Every year, between Ascension Day and Pentecost, Christians from all over the world come together in prayer, hoping for greater unity among us all. This year, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity runs from the 18th to the 25th of January, with the theme: “Do you believe this?” (Jn 11:26).

What makes this year extra special is that the Week of Prayer overlaps with the Jubilee of Hope and the Holy Year. As part of the celebrations, we’re joining our Christian brothers and sisters for a Diocesan Ecumenical Service on

Friday, 24th January 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Archpriest’s Church in Siġġiewi.

There’s a lovely reason this parish was chosen. This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea (325), and tradition tells us that the ecumenical saint, St Nicholas of Myra, was part of that very council.

If you’d like to take part in this week of prayer, you can use the booklets below. There’s a Maltese version created by the Maltese Diocesan Ecumenical Council, or you can check out the international English version, put together by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches’ Commission on Faith and Order.

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