The Feast of Our Lady of the Lily in Mqabba will be celebrated between 7 and 16 June 2013. This year we are celebrating an important anniversary that of the 20th year since the founding of the youth section within our Musical Society.

All the different sections that contribute to the feast worked hard in order to have a successful event like the previous ones. Amongst them, the Band Commission is preparing for the Annual Concert which will be held on Tuesday 11th June on the artistic bandstand. The Decorations group also worked hard in order to continue enhancing the main square with artistic decorations.

After a year full of activities, the youth section continued to decorate the streets of the village. The climax of their work will be reached during the Friday band march of the 14th of June. In order to commemorate this special anniversary the youth section worked on a large scale project which will be inaugurated on Saturday 8th June in Mqabba Bypass. The fireworks section too will give its input towards the feast with aerial and ground displays during the whole week. The highlight will surely be on the eve of the feast, Saturday 15th June with the pyromusical display “Danza Del Fuego” followed by a grand ground fireworks display.

The Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception will take care of the devotional aspect of the feast by organising the exposition of the statue from its niche into the church and organising the Procession with the Statue of Our Lady of Lilies. Members within it also decorate the church for the occasion.

Everything indicates that we will have another honourable feast. May this occasion fill us with heavenly blessings and reach it utmost aim of giving praise to Our Lady of the Lily, conceived without sin.  

Marvin Sciberras

Our Lady of the Lily Musical Society

Mqabba