June 13 gathers hundreds and thousands of people around the altars of different churches to celebrate the feast dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, which is a worldwide celebration, especially in Albania, from Catholic, Orthodox and Muslim people.
Not only in Laç of Kurbin, where is the sanctuary dedicated to this Saint, but in every church, crowds of people participate in the Holy Mass for this occasion.This June 13, there was a great presence of a great number of faithful in the ruins of the church in Shëngjin, parish of Boriç, Malësi e Madhe, who had come from all the villages around, in the Holy Mass celebrated by H.E. Angelo Massafra, Archbishop of Shkodër – Pult, Father Antonio Bozza, parish priest and many other priests.
With the request of the Parish Priest, the Malteser Albania volunteers were present during the Holy Mass to offer the First Aid assistance.