CALENDAR OF DIOCESAN CELEBRATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2026

DAY IN 2026DAY / CELEBRATION
1st January*Solemnity of Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and World Day of Peace
18th – 25th JanuaryWeek of Prayer for Christian Unity
25th JanuarySunday of the Word of God
1st 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
18th FebruaryAsh Wednesday
25th FebruaryBlessed Adeodata Pisani
21st MarchAnniversary of the Solemn Installation of Archbishop Charles Scicluna
27th MarchOur Lady of Sorrows
2nd AprilMaundy Thursday
3rd AprilGood Friday
5th AprilEaster Sunday
7th AprilWorld Health Day
12th AprilDivine Mercy Sunday
19th AprilDay of Charity
26th AprilWorld Day of Prayer for Vocations
1st MaySt Joseph the Worker
8th MayAnniversary of the Papal Inauguration of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV
9th MayFeast of Saint George Preca
10th MayMother’s Day
15th MayInternational Day of Families
17th MayWorld Communications Day
24th MayDay of the Holy Name of God
14th JuneWorld Day of Blood Donors
21st JuneFather’s Day
26th JuneWorld Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking
1st JulyBlessed Nazju Falzon
26th 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
25th – 27th September Catholic Church’s World Children’s Day
27th SeptemberWorld Day of Migrants and Refugees
1st OctoberInternational Day of the Elderly
2nd OctoberInternational Day against Violence
4th OctoberClosure of the Season of Creation
10th OctoberWorld Mental Health Day
18th OctoberMission Sunday
25th OctoberBible Day
8th NovemberCatechetical Sunday
15th NovemberWorld Day of the Poor
18th NovemberWorld Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence
19th – 20th NovemberDiocesan Assembly
22nd NovemberYouth Day
22nd NovemberChrist the King
24th NovemberAnniversary of Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s Episcopal Ordination
25th NovemberInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
29th NovemberBeginning 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