Holy Saturday is a day which brings both of joy and sadness for Christians with the close of the seasons of Lent and penance, and the beginning of paschal time. Holy Saturday celebrations in Malta reach their apex on Saturday evening with celebrations of the Easter Vigil held in various churches. In St. John Co-Cathedral, Valletta liturgical celebrations are held by Archbishop Mgr. Joseph Mercieca.
The celebrations of Easter Vigil typically inculde the Blessing of the New Fire, the Liturgy of the Word, the Liturgy of Baptism and the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
On Friday Christians commemorated the crucifixion of Jesus at Calvary. In Malta special Good Friday processions were held and re-enactments of the Crucifixion took place. Archbishop Mgr. Joseph Mercieca lead he solemn celebration of the Lord’s Passion.
In turn, on Easter Sunday at 0915CET the Archbishop will celebrate together with the Cathedral Chapter the Easter Sunday Stational Mass and at the end impart the Apostolic Blessing with the Plenary Indulgence.
During the Holy Week celebrations all the offices of the Archbishop's Curia in Floriana and those of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta will be closed for a whole week from Thursday, 13 April 2006. These offices will open again for the general public on Friday, 21 April 2006.
See also:
Good Friday brings traditional mourning
By MaltaMedia News
Apr 14, 2006, 09:01 CET
See also MaltaMedia's special feature:
Holy Week and Easter in Malta and Gozo.
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