The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Dewt. 8:2-3; 14b-16a; Psalm 146; 1Corinth. 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 Read: “I am the living bread who came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever.” Reflect: Jesus gives himself wholly to us, not only as our daily nourishment, but to enable us to obtain the fullness of life. “Whoever believes that he has been fed by […]
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As from the evening of Saturday 13 June in Malta and Gozo Mass will resume being celebrated in public. After three months celebrating the Eucharist privately within our Augustinian communities, we are indeed pleased that we will again be able to share with all of you such dear moments in the various churches in which we serve. We await with fervour the moment that together we will celebrate our faith.
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The Most Holy Trinity Exodus 34:4b-6; 8-9: A God of compassion and pity. Daniel 52-56: May You be praised and exalted above everything for ever. 2 Corinth. 13:11-13: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. John 3:16-18: Gospel Read: The Gospel preaches the profound greatness of God’s love when He sent His own son into the world to save
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Pentecost Sunday Acts 2, 1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b – 7; 12-13; John 20:19 – 23 Read: Jesus blows the Holy Spirit on the disciples. On Pentecost Sunday the Holy Spirit descends on the Apostles in the form of tongues of fire. In our baptism we too received the same Spirit which binds all of us with the Body of Christ. Pray: Pray for an increase in you of the power
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Letter from the Prior General to the Brothers and Sisters of the Order Dear brothers and sisters: Walking in fraternal unity is the necessary condition to respond, as Augustinians, to the demands of this time marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the social and economic consequences which we can already see There is no doubt that together we are stronger when facing challenges. Only united will we be able to
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After his visit to our Parish Church on the occasion of the feast of St. Rita, H.E. Archbishop Mgr. Charles Jude Scicluna presided over the installation of Fr. Alexander Cauchi O.S.A. as the new Parish Priest of the Augustinian Parish, Valletta where our brother has been serving as Administrator for the past few months. Present circumstances do not permit that the beginning of this ministry be celebrated in the Parish
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I welcome you on this special day for us Augustinians when we remember our sister St. Rita who is so popular amongst our many friends and devotees. One aspect which makes St. Rita such a popular saint is the fact that she was a woman who experienced different roles in her life and thus was close to both happiness and challenges which these bring with them. In her youth she
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Seventh Sunday of Easter – The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1, 1-11; Ephesians 1, 17-23; Mt. 28, 19-20 Read: The Gospel ends on a glorious note. The eleven disciples are joined happily together and with Jesus at the summit of the mountain. Jesus has power over everything and sends out the disciples to continue his mission throughout the world. “and see, I am with you always, until the end
The encyclical Laudato Si, published on 23 May 2015, on the Solemnity of Pentecost, is about the endearment of the common good, that is concerning creation and the environment. Try as you may, you will not find a quotation from St. Augustine in this encyclical …. not even a single one! So, you may ask me, why all this talk about the environment, creation, ecology, the encyclical and today the
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The Malta Resuscitation Council donated an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the Millenium Chapel.The AED was won by a group of Maltese doctors who represented Malta in the European CPR competition in Slovenia in September 2019. This Defibrillator will be put at the Millennium Chapel within reach of any emergency in the premises or in the neighbourhood. The Millennium Chapel Foundation is grateful to the Malta Resuscitation Council for their kind
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