Author name: Fr Terence Spiteri

Circumstances may limit our physical presence for the celebrations and external manifestations, but not the joy that comes from Christ who has given his life for us, and for us rose from the death.  

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For the second successive year we will be celebrating the mystery of the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ subject to the limitations that have been brought upon us by the pandemic of the Covid-19 virus. We would have wished that this did not extend for so long, or if we could have found a solution in a shorter time; however, every day we have come to […]

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These two disciples were now destined to be witnesses of God’s Resurrection.

/ Franco Grech osa

The Lord’s Resurrection from the Dead Acts 10:3, 37-43; Psalm 117; Colossians. 3:1-4; John 20:1 -10 Read: Peter and the other disciple went near the tomb. They both ran together but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and was the first to get to the tomb. He bent down and saw the linen cloths lying on the ground, but he did not enter. Then Peter arrived after him, entered

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Lord teach us to see you crucified in all unwanted and hurt persons; bereft of all dignity, emarginated and broken

/ Franco Grech osa

Palm Sunday Isa. 50: 4-7; Psalm 21; Phil. 2: 6-11; Mark 14:1 -15:47 Read: And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means the place of the skull. And they gave him to drink wine mixed with myrrh, but he refused it. Then they crucified him. Reflect: During Holy Week, we are called to contemplate the figure of Jesus hung on the Cross. To contemplate the Cross does

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With Jesus Christ in the desert…online moment of reflection

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On Friday, 19 March, the Augustinian Friars gathered together virtually for an online moment of reflection during this Lenten period by Rev. Dr. Paul Sciberras, Head of the Department of Sacred Scripture of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Malta. The meeting commenced with reflections and prayers led by Fr. Mario Abela OSA, a member of the Province’s Permanent Formation Team. Fr. Mario spoke on the importance of the need

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Saint Joseph, Protector of The Order of Saint Augustine

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As we Celebrate the solemnity of Saint Joseph, the Church around the world is this year particularly celebrating the 150th Anniversary from the declaration as patron of the universal Church. Our Augustinian Order has for many years venerated Saint Joseph as protector of the Augustinian Order. In the last Ordinary General Chapter held in September 2019, the Chapter members voted for an amendment in the Constitutions of the Order adding

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

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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)

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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

/ 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

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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

/ 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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