Author name: Fr Terence Spiteri

God gives us a precious gift – wisdom and knowledge – so as to do great things for His even greater glory.

/ Franco Grech osa

17th Sunday of the Year (A) Kings 3: 5; 7-12; Psalm 118; Rom. 8: 28-30; Mt. 13: 44-52 Read: To those to whom He intimated from the beginning, He also predestined to take the image of His own son, thus making him the greatest amongst all; those predestined were also called; those He called were also justified; thereafter those He justified, He also glorified. Reflect: God gives us a precious […]

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Decide not to fret over such matters. God is there to take care of all that.

/ Franco Grech osa

16th Sunday of the Year (A) Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Psalm 85; Rom. 8: 26-27; Mt. 13: 24-43 Read: Our God is a God of compassion; strength; justice; prudence and patience. To make up for our own weakness, God’s Spirit supports us with His prayers. Jesus explains the various perfections of God by means of parables of the Kingdom. Pray: That we embrace both the good as well as the evil

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Think how the parable of the farmer who went out to sow seeds applies to the life of each and every one even in these days.

/ Franco Grech osa

15th Sunday of the Year (A) Is. 55: 10-11; Psalm 64; Rom. 8: 18-23; Mt. 13: 1-13 Read: Jesus starts teaching by way of parables. Through these parables he encourages his disciples to think through the meaning of the parables and their application to one’s life. Today’s reading from St. Matthew’s Gospel explains some of the difficulties that had arisen at the time. Was this because not everybody had accepted

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Christ invites us to go to him whenever we are laboured or overburdened, and he will give us rest.

/ Franco Grech osa

14th Sunday of the Year (A) Zach. 9: 9-10; Psalm 144; Rom. 8, 9: 11-13; Mt. 11: 25 -30 Read: Indeed, we have good reason to be pleased. God is the king who wants peace and not wars amongst nations. Christ invites us to go to him whenever we are laboured or overburdened, and he will give us rest. Through the help of the Holy Spirit in us, God makes

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Saint John of Sahagun – 12th June

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There are some individuals of selfless heart who find little satisfaction in life unless they give of themselves continually and without reservation. Saint John was one such person who repeatedly divested himself of honors and privileges in order to gain the inheritance of eternal happiness. In doing so, he enriched the lives of others by his word and example as well. John González was born in 1430 of a well-to-do

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Saint Alypius – 16th May

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Our celebration today honors the memory of two saints who were intimate friends of Saint Augustine and members of his religious community. Like him they were also called to ministry as bishops in North Africa and served the Church well especially in helping to reveal the fallacies of unorthodox teachings at the time. Their love for religious life according to the inspiration of Augustine helped to spread its influence in

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Saint Possidius – 16th May

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Our celebration today honors the memory of two saints who were intimate friends of Saint Augustine and members of his religious community. Like him they were also called to ministry as bishops in North Africa and served the Church well especially in helping to reveal the fallacies of unorthodox teachings at the time. Their love for religious life according to the inspiration of Augustine helped to spread its influence in

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Blessed Clement from Osimo – 19th May

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Today we honor the memory of two friars who were associated by their work for the good of the Augustinian Order at its origins, but also by their love for the interior life of prayer and contemplation. They both served the Order as Prior General and were instrumental in directing and stabilizing the Order shortly after its birth. At the same time, they excelled in the virtue of humility and

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Blessed Augustine Novello from Tarano – 19th May

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Today we honor the memory of two friars who were associated by their work for the good of the Augustinian Order at its origins, but also by their love for the interior life of prayer and contemplation. They both served the Order as Prior General and were instrumental in directing and stabilizing the Order shortly after its birth. At the same time, they excelled in the virtue of humility and

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Blessed Helen of Udine – 23rd April

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Blessed Helen is one of the several lay women whose memory is celebrated by the Order. She is, thus, a reminder that Augustinian spirituality is not the exclusive possession of religious only. Our Order has a long and rich tradition of lay men and women walking the same path of Augustinian inspired  values professed by friars, nuns and sisters. We are all called to holiness, and the Augustinian vocation is

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