Titli
Dwar dan il-ktieb:
May the Biblical Text about the coming to Malta of St Paul and his sojourn here, together with the places, monuments and traditions that have some connection with him, remain always held and appreciated as the most precious heritage with which it has pleased divine Providence to adorn “DIN L-ART ĦELWA” (“This Sweet Land”, as called by our national poet the Rev. Father Mgr. Carmel Psaila, in the first line of our national anthem).
(Fr Felix Sammut OFM Conv., The Epilogue)
Werrej:
2. HOW AND WHEN ST PAUL CAME TO MALTA
- He appeals to Caesar- Departure From Caesarea
- A Terrible Storm
- An Angel Announces Their Rescue Upon An Island
- Approaching land
- The last struggle
- All reach land - When did St Paul come to Malta?
3. WHERE ST PAUL LANDED IN MALTA
- The site of “topos dithalassos”- The island was our Malta
- The Adriatic stretched as far as Sicily and Malta
- The names of Paul and Malta are tied together for ever- Malta announced by the Angel
- A blessed beach
- The place still bears his name
- The place where the fire was made is commemorated
- When the shrine was erected- Where the shipwreck took place
- How this tradition originated
- Where is “topos dithalassos”?
- Every doubt should vanish
4. MEMENTOES OF ST PAUL’S SOJOURN IN MALTA
- Where he spent the first three days- Archaeological findings at San Pawl Milqi
- San Ġwann tal-Ħereb (St John of the Ruins)
- St Paul at Rabat
EPILOGUE