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We would like to walk with you the walk of life with all the challenges and questions it brings with it.
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Vocation as a call to holiness
One way of expressing this is to say that the fundamental human vocation is the call to holiness, the call to be a saint. The saints are not just heroic people who live in history books; they are ordinary Christians who have tried to live their faith without holding anything back – to love God with their whole hearts, to love those around them without counting the cost, to work
Vocation as a call to be the unique person you are made to be
Vocation as a call to be the unique person you are made to be – There is yet another level to ‘vocation’. Each saint is unique, and you are called to be holy not just in a general way, but in the particular way that God has made you to be. God created you as a unique individual, and calls you by a name that no-one else has been given.
għinni biex inxerred il-fwieħa tiegħek
Għażiż Ġesù, għinni biex inxerred il-fwieħa tiegħek kull fejn immur. Fawwar il-qalb tiegħi bl-Ispirtu u l-Ħajja tiegħek. Idħol ġewwa fija u ħu kontroll tiegħi nnifsi kollni kemm jien, b’mod li l-ħajja tiegħi tkun tirrifletti lilek biss. Iddi minn ġo fija, kun ġo fija b’mod li kull persuna li niġi f’kuntatt magħha tħoss fija l-preżenza tiegħek. Ħalli jħarsu u jaraw mhux aktar lili, imma lilek biss! Ibqa’ miegħi, ħalli nsir niddi
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We were founded as an Augustinian Order in 1244 when Pope Innocent IV gathered together various hermit communities in Italy and have been present in Malta since the 14th century.
We follow the footsteps of Christ and Saint Augustine.
We serve God and his people in diverse ministries as priests, educators and missionaries.
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The City of God
Saint Augustine is often regarded as the most influential Christian thinker after Saint Paul, and City of God is his masterpiece, a cast synthesis of religious and secular knowledge. It began as a reply to the charge that Christian other worldliness was causing the decline of the Roman Empire. Augustine produced a wealth of evidence to prove that paganism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Then he
Huwa preżenti fina
Illum hija l-festa ta’ Pentecoste…waħda mill-isbaħ festi. Hija l-festa tal-Ispirtu s-Santu… Minn din il-ġurnata l-Ispirtu kien “mogħti”, u nirċevuh u nirrikonoxxu d-don ta’ Kristu Rxoxt. L-Ispirtu li jagħti l-qawwa, li huwa preżenti f’kollox, preżenti fil-kultura tagħna. Huwa wkoll l-Ispirtu li bil-kwiet u tul iż-żmien jipperparana biex ngħixu l-fidi. Huwa l-Ispirtu li qed preżenti f’kull mument tal-ħajja tagħna. Mingħajru, ma nkunx l-istess. U grazzi għad-doni tiegħu, nista’ nimxi, nimxu f’dan il-vjaġġ
X’qed itaqqalna fil-ħajja?
X’qed itaqqalna fil-ħajja? X’qed jagħmilna skjavi? Forsi kif qiegħda tinbidel is-soċjetà X’valuri għandna llum Il-fejn sejrin fil-ħajja tagħna u fis-soċjetà li qegħdin ngħixu X’irridu mill-ħajja – nuqqas ta’ sodisfazzjoni fil-ħajja Frustrazzjoni Kundizzjonijiet ibsin tal-ħajja Il-faqar fid-dinja Nies għajjenin, aljenati Mifnija taħt it-toqol tat-telqa u l-indifferenza (indifferenza tal-bnedmin u indifferenza tal-insara) Toqol ta’ struttura ekonomika li drabi tabbuża mill-bniedem Skjavi Tal-idea tagħna mingħajr ma nisimgħu u nħallu qalbna għal ideat differenti
Lil min jixtieq Alla jressaq viċin, illum?
Din il-ġimgħa, il-biċċa xogħol tagħna, flimkien ma’ Iżaija u Ġwanni l-Battista hija li ngħajtu fid-desert, u li nippreparaw it-triq tal-Mulej, li nagħmlu ħbieb mal-għeddewwa antiki, li npoġġu ħdejn xulxin u naqsmu l-ikel u li nġibu l-paċi fid-dinja. Huwa żmien importanti u serju fejn nikkonvertu d-dinja permezz tal-ġustizzja biex il-paċi issaltan fostna. Lil min jixtieq Alla jressaq viċin, illum? Liema diviżjonijiet/qasmiet nixtiequ li naraw mfejjqa? Forsi wkoll f’pajjiżna…bejn partiti politiċi, bejn
Inkomplu niffukaw u ma nitilfux dan iċ-ċentru
Forsi nistaqsu – kif fil-festa ta’ Kristu Re qed naqraw qari iktar marbut mal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira? Fuq is-salib li Ġesù deher bħala sultan – Dan huwa s-sultan tal-Lhud. Ġesù ma kienx sultan tal-għana jew tal-arroganza imma kien sultan-ragħaj li jagħti ħajtu għan-ngħaġ tiegħu. Sultan kien leader, u ejja niskopru l-leadership tiegħu…huwa tip ta’ leadership differenti) Kien jagħti l-ewwel post lil Alla Kien qrib tal-bniedem Kien joffri l-ħbiberija tiegħu lil Kulħadd Għandu
Awguri!
