MARIO CARUANA

FABIAN MANGION

 

GOOD FRIDAY

IN SENGLEA

 

HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT

THE FRATERNITY OF THE CROSS,

THE STATUE OF JESUS THE REDEEMER,

THE STATUES AND PROCESSION.

 

PARISH OF SENGLEA

2000

INDEX

        * Prezentation by Can.V.Cahia and Forward by Mario Caruana and Fabian Mangion 

        * Introduction by Fr. Alexander Bonnici OFM.Conv.

        * Chapter 1   ...   The begining: Senglea and its Parish

        * Chapter 2   ...   The Fraternity of Charity and the introduction of the procession

        * Chapter 3   ...   The Fraternity of the Crucifix (tal-Kurcifiss)

        * Chapter 4   ...   The Oratory of the Crucifix (l-Oratorju tal-Kurcifiss)

        * Chapter 5   ...  The miraculous statue of Jesus the Redeemer

        * Chapter 6   ...   Description of the Good Friday Statues.

        * Chapter 7   ...   The Care and Decorations of the Statues

        * Chapter 8   ...   The format of the Procession.

        * Chapter 9   ...   The part played by the statue bearers and the children

        * Chapter 10 ...   The inscriptions and symbols

        * Chapter 11 ...   The Liturgical ceremonies and other customs – yesteryear and today

        * Chapter 12 ...   Good Friday during the war and at the Church of St Philip

        * Chapter 13 ...   The statue of the Risen Christ (l-Irxoxt) and the Easter procession

        * Chapter 14 ...   Some important historical notes

                                    Epilogue and Dates related to the history covered in these chapters

                             BIBLIOGRAPHY

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