• The feast of Our Lady of Loreto is being cele­brated today in Għajnsielem. At 9am, Bishop George Bugeja of Tripoli will lead a concelebrated Mass. Fr Marcello Ghirlando will deliver the panegyric. Horse and donkey races will be held at 3.30pm in Mġarr Road, Għajnsielem. Marches will be performed by St Margaret Band at 5.30pm, by St Joseph and Leone bands at 6.30 and 7.45pm. Nadur Archpriest Mgr Jimmy Xerri will sung vespers at 6.30pm. The procession, led by Mgr Xerri and accompanied by the St Joseph Band, will leave the church at 7.30pm and return to the church at 10.30pm. Leone Band will perform at Our Lady of Loreto Square at 8.30pm. The feast will be broadcast on Radju Lauretana 89.3 FM and www.radjulauretana.com. On Tuesday at 7pm Archpriest Frankie Bajada will lead a thanksgiving Mass, after which the statue will be placed in its niche.

• An exhibition featuring miniature replicas of the statue of Għajnsielem’s patron saint, Our Lady of Loreto, and church ornaments seen in the sanctuary during the village feast, will be open today at Parish Home, Independence Square, Għajnsielem. The exhibition is organised by the Buttigieg family of Għajnsielem.

• Members of Il-Fergħa Ewkaristika (Għawdex) will meet at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary on Saturday at 3pm to celebrate Mass and for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament till 4pm. All are welcome to attend.

charles.spiteri@timesofmalta.com

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