95% of the population of Malta calls itself Catholic, and as mentioned in a previous post, it has more holidays than any other EU country. Malta celebrates 5 national holidays, 9 public holidays, and more than 70 traditional feasts.
According to Wikipedia, Malta also has charmingly Catholic names for the months of the year:
Month | Maltese name |
January | the coldest month |
February | St. Paul's month |
March | St. Joseph, the Annunciation and Sales' month |
April | the month of blossoms and St. Gregory |
May | the month of harvest, Our Lady of Pompeii |
June | the month of reaping, bonfires, St. Peter and St. Paul, and Sacred Heart |
July | the month of Monte Carmel |
August | the month of fruit, St. Mary and St. Lawrence |
September | the month of Victory, the Nativity of Our Lady, and Our Lady of Graces |
October | the month of the Rosary |
November | the month of fallen leaves, of souls, and of the dead |
December | the Christmas and Conception month |
Alas, Malta has just voted to permit divorce, so modernity is encroaching on the island.
Since it is her month,
Our Lady of Graces, pray for us
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