Greek-Catholic Church 'Our Lady of Damascus' – Malta

News item about the restoration of the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Damascus

Inauguration of the restoration of the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Damascus

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY: 18.01.2022 – 25.01.2022

The Conferment of the Minor Orders of Lectorate and Subdiaconate to Mr Jesmond Schembri

Article about the icons in our Church on Aleteia.org

News item about the restoration of the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Damascus

Inauguration of the restoration of the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Damascus

On 30th June, 2022, the restored miraculous icon of Our Lady of Damascus was officially inaugurated at the Greek-Catholic church in Valletta. The conservation and...

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY: 18.01.2022 – 25.01.2022

The Ecumenical Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta, in collaboration with Christians Together in Malta (Malta Ecumenical Council) is pleased to offer this set of...

The Conferment of the Minor Orders of Lectorate and Subdiaconate to Mr Jesmond Schembri

On Sunday 12th December, 2021, H.E. Mons. Manuel Nin, Apostolic Exarch for the Byzantine Catholics in Greece, conferred the minor Orders of Lectorate and Subdiaconate...

Article about the icons in our Church on Aleteia.org

Papàs George Mifsud Montanaro and Jean Pierre Fava from the Malta Tourism Authority collaborated on an article about the Marian icons in our church for...

Honoured and blessed by the presence at “Our Lady of Damascus”, Valletta, of Venedykt (Aleksiychuk), Protosyncellus, Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv Archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

During the month of August, 2016, our Greek Catholic community was honoured and blessed by the presence of Venedykt (Aleksiychuk), Protosyncellus, Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv Archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. This is the third time that Bishop Venedykt is visiting our community. During his month-long stay, His Eminence officiated…

L’ordinazione episcopale di Manuel Nin

«Nella tua persona il Maestro si fa presente: tu innalzi i suoi tratti». Tratto da sant’Efrem, è questo il programma episcopale di Manuel Nin, esarca apostolico per i cattolici greci di rito bizantino. Finora rettore del Pontificio collegio greco a Roma, Nin ha ricevuto questa mattina l’ordinazione episcopale nella basilica…

Our Church in the Times of Malta – 50 years ago

An extract from the Times of Malta of today, 28/03/2016, a reprinting of an article which appeared exactly 50 years ago.

From The Times of Malta of 50 years ago – Read the short section about the two Greek Churches in Valletta. (Thanks to Mr Dennis Mifsud who drew our attention to this item.)

Great Friday Lamentations – March 25th 2016

The Latest Artistic Acquisitions at ‘Our Lady of Damascus’

The Church of Our Lady of Damascus in Valletta has been embellished with the latest artistic works by the young, but much-talented Serbian sculptor Mr Darko Djordjevich. These consist of two icon stands adorned with traditional Byzantine religious motifs and a frame for the icon of the Nativity above the…

Holy Week 2016 at “Our Lady of Damascus”

H.E. the President of Malta visits our Church

On Sunday 28th February 2016 Her Excellency the President of the Republic of Malta Ms Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and her Consort, Mr Edgar Preca, attended the Divine Liturgy of St Basil. This is the first time that a President of the Republic of Malta visits out historical Church. After the…

Great Blessing of the Water

On the occasion of the great feast of Theophany the parish priest Archim. George Mifsud Montanaro performed the Great Blessing of the Water and distributed it to the congregation. Apolytikion of the Feast: Lord, when You were baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the voice…

Homily by Mons. Dimitrios Salachas, Bishop of Gratianopolis and Apostolic Exarch of the Greek Byzantine Church on the occasion of the diaconal ordination of Martin Zammit at the Church of Our Lady of Damascus, Valletta, on 20th December 2015

Diaconal Ordination of Martin Zammit at Our Lady of Damascus, Valletta

On Sunday, December 20th, 2015, the Greek-Catholic parish of Our Lady of Damascus, with praise and thanksgiving to the Almighty God, joyfully witnessed the ordination of sub-deacon Prof. Martin Zammit to the sacred order of deacon. Mons. Dimitrios Salachas, Bishop of Gratianopolis and Apostolic Exarch of the Greek Byzantine Church…