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This afternoon God called to eternal rest Fr. Rikkardu Attard aged 87 years. Before moving to the Dar tal-Kleru for essential nursing care, he formed part of the Hal-Tarxien comunity. He also gave valuable service for many years in Catania and Brazil. His funeral will be held on Thursday 28 November 2019 at 9.30 a.m. For those who wish to pay him their last respects, on that morning Fr. Rikkardu […]

On the evening of Thursday 31 October, a concert by the pianist Naoko Aburaki was held in the corridor of the Convent of St Augustine in Valletta. Aburaki, a Japanese pianist, played pieces by renowned composers such as Bach, Schubert, Debussy and Chopin. After the concert, those who attended the concert had the opportunity to visit parts of the convent and to dine in the refectory of the same convent.

On Wednesday 13th November, the anniversary of the birth of St Augustine, the Lay Augustinians celebrated the feast of all the saints of the Augustinian Order at the Chapel of the Monastery of the Augustinian Nuns of Contemplative Life in Valletta. Mass was celebrated by the Provincial Fr Leslie Gatt OSA. During Mass, prayers were said for the intention of Augustinian vocations. After Mass, the lay Augustinians had the opportunity

‘Is the Media serving or betraying Maltese society?’ was the first title in a series of informal discussion meetings on the general theme ‘Society at a Crossroads’, organised by The Augustinian Cloister Foundation, Malta, at the historic refectory of the Augustinian convent of St Mark in Rabat, Malta. Friday 25th October 2019 saw the first group which was made up of a good cross section of well-known journalists and opinion

May they rest in peace… these are the words which come to mind whenever we visit our relatives in the cemetery. On Wednesday 6th November, the Augustinian friars together with various lay people close to the Augustinian family gathered together to pray for the dead religious members of the Maltese Augustinian Province. The friars celebrated the Eucharist at the Cemetery Chapel and afterwards a short moment of prayer was held

Dr Martijn Boven Date: Wednesday 27th November 2019 19.00hrs Dr Martijn Boven from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, is the invited Guest Lecturer to address the 22nd edition of the Annual Saint Augustine Lecture 2019 at the University of Malta. The Lecture is held in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology of the University of Malta, the Augustinian Institute, and the Malta Archdiocesan Foundation for Theological Studies. Dr Boven

Our brother Cardinal Prospero Grech is well known in academic circles. Apart from celebrating his 75th year in the Augustinian Order, he has worked for most of his life in Rome where he taught in various universities. He was also the co-founder of the Patristic Institute ‘Augustinianum’ and lent his expertise to various Church Commissions and Dicasteries. Few, however, know that the Cardinal is also a keen photographer and has