Cana Movement founder celebrates birthday

Cana Movement founder, Mgr Charles Vella, celebrated his 80th birthday with Mass at St Gregory's church, Sliema.

Those who attended Mass included the Apostolic Nuncio, Tommaso Caputo, Archibishop of Lecce, Cosmo Francesco Ruppi, Speaker Louis Galea and Mrs Galea and Victor Licari, of the Knights of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, who was accompanied by 20 other Italian Knights of the same order.

Family, friends and collaborators of Mgr Vella were also present. In his homily, Mgr Vella touched on his vocation to help families and the sick.

During the celebration Mgr Ruppi said: "Thanks to Mgr Vella's hard work we have a network of marriage counselling centres, trained workers and family pastoral work in Italy."

At the end of the celebration Mgr Ruppi, on behalf of the Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, bestowed the honour of Gran Croce al Merito on Mgr Vella.

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gaffarena joseph (on 20/7/08)

Father Charles,it was like yesterday when you celebrated our marriege ceremony at the Maria Bambina Basilika in senglea.
We will never forget that day in our life.,it was the first cana mass celebrated in senglea.
We wish you, more happy years,in your life.You created the cana movement, and it was not easy in those years, but your dream came true, because we soon realised the good cause of this mission.