Author name: Fr Terence Spiteri

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

/ 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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Fr. Luis Marín De San Martín OSA, nominated undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops

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The Holy Father Pope Francis, has appointed our brother Fr. Luis Marín de San Martín, OSA as undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, nominating him titular bishop of Suliana. Until now, Fr Luis Marín is one of the Assistants to the Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine responsible for the South European region being Malta, Italy and Spain. Bishop-elect Fr Luis Marín, was born on 21 August 1961

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A letter from the Prior General, to the Brothers and Sisters of the Order of Saint Augustine

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The Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine Fr Alejandro Moral Anton sent a message to all the brothers and sisters of the Order on the Occasion of the World Day of Consecrated life celebrated on the 2nd of February. It is a message to particularly express his closeness in this ‘moment of crisis’ caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and offering a word of encouragement and moreover an invitation

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Every time we dry a tear, we will be participating in the salvation brought to us by Jesus.

/ Franco Grech osa

5th Sunday of the year – Year B Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 146; 1 Cor. 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39 Read: “Praise the Lord who heals broken hearts”. “Jesus healed many sick from all sorts of ailments, and drew out a large number of devils whom he did not allow to talk, because they knew who he was”. Reflect: In Christ it is possible for us to contemplate God’s answer to

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Let us from this day forward take more seriously all that is said to us by the Master Jesus.

/ Franco Grech osa

4th Sunday of the year – Year B Deut. 18:15-20; Psalm 94; 1 Cor. 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 Read: “And the Lord said to me: ‘……I will raise up for you a prophet like yourself, from among yourselves; I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall tell you all I command him’”. “On the Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and began to teach. His teaching made a deep

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Celebration of Thursdays in preparation for the feast of St. Rita

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St. Rita’s name engenders so much devotion from so many persons who have recourse to this Saint of the Impossible for her intercession before God. Thursday is the day when so many of her devotees turn to her in particular in all the Augustinian Churches, more so when the Thursdays of devotions in preparation for her feast day are celebrated. St. Rita was an Augustinian religious who lived in central

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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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