On the 28th December, a Christmas gathering was held at the Porziuncola Retreat House in Bahar ic-Caghaq for the friars and their families. The evening began with a Con-Celebration presided by the minister Provincial, Fr. Sandro Overend OFM in the main Chapel of the Retreat House. The Manager, Mr. Edward Vella, together with the Staff of the House, offered a buffet to all who were present, immediately after the mass.