On Sunday, 11th June, 2023, the traditional Corpus Christi procession, led by H.G. Mons. Charles J. Scicluna, Archbishop of Malta, passed in front of the Greek Catholic church of Our Lady of Damascus. This procession, which for the past years had been interrupted due to the Covid pandemic, left St Read more
On Thursday, 22nd June, 2023, the Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, H.E. Mons. Savio Hon Tai-fai, accompanied by Rev. Fr Claude Portelli, paid a courtesy visit to the church of ‘Our Lady of Damascus’, in Valletta. They were met by Rev. Papàs Martin Zammit, parish priest, and Rev. Jesmond Schembri, deacon. Read more
On Sunday, 21st May 2023, the subdeacon Jesmond Schembri was ordained deacon for the Greek Catholic Parish of Our Lady of Damascus of Valletta by Mons. Manuel Nin, O.S.B, the Ezarch of the Greek Catholics in Greece. A considerable number of the parish’s community, together with the new deacon’s family, Read more
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 restoration project, which took about three years to conclude, was successfully carried out by the firm Atelier del Restauro (Malta). This was a very difficult Read more
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 spiritual resources which can be used during this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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 to Mr Jesmond Schembri. The ceremony took place immediately after the Doxology introducing the Sunday divine Liturgy, which was officiated by Mons. Nin, with the Read more
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 Aleteia.org. This article can be read online here and, apart from copious amounts of photos, contains a wealth of information about the history of the Read more
Papàs Martin and Fr Mario Attard, chaplain of the Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, have recently recorded the Akàthistos hymn in Maltese at our church. The text was translated by Fr Karm Sant. The recording may be viewed on YouTube or below. For best results, please choose “1080p HD” quality Read more
On Saturday, 31st October 2020, Rev. Fr Mario Attard OFMCap, and Rev. Papàs Martin Zammit of the Greek-Catholic church, met at the chapel of Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre (SAMOC) to venerate the holy relic of St Leopoldo Mandić, the patron saint of those suffering from cancer. The holy relic Read more
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