The presence and the use of the Bible in the ministry and in the works of Dun Ġorġ Preca

Abstract

There are very few countries in the world, if any, where catechesis is held all the year round, at least four times a week. Malta enjoys the special privilege of having catechesis organised so frequently. This is the result of the endeavours and of the tireless efforts of Dun Ġorġ Preca, a local diocesan priest who lived his priestly vocation in total dedication to the ministry of evangelisation. For this reason, he established the Society of Christian Doctrine, composed of lay people who live a celibate life in order to dedicate themselves totally to catechesis. Not only is Dun Ġorġ Preca the founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine, but he also nourished and sustained its members through his writings, which were primarily aimed at instructing them, in order that they would be able to instruct others.