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The museum and community cultural centre Il-Ħaġar, at St George’s Square, Victoria, is currently hosting an exhibition, Willie Apap – Colour and Lig
Architect, designer, poet and, if I may, an esteemed friend. One may also consider him a philosopher and even a patriot. His name has become one with that of hi
The Catholic Church today celebrates the feast of St George of Lydda – present Lod – a city southeast of Tel Aviv in the central district of Israel. It is chronicled that St George died on April 23, 303.
Stone sculpture of St George, perched on a garden wall in Sannat Road.
Devotion to the saint is worldwide but especially in the Holy Land, where the feast is celebrated in Palestine on May 6, according to the older calendar used by the Eastern Churches.
Devotion in Victoria
In Victoria, where I was brought up, I had to be especially devoted either to the parish of St George or to that of St Mary’s Assumption into Heaven. Gozo’s capital has always been patronised by ‘Ta’ l-Istilla’ (associated with St George’s parish) or ‘Ta’ l-Iljun’ (associated with St Mary’s parish).
Taking a stand
I refer to the letter ‘Catholics step forward’. Although it’s certainly a pleasure reading Jacqueline Calleja’s defence and promotion of our Catholic faith, Mgr Joseph Farrugia forgot to mention a handful of other correspondents with a Catholic inspiration who gave their contribution to this cause.
This defence of the Catholic morality and the Church itself was never found wanting even prior to the enactment of certain debatable laws in the not-too-distant past but when you have MPs who are dead set to follow the ruling party’s policy, even against their conscience, the damage cannot be stalled.