CALENDAR OF DIOCESAN CELEBRATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2025

DAY IN 2025DAY / CELEBRATION 
1st January *Solemnity of Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and World Day of Peace
18th – 25 JanuaryWeek of Prayer for Christian Unity
19th JanuarySunday of the Word of God
26th JanuaryWorld Leprosy Day
2nd FebruaryDay of Life
2nd FebruaryWorld Day for Consecrated Life
10th February *St Paul the Apostle, our father in faith and patron saint of Malta
11th FebruaryWorld Day of the Sick
25th February Blessed Adeodata Pisani
5th MarchAsh Wednesday
19th March Anniversary of the Papal Inauguration of His Holiness, Pope Francis
21st MarchAnniversary of the Solemn Installation of Archbishop Charles Scicluna
11th AprilOur Lady of Sorrows
18th AprilGood Friday
20th AprilEaster Sunday
27th AprilDivine Mercy Sunday
1st MaySt Joseph the Worker
4th MayDay of Charity within Week of Charity
9th MayFeast of Saint George Preca
11th MayWorld Day of Prayer for Vocations
11th MayMother’s Day
15th MayInternational Day of Families
1st JuneWorld Communications Day
8th June Day of the Holy Name of God
14th JuneWorld Day of Blood Donors
15th JuneFather’s Day
26th JuneWorld Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking
1st JulyBlessed Nazju Falzon
27th JulyWorld Day of Elderly Persons and Grandparents
4th AugustAnniversary of Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi’s Episcopal Ordination
15th August *Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1st SeptemberWorld Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and Beginning of the Season of Creation
28th SeptemberWorld Day of Migrants and Refugees
1st OctoberInternational Day of the Elderly
4th October Closure of the Season of Creation
10th October World Mental Health Day
19th October World Mission Day
26th October Bible Day
16th NovemberWorld Day of the Poor
20th NovemberWorld Children’s Day
20th – 21st NovemberDiocesan Assembly
23rd NovemberYouth Day
23rd November Christ the King
24th November Anniversary of Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s Episcopal Ordination
30th NovemberBeginning of Advent
1st December World AIDS Day
3rd DecemberInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities
5th DecemberInternational Volunteer Day
25th December *Christmas Day – The Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ

*Holy Day of Obligation

“Sunday … is to be observed as the foremost holy day of obligation in the universal Church. On Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass.”
Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2192