Feast of Generosity raises €1,556,453 for Dar tal-Providenza

by Gozo News · January 2, 2026

For the people of Malta and Gozo the first day of the year was again a show of generosity towards Id-Dar tal-Providenza, an expression of solidarity by donating €1,556,543 during the Feast of Generosity marathon. Last year the amount raised was €1,540,278.

At the end of the televised marathon, Mgr. Martin Micallef, Director of the Home expressed his hope that the solidarity shown towards Id-Dar tal-Providenza on the first day of the new year will continue throughout the year with all those in our Maltese society who need support.

There was the annual art auction – paintings, sculptures and ceramics – donated by various Maltese and foreign artists. Once again everything, including the bidding, was online and the sale of the works of art raised €49,229.

Michael Falzon, Minister for Social Policy and Childrens’ Rights, representing Prime Minister Robert Abela, donated €25,000 on behalf of the Government from the Social Causes Fund.

A large number of parishes in Malta and Gozo organised special collections on New Year’s eve and New Year’s day that were then presented to Id-Dar tal-Providenza on behalf of the parish communities. Gozo parishes alone collected €41,560.

This year’s Feast of Generosity was broadcast from under the big tent set up in the Home’s car park in Siggiewi. It started off with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna in the Home’s chapel assisted by Mgr Martin Micallef, Episcopal Vicar for Diaconia and Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza and the Siggiewi Parish Archpriest Fr Josef Mifsud.

Two youngsters, Alexia Vella and Max Prasel Caruana, delivered the usual traditional Christmas homily focused on the precious announcement of the birth of Christ.

In his homily, Archbishop Scicluna appealed that on this first day of the new year “we should be a blessing towards each other and that we look over each other with compassion and love which are so lacking in our world today.”