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Normally, during the month of October, the Provincial Commission for Lay Augustinians holds its first meeting after summer. Unfortunately, this year, due to the pandemic, it is not possible for us to meet as we usually do. So as to keep contact with you, we thought of organising a Mass online. This was transmitted on the Facebook page of the Malta Augustinians. We thank Fr. Terence Spiteri osa and Mr […]

It has been the wish of the Augustinian Laity Commission to establish in Malta an Augustinian Secular Fraternity. To this end, a commission was set up to look into this possibility; to formulate a statute and to prepare a programme for the formation of those lay persons interested in forming part of this Fraternity. Lay Augustinian Fraternities within the Augustinian order comprise Catholics, men and women worldwide, and in the

The Friars of the Malta Province meet to pray together On Thursday 24 September 2020, the Augustinian friars got together at the St. Augustine Parish Church, Valletta. This was a prayer meeting in preparation for the Provincial Intermediary Assembly which will be celebrated in October. The meeting was led by Auxiliary Bishop Mgr. Joe Galea Curmi who, apart from praying with the friars, expressed a message of home and encouragement,

The presence of the Augustinian Religious in Malta goes beyond six hundred years. For many years the friars lived and worked in the convent in Rabat, Malta, the one in Valletta and that in Victoria, Gozo where they established three communities. Meanwhile, as was the case with other religious orders in Malta, they formed part of other provinces and, in the case of the Augustinians, they appertained to the Sicilian

This year we will be celebrating the feast of St. Augustine in unusual circumstances. The day commemorating our father’s St. Augustine’s entry into heaven will be celebrated in a subdued way in accordance with the directives that are intended to ensure that we take good care of one another during this pandemic. If a lot of things can in some way or other be limited, certainly God’s love and graces, with

Last week, the school run by the Augustinian nuns was burgled during the night. 6 Toshiba notebooks were stolen along with 3 CPUs; 4 monitors and a TV set. Apart from that, in the morning a big storm hit the area and lightning burnt out the entire kitchen of the Primary school. YOU CAN HELP by sending your donation:- on Revolut: +356 7925 5936 bank transfer – IBAN – MT58VALL22013000000040010188817 or

On Thursday 6th August 2020, a group of youths shared an afternoon with the Augustinian community in Pietà (fr Mario, fr David and fr Terence). During this afternoon, Tagaste Youths had the opportunity to take part in a number of varied activities, organised for them by the Augustinian community and the Augustinian Youths. The activities included icebreakers, games, prayer spaces and football, and the evening was concluded with a BBQ

On Wednesday 29 July at about 7 p.m. we Augustinian brothers gathered together again for a moment of prayer at the Meditation Gardens, Millennium Chapel and after we had the pleasure of a get together on the terrace of the convent adjacent to the church dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel, Paceville. This was an informal moment but a pleasant one after months away from one another because of

As was the case in other countries, the Covid-19 – or as it is known here, the Koronavirus – also reached Cuba. Initially, it had a cold reception as the majority thought that, being an island, Cuba would not be affected. Thank God, the negative effect was not as bad as was the case in many other countries. According to news given on Cuban TV, Covid-19 reached Cuba through an