Author name: Fr Terence Spiteri

Let us use the time lent to us by God by looking for occasions when we can grow in love and our union with God and with our neighbour

/ Franco Grech osa

3rd Sunday of the year – Year B Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 24; 1 Cor. 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 Read: “The time has been consummated, and God’s Kingdom has arrived; repent and believe in the Gospel”. Reflect: In the beginning of his book, St. Mark presents Jesus as the messenger whose mission is to announce the Gospel, the good News, to the people. News which is so wonderful, that it awakens […]

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The Rabat Augustinian Community expresses its appreciation of the solidarity and support of so many persons

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The virus that prevailed over the past few months and which created so much tension and restrictions on our lifestyle, these last few days hit also a member of our Community of Augustinian Friars at Rabat. As a consequence, St. Mark’s Conventual Church is presently closed and the friars comprising the community are in quarantine. Although certainly this is not a pleasant experience, these days also served to make us

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Let us be a cradle of an Evangelical Community – Continuous Formation meetings

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“The one who made you without your help will not save you without your help”. (St. Augustine – Commentary on Psalm 169,13). Therefore, we Augustinian religious always feel the need to renew ourselves. One of the ways how this can come about is by way of continuous formation. This Formation makes sense because as religious friars have the need to sustain and to give a new life to the vocation

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Lord tell me the name by which you called me before I was conceived in my mother’s womb.

/ Franco Grech osa

2nd Sunday of the year – Year B Sam. 3:3b-10, 19; Psalm 39; 1 Cor. 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn. 1:35-42 Read: The Lord came, stopped near him and, like other times, called: “Samuel! Samuel!”. And Samuel answered: “Speak, because your servant is listening”. One of the two who had heard what John had said and had followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. The first thing he did was to seek

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Thank you from the Augustinians in Kenya

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Greetings from Kenya. It is our hope that God has protected you all from the ravages of covid 19 pandemic. We are glad to report that from the donations given by the Maltese people which we received recently we have been able to feed and support poor people in three of our parishes: Mbwiru: About 35 families received food portions Ishiara: More than 40 households benefitted from food portions Eldoret:

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Think of somebody who wishes to share with others God’s love, but does not have the courage to do this.

/ Franco Grech osa

The Baptism of the Lord Is. 55: 1-11; Psalm 12: 2-3, 4bcd, 5-6; 1 Jn. 5: 1-9; Mk. 1: 7-11 Read: John the Baptist is a prophet who reveals the presence of God amongst us, and what God expects from us human beings. John preached repentance. He recognises what is divine in Jesus, and on Jesus’ insistence, baptises him. Reflect: Baptism makes us children of God. It confirms that we

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Like the Magi let us realise that the person with real wisdom does not remain closed within himself, but is open to God.

/ Franco Grech osa

Epiphany of the Lord Is. 60: 1-6; Psalm 71; Eph. 3: 2-3a, 5-6; Mt. 2: 1-12 Read: “Wake up! So that the light will shine on your face! Your light has arrived! The Lord’s light will shine on you!” “The star that they had seen rising started moving until it stopped on the place where the child was. As soon as they saw the star they were filled with great

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The façade of St. Augustine’s Priory in Gozo offers a backdrop for a wonderful spectacular evening

/ News, Victoria (Gozo)

These Christmas days, St Augustine Square in Victoria Gozo, and the façade of the Augustinian Priory in the same square offered a wonderful setting to host the virtual Christmas concert by the Schola Cantorum Jubilate which this year is celebrating its 20th Anniversary The links of this professional Choir with the Priory date back several years and were synonymous with the organization of the annual Carols by Candlelight event. In

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Take heed of what the aged say! That is what the Holy Family did when they met the aged Simeon and with the aged Anna.

/ Franco Grech osa

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Gen. 15: 1-6, 21: 1-3; Psalm 104; Heb. 11: 8, 11-12, 17-19; Luke 2: 22-40 Read: The aged Simeon said: “Now, Master, you can let your servant go in peace just as you promised, because my eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared for all the nations to see, a light to enlighten the pagans and the glory

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