Rabat & Baħrija

This year, 2025 marks the 125th anniversary from the Canonization of Saint Rita. The Augustinian Community of Rabat will celebrate the Feast of Saint Rita on Saturday May 24, 2025, the day she was declared saint, with a pilgrimage through the main streets of Rabat. This pilgrimage will depart from the Church of Saint Mark at 7pm. Various other activities will take place to commemorate this anniversary. Among these activities

On Saturday, February 1, 2025, the Baħrija community experienced a beautiful moment when, at the end of the Mass, the new Blessed Sacrament Chapel in the same church was inaugurated. Fr. Ray, who serves as Rector of this community, explained that while this moment marks a historical event—fulfilling a long-held dream of completing this sacred space—he has always seen it, from the very beginning of the idea, as an event

On Sunday January 12, the traditional Feast of St. Anthony the Abbot was celebrated in the Church of St. Mark in Rabat, with the rite of the blessing of the animals. A lot of people with their animals took part in the mass, the procession, and later the much awaited ceremony of the blessing of the animals in St Augustine Square in front of the church. To be noted was

The Maltese Augustinian Province with great sadness announces the death of Fr Paul Formosa OSA who on Thursday 26th December 2024 went to meet the Risen Lord whom he loved and served so much during his life. Fr Paul these last few months was living at the Dar tal-Kleru (Clergy House) after several years in our Augustinian community in Rabat. As an Augustinian religious, Fr Paul lived and served for

The feast of Saint Martin was celebrated in the Church of Baħrija, limits of Rabat, between Monday 3rd and Sunday 10th November. During the week, several celebrations were held, among them one can mention the joyful celebrations for the local children. On Saturday evening, the Prior Provincial Fr Leslie Gatt presided over e Solemn Eucharist, after which the procession with the statue of the saint went through the streets of

The Church and part of the Priory of Saint Mark in Rabat were among the places that one could visit during the Rabat Sacrum activity which was organized on November 2 and 3 by the Rabat Local Council. On Saturday, after the evening mass, in St. Mark’s Church, a concert with Organ and Violin pieces was performed by Justine Pearson and Christabelle Scerri. Apart from the concert one could visit

The Augustinian Community in Rabat honored Our Lady of Consolation with a festive celebration on September 14th. A solemn mass celebrated at 5pm was followed by a procession of the statue through the streets of Rabat