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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. […]

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

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

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

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

On Friday 27th August the Augustinian friars met in the morning for a moment of prayer at St. Augustine’s Church, Valletta and then continued to celebrate the feast of St. Augustine with a fraternal meal in the refectory of the priory. It was an informal and wonderful time for the friars to come together for the feasts of St. Monica and St. Augustine! Happy Feast to all!

On Saturday 28 August the Church around the world, and particularly the Augustinian family, celebrates the figure of our spiritual father St. Augustine. The Church regards St. Augustine as one of its greatest thinkers who contributed not only by his vast collection of writings and sermons, and the great number of consecrated men and women who follow his footsteps, but moreover by the powerful experience of his search for God.