On the 9th and 10th October 2021, Pope Francis opened formally the Synodal Journey of the Church which will reach its climax in the Synod of Bishops to be held at the Vatican in October 2023. Pope Francis had announced the convocation of a Synod of Bishops way back in May 2021 with the theme being the ‘synodal journey’ itself, “For a synodal Church: Communion, participation, and mission.” A new […]
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29th.Sunday of the Year – B Isaiah 53: 10-11; Psalm 32 (33); Heb. 4: 14-16; Mark 10: 35-45 Read: James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Jesus and said to him: “Master, we want you to give us what we ask for.” He said to them: “What is it you want me to do for you?” They replied: “Allow us to sit one at your right hand and the
28th.Sunday of the Year – B Wisdom 7: 7-11; Psalm 89; Heb. 4: 12-13; Mark 10: 17-30 Read: Jesus was setting out on a journey to Jerusalem when a man ran up to him, knelt before him, and said to him: “Good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know
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27th.Sunday of the Year – B Gen. 2: 18-24; Psalm 127 (128); Heb. 2: 9-11; Mark 10: 2-16 Read: Some Pharisees approached Jesus and asked if it is against the law for a man to leave his wife. He replied: “What did Moses command you?” They told him: “Moses allowed us to draw a writ of divorce”. Then Jesus said to them: “It was because you were so hard of
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On 1st October starts the accademic year of the Augustinian Institute. As from this year, besides the possibility of following the activities at Saint Augustine’s College in Pietà, you can also follow them on the facebook page of the Maltese Augustinian Province: https://www.facebook.com/Agostinjani For futher information you can contact us at: [email protected] 79294177 Here is the programm of activities for the month of October: Friday, 1st October, at
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26th.Sunday of the Year – B Numbers 11: 25-29; Psalm 18; James 5: 1-6; John 9: 38-43, 45,47-48 Read: John said to Jesus: “Master, we saw a man who is not one of us casting out devils in your name; and because he was not one of us, we tried to stop him”. But Jesus said: “You must not stop him; no one who works a miracle in my name
On Friday, September 17, the Prior General of the Order of St. Augustine, Fr. Alejandro Moral Anton paid a short visit to the Priory of St. Augustine in Victoria Gozo and the Monastery of the Augustinian Contemplative Sisters in Valletta. Over the past few days, the Prior General was in Gozo on an invitation of the Diocese of Gozo to preach a retreat for priests held at Dar Manresa. Finishing
25th.Sunday of the Year – B Wisdom 2: 12, 17-20; Psalm 53; James 3: 16–4: 3; Mark 9: 30-37 Read: They came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them: “What were you arguing about on the road?” They said nothing because they had been arguing which of them was the greatest. So, he sat down, called the Twelve to him and said: “If anyone wants
On September 14, the Maltese Augustinian Province celebrates the anniversary of its foundation in 1817. The presence of the Augustinian Friars in Malta goes back much more than that, and for more than 600 years they were an active presence on our islands. In preparation for the 2022 Provincial Ordinary Chapter, which will be convened in early October, a short questionnaire on the presence and work of the Augustinians in
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24th Sunday of the Year – B Isiah 50: 5-9a; Psalm 114; James 2: 14-18; Mark 8: 27-35 Read: Jesus called the people and the disciples to him and said: “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for the
