Last Thursday, 12December, the seminarians’ vocational group organised an activity at the Seminary for all altar servers and members of vocational groups in Gozo, of age 13 or older. The meeting started at 7.00pm in one of the Major Seminary classrooms and was attended by around 30 adolescents.
The theme for this meeting was ‘Ankrati’ or ‘Anchored’. The message delivered was based on the metaphor of the anchor. The anchor is used to keep a ship in its place. Keeping things static is not always beneficial; one may remain anchored in vices or problematic situations without ever dealing with them. However, on a completely different and more positive side, being anchored also means that one prevails in time of trail, just as a ship is not taken astray by water currents. The true anchor which does not lead to stagnation but to true happiness in face of difficulties is Jesus Christ
The meeting was concluded in the chapel where the altar servers had a half an hour of adoration with the seminarians, during which they prayed the Vespers together. After the prayers were concluded with the Eucharistic Benediction, all proceeded to the refectory to eat together and for a moment of fraternity. The altar servers also had the opportunity to visit the seminarians’ living quarters.