Fr Terence Spiteri

The first stage of the restoration of the 1959 Mascioni organ at St. Mark’s Church, Rabat

18/03/2021 / News, Rabat & Baħrija

1st UPDATE – Restoration of the three Bellows: The first main stage of the restoration of the 1959 Mascioni organ at St. Mark’s Church is now completed. The three double-rise bellows, have been completely restored / releathered, re-installed and re-activated. Prior to the restoration, the bellows still employed the original 1959 leathering. This leather was not completely worn-out, and may have provided a few more years of service with some […]

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Waħda u Sħiħa hija l-Imħabba – a new book by Fr. Salvino Caruana OSA and Fr. Francis Calleja OSA (2)

18/03/2021 / News, Publications

This recent work by Professor Salvino Caruana OSA, Director of the Augustinian Institute of Piet , published jointly with Fr Francis Calleja OSA, is a translation into Maltese of another text of Augustine of Hippo, 10 Homilies on the First Letter of St. John to the Parthians. The translation was made from the Latin version of Patrologia Latina v. 35. It is another gem from Augustine of Hippo’s (354-430) immense

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We would like to see Jesus

16/03/2021 / Franco Grech osa

5th Sunday of Lent Jer. 31: 31-34; Psalm 50; Heb. 5: 7-9; John 12:20-33 Read: “In those days, amongst those that went up to Jerusalem to worship God at the festival were some Greeks. They approached Philip …. and put this request to him ‘Sir, we would like to see Jesus.’” And Jesus replied to them: ”Now the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I

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Fr. Paul Muscat – 50 years of priesthood

13/03/2021 / News, St Augustine Parish Valletta

On Sunday 14th March, Fr. Paul Muscat celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his Priestly Ordination. Unfortunately, circumstances did not allow us to celebrate this anniversary together, but let us unite with him and his Augustinian Community in Valletta, and give thanks to the Lord for his ministry. Father Paul was born in Dingli on December 14, 1946 and received his secondary education at St. Augustine College. In 1963 he began his novitiate

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Let us move near the light so that we will show that God is in all we do, by doing what is good

10/03/2021 / Franco Grech osa

4th Sunday of Lent 2 Chron. 36: 14-16, 19-23; Psalm 136; Eph. 2: 4-10; John 3:14-21 Read: God did not send His Son in this world to judge the world, but so that the world would be saved by Him. Reflect: “From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead”. That is what we acknowledge when we say the Apostles’ Creed. However, did we ever ask ourselves

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Our meeting with God will no longer be in one particular place, but in a new temple: the body of the resurrected Jesus

04/03/2021 / Franco Grech osa

3rd Sunday of Lent Ex. 20: 1-17; Psalm 18; 1Cor. 1: 22-25; John 2:13-25 Read: The Jews then told Jesus: “What sign can you show us to justify that you are able to do that?” Jesus replied: “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will rebuild it”. The Jews replied: “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it up in three

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Ven. M. Felicita Baseggio OSA

24/02/2021 / Josef Sciberras osa

Anna Clara Giovanna Baseggio was born in Ferrara on 5 May 1752. From an early age she showed a strong artistic inclination, leading her parents to imagine a promising future. At the age of 12, she was entrusted to her paternal uncle to learn better the art of wood gilding but her encounter with God led her to desire a different path, oriented towards religious life. There in Ferrara, in

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When we feel that we are losing heart, let us look towards the dazzling face of Jesus.

23/02/2021 / Franco Grech osa

2nd Sunday of Lent – Year B Gen. 22: 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Psalm 115; Rom. 3: 31b-34; Mark 9: 2-10 Read: Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone by themselves, and he was transfigured. His clothes became dazzling white ……. then a cloud came covering them and covered them, and there came a voice from

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God does not wait for mankind to become good, He is generous with all

17/02/2021 / Franco Grech osa

1st Sunday of Lent Gen. 9: 8-15; Psalm 24; 1 Pt. 3: 18-22; Mark 1: 12-15 Read: “I will set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant I make between myself and the earth. When I gather the clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds, I will recall the covenant between myself and you and every living creature of

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Let us have the courage to say to the Lord: “You can cure me if you wish!”

12/02/2021 / Franco Grech osa

6th Sunday of the year – Year B Lev. 13:1-2, 45-46; Psalm 31; 1 Cor. 10:3-11; Mark 1:40-45 Read: A leper came up to Jesus and pleaded fervently, fell on his knees before him and said “You can cure me if you wish!”. Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him saying “Of course I want to, be cured!” Reflect: Our God nears those who are

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Author name: Fr Terence Spiteri