Mons. Anton Teuma, Bishop of Gozo, will officiate the Diaconal Ordination of Gabriel Vella, who is from the Parish of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph, Qala, on Friday, the 18th of June.
In a statement, the Gozo Diocese said that due to current circumstances, this celebration, which will be held at the Gozo Cathedral, staring at 6.30pm, will be limited to recipients only invitation, and therefore the public is encouraged to follow it on the social media of the Diocese Gozo: www.youtube.com/dioceseofgozo [1] and www.facebook.com/gozodiocese [2].
In preparation for the Ordination, a Prayer Vigil will also be held on Thursday, the 17th of June, at 8.00pm, at the Archpriestal Church of St. Joseph, Qala.
Then, from 10.00pm on Thursday to 7.00am on Friday – the day of the Ordination, the Chapel of the Seminary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Victoria, will be open for an adoration night with a prayer for the ordained.
Gabriel Vella was conferred with the Ministry of the Acolyte by the Bishop of Gozo Anton Teuma, during a Pontifical Mass on the 8th of December 2020 – the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
He was then admitted as a candidate for the Sacred Order in the Gozo Cathedral on the 20th of May.