A devotional procession was held yesterday at the capital city of Valletta in Malta, with thousands of devotees following the statue of Our Lady of Sorrow. A miraculous image of the crucified Christ was also carried through the streets, to pray for an end to war and to the pandemic. Other parish held similar processions too. The crucifix was sculpted by the Sicilian friar Innocenzo da Petralia Sottana around 1630, and was recently restored.
The miraculous crucifix venerated at the Franciscan church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), Valletta, was brought out in procession for the first time in many years. Solemn procession will be held on Good Friday in a dozen other parishes, with as many as 12 statues being carried through the streets, as well as many biblical figures, Roman soldiers, even horses.
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