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The first stage of the restoration of the 1959 Mascioni organ at St. Mark’s Church, Rabat

/ News, Rabat & Baħrija

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 …

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Waħda u Sħiħa hija l-Imħabba – a new book by Fr. Salvino Caruana OSA and Fr. Francis Calleja OSA (2)

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This recent work by Professor Salvino Caruana OSA, Director of the Augustinian Institute of Piet , published jointly with Fr Francis Calleja OSA, is a translation into Maltese of another text of Augustine of Hippo, 10 Homilies on the First Letter of St. John to the Parthians. The translation was made from the Latin version of Patrologia Latina v. 35. It is another gem from Augustine of Hippo’s (354-430) immense …

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Fr. Paul Muscat – 50 years of priesthood

/ News, St Augustine Parish Valletta

On Sunday 14th March, Fr. Paul Muscat celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his Priestly Ordination. Unfortunately, circumstances did not allow us to celebrate this anniversary together, but let us unite with him and his Augustinian Community in Valletta, and give thanks to the Lord for his ministry. Father Paul was born in Dingli on December 14, 1946 and received his secondary education at St. Augustine College. In 1963 he began his novitiate …

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Fr. Luis Marín De San Martín OSA, nominated undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops

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The Holy Father Pope Francis, has appointed our brother Fr. Luis Marín de San Martín, OSA as undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, nominating him titular bishop of Suliana. Until now, Fr Luis Marín is one of the Assistants to the Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine responsible for the South European region being Malta, Italy and Spain. Bishop-elect Fr Luis Marín, was born on 21 August 1961 …

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A letter from the Prior General, to the Brothers and Sisters of the Order of Saint Augustine

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The Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine Fr Alejandro Moral Anton sent a message to all the brothers and sisters of the Order on the Occasion of the World Day of Consecrated life celebrated on the 2nd of February. It is a message to particularly express his closeness in this ‘moment of crisis’ caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and offering a word of encouragement and moreover an invitation …

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Celebration of Thursdays in preparation for the feast of St. Rita

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St. Rita’s name engenders so much devotion from so many persons who have recourse to this Saint of the Impossible for her intercession before God. Thursday is the day when so many of her devotees turn to her in particular in all the Augustinian Churches, more so when the Thursdays of devotions in preparation for her feast day are celebrated. St. Rita was an Augustinian religious who lived in central …

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The Rabat Augustinian Community expresses its appreciation of the solidarity and support of so many persons

/ News, Rabat & Baħrija

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 …

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Let us be a cradle of an Evangelical Community – Continuous Formation meetings

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“The one who made you without your help will not save you without your help”. (St. Augustine – Commentary on Psalm 169,13). Therefore, we Augustinian religious always feel the need to renew ourselves. One of the ways how this can come about is by way of continuous formation. This Formation makes sense because as religious friars have the need to sustain and to give a new life to the vocation …

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Thank you from the Augustinians in Kenya

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Greetings from Kenya. It is our hope that God has protected you all from the ravages of covid 19 pandemic. We are glad to report that from the donations given by the Maltese people which we received recently we have been able to feed and support poor people in three of our parishes: Mbwiru: About 35 families received food portions Ishiara: More than 40 households benefitted from food portions Eldoret: …

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The façade of St. Augustine’s Priory in Gozo offers a backdrop for a wonderful spectacular evening

/ News, Victoria (Gozo)

These Christmas days, St Augustine Square in Victoria Gozo, and the façade of the Augustinian Priory in the same square offered a wonderful setting to host the virtual Christmas concert by the Schola Cantorum Jubilate which this year is celebrating its 20th Anniversary The links of this professional Choir with the Priory date back several years and were synonymous with the organization of the annual Carols by Candlelight event. In …

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