On Saturday, 24th May 2025, in our Church of Saint Mark, we celebrated the feast of Saint Rita on the occasion of the 125th anniversary since Saint Rita was declared a saint by Pope Leo XIII on 24th May 1900. This special Saturday was marked by three beautiful moments of prayer and praise to God for all He has done through Saint Rita and continues to do through her for […]
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“Standing, the Mother wept beside her suffering Son” is an exhibition of artistic statues of Our Lady of Sorrows at the Museum located in our Convent in Rabat. This artistic exhibition features works by both Maltese and foreign artists. The exhibition will be open on the following days: This artistic initiative at our Convent will continue with another exhibition, this time showcasing paintings related to the Lenten season by artist
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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
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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
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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
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On Wednesday, January 15, a Formation meeting was held for the Augustinian friars at The Santa Rita Priory, St. Julians. The meeting started with the evening prayers and continued with a session led by Mr Mark Pellicano, head of the Safeguarding Commission of the Church in Malta. This moment served for the Augustinian friars to meet with Mr. Pellicano following the publication of the new Policy last November. At the
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The year 2025 marks the 125th anniversary of the Canonization of Saint Rita by Pope Leo XIII during the Great Jubilee Year of 1900. In just a few years, Saint Rita became one of the most popular saints, with countless Christians seeking her intercession before God in the most difficult cases. The fact that she experienced various states of life and, in each state, managed to be a sign of
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
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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
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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
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