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Monument
of Our Lady
The
monument of Our Lady is situated at the main entrance of Marian Centre.
It dominates the whole area while approaching this Holy Ground. It is
also serving as a gathering place with an arena for worshipping.
The main altar is situated in front of the monument and it's used as a
place of homage.
Work on this monument commenced on the 19th march 1994 and over 9000
bricks were laid. This 14 metre monument took three months to complete
and was designed by architect, David Calleja. On the 6th June 1994, the
statue of Our Lady was placed on top of this imposing monument.
The committee of Our Lady of Ta Pinu invited His Lordship Nicholas
Joseph Cauchi, Bishop of the island of Gozo, Malta, to Marian Centre for
the official blessing. Bishop Cauchi accepted the invitation and on
Saturday 4th November 1995, Bishop Nicholas Cauchi blessed the monument
during a concelebrated Mass with other parish priests. After the
concelebrated Mass, Bishop Nicholas Cauchi planted a tree to commemorate
his visit to Ta Pinu Marian Centre.
Following this event, everybody was invited for a cup of coffee under
the huge marquee erected for this occasion.
This page was last
updated in January 2008
© 2008 Christopher
DeBrincat
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