Set the scene.
Parish history recounts a 1902 incident: sailors threw a stone at a Marian image and it remained lodged in the glass. Treat this as the reported devotional story.
Here’s the twist.
A small chapel nearby became known as Our Lady of the Stone. It became the parish church in 1921.
Why it still matters.
The community then worked towards a larger church dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The sequence connects local devotion with a growing neighbourhood.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.