Lenten initiatives offered by University of Malta chaplaincy
The University of Malta chaplaincy is organising various initiatives during Lent, some of which will be offered online via its social media pages. A weekly programme is being published on Mondays on the chaplaincy’s Facebook page ‘Chaplaincy Uni’ and Instagram account @umchapaincy. Each Tuesday the chaplaincy will be inviting the public to make donations to a different organisation that supports the vulnerable, with information on how this can be done shared via Facebook. During the Chaplaincy Wednesday Prayers at 7pm, the focus will be placed on the lives of different contemporary persons of faith and how they can be beacons of hope for everyone. This event will be live-streamed on the chaplaincy’s Facebook page. On Thursdays, a priest will be available for confession or any conversation, between 11am and 12.30pm or at any other date or time by appointment made via chaplaincy@um.edu.mt. On Fridays, the chaplaincy extends an invitation for a different kind of ‘fast’, such as fasting from internet use. A video will be uploaded each week with more information and tips. The chaplaincy team is also offering weeks of guided prayer, where one can choose a week during Lent to be...