September 8: Feast of Our Lady of Victories

Our Lady of Victories is an appreciation function in Valletta to praise the lifting of the 1565 blockade against the Turks, the surrender of the French in 1800 and the finish of the blockade of the Axis controls in 1943. The standard multihued and definitely challenged pontoon race, or regatta, is likewise held at the Grand Harbor on this day. Our Lady of Victories is also called the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady or just Victory Day. Our Lady of Victories is a Public Holiday celebrated in Malta.

Our Lady of Victories History

Our Lady of Victories was constructed 1656. It is known as a juspatronatus, that is, the respectable family that possessed the encompassing area had the privilege to choose the director, or parson, who might care for the congregation. This privilege was held by the D'Amico Inguanez group of Mdina (Imdina). The main painting was finished by Pereira.

In 1965, the Parish was put under the peaceful care of the Paulist Missionaries, a group of clerics and siblings, built up in Malta in 1910, with the point of going to mission lands and of helping Maltese wanderers. The principal individual from this assemblage to end up Parish Priest at Horsley Park was Fr Claude Borg MSSP. In 1963, the first ever function of the feast of Our Lady of Victories was planned. The maiden year a little statue of Our Lady was used for the parade.

Later on, the statue of Our Lady of Victories, which is used as a part of St Mary's Cathedral for the Maltese feast, was brought over for the Horsley Park parade. In September of 1967, another statue of Our Lady of Victories was requested for Horsley Park Parish. The Feast of Our Lady of Victories turned into a social occasion and many individuals from far distances used to go to. In the main years, the parade with the statue of Our Lady of Victories used to leave the congregation, go left onto Walgrove Street, left onto Redmayne Street and back along Walworth Street.

Celebrations of Our Lady of Victories Day

Other than Malta, this day is also prominent in the UK. A throughout the day occasion is arranged under the support of the Malta High Commission in London. Maltese Fair at Westminster Cathedral Hall in the morning (at around 10.00am). Solemn Mass toward the evening (around 2.30pm) trailed by Street Procession with the Statue of Our Lady of Victories, with metal band and firecrackers.

At night the festivals will proceed with a Gala Dinner and Dance. During this event, the supper club will incorporate some top Maltese performers brought from Malta for this event. This is an occasion that no genuine Maltese ought to miss! Throughout the years numerous Maltese took an interest in this party is developing in ubiquity among the Maltese Community. Everybody is welcome to go to and exhibit their dedication to Our Lady, Mary Help of Christians.