St Joseph
Band will accompany the procession with
religious and funeral marches. |
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Sunday 5th April - PALM SUNDAY |
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9.45am
Ghajnsielem will commemorate the re-enactment of
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem with the blessing of
palm and olive branches at the Old Parish Church
followed by a procession to the main square.
10.00am. The archpriest
presides solemn concelebrated Mass with the
participation of the Lauretana Choir.
11.00am. Inauguration of a Holy
Week exhibition at the St Joseph Band Club. The
exhibition will remain open all day until Easter
Sunday.
5.00pm Re-enactment of
all the stages that Christ passed during his
passion and death or in other words the Via Sagra
around the main streets of Ghajnsielem
6.30pm Diocesan Via Sagra Djoċesana
led by Gozo Bishop Mgr. Mario Grech in Ta’ Pinu.
The event will be broadcasted live on Lauretana
Radio (96.5fm) |
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Wednesday 8th April |
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7.15pm
Traditional annual program of religious music at
St Anthony's Church featuring sacred music and
religious literature, with the participation of
the St Joseph Band under the direction of Mro
Sunny Galea. Everyone is invited to attend. |
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Thursday 9th April - MAUNDY THURSDAY |
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9.00am
Bishop Mario Grech presides the Chrism Mass.
Most of the priests on the island will expected
attend. During this ceremony, the sacramental
oil is consecrated and distributed to the
parishes of Gozo.
6.00pm
Commemoration of the last supper of Jesus Christ
and the institution of the Eucharist and
Ordination Archpriest Fr. Frankie Bajjada will
preside the solemn liturgy. |
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Friday 10th April - GOOD FRIDAY |
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3.00pm
The great liturgy on Good Friday consists of
three parts, the proclamation of the Passion
narrative in an extensive Liturgy of the Word,
then the ritual manifestation of the Cross and
its adoration, individually by each member of
the congregation, and finally the act of
thanksgiving in the distribution of Holy
Communion.
*There is no Mass
today. It is the only day in the Christian
calendar when the Eucharist is not celebrated.
It is a day of abstinence and fasting. It is a
day when goodness triumphs over evil in all its
expressions. |
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Saturday 11th April - EASTER SATURDAY |
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8.30pm
Great Liturgy of the Easter Vigil: Blessing of
Baptismal font and solemn co celebration of the
Eucharist. Ceremony will be presided by
Archpriet Can. Frankie Bajada. |
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Sunday 12th April - EASTER SUNDAY:
RESURRECTION OF THE LORD |
10.00am
Solemn liturgy of Easter
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