Santa Venera

The old church of St. Venera was given to the Carmelite friars in 1912, and six years later it became a parish church. Because of the rapid increase of the population in the locality the friars decided to build a new church on the main road to Mdina: the foundation stone of the church was laid on the 6th October 1990, and the church was inaugurated on 17th July 2005. It is now the parish church of the locality.

Parish Priest

Rev. Alex Scerri O.Carm.

Parish Office

Parish Street,

Santa Venera

SVR 1261

Office Hours

Monday to Thursday

8.00 – 9.00 am

5.00 – 6.00 pm

Telephone

2148 2851

E mail

parrocca.s.venera@maltadiocese.org

Parish Population: 9,000

Families: 2,200

Parish Clergy

• Rev. Alex Scerri O.Carm., Parish Priest
• Rev. Samuel Abela O.Carm.;
• Rev. Raymond Calleja O.Carm.

Holy Masses

Sundays and Feast Days: 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 11.30 am; 6.00 pm

Saturday Evenings: 6.30 pm

Weekdays: 6.00, 7.00, 8.30 am; 6.30 pm

St. Venera old Church

Priest in charge

Rev. Robert Farrugia O.Carm

Telephone

2148 4053

Address

St Venera Square

Santa Venera,

SVR 1681

Holy Masses

Sundays and Feast Days: 6.30, 7.30. 8.30, 9.30, 10.30 am; 6.00 pm

Saturday Evenings: 5.00, 6.00, 7.00 pm

Weekdays: 6.30, 7.15, 8.45 am; 6.00 pm

St. Joseph Church

St. Joseph Institute was founded by Mgr F. Bonnici: at first the boys in the Institute lived in a house in Ħamrun, but it was soon realised that the house was too small and through the efforts of Rev. George Bugeja a piece of land was acquired from the Government to build the Institute; the Institute’s church was added at a later date. For a short period the Christian Brothers took care of the institute but today this is being done by the St. Paul’s Missionary Society.

Dedication date: 14 May 1916

Priest in charge

Fr Frankie Cini M.S.S.P.

Telephone

2124 5046; 2123 1252

Address

St Joseph Home

St Joseph High Road

Santa Venera SVR 1010

Holy Masses

Sundays nd Feast Days: 8.00 am

Saturdays: 7.00 am; 7.00 pm

Weekdays: 7.00 am

Fridays: 7.00 am; 6.30 pm