Boffa Hospital
23 July 2003
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 Prayer
service in the chapel |
 Presentation
on life of St Therese |
 Devotees
in silent prayer |
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 Ward
4 patients |
 Ward
3 patients |
St John's Co-Cathedral Valletta
 Begining
of cortege in Valletta |
 Alter-servers |
 OCD
friars |
 Police
chavalry |
 Relics
carried by OCD Friars |
 Devotees
in procession |
 St
John's C0-Cathedral |
 Solemn
cortege through Republic street |
 OCDS
members |
 Friars |
 Entry
of the cortege into St John's Co-Cathedral |
 Welcome
of Relics by Monsignors of Co-Cathedral |
 Relics
of St Therese in front the Co-Cathedral |
 Relics
entre into Co-Cathedral |
 In
front of the main door of St John's |
 Bugle
salute by boyscouts |
 Relics
greeted by Monsignors of Co-Cathedral |
 Relics
placed on the presbytry |
 Clergy
leaving cortege to prepare for the Eucharist |
 Monsignors
of the Co-Cathedral |
 Knights
of the Holy Sepulchre |
 Opening
of the entry procession |
 Concelebrants
in procession |
 Other
concelebrants |
 Provincials
and Monsignors in procession |
 H.G.
Joseph Mercieca Archbishop of Malta ..... |
 With
the Concelebrants.... |
 Flanked
by bishops E.Gerada and P. Giglio |
 Choir
of Usuline Sisters |
 St
John and the baptism of Jesus |
 Begining
of the Mass, presided by the Archbishop |
 Local
dignitaries |
 Congregation
at St John,s |
 View
of St John,s Co-Cathedral |
 Reading
of the Word |
 Singing
of the Responsorial Psalm |
 Reading
of the Gospel |
 Homily
delivered by Archbishop Mercieca |
 Relics
in view of statue of St John the Baptist |
 Knights
and Dames of the Holy Sepulchre |
 The
Deputy Prime Minister and French Ambassador |
 Archbishop
addressing the congregation |
 Bidding
prayers |
 Presentation
of gifts |
 OCD
and O.Carm Provincials |
 Distribution
of Holy Communion |
 Distribution
of Holy Communion |
 Congregation
in prayer |
 Act
of offering to Merciful Love |
 Concluding
prayer |
 Word
of thanks by the OCD Provincial |
 End
of Concelebrated Mass |
 Faithful
in devotion |
