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The Augustinian Friars meet for St Augustine’s Feast

On Wednesday 28 August the Augustinian friars met in the morning for a moment of prayer in Saint Augustine Church, Valletta and afterwards they continued to celebrate the feast of Saint Augustine with a fraternal meal in the refectory of the same convent. It was an informal and beautiful moment in which the brothers could get together for the festivities of Santa Monica and Saint Augustine! For this moment there […]

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9 days walking to Santiago

A different but powerful experience is that of the Camino de Santiago. 5 young people together with fr Terence Spiteri osa walked from Portugal to Spain (200Km in 9 days). Every morning they started walking early, always with a moment of prayer and reflection. They walked about 20/30Km a day until they reached the next village where they would sleep that night to get up again the next day and

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Tagaste Youths in Cascia together with other Augustinian youths

During the last week of July, the Tagaste Youths took part in a different experience together with other young Italians in Cascia. During this week Tagaste Youths took part in various activities such as walks, games, a moment of prayer, discussions, personal reflections and other moments in which they could get to know other young people who are in Augustinian groups in Italy. Here are some of the experiences of

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The missionary experience in Mozambique

Now that the experience is over and everyone is returning to their normal routine we would like to express our gratitude for everything we went through in July for three weeks in Mozambique together with the Augustinian Sisters. Coming back to Malta, we were all sorry to leave so many people and experiences behind us, at the same time satisfied that our work left hope in the lives of these

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Augustinian Pilgrimage in Italy

The Provincial Augustinian Lay Commission, under the direction of Fr Franco Grech 0SA, this year saw its dream come to true to organize an Augustinian pilgrimage, with the help of God. This was done with the participation of Mr. Marcel Zammit Marmarà as tour leader and Ms. Gwen Mousù who organized the pilgrimage. Between 24 and 31 July 2024, 54 people joined us as one family on this pilgrimage and

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International Congress for the Laity in Rome

An International Congress for the Augustinian Laity was held in Rome between the 10th and the 15th of July 2024 bringing together representatives from the different Circoscriptions of the Order of Saint Augustine around the world. Malta is being represented by the Provincial delegate for the Laity, P. Franco Grech O.S.A., together with three members of the Provincial Commission for the Laity who are also active in other areas of

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An Augustinian appointed Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Archives

On 5th July, His Holiness Pope Francis, appointed the Augustinian Father Rocco Ronzani, Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Archives. Amongst other responsabilities, Fr Rocco was until now professor of Fundamental Patrology at the Pontifical Patristic Institute Augustinianum, in Rome. He succeeds Monsignor Sergio Pagano, Barnabite, titular bishop of Celene, appointed by the Pontiff, still today, councilor of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences. Fr Rocco was born in Genazzano Italy,

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Closure of the Diocesan Phase of Henry and Inez Casolani’s Beatification Cause

On July 5, 2024 Msgr. Charles J. Scicluna, Archbishop of Malta presided over the closing ceremony of the diocesan phase for the beatification causes of the Servants of God, Henry and Inez Casolani at the Parish Church of Saint Augustine in Valletta. The ceremony marked a significant milestone in the journey towards recognizing the sanctity of the Maltese couple. Various ecclesiastical and civil authorities, family members, and numerous faithful who

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Youths leave Malta to discover more about themselves and God

On Sunday 7th July in the Church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine, in Tarxien 20 young men and women gathered together to ask God to be with them in the different experiences they will have this summer outside Malta. The Amigos group for the 30th time led by fr Mario Abela will be leaving Malta for Mozambique and doing missionary work with the poor. During these 3 weeks this group

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Festa Familja Agostinjana in Gozo organized by the Provincial Commission for the Laity

On Saturday 15th June the Provincial Commission for the Laity organized the annual Festa Familja Agostinjana which became an annual activity awaited by several lay people close to the Augustinian communities. The activity which was held in Gozo, was attended by more than a hundred people coming from different Augustinian communities and pastoral initiatives. The day started with a panoramic train ride and some free time in Victoria. At noon

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