On Sunday, 26th February 2012, the first Sunday of Lent, H.L. Mgr Bishop Mario Grech bestowed the ministry of Lectorate to seminarian Daniel Sultana, who hails from the parish of Xagħra, and the ministry of Acolytate to seminarian Gabriel Gauci from the parish of Kerċem. During the homily, Mgr Grech stated that: “Christ’s disciples, especially those whom he has chosen to be His, will be tempted just as Christ himself was tempted in the desert! It is important that we preach Christ holistically! In an era like ours, there is the tendency that, in order to accomadate the masses, the preachers of the Gospel preach only part of the truth. Such an attitude does not go only against our loyalty to God who called us and who sent us to preach, but also against the loyalty to mankind, since in this way we would be perpetuating a spiritual drought.”
