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A lamp to your feet
You want that happiness today…
You want that happiness today. But you need to say “yes” to His call; you need to break the bubble of your online profile and cross the threshold of real life. And how will you hear that call if you never take off your headphones? Discerning Your Vocation – a catholic guide for young adults – Community of the Beatitudes
Where am I going?
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following Your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please you. And I
Titħajjar tiġi warajja? – Ġesù
Relazzjoni ma’ Ġesù – Ġesù jitkellem magħna Il-Mulej li jitkellem fil-ħajja tagħna…b’mod normali mingħajr trombi: Jistedinna biex nimxu warajh: bil-persuni li niltaqgħu magħhom, bil-Bibbja li hija l-kelma tiegħu bit-talb personali tagħna bl-ewkaristija bis-sagramenti b’mod qawwi fis-sagrament tar-rikonċiljazzjoni jitkellem bl-esperjenzi tagħna, jitkellem fil-ferħ tagħna, fit-tama, fil-ħolm, fil-qadi tagħna jitkellem fil-mumenti ta’ dlam, diffikultajiet, qtigħ ta’ qalb Nirriflettu: aħna kif nitkellmu miegĦu? Kemm nagħtu kas ta’ dawn il-mumenti li fihom jitkellem il-Mulej
INT Ewkaristija
Darba l-Papa Benedittu kien qal: Ewkaristija li ma tgħaddix għall-prattika konkreta tal-imħabba hija xi ħaġa essenzjalment framentata. Aħna ma niġux hawn biex niċċelebraw l-Ewkaristija għax hija xi tradizzjoni. Niġu hawn għaliex l-Ewkaristija tatina l-qawwa naffrontaw bi mħabba dak kollu li niltaqgħu miegħu. L-Ewkaristija mhux ċelebrazzjoni sabiħa u daqshekk. Fil-fatt m’hemmx Ewkaristija bla kumpassjoni u bla ma naqsmu ma’ l-oħrajn. Ewkaristija hija għotja. F’kull ċelebrazzjoni Ewkaristika Ġesù jingħata lill-Missier għalina. Jingħata
Agħti l-pass!
Għandek paċenzja? Lesti tħalli l-qamħ u s-sikrana jitilgħu flimkien bħal bidwi fil-parabbola? Paċenzja Xi drabi bħal donnu naraw biss in-negattiv fina tant li ma jħallinix naraw it-tajjeb u l-pożittiv li hemm fina…naqtgħu qalbna. Jista’ jkun ukoll li nkunu rridu lil kulħadd perfett kif jaqbel lili u min mhux skont il-kriterji tiegħi nwarrbu, nneħħiħ minn ħajti. Għalfejn jiġrilna hekk? Għax ma naċċettawx li aħna lkoll dgħajfin, imma mhux biex naqtgħu qalbna
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We were founded as an Augustinian Order in 1244 when Pope Innocent IV gathered together various hermit communities in Italy and have been present in Malta since the 14th century.
We follow the footsteps of Christ and Saint Augustine.
We serve God and his people in diverse ministries as priests, educators and missionaries.
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x’qalb ser ikolli?
U l-isfida li ppruvaw ipoġġu lil Ġesù, Ġesù reġa poġġilhom sfida oħra lura u issa dak l-avukat li staqsih il-mistoqsija min hu l-proxxmu, qiegħed fin-nofs quddiem 2 persuni li baqgħu indifferenti u 2 persuni li laqgħuh. Ried jieħu deċiżjoni! U fil-fatt ir-risposta hija dak li wera’ miegħu ħniena. U dawn kieku kemm is-Samaritan u wkoll il-Lukandier. It-tnejn mwarbin mis-soċjetà, imma għalihom l-persuni hija aktar importanti mix-xogħol. U din ħaġa li
Alla mhux indifferenti lejn id-dinja – għaliex aħna qegħdin inkunu indifferenti?
Għandna raġel għani. Kien jagħmel ta’ bi ruħu li lil Lazzru ma jafux jew li mhuwiex jarah. Imma meta dan ir-raġel l-għani miet u kien fi stat ta’ tbatija lil Lazzru jsejjaħlu b’ismu meta lil Abraham jgħidlu: “Ibgħat lil Lazzru…” Dan mela kien id-dnub ta’ dan ir-raġel sinjur: mhux għax kien sinjur, mhux għax kien jiekol tajjeb u jilbes sabiħ, imma għaliex fil-għana tiegħu għalaq għajnejh għal min kien qiegħed
għeneb ħelu jew qares?
