The programme of Saturday, 17th May was rather different from usual. The community woke up early to make the annual pilgrimage to the Sanctuary to Our Lady of Ta’ Pinu at Gharb. The calm atmosphere of early morning accompanied our prayer of the Rosary, which Our Lady urged us to say. Before we began to recite the Rosary, we stopped at the foot to the monument of Pope St John Paul II. The Rector urged us to let the spirit of our vocational call accompany us on this pilgrimage, to follow in the footsteps of St John Paul II who entrusted his call to Our Lady.
On our arrival at the Sanctuary of Ta’ Pinu, the community gathered in the inner chapel where Mass was said. After the reading of the Gospel, Deacon Daniel Sultana laid one hand on the Bible, and in front of the picture of the Assumption of Our Lady and in the presence of the Holy Eucharist, he took his vows prior to his Priestly Ordination. Afterwards, the community proceeded with the act of trust at the foot of the picture of Our Lady.
Deacon Daniel Sultana will be ordained priest at the Gozo Cathedral on Friday, 30th May, at 6.00pm. On Thursday 29th May, there is going to be an evening of prayer at the Sacred Heart Seminary, at 9.00pm. Adoraton of the Holy Eucharist will proceed during the night in the chapel of the Seminary. The public is invited to unite with us in prayer for Daniel who, through his priesthood, is offering his life to God and in service to his Church.
