Four Citadel Museums open for free for Santa Marija Feast
A reminder that visitors to Gozo will be able to enjoy free entrance to the four Heritage Malta Museums at the Citadel in Victoria, tomorrow, Thursday, the 15th of August, the Feast Day of the...
View ArticleHundreds of Gozitans & Maltese attend night vigil at Ta’ Pinu
A night Vigil was held on the Parvis of the Our Lady of Ta’ Pinu National Shrine on Wednesday 14th August, eve of the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. Mgr. Mario Grech, Bishop for Gozo led the...
View ArticleLarge crowds visit Victoria for the Feast of Santa Marija
Victoria celebrated the Feast of Santa Marija on Thursday, many hundreds of Maltese travelled across to Gozo to enjoy a day on the sister island. Events included ‘Il-Wirja ta’ Santa Marija, the annual...
View ArticleThe Feast of Santa Marija comes to a close in Victoria
The Grand finale of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, also known as Santa Marija, was celebrated in Victoria last night The statue of Our Lady went in procession around the steets of...
View ArticleXaghra Youth Games – Based on Malta’s history and folklore
The Xaghra Youth Games games are based on Malta’s history and folklore with titles including the building of Ggantija, Ulysse’s arrival in Gozo and the meeting with Calypso, the expulsion of the french...
View ArticleGhajnsielem Fest ’13 – An evening of family entertainment
The external celebrations for the Feast of Our Lady of Loreto in Ghajnsielem got underway on Thursday evening with the Ghajnsielem Fest ’13. Large crowds attended the very popular festival, which...
View ArticleTorchlight fires to illluminate Xlendi’s beautiful coastline
‘Il-Fjakkolata tax-Xlendi,’ the illumination of Xlendi’s coastline, is being held for the last time this summer, on Sunday and Monday, the 1st and 2nd of September, orgainsed by the Xlendi...
View ArticleXaghra children take part in event of fun and entertainment
Despite the power cuts which plunged Gozo into darkness last night, the children of Xaghra enjoyed a great night of fun and entertainment in an event held as part of the lead up to the Xaghra Feast of...
View Article‘Fulgens Corona’ exhibition opens today today in Xaghra
A reminder that visitors to Xaghra this week during the Feast will have the opportuntiy to visit ‘Fulgens Corona – The Story of a Crown,’ a commemorative Exhibition on the 40th anniversary of the...
View ArticleNew bandstand unveiled during Ghajnsielem annual concert
Earlier this week the St. Joseph Band of Ghajnsielem, directed by Mro Sunny Galea and assisted by Mro Frankie Debono, performed its annual Instrumental Concert in front of a large crowd at the main...
View Article‘Fulgens Corona’– Reliving the event of forty years ago
Today, the 2nd of September, the Parish of Xaghra is commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the coronation of the statue of Our Lady of Victories. To mark this special occasion, a multi-media...
View ArticleXaghra celebrates 40th anniversary of statue coronation
The Parish of Xaghra commemorated the fortieth anniversary of the coronation of the statue of Our Lady of Victories on Monday. Xaghra Archpriest, Mgr. Carmelo Refalo celebrated a Solemn Mass in the...
View ArticleA weekend of prayer for peace in unity with Pope Francis
On Sunday, the 1st of September 2013, whilst reciting the Angelus, the Pope said a heartfelt prayer for world peace, especially for the current situation prevailing in Syria. During this moment of...
View ArticleBook online for Verdi’s final act, Falstaff at the Aurora, Gozo
Verdi’s bicentennial birthday is fast approaching and the Aurora Opera House said that it is busily working towards bringing his final opera, composed in his ninth decade, for its first performance in...
View ArticleXaghra celebrates Our Lady of Victories Feast this weekend
Xaghra Parish is celebrating ‘Our Lady of Victories Feast’ this weekend. Last night there were band marches around the main streets of the village, with thousands of people of all ages joining in the...
View Article2 great sieges of Malta commemorated in Xaghra ceremony
Xaghra Parish, in conjunction with Xaghra Local Council commemorated the two Great Sieges of Malta of 1565 and 1943, during a ceremony held on Saturday. A Solemn Thanksgiving Mass led by Archpriest...
View ArticleOur Lady of Victories Feast celebrated in Xaghra on Sunday
Our Lady of Victories Feast celebrated by Xaghra Parish came to an end on Sunday evening. There was a Pontifical procession with the statue of the Maria Bambina around the main streets of Xaghra, with...
View ArticleIncrease in passengers and vehicles crossing to Gozo
The Ministry for Gozo said in a statement this afternoon that it welcomes the news of the increase in the number of passengers that crossed to Gozo last weekend to celebrate Our Lady of Victories Feast...
View ArticleTraditional pilgrimage with the effigy of Our Lady of Graces
The feast of Our Lady of Graces is being celebrated today by the Capuchin Friars in Victoria. The traditional pilgrimage with the effigy of Our Lady of Graces left Ta’ Pinu Church this morning for the...
View Article‘Il-Wirja ta’ Santa Marija’ starts at Villa Rundle tomorrow
The Feast of Santa Marija which is being celebrated in Victoria this week, also means that it is time for ‘Il-Wirja ta’ Santa Marija, the annual traditional agricultural exhibition, which gets underway...
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