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On Friday, November 26, 2021, Fr. Leslie Gatt was once again elected Prior Provincial of the Maltese Augustinian Province. The Maltese Augustinian friars, in the recent weeks voted to elect a Prior Provincial for the next four year term. The Augustinians have been in Malta for over 600 years, but this will eventually be the 67th provincial mandate since the founding of the Maltese Augustinian Province in 1817. Fr. Leslie, …

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On November 6, the Augustinian Family celebrates the remembrance of the departed Augustinian brethren. On Tuesday 9th November at 10am the Prior Provincial, together with several friars, celebrated a mass in the Chapel of the Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery commemorating the deceased friars. In his reflection he spoke on: the beautiful memories that all these brothers have left us; the sense of gratitude that we should all express as we …

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In a letter sent earlier this month, the Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine, Fr. Alejandro Moral Anton, OSA, encouraged all the members of the Order to participate in the Synodal Journey of the Church formally opened by Pope Francis on October 9 and 10 2022 To animate the Order’s participation in this Synod, the Prior General created an international commission composed of friars, sisters and lay people: Fr. …

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Between the 11th and 15th of October a group of Augustinian friars gathered at the Stella Maris Retreat House in Zebbug Gozo for a few days of prayer and reflection. During these days, the friars had the opportunity to have a break from their daily routine and reflect on their own calling, accompanied by Mons. Frans Abdilla who animated these days. In addition to the interesting and current reflections shared …

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On the 9th and 10th October 2021, Pope Francis opened formally the Synodal Journey of the Church which will reach its climax in the Synod of Bishops to be held at the Vatican in October 2023. Pope Francis had announced the convocation of a Synod of Bishops way back in May 2021 with the theme being the ‘synodal journey’ itself, “For a synodal Church: Communion, participation, and mission.”  A new …

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On September 14, the Maltese Augustinian Province celebrates the anniversary of its foundation in 1817. The presence of the Augustinian Friars in Malta goes back much more than that, and for more than 600 years they were an active presence on our islands. In preparation for the 2022 Provincial Ordinary Chapter, which will be convened in early October, a short questionnaire on the presence and work of the Augustinians in …

A short questionnaire – 204 years of the Maltese Augustinian Province Read More »

Once again we are celebrating St. Augustine and thus the many qualities with which he marked the history of Christianity. Other great figures along the years looked up to his thinking in what he wrote and preached, and found in it a great wealth, as we still do today. So many men and women over the years have chosen to answer to God’s call through consecrated life prompted by his …

We have a convert as a father! – message from our Provincial Read More »