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After the Celebration of the Ordinary Provincial Chapter that was held last March/April, the Prior Provincial continued discussions with the Provincial Council and with various friars individually. The work and discussions that normally take place during this period are a continuation to what was discussed at the Provincial Chapter and an evaluation is undertaken of certain changes that become necessary in the friars’ responsibilities in particular communities. It was exactly within the spirit of these matters that, […]

Augustinian Family Feast 2022 “Let us leave the rudder in God’s hands as He knows best what are our needs” Inez Casolani, Tertiary Augustinian On Tuesday 7 June the Augustinian Provincial Commission for the Laity organised the 2022 Augustinian Family Feast in Gozo. Seventy lay males and females from the communities of Valletta, Ħal-Tarxien, Paceville and St. Julians, together with members of the Secular Augustinain Fraternity, met at Ċirkewwa so

May We Leave Christ Astonish Us! After two years of restrictions that have deprived us from the celebrations of the Holy Week in our churches, we are once again celebrating together as a community of faith the Mystery of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. . Although we cannot say that we are free from the thought of the pandemic or from any limitations on the

On Thursday, 31st March the Augustinian friars met at Mount Saint Joseph Retreat House in Mosta for a moment of prayer and reflection during Lent. The meeting began with a moment of prayer and afterwards Fr. Martin Micallef Ofm Cap shared with the friars some reflections on the biblical figure of Judas and some temptations in today’s world. After a moment of personal reflection, the Augustinian friars gathered again for

The Maltese Augustinian Friars gathered for the Ordinary Provincial Chapter 2022, while showing solidarity with the Ukrainian people who are currently suffering from the harsh attacks on their lives and their freedom, express their condemnation for any form of war and threat to the freedom and life of every person, especially the most vulnerable in society. Our Father Saint Augustine affirms that “peace is the goodness of the heart that