FEAST OF SAINT PAUL'S SHIPWRECK

Today is celebrated the commemoration of the Holy Apostle Paul's shipwreck on Malta.

Gustave Doré's vision of the shipwreck, every bit as horrify as the Holy Apostle's description.

"Thrice was I beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I was in the depth of the sea." 2 Corinthians 11:25

The Cave where the Holy Apostle sheltered, at the place now called St Paul's Bay.

"And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and refreshed us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold." Acts 28:1,2