The Epiphany of the Lord Is. 60: 1-6; Psalm 71; Ep. 3: 2-6; Mt. 2: 1- 12 Read: When Jesus was born in Betlehem of Judaea, during the reign of king Herod, some wise men came to Jerusalem from the East asking โWhere is the infant king of the Jews? Because we saw his star as it rose, and we came to do him homage โฆ. โ. As soon as […]
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Sam. 1: 20-22, 24-28; Psalm 83; 1 St. John 3: 11- 2. 21-24 Read: Every year Jesusโ parents used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of Easter; also, when he was twelve years old according to the custom at the Easter feast. When those days had passed, they started their journey back, but the young Jesus remained at Jerusalem without the
If you notice that you have distanced yourself from Jesus, do not lose heart! Read More ยป
We are once again celebrating Christmas with all that such an event brings with it. With so many experiences which have been added to our โbaggageโ along ane other year that has flown by us. We had thought it might be a year which will lead us back to normality, but we’re pretty much still in the midst of the pandemic that has changed the structure of so many initiatives
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4th Sunday of Advent Year (C) Mikea 5: 1-4a; Psalm 79; Heb. 10: 5-10; Lk. 1: 39-45 Read: Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zakariahโs house and greeted Elizabeth. As soon as Elizabeth heard Maryโs greetings, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; she
My soul praises the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my saviour. Read More ยป
On Monday, 13th December, the Augustinian friars met at the Monastery of the Augustinian Sisters of Contemplative Life in Valletta for a moment of prayer and reflection during Advent. The meeting began with the prayer of the Psalms and after Fr. Mark Sultana shared with the friars some reflections on our inner desire for the Lord in the personal and particular circumstances of each one at this time of Advent.
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On Sunday, 12th December, during the evening Eucharist at St. Augustine’s Church in Valletta, 7 people made the Vow to be full members of the Secular Augustinian Fraternity of St. Augustine and St. Monica. The Order of St. Augustine from an early age nurtured within it a number of lay people, who while continuing to live their lives in the world, join, as an integral part, in the purpose and
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3rd Sunday of Advent Year (C) Sophonias 3: 14-18a; Is. 12: 2-6; Ph. 4: 4-7; Lk. 3: 10-18 Read: In those days, when the people asked John telling him: โSo what should we do?โ, he responded saying: โWhoever has two garments, should share with those who have none, and whoever has food to eat, should do likewiseโ.ย Some publicans also drew near so as to be baptised and told him:
A new Publication in memory of Cardinal Prospero Grech O.S.A. “In Te Domine Speravi” is the title of a book published by the Order of St. Augustine in remembrance of the late Maltese Augustinian H. Emm. Mons. Prospero Grech who went to meet the Lord on December 30, 2019 at the venerable age of 94. The title of the book is in fact taken from the motto that the same
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2nd Sunday of Advent Year (C) Baruch 5: 1-9; Psalm 125; Phil. 1: 4-6, 8-11; Lk. 3: 1-6 Read: In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Ceasarโs reign, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the lands of Ituraea and Trachonitis, Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, during the pontificate of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, son of Zachariah,
On Friday, November 26, 2021, Fr. Leslie Gatt was once again elected Prior Provincial of the Maltese Augustinian Province. The Maltese Augustinian friars, in the recent weeks voted to elect a Prior Provincial for the next four year term. The Augustinians have been in Malta for over 600 years, but this will eventually be the 67th provincial mandate since the founding of the Maltese Augustinian Province in 1817. Fr. Leslie,
