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The Virgin Mary was the first to accompany Jesus along his Via Crucis ("Way of the Cross"), providing an example that many Christians have followed ever since.

The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows will be celebrated at St Dominic parish church, Valletta, on Friday, April 8. The Via Matris will be held at 5.45pm, followed

Religious functions at Ta’ Pinu sanctuary during Lent will be the following: The service of confession is offered daily between 9am and 7pm, while Psalms will be recited at the sanctuary on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8.15am. The Via Matris is held every Wednesday and Saturday at 6pm; meditation on the Word of God is held on Wednesdays at 9am and 7pm. Every Wednesday the sanctuary is open until 7.30pm, while the Rosary is being recited at the sanctuary’s parvis, daily at 7.30pm and 9pm. The Way of the Cross is held inside the sanctuary every Friday at 6pm.

Grotto’s St. Joseph Grove an ideal pilgrimage Trees soar above the state of St. Joseph and Jesus at The Grotto. (Ed Langlois/Catholic Sentinel) 1/26/2021 9:53 AM select Servite Fr. Vidal Martinez and Vinci Patterson stroll through the St. Joseph Grove on a fair afternoon. • • Sorrows and joys of St. Joseph Here are the seven sorrows and joys of St. Joseph as inscribed at The Grotto, with one sorrow and one joy paired. I. Joseph is perturbed about the motherhood of th...

Works of art, particularly those found in our churches, give us an insight of God’s beauty. Sacred art not only manifests the artist’s capabilities but also exalts the community’s level of faith, since the beauty of what is human leads us to reflect on what is spiritual. This was the two-pronged consideration of the Maltese artist Giuseppe Bonnici, which he fully achieved. St Aloysius Gonzaga, Senglea basilica. Born in Senglea on December 11, 1835, Giuseppe was the son of Antonio Bonnici and Carmela née Pappalardo. He was baptised on December 13 by Canon Francesco Bonello at the Sengle...