Tarxien

Various Feasts Celebrated in the Augustinian Calendar

/ News, Rabat & Baħrija, St Augustine Parish Valletta, Tarxien

The past few weeks have brought with them several feasts in the Augustinian liturgical calendar. Alongside the feasts of Saint Monica and Saint Augustine in the final days of August, the beginning of September also saw the celebration of Our Lady of Consolation, Patroness of the Order, and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, the first Augustinian religious to be canonised by the Church. Apart from the liturgical celebrations on the very […]

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Decisions following the Ordinary Provincial Chapter 2026

/ News, Paceville & St Julians, Rabat & Baħrija, St Augustine Parish Valletta, Tarxien, Victoria (Gozo)

Following the Ordinary Provincial Chapter 2026, which we Augustinians celebrated in  March and April of this year, discussions continued regarding our life in the respective communities, and the ministries we carry out in various realities. Current circumstances require us to continue a journey of reflection that also leads to decisions. In this spirit, it has been decided that the Communities of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino in Tarxien and Saint Thomas

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Fr. Pierre Desira and Fr. Josef Sciberras – 25 years of Ordained Ministry

/ News, Rabat & Baħrija, Tarxien

Monday 1st September marked the 25th anniversary of the Priestly Ordination of Fr. Pierre Desira and Fr. Josef Sciberras who were Ordained Priests in the year 2000 at St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, by H.E. Mons Ġużeppi Mercieca together with several other Priests. Along these 25 years they served the Augustinian family and the Church through various ministries both in Malta and abroad. Fr. Pierre Desira celebrated a thanksgiving Mass

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Three youth groups embark on different experiences of a living Church

/ Education, Missionary, News, Tarxien, Youth Ministry

On Sunday, 22nd June, at the Church of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in Ħal Tarxien, a special Mass was held during which three youth groups were commissioned in the name of the Christian community to embark on different experiences of a living Church abroad this summer. The Amigos group, led for the 31st time by Fr. Mario Abela and Fr. Terence Spiteri, will be leaving Malta for Iquitos, Peru, to

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50th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Church of St. Nicholas in Tarxien

/ News, Tarxien

On Saturday, May 10, the Augustinian Community in Tarxien organized a celebration of Thanksgiving on the 50th anniversary of the Consecration of the Church dedicated to St. Nicholas of Tolentine, which took place on May 10, 1975. The mass presided over by the Prior Provincial, began with the incense of the twelve crosses that had been anointed with sacred oil by Archbishop Mgr Mikiel Gonzi on the day of the

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Formation meeting for the Augustinian friars

/ News, Other pastoral ministries, Paceville & St Julians, Rabat & Baħrija, St Augustine Parish Valletta, Tarxien, Victoria (Gozo)

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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Youths leave Malta to discover more about themselves and God

/ News, Tarxien, Youth Ministry

On Sunday 7th July in the Church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine, in Tarxien 20 young men and women gathered together to ask God to be with them in the different experiences they will have this summer outside Malta. The Amigos group for the 30th time led by fr Mario Abela will be leaving Malta for Mozambique and doing missionary work with the poor. During these 3 weeks this group

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The secretariat for the Augustinian Missions is celebrating 30 years

/ Missionary, News, Tarxien, Youth Ministry

The Maltese Augustinian Province together with the secretariat for the Augustinian Missions will celebrate a thanksgiving Eucharist on the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the secretariat in 1994. This mass will be held on Saturday 6 April at the Church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine, Lampuka Street, Tarxien at 6.30pm. For the last 30 years AMIGOS has offered several young people a missionary experience, in Brazil, Mozambique and Kenya.

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A meeting for Maltese Lay Augustinians

/ Laity, News, Tarxien

On April 26th, lay people who are part of the Augustinian community celebrated the Conversion of Saint Augustine, Saint Mark (the Protector of the Maltese Augustinian Province), and the Virgin Mary (Mother of Good Counsel) at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Tarxien. The celebration began with a mass led by the Provincial P. Leslie Gatt osa, after which those present were invited to join together in the Augustinian Oratory,

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50 years from the inauguration and the blessing of the Church of St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Tarxien

/ News, Tarxien

The Maltese Augustinian Province is these days, thanking  the Lord on the occasion of the 50th Anninversary from the inauguration and the blessing of the Church dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, Tarxien which took place on the 18th April 1970. It is with regret that we are celebrating so many years of service and liturgical celebrations in such circumstances when all activity in the church, as in all other

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