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Ninety seconds on Stella Maris Church
Yes. It is an active parish church of the Archdiocese of Malta, with Mass every day of the week. For a visit outside Mass times, call the parish office on 21334941.
Monday to Saturday at 07:30 and 09:30, with a third Mass at 18:30 Monday to Friday, and Saturday evening Masses at 17:30 and 19:00, all in Maltese. Sunday Mass is at 07:30, 09:00, 10:30 and 12:00 in Maltese, and at 18:30 in English. Times can change, so check with the parish office.
In late August. The Archdiocese of Malta gives each year's date in its feast calendar for Malta and Gozo, which also lists the parish office number beside the feast.
This is Sliema's oldest parish church, home to the statue of Our Lady at the heart of the town's summer feast procession. Step inside for that statue, the dome and the painted apse.
Stella Maris is the parish church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, on High Street, on the rise above the Sliema waterfront.
Look up first at the dome, added when the church was enlarged in 1877.
At the far end, the apse painting is by the Maltese artist Giuseppe Calì. The altar in the choir is dedicated to Stella Maris, and a marble on the Gospel side column records the dedication in Latin.
The titular statue of Our Lady Stella Maris is gilded, with an angel on each side. Framed paintings and frescoes fill the church, and the high altar carries silver chalices and candle holders. There is also an organ.
It has Mass every morning and evening, the surest time to find the doors open. The full schedule, with the Sunday evening Mass in English, is in the FAQ.
From the seafront, the walk to the church climbs, since it sits on a hill. The terrace of AX The Palace lies just across the street from its front.
If the doors are shut outside Mass times, the parish office at 41 Triq il-Lunzjata, Tas-Sliema, is the place to ask. It opens on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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