St Paul’s Bay (San Pawl il-Baħar)

St. Paul’s bay has always been a summer resort, and with the increase of summer residents at the beginning of the present century St. Paul’s Sanctuary became too small. The Countess Anna Bugeja,in remembrance of the 1900 Holy Year, built a church dedicated to the Sorrows of Our Lady and gave it to the Franciscan Conventuals. The church became a parish in ‘1905 and was cosiderably enlarged in 1960-1979.

Parish Population: 5,000

Families: 2,100

Parish Church of Our Lady of Sorrows

Dedication date: 8 ta’ April 1979.

Parish Priest

Parish Office

35, Tower Street

St Paul’s Bay

SPB 3340

Office Hours

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays

9.00 – 11.30 am

4.30 – 6.00 pm

Saturdays

9.00 – 11.30 am

Website

www.parroccaspb.org

E mail

parrocca.san.pawl.il-bahar@maltadiocese.org or frcilia@yahoo.com

Telephone

2157 9266 Office

2157 3445 Friary

2157 4443 Fax

Parish Clergy

• Rev. Frankie Debono OFM Conv.
• Rev. Mario Galea OFM Conv.
• Rev. Alfred Vella Clarke OFM Conv.
• Rev. Elias Vella OFM Conv.
• Rev. David Borg OFM Conv
• Rev. Arthur Cutajar ORM Conv.
• Rev. George Zammit OFM Conv.
  
• Fra Gorg Micallef OFM Conv.
  

Holy Masses

Sundays and Feast Days:  6.00, 7.15, 8.30, 9.45 am; 11.00 am (English);

5.00 pm (winter); 6.00 pm (summer)

Saturday Evenings October to June: 6.00 pm

Saturday Evenings July to September: 6.00 and 7.30 pm

Weekdays October to June: 6.00, 6.50, 8.00 am, 6.00 pm

Weekdays July to September: 6.00, 6.50, 7.45, 8.30 am; 6.30 pm

Other Churches

St. Anne’s Church at Pwales

This is a very old church which had remained closed for a long period but was reopened in 1672; it suffered considerable damage during the French landing in 1798.

Priest in charge

Parish Priest

Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Priest in charge

Parish Priest

Telephone

2157 9266

Holy Masses

Sundays and Feast Days: 8.00 am

Saturday Evenings: 5.00 pm (winter); 5.30 pm (summer)

Weekdays: 5.30 p.m. (April to September);

Weekdays: 5.00 pm (October to March) – Wednesdays only

Church of Our Lady at Wardija

The church was built by Fra Raymond Perellos before being elected Grandmaster.

Priest in charge

Rev Aloysius Camilleri

Telephone

2157 4449

Holy Masses

Sundays and Feast Days: 7.00 am

Weekdays and Saturdays: 6.00 pm (winter); 7.00 pm (summer)

St. Paul’s Sanctuary

The Sanctuary knownb as San Pawl tal-Ħġejjeġ was built by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt instead of a smaller and much older church in the vicinity which belonged to the Diocese. The same Grand Master linked this church to the Collegiate of St Paul’s Grotto as part of the Fondazione Wignacourt. The church was completely destroyed during an air-raid in 1943 and was rebuilt on the original designs in 1957. It has three paintings depicting scenes of St Paul’s shipwreck, attributed to Cassarino although others attribute them to Lionello Spada, both disciples of Caravaggio. The Collegial Chapter entrusted the running of this church to the parish of St. Paul’s Bay.

Priest in charge

Parish Priest

Telephone

2157 9266

Holy Masses

Sundays and Feast Days: 9.30, 11.00 am

Saturday Evenings:  5.00, (and 7.00 pm during Summer)

Weekdays in Winter: 5.30 pm

Weekdays in Summer:  6.30 pm

St. Martin’s Grotto

In 1931 a statue of the Blessed Virgin was placed in the grotto and later a statue of St. Bernadette was added; from 1939 Masses were said in the grotto on the feasts of Our Lady, but were later on discontinued.

Church of St. Joseph the Worker

The Capuchins opened a church on Xemxija heights in 1959; it was demolished in 1988 and as new one is being built.

Priest in charge

Rev Alfred Baldacchino O.F.M.Cap.

Telephone

2157 3282

Address

Xemxija Heights

St Paul’s Bay

SPB 9021

Holy Masses

October to April

Sundays and Feast Days: 7.00, 8.30, 10.00 am; 6.00 pm

Saturday Evenings: 6.00 pm

Weekdays: 7.00 am; 6.00 pm

May to September

Sundays and Feast Days: 7.00, 8.30, 10.00 am; 7.00 pm

Saturday Evenings: 5.30 and 7.00 pm

Weekdays: 7.00 am and 6.30 pm