Author name: Fr Terence Spiteri

Pray for perseverance in the faith and in the mission entrusted to you by God.

/ Franco Grech osa

32nd Sunday of the Year (A) Wis. 6: 12-16; Psalm 62; 1 Tess. 4: 13-18; Mt. 25: 1-13 Read: “Wisdom is bright, and does not grow dim. By those who love her she is readily seen, and found by those who look for her”. In the same way we continue to hope that: “If we believe that Jesus rose from the dead, then also God will gather with Him those […]

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The liturgy of this feast invites us to reflect on the propositions of the blessings emanating from God.

/ Franco Grech osa

All Saints Day Apok. 7: 2-4; 9-14; Psalm 23; 1 John 3: 1-3; Mt. 5: 1-12a Read: The sermon from the mount (the Beatitudes). People who are content. Jesus brings together in this short sermon the message he wishes to convey to us, and declares who are those who are indeed happy. A saintly life is to be found in one who lives the spirit of this message. Reflect: The

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A new Cardinal for the Church on our Islands

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Only a few months after the death of our mourned brother Cardinal Prospero Grech, the Pope has graciously given the Church on our Islands a new Cardinal, Mgr. Mario Grech, Emeritus Bishop of the Gozo Diocese and Secretary of the Synod of Bishops in Rome. In a message posted on social media, Bishop Grech thanked the Augustinian Family, and particularly the Prior General and the Community of the Order’s Curia

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New lighting system for dome of St. Augustine’s church, Valletta

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On Saturday 24 October 2020 a new lighting system for the dome of St. Augustine’s Parish, Valletta was inaugurated. In collaboration with the project for the regeneration of the port of Marsamxett and the GHRC, on the same day a new lighting system was also inaugurated for the dome of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica and for the Madonna tal-Pillar Church. This is part of a larger project

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Intermediate Provincial Assembly cancelled

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By means of a message to the Province, the Provincial advised that the Prior General had given the Malta Augustinian Province dispensation from holding its Intermediate Provincial Assembly for 2020. This was scheduled to be held on 27, 28 & 29 October at the St. Nicholas hall, Tarxien, always subject to the limitations imposed by the pandemic Covid 19. This after the Assembly had been postponed from the original date

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Online Mass for deceased benefactors of the Augustinians

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Normally, during the month of October, the Provincial Commission for Lay Augustinians holds its first meeting after summer. Unfortunately, this year, due to the pandemic, it is not possible for us to meet as we usually do. So as to keep contact with you, we thought of organising a Mass online. This was transmitted on the Facebook page of the Malta Augustinians. We thank Fr. Terence Spiteri osa and Mr

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Augustinian Secular Fraternity in Malta

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It has been the wish of the Augustinian Laity Commission to establish in Malta an Augustinian Secular Fraternity. To this end, a commission was set up to look into this possibility; to formulate a statute and to prepare a programme for the formation of those lay persons interested in forming part of this Fraternity. Lay Augustinian Fraternities within the Augustinian order comprise Catholics, men and women worldwide, and in the

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Love and justice should be the hallmark of all our actions

/ Franco Grech osa

30th Sunday of the Year (A) Ex. 22: 20-26; Psalm 17; 1 Tess. 1: 5c-10; Mt. 22: 34-40 Read: The religious authorities in Jesus’ time used to try their utmost to lay a trap  for Jesus so as to get rid of him. This time they asked him a religious question concerning the law but with political implications which they could then use against him. But his answer was valid

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Let us pray that justice prevails in our land by starting to sow this wherever we may be.

/ Franco Grech osa

29th Sunday of the Year (A) Is. 45: 1, 4-6; Psalm 95; 1 Tess. 1: 1-5b; Mt. 22: 15-21 Read: The hostility between Jesus and the religious authorities was growing day by day. Because of this, the Pharisees worked out between them and the Herodians how to trap Jesus and get rid of him. They tried to corner him with a question that would implicate either a question of religion

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Today could be an opportune day for us to say a prayer of thanksgiving to God

/ Franco Grech osa

28th Sunday of the Year (A) Is. 25: 6-10a; Psalm 22; Fil. 4: 12-14, 19-20; Mt. 22: 1-14 Read: Jesus presents salvation in the form of a wedding feast. Those invited to this wedding did not attend this feast and preferred to carry on with their life. Some even acted violently against the servants sent by the king and even killed them. In a rage the king sent his soldiers,

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