A petition calling for the reversal of a decision to cancel the Zejtun feast following the death of Archpriest Fr Eric Overend is being collected online.
The decision to cancel the feast was taken by the Archbishop after the Curia consulted the church and other organisations in Zejtun.
The petition is calling for the decision to be “seriously reconsidered” and says that internal festivities and a pilgrimage with the statue of the patron saint - St Catherine, should at least be held.
More than 800 people had signed the petition by 4pm.
Should more than 2,000 signatures be collected by Monday, the petition will be sent to the archbishop.