The pontifical vestments of Pope St Pius V are being brought to Malta to commemorate the 450th anniversary of his demise and are being exhibited at St John’s Co-Cathedral till the 13th of November 2022.
Pope Pius V was a Dominican friar who was elected to the papacy in 1566 until his death in 1572. He is remembered as the great benefactor of Malta’s Capital City, Valletta, and as a promoter of the devotion towards Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
The public may see these pontifical vestments before and after the daily celebration of Holy Mass at the Co-Cathedral. Mass is celebrated from Monday to Friday at 8:30am, Saturdays at 8:30am and 5:45pm and Sundays at 7:45am, 9:15am, 11:30am and 5:45pm. On Sunday 30th October Mass will be celebrated at 9:30am by Archbishop Charles Scicluna together with the members of the Metropolitan Chapter. Mass is open to the public and will be broadcast on TVM, knisja.mt and Newsbook.com.mt.
The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation is coordinating the advent of the relics thanks to Mr Frank Zammit, Ambassador of Malta to the Holy See, with the support of the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Malta Tourism Authority, the National Development and Social Fund, Malta Development Bank, Air Malta plc, Palazzo Ignazio, Central Bank of Malta, the Malta Police Force and Malta International Airport.