24/06/2026
🇲🇹 Il-Qniepen ta' San Pietru f'Birżebbuġa
Kont taf li s-sett ta' qniepen tal-Knisja Parrokkjali ta' San Pietru f'Birżebbuġa ġie kkonsagrat fid-19 ta' Lulju 1969 mill-Arċisqof Mikiel Gonzi?
Dan is-sett, magħmul mid-ditta Olandiża Petit & Fritsen, kien jikkonsisti f'ħames qniepen iddedikati lil San Pietru, Marija Addolorata, San Ġużepp, San Pawl u Santa Katarina.
Il-qniepen ma jservux biss għall-festa, iżda matul is-sena kollha jsejħu lill-fidili għall-funzjonijiet reliġjużi u jħabbru mumenti importanti fil-ħajja tal-parroċċa. Fil-ġimgħa tal-festa, il-ħoss tagħhom iżid mal-atmosfera unika li tant tikkaratterizza l-festa ta' San Pietru fil-Ktajjen.
Illum, dawn il-qniepen għandhom kważi 57 sena, u għadhom jindaqqu regolarment bħala parti importanti mill-ħajja reliġjuża u festiva ta' Birżebbuġa.
🇬🇧 The Bells of St Peter's Parish Church, Birżebbuġa
Did you know that the set of bells at St Peter's Parish Church in Birżebbuġa was solemnly blessed on 19 July 1969 by Archbishop Mikiel Gonzi?
Cast by the renowned Dutch bell foundry Petit & Fritsen, the set consists of five bells dedicated to St Peter, Our Lady of Sorrows, St Joseph, St Paul, and St Catherine.
The bells are not only rung during the annual feast but throughout the year to call the faithful to worship and to mark important moments in the life of the parish. During the feast week, their distinctive sound forms an essential part of the unique atmosphere that surrounds the Feast of St Peter in Chains.
Today, these bells are almost 57 years old and continue to ring regularly, remaining an important part of Birżebbuġa's religious and cultural heritage.