Din il-parabbola tirrakkonta fil-qosor l-istorja tas-salvazzjoni li hi storja ta’ mħabba min-naħa ta’ Alla imma kien hemm reżistenzi min-naħa tal-mexxejja tal-poplu t’Alla li qatlu lill-profeti u l-messaġġiera ta’ Alla, saħansitra lil Ibnu li miet barra s-swar tal-belt ta’ Ġerusalemm. Aħna llum l-poplu t’Alla. Aħna li naħdmu l-għalqa tad-dwieli. Huwa jistenna li jkun hemm il-frott, u l-frott li jibqa’. Il-mistoqsija li nistaqsu lilna nfusna Kif qegħdin nagħmlu dan? Kemm aħna aħjar
L-imħabba tal-Mulej tħawwad lil kulħadd
L-imħabba ta’ Kristu li toħroġ mid-definitions tagħna/mill-kaxxi tagħna – Kristu ma jitkellimx “għax hekk suppost, għax dejjem hekk sar, għax hekk hemm miktub…” il-Mulej ma jitkellimx mir-riġidità tal-liġi imma mil-liġi tal-imħabba. L-imħabba tal-Mulej tħawwad lil kulħadd – minflok keċċa lil midinba, laqagħha u aċċettaha flimkien mal-ġesti li bdiet tagħmel, ma bediex jiddubita minnha. Aħna fil-ħajja tagħna kif qegħdin nakkumpanjaw lil dawn il-persuni li forsi qegħdin fid-dnub? Qegħdin niġġuddikawhom, nitkażaw bihom
Augustine in his own words
Few thinkers have shaped Western civilization more powerfully than St. Augustine (354-430). This volume offers a comprehensive portrait―or rather, self-portrait, since its words are mostly Augustine’s own―drawn from the breadth of his writings and from the long course of his career. One chapter is devoted to each of his masterpieces (Confessions, On the Trinity, and City of God) and one to each of his best-known controversies (against Manichees, Donatists, and Pelagians). It also explores
The City of God
Saint Augustine is often regarded as the most influential Christian thinker after Saint Paul, and City of God is his masterpiece, a cast synthesis of religious and secular knowledge. It began as a reply to the charge that Christian other worldliness was causing the decline of the Roman Empire. Augustine produced a wealth of evidence to prove that paganism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Then he
Frequently Asked Questions
We were founded as an Augustinian Order in 1244 when Pope Innocent IV gathered together various hermit communities in Italy and have been present in Malta since the 14th century. We follow the footsteps of Christ and Saint Augustine and serve God and his people in diverse ministries as priests, educators and missionaries.
In Malta we are presenti in 6 communities: Valletta, Rabat, Tarxien, Pietà, Paceville and Victoria (Gozo).
Here are the three key differences between diocesan priests and religious priests:
1. Where they live.
Diocesan priests serve in the particular geographical region of a diocese or archdiocese. Usually, the bishop assigns them to a parish, where they live independently and interact with the parishioners and broader community. Diocesan priests sometimes live with other priests who serve at their parish, but each can own his own property.
Priests who are in a religious order are not assigned to a particular diocese. Instead, the superior of the order (the Prior Provincial) tells a religious priest where he will live to carry out his ministry. It could be in a different city, or even a different country. Religious priests live in community with one another. The religious priests in community own possessions communally.
2. What their mission is.
A diocesan priest is generally called to serve the needs of his parish. He celebrates Mass and administers sacraments to the parishioners, including Baptism and Reconciliation. At the same time, he runs the parish by making administrative and financial decisions. Additionally, a diocesan priest serves the particular pastoral needs of his parish, such as visiting the sick and spiritually accompanying parishioners.
In contrast, religious priests can work in a wide variety of ministries including a parish, though they also administer the sacraments and celebrate Mass. Their work depends on the charism of their religious order, which refers to the spirituality and particular focus for which the order was founded. Ministries can include teaching, working with the poor, assisting the elderly, leading a contemplative life of prayer, and much more.
3. The promises they make.
All priests make an important and unique commitment to the Church when they decide to enter seminary and when they are ordained. But there are some differences in the types of promises priests make, and when they make them. Diocesan priests make three promises to the bishop at their ordination:
- To recite daily the Liturgy of the Hours
- To obey the bishop
- To live a life of celibacy
Religious priests make temporary solemn vows before their ordination as part of their formation. After a certain number of years, depending on the order, they make final solemn vows. These vows, which are shared by religious brothers, sisters, and priests, are the three evangelical counsels:
- Poverty
- Chastity
- Obedience
Diocesan priests and religious priests are wonderful gifts that Christ has given us in his Church, and in their separate but complementary ways, they help the Church to flourish. We pray in a special way today for vocations to the diocesan and religious priesthood, and for all vocations to consecrated life.
Religious vows are sacred promises. They reflect a life orientation and profound loving commitment. After a period of formation members of religious communities, Sisters, Brothers and those becoming Religious Priests, publicly profess such vows of poverty, celibate chastity and obedience.
Religious vows joyfully free a person to live for God and through that first love to serve others with love and to witness to God’s faithfulness, compassion and care for all.
Poverty is the vow that call us to live simply. We depend on the generosity of our benefactors and commit to living in a community that provides for our material and financial support. The vow of poverty is an invitation to follow Jesus by renouncing earthly goods for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Chastity is a personal virtue – to love others appropriately as a single, celibate male. Chastity is an invitation to renounce marriage and sexual activity. It is also a deeply rewarding form of love. It’s not all sacrifice…. Augustinians share in the intimate and chaste love of family, friends, and those we serve in ministry.
Obedience is the vow to give respect and deference to our legitimate superiors. Our local superior is called a Prior, and he holds responsibility for the local community. Local communities are organized into Provinces, headed by a Provincial. The Provincial serves as the Ordinary, which means that the Provincial can assign where a friar lives and works.
The Rule of St. Augustine incorporates the basic principles of the Augustinian spirituality of religious community life. The Rule of St. Augustine was written around the year 400.
1) Discernment
3) Pre-Novitiate
4) Novitiate
5) Simple Vows
7) Solemn Vows
8) Ordination to the Diaconate
9) Ordination to the Priesthood
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Discover who WE are and who YOU are
To young men we also offer the possibility of living in our community in Pietà for a few days where they can share our life built on the experience of the first Christian community.
Here they live the reality of our daily life by sharing our prayers, our community Eucharist, our food, our recreation and our work, particularly in the service of our brothers and the Church.
Above all we share together the beauty of each person’s story by celebrating the experiences and qualities of each one of us.
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Allow us to accompany you as we embark on this journey of discovering the calling and the wonderful plan that God has for you.
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