Four new Candidates for the Priesthood

Four seminarians, who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary, will ask Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood, on Sunday 8^th January 2017. This will take place during Epiphany Mass at St. John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, at 9:15 a.m.

Peter Ellul from the Parish of St Paul’s Shipwreck, Valletta, Jean Gové from Our Lady of Assumption, Mosta, Aayrton‑Ray Muscat from St Lucy Parish, Imtarfa, and Matthew Pulis from The Holy Family Parish of Iklin, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood. While accepting their offering with joy, the Archbishop will call on the candidates to ensure that during the remaining years prior to their ordination they will prepare themselves to worthily receive Holy Orders.

The Christian community is asked to pray for these new candidates for the priesthood.