Sunday the 4th of July, will be a very special day for Rev. Mario Sant OFM (back row 1st on the left). On this day he will be saying his First Solemn Mass at St. Paul’s Bay Parish.
Gozo’s Chorus Urbanus has been invited by Fr. Mario, who is an ardent follower of the choir, to animate the sacred liturgy where various guests from different nationalities will be present both in the congregation and the celebrants. A special commemorative booklet that contains all the liturgical cursus will be printed in three languages. The Prima Messa will start at 5.00pm.
Fr Mario Sant will be ordained by Archbishop Paul Cremona OP on Wednesday, the 23rd of June, 2010, together with another eight young men at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Mdina .
The celebration will commence at 6.30pm. The nine seminarians to be ordained priests are: Rev. Deo Debono OSA, Rev. Stefan Galea (Naxxar), Rev. Mark Ellul (St Sebastjan, Qormi); (wara) Rev. Emmanuel Schembri (Christ the King, Paola), Rev. Mario Sant OFM Conv., Rev. Blake Camilleri (Balzan), Rev. Josef Briffa SJ, Rev. Marc Andrè Camilleri (Lija), Rev. Noel Borg (St Helen, Birkirkara).