Rabat & Baħrija

On Sunday, January 16, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated the Eucharist at St. Martin’s Church with the Baħrija community. The Archbishop inaugurated and blessed two new bas-reliefs that were installed in the Church just a few days ago. The bas-reliefs, work of the brave artist Jennings Falzon, were placed one on each side of the altar and symbolize the Eucharist and the Deaconia. That of the Eucharist was in fact […]

An inlaid nameplate within the console of this organ bears the name of the builder (Vincenzo MASCIONI), the date of construction (1959), the Opus number (764) and the location of the Mascioni factory (Cuvio <Varese>). Mascioni is one of the most renowned Italian organ building firms. It has built many organs outside of the Italian territory, twelve of which are in the Maltese Islands. The organ at St.Mark’s church is

From January of this year, the restoration work on the organ of the Church began due to the various damages it had. This work is still going on and we hope that by the end of June of this year it will be ready so that we can once again enjoy a unique cultural and musical experience The Augustinian Cloister Foundation within the Convent and the Church had planned various

Fr Xavier Mifsud OSA passes away It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of fr Xavier Mifsud OSA who went to meet the risen Lord whom he loved and served along his life today 28th April 2021. Fr Xavier was lately residing at Villa Messina after leaving the Rabat Community just a few weeks ago. Fr Xavier was born in Rabat in 1933 and joined the

1st UPDATE – Restoration of the three Bellows: The first main stage of the restoration of the 1959 Mascioni organ at St. Mark’s Church is now completed. The three double-rise bellows, have been completely restored / releathered, re-installed and re-activated. Prior to the restoration, the bellows still employed the original 1959 leathering. This leather was not completely worn-out, and may have provided a few more years of service with some

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

Fr Ambrose Delia is today celebrating the 60th anniversary of his Priestly Ordination. Along these years Fr Ambrose assumed various responsabilities in the Province and served the faithfull with so much in dedication in various realities. Fr Ambrose was born in Zebbug in 1938 and joined the Augustinian family in 1953. After completing his studies in Malta and in Rome, he was ordained Priest on the 17th of December 1960.

A new statue of our Lady Mother of God was inaugurated last Sunday, 1st November, at St Martin’s Church in Baħrija. The Statue was blessed by the rector, Fr Raymond Francalanza O.S.A. during the 9am mass. It is the work of the young artist Chris Ebejer and was actually the original model of the artistic statue of our Lady situated at the entrance of Mater Dei hospital. The Augustinians, particularly

On Wednesday 18th December, The Augustinian Cloister Foundation organized a Christmas Concert featuring students from the Malta School of Music. This concert was preceded by some mulled wine and mince pies in the historical convent.

A Christmas Choral concert was held on 7 December at St Mark’s Church. The St Paul Choral Society participated in this well-attended concert.  Readings from St Augustine were also read out during the wonderful evening. Afterwards mulled wine and home-made mince-pies were served in the Augustinian Cloister. This was organised by the Augustinian Cloister Foundation as part of the encounters with culture events.