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 […]
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 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
“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
Let us be a cradle of an Evangelical Community – Continuous Formation meetings Read More »
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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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
If the face mask has covered our smiles, do find a way that your eyes convey to others a look full of Jesus’ love. We all know that all we celebrate and create during these days is centred on the nativity scene which reminds us of that event that happened many years ago when Our Lord Jesus Christ was born in a cave in Betlehem. Although nowadays many times we
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Fr Ambrose Delia is today celebrating the 60th anniversary of his Priestly Ordination. Along these years Fr Ambrose assumed various responsabilities in the Province and served the faithfull with so much in dedication in various realities. Fr Ambrose was born in Zebbug in 1938 and joined the Augustinian family in 1953. After completing his studies in Malta and in Rome, he was ordained Priest on the 17th of December 1960.
Fr. Ambrose Delia O.S.A. – 60 years of Ministerial Priesthood Read More »
On Tuesday 8 December we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Millennium Chapel Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we were unable to celebrate this event in a way that befitted the occasion. However, with God’s help we managed to have the thanksgiving Mass broadcast on the Facebook page of the Millennium Chapel so that those who wished to be present, and were unable to do so, could
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In a celebration held on Wednesday, Dcember 9 at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, the Church in Malta greeted and thanked the Lord for the gift of His Eminence Mons. Mario Grech who was created Cardinal in the consistory of November 28. The Prior Provincial Fr Leslie Gatt, represented the Maltese Province in the celebration. His Eminence Mario Grech was in fact created Cardinal just a few months after the death of
