CALENDAR OF DIOCESAN CELEBRATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2024

DAY IN 2024DAY / CELEBRATION 
1st January *Solemnity of Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and World Day of Peace
18th – 25 JanuaryWeek of Prayer for Christian Unity
21st JanuarySunday of the Word of God
28th JanuaryWorld Leprosy Day
2nd FebruaryWorld Day for Consecrated Life
4th FebruaryDay of Life
10th February *St Paul the Apostle, our father in faith and patron saint of Malta
11th FebruaryWorld Day of the Sick
14th February Ash Wednesday
25th February Blessed Adeodata Pisani
19th March Anniversary of the Papal Inauguration of His Holiness, Pope Francis
21st MarchAnniversary of the Solemn Installation of Archbishop Charles Scicluna
22nd MarchOur Lady of Sorrows
29th MarchGood Friday
31st MarchEaster Sunday
7th AprilDivine Mercy Sunday
14th AprilDay of Charity within Week of Charity
21st AprilWorld Day of Prayer for Vocations
1st MaySt Joseph the Worker
9th MayFeast of Saint George Preca
12th MayMother’s Day
12th MayWorld Communications Day
15th MayInternational Day of Families
19th May Day of the Holy Name of God
14th JuneWorld Day of Blood Donors
16th JuneFather’s Day
26th JuneWorld Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking
1st JulyBlessed Nazju Falzon
28th 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
29th 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
20th October World Mission Day
27th October Bible Day
13th November Day of Christian Teaching
17th NovemberWorld Day of the Poor
20th NovemberWorld Children’s Day
21st – 22nd NovemberDiocesan Assembly
24th NovemberYouth Day
24th November Anniversary of Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s Episcopal Ordination
24th November Christ the King
1st DecemberWorld AIDS Day
1st DecemberBeginning of Advent
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