Last Sunday, Xagħra celebrated the feast of St Anthony the Abbot with a concelebrated Mass led by Gozo Bishop Mario Grech at the chapel dedicated to the saint at Tal-Qaċċa area and band marches by the Victory Band of Xagħra. In the morning, archpriest Mgr Carmelo Refalo blessed horses at St Anthony Square. Mgr Refalo, assisted by altar boys, handed bread to participants in keeping with the tradition of giving bread and wine to the poor during the feast of St Anthony. In the afternoon, there were activities for children at the square.