Next Saturday, 22nd April 2023, two new deacons shall be ordained by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna. The two deacons are the seminarians Malcolm John Saliba from the Parish of the Assumption of our Lady, Ħ’Attard, and Karl Andrew Schembri from the Parish of the Nativity of our Lady, Mellieħa.
The Mass shall be celebrated at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta and shall be transmitted live on Church.mt and Newsbook.com.mt.
Through this ordination to the Diaconate, the new deacon is configured to Jesus Christ, who sought to be a ‘deacon’, that is, a servant to all. The deacon dedicates his life to serving others with love, assisting the bishop and the priests during the celebration of the sacred mysteries, especially the Eucharist, administering the sacrament of Baptism, assisting in the celebration of marriage and blessing the marital bond, proclaiming and preaching the Gospel, and leading prayers at funerals.