Feast of St Anthony of Padua in Victoria

Miraculous Baby Jesus statue placed on display at main altar

The liturgical feast of St Anthony of Padua will be celebrated at the Franciscan church in Victoria on Saturday, June 13. The three days of the triduum will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10, with the recitation of the rosary at 5.45pm, followed by the celebration of mass at 6.30pm, including a homily by the provincial vicar Paul Darmanin, OFM Conv.

The miraculous statuette of the Baby Jesus of Padua that is brought to the homes of sick people and of women expecting a child.The miraculous statuette of the Baby Jesus of Padua that is brought to the homes of sick people and of women expecting a child.

On Saturday, feast day, a special mass for the sick and aged will be celebrated by Can. Michael Xuereb at 9am during which the Sacrament of the Sick will be administered and the devotional bread buns will be delivered. Bishop George Bugeja, OFM, will lead a concele­brated mass at 6.30pm.

As is the normal practice, each year, on the feast of St Anthony, the miraculous statuette of Baby Jesus, known as the Baby Jesus of Padua, has been put on display on the main altar of the church. Dating to the 18th century, the devotional statuette is brought to the homes of sick people and of women expecting a child. Each time a grace is received with the intercession of Baby Jesus, a new dress is offered to the effigy, besides other votives.

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