At the beginning of the year 2014, the Maltese Augustinian Province in compliance with what had been unanimously agreed in the Ordinary Provincial chapter 2014, had held discussions with Mons Archbishop (at that time Mons Paul Cremona) and with the Curia of the Archdiocese in which the Province showed the desire to start serving pastorally in some new reality of the Diocese. Eventually, the agreement was in fact made quite …
November is the month in which as Augustinians remember more than usual, the need to pray for vocations. On Monday, 14 November 2022 at 6pm, the Provincial Augustinian Lay Commission, together with the Secular Augustinian Fraternity, would like to organize a prayer meeting for vocations in the Santa Rita Chapel, St. Julians. Fr Terence Spiteri OSA, Promoter of vocations, will share with us a Biblical reflection while the brothers of …
The preparations for next summer’s experiences have already started, and we are offering these experiences for young people between 18 and 35 years old. The Secretariat for Augustinian Missions (AMIGOS) is offering a 3-week missionary experience in Kenya. The Augustinian Youths are offering a different experience in the form of a long walk of more than 100Km to the Cathedral of Santiago in Spain as a community. Â Anyone who …
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Academic Year 2023 1st Semester (January – March 2023) Augustinian Catechism  De catechizandis rudibus   Friday, 13th January 2023 (6.00 – 7.30pm) Searching and Confessing.Augustine of Hippo’s Quench for Wisdom and Truth (Prof. Salvino Caruana OSA) VENUE: MILLENNIUM HALL (Augustinians, Millennium Chapel, Church Street, Paceville, St Julian’s)  PANEL: Rev. Dr Stefan Attard SThD (Greg.) Dean Faculty of Theology, University of Malta  Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Farrugia HOD, Dept of …
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A team of educators from St Augustine College, together with our College Rector Fr David Cortis osa, had the opportunity to attend a very fruitful course in Helsinki, Finland, together with educators from other European countries as part of the Erasmus+, EU’s programme. This experience was first and foremost a realization of how much our college is working within high standards, as it was noticed that some practices and methods used …
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The 187th General Chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine, opened on Sunday September 11, 2022, with the Mass of the Holy Spirit presided over by the Prior General P. Alejandro Moral Anton O.S.A.. This Intermediate General Chapter is being held in the City of San Diego in California, in the United States. Around 40 representatives of the different circumscriptions of the Order around the world, are gathering with the …
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On Sunday 4 September the Augustinian Family celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lady Mother of Consolation, patron of the Augustinian Order. When years ago, in the Church and in the Mendicant Orders, the devotion to our Lady Mary began to be shaped, the Augustinian Order adopted the ancient symbol of the cincture. It was in that context that the tradition grew over the years, that Mary appeared to Saint Monica …
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of fr George Bezzina who went to meet the risen Lord early this morning at the venerable age of 94. Fr George was lately residing at the Christus Sacerdos residence for elderly priests in Birkirkara. Father George was born in Gharghur on March 29, 1928 and joined the Augustinian Family in 1946. After completing his studies, he was ordained …
The last days of August bring with them the Solemnity of Our Holu Father Saint Augustine in which the Church looks at the figure of this great saint and celebrates him among those who lived their baptism in its fullness . This is the call of all those who are part of the Christian community and who are called to constantly seek God together and celebrate their faith in the …
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On Friday 26th 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!
