Xaghra Parish » Gallery » Festa Nazzarenu 2008 » 16 OCT 08 FESTA NAZZARENU - FIRST DAY OF KWARANTURI
Today was a special day. Besides being the first day of Kwaranturi as happens every year, this year the Nazzarenu Community welcomed to their Church the relic of St Paul which is visiting all parishes in Gozo as part of the celebrations at the start of the Diocesan Mission. The relic arrived from Nadur at 6.30 p.m. The day was dedicated to Volunteers and Benefactors of the Church. It started with mass said by Mgr Carmelo Hili at 6.00 a.m. Archpriest Mgr Carmelo Refalo celebrated Mass at 7.00 a.m. and afterwards opened the Kwaranturi (forty hours of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament) by exposing the Holy Eucharist which was to stay so exposed till 11.00 a.m. Adoration started again at 2.00 p.m. ending with benediction at 7.00 p.m. when it was time for the evening celebration to start. Canon Frankie Bajada from Xaghra, Archpriest of Ghajnsielem Parish was the evening`s celebrant assisted by Rev. Deacon Joseph Curmi who delivered the sermon. The Choir ˜Nativitas` of the Victory Philharmonic Society, under the direction of Mrs Silvana Agius, animated the singing. They were accompanied on the organ by Ivan Attard. After Mass, the Rector of the Church, Can. Anthony Refalo Rapa, holding the reliquary, stood in front of the high altar to enable the faithful present approach and pay homage to and kiss the relic. It was afterwards taken to the homes of those sick and elderly in the Nazzarenu area who requested it.
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