On Monday 29 December evening the Friars’ parents and relatives gathered at the Porziuncola Retreat House for the annual Christmas meeting. The meeting began with a Mass by the Minister Provincial Fr. Richard S. Grech OFM.

Soon after the Mass all parents and relatives gathered in the main refectory of the Retreat House, where food was served. It was a unique annual event during which the parents met together to pray and to exchange Christmas greetings.