Author name: Fr Terence Spiteri

Opening of the Academic Year – the Augustinian Institute

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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Lord help me to overcome all prejudices, exclusivity, religious exclusion. You love all of us Lord, and on every human being you shower shreds of your goodness.

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

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 The Prior General visits St. Augustine Priory in Gozo and St. Catherine Monastery in Valletta

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

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Lord, embrace us between your arms, as you did to that little child and teach us to welcome you

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

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A short questionnaire – 204 years of the Maltese Augustinian Province

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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To carry the cross after Jesus means that a disciple renders himself of service to others

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

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Give me, O God, a heart ready to listen to Your word!

23rd Sunday of the Year – B Isiah 35: 4-7a; Psalm 145; James 2: 1-5; Mark 7: 31-37 Read: Tell those with a faint heart: “Be brave, do not be afraid! See, your God is coming to repay you; the time for this God’s benevolence has arrived; He himself is coming to save you”. Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf will be

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We have a convert as a father! – message from our Provincial

Once again we are celebrating St. Augustine and thus the many qualities with which he marked the history of Christianity. Other great figures along the years looked up to his thinking in what he wrote and preached, and found in it a great wealth, as we still do today. So many men and women over the years have chosen to answer to God’s call through consecrated life prompted by his

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The Augustinian friars celebrate the Feast of St. Augustine together

On Friday 27th August the Augustinian friars met in the morning for a moment of prayer at St. Augustine’s Church, Valletta and then continued to celebrate the feast of St. Augustine with a fraternal meal in the refectory of the priory. It was an informal and wonderful time for the friars to come together for the feasts of St. Monica and St. Augustine! Happy Feast to all!

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Let us praise and worship the Lord by word and deed, at all times throughout our lifetime, and in every way possible…

22nd Sunday of the Year – B Dew. 4: 1-2, 6-8; Psalm 14; James 1: 17-18, 21b-22.27; Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Read: Jesus answered: “It was because of you hypocrites that Isiah so rightly prophesised about you, you double-faced people, as was written: ‘These people honour me only with lip-service, whilst their hearts are far from me. The worship they offer me is worthless talk; the doctrines they teach

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