AWGURI Illum qegħdin nagħlqu kapitlu u niftħu ieħor. Ħares lura u rringrazzja lil Alla Ħares ‘il quddiem u afda f’Alla Ħares madwarek u aqdi lil Alla Ħares ġo fik u sib lil Alla BARKA Fl-ewwel qari naraw kif il-Lhud ifakkru r-relazzjoni tagħhom mal-Mulej għaliex jiftakru li l-Mulej ibierikhom, jixħet id-djia ta’ wiċċu fuqhom u jimlihom bl-imħabba. Din hija l-istedina li l-Mulej qiegħed jagħmlilna llum fl-aħħar/bidu tas-sena.. biex nħalluh fiċ-ċentru ta’
Frequently Asked Questions
We were founded as an Augustinian Order in 1244 when Pope Innocent IV gathered together various hermit communities in Italy and have been present in Malta since the 14th century. We follow the footsteps of Christ and Saint Augustine and serve God and his people in diverse ministries as priests, educators and missionaries.
In Malta we are presenti in 6 communities: Valletta, Rabat, Tarxien, Pietà, Paceville and Victoria (Gozo).
Here are the three key differences between diocesan priests and religious priests:
1. Where they live.
Diocesan priests serve in the particular geographical region of a diocese or archdiocese. Usually, the bishop assigns them to a parish, where they live independently and interact with the parishioners and broader community. Diocesan priests sometimes live with other priests who serve at their parish, but each can own his own property.
Priests who are in a religious order are not assigned to a particular diocese. Instead, the superior of the order (the Prior Provincial) tells a religious priest where he will live to carry out his ministry. It could be in a different city, or even a different country. Religious priests live in community with one another. The religious priests in community own possessions communally.
2. What their mission is.
A diocesan priest is generally called to serve the needs of his parish. He celebrates Mass and administers sacraments to the parishioners, including Baptism and Reconciliation. At the same time, he runs the parish by making administrative and financial decisions. Additionally, a diocesan priest serves the particular pastoral needs of his parish, such as visiting the sick and spiritually accompanying parishioners.
In contrast, religious priests can work in a wide variety of ministries including a parish, though they also administer the sacraments and celebrate Mass. Their work depends on the charism of their religious order, which refers to the spirituality and particular focus for which the order was founded. Ministries can include teaching, working with the poor, assisting the elderly, leading a contemplative life of prayer, and much more.
3. The promises they make.
All priests make an important and unique commitment to the Church when they decide to enter seminary and when they are ordained. But there are some differences in the types of promises priests make, and when they make them. Diocesan priests make three promises to the bishop at their ordination:
- To recite daily the Liturgy of the Hours
- To obey the bishop
- To live a life of celibacy
Religious priests make temporary solemn vows before their ordination as part of their formation. After a certain number of years, depending on the order, they make final solemn vows. These vows, which are shared by religious brothers, sisters, and priests, are the three evangelical counsels:
- Poverty
- Chastity
- Obedience
Diocesan priests and religious priests are wonderful gifts that Christ has given us in his Church, and in their separate but complementary ways, they help the Church to flourish. We pray in a special way today for vocations to the diocesan and religious priesthood, and for all vocations to consecrated life.
Religious vows are sacred promises. They reflect a life orientation and profound loving commitment. After a period of formation members of religious communities, Sisters, Brothers and those becoming Religious Priests, publicly profess such vows of poverty, celibate chastity and obedience.
Religious vows joyfully free a person to live for God and through that first love to serve others with love and to witness to God’s faithfulness, compassion and care for all.
Poverty is the vow that call us to live simply. We depend on the generosity of our benefactors and commit to living in a community that provides for our material and financial support. The vow of poverty is an invitation to follow Jesus by renouncing earthly goods for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Chastity is a personal virtue – to love others appropriately as a single, celibate male. Chastity is an invitation to renounce marriage and sexual activity. It is also a deeply rewarding form of love. It’s not all sacrifice…. Augustinians share in the intimate and chaste love of family, friends, and those we serve in ministry.
Obedience is the vow to give respect and deference to our legitimate superiors. Our local superior is called a Prior, and he holds responsibility for the local community. Local communities are organized into Provinces, headed by a Provincial. The Provincial serves as the Ordinary, which means that the Provincial can assign where a friar lives and works.
The Rule of St. Augustine incorporates the basic principles of the Augustinian spirituality of religious community life. The Rule of St. Augustine was written around the year 400.
1) Discernment
3) Pre-Novitiate
4) Novitiate
5) Simple Vows
7) Solemn Vows
8) Ordination to the Diaconate
9) Ordination to the Priesthood
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Discover who WE are and who YOU are
To young men we also offer the possibility of living in our community in Pietà for a few days where they can share our life built on the experience of the first Christian community.
Here they live the reality of our daily life by sharing our prayers, our community Eucharist, our food, our recreation and our work, particularly in the service of our brothers and the Church.
Above all we share together the beauty of each person’s story by celebrating the experiences and qualities of each one of us.
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