On Saturday, 24th May 2025, in our Church of Saint Mark, we celebrated the feast of Saint Rita on the occasion of the 125th anniversary since Saint Rita was declared a saint by Pope Leo XIII on 24th May 1900. This special Saturday was marked by three beautiful moments of prayer and praise to God for all He has done through Saint Rita and continues to do through her for […]
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During the month of May, the Augustinian Family, together with the whole Church and many devotees of Saint Rita, celebrated her annual liturġical feast. Special celebrations were planned this year celebrating the 125th anniversary of the canonization of the much loved Saint by Pope Leo XIII in the year 1900. The centenary celebrations in Valletta began with the First Thursday of St Rita last January and culminated in a National
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On Sunday 18 May, Pope Leo XIV celebrated mass in St. Peter’s Square with symbolic gestures and rites through which the Petrine Ministry that he is now assuming was officially inaugurated. Among several Augustinian friars, the Prior Provincial Fr. Leslie Gatt was also present at the celebration on behalf of the Maltese Augustinian friars. Under a blue sky, a large community of Christians from around the world, together with various
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On Saturday, May 10, the Augustinian Community in Tarxien organized a celebration of Thanksgiving on the 50th anniversary of the Consecration of the Church dedicated to St. Nicholas of Tolentine, which took place on May 10, 1975. The mass presided over by the Prior Provincial, began with the incense of the twelve crosses that had been anointed with sacred oil by Archbishop Mgr Mikiel Gonzi on the day of the
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The Maltese Augustinian Province joyfully welcomes the news of the election of H.E. Cardinal Robert F. Prevost O.S.A. as Bishop of Rome and Shepherd of the Universal Church, now taking the name Leo XIV. In this spirit, we unite with the entire Augustinian Order around the world and with the Universal Church, giving thanks to the Lord for calling this brother of ours in the Augustinian religious life to such
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Deadline: Tuesday 22nd April
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On Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th March, the Augustinian Institute, in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology and the Foundation for Theological Studies of the Archdiocese of Malta, organised the 26th Saint Augustine Lecture. The Saint Augustine Lecture is an annual event in which internationally renowned professors are invited to present various themes, usually related to Patristic or Christian Antiquity. This year’s two lectures were given by Dr Marie Pauliat,
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“Standing, the Mother wept beside her suffering Son” is an exhibition of artistic statues of Our Lady of Sorrows at the Museum located in our Convent in Rabat. This artistic exhibition features works by both Maltese and foreign artists. The exhibition will be open on the following days: This artistic initiative at our Convent will continue with another exhibition, this time showcasing paintings related to the Lenten season by artist
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In the celebration of Tuesday 25th March morning’s mass, the Community of the House for retired Clergy in Birkirkara, together with the Augustinian Community gave thanks to the Lord on the 75th anniversary of the Priestly Ordination of Fr. Ġulju Bonniċi. Fr. Ġulju was born in Valletta almost a hundred years ago and began his novitiate in the Order of Saint Augustine on the 23rd November 1941. The following year
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