On the occasion of the arrival in Malta of a replica of the statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague, Archbishop Joseph Mercieca will be leading a Concelebrated Mass at St John’s co-Cathedral on Monday, at 6pm.

Other concelebrants will be Cardinal Tomas Spidlik SJ, from the Czech Republic, the Apostolic Nuncio Felix del Blanco Prieto, and the Metropolitan Chapter. The Collegium Musicum choir will be taking part.

The occasion is being organised by the Consulate of the Czech Republic in Malta. The replica of the statue is being donated to the Maltese Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

After Mass, members of the Order will accompany the statue in a procession to the Church of Our Lady of Victories, Valletta, where the statue will be kept for the veneration of the public.