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We are Augustinians.
We would like to walk with you the walk of life with all the challenges and questions it brings with it.
Learn more about us answer your restless calling today.
A lamp to your feet
1. Desire and attraction
You don’t need to over-analyse your life, looking for conclusive signs in every mood or event. This can become an obsession, and even a superstition, like reading the tea leaves or the horoscopes. When you stand back and take a look at the big picture, perhaps a pattern emerges, and you sense that you are being drawn in a particular direction. Usually, you don’t really need more signs, you just
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
Created to share God’s love
The fundamental vocation of every human being is to love. This is not obvious to everyone today. Many people believe that human life is just an accident, a chance product of evolution, a meaningless event in a vast mechanical universe. It is certainly true that our lives have been shaped by many different forces, but there is a much deeper truth that we can discover through faith: Every single human
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
It is a journey that involves patience, honesty, perseverance…
The word ‘discernment’ is used to describe the whole process by which we listen to God and listen to our own hearts, gradually coming to know who God is calling us to be and where he is leading us. It is not something we just decide to do one afternoon, like baking a cake or watching a film. It is a journey that involves patience, honesty, perseverance, generosity, courage, and
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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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Għalfejn qiegħed ngħix?
Xi skop fiha l-ħajja? X’nixtieq fil-ħajja? F’hiex l-iktar li qiegħed inpoġġi l-impenn tiegħi? Dawn il-mistoqsijiet jisfidawna biex ninżlu iktar fil-fond tal-ħajja tagħna. Lkoll nafu li m’humiex mistoqsijiet faċli u jista’ jkun li nibżgħu naffrontawhom u nirrisponduhom, jista’ jkun ukoll li l-kultura tal-lum tħeġġiġna iktar għal ħajja iktar superfiċjali imma ħafna minna nirrealizzaw li qegħdin nitilfu ħafna mill-iskop tal-ħajja. X’inhu t-teżor tiegħek? X’sens fiha l-ħajja? X’jagħmel il-ħajja sabiħa? Ir-raġel tal-parabbola tal-lum
San Eżekjel Moreno
Twieled fir-raħal t’Alfaro f’Navarra fi Spanja fl-1848. Bħal ħuh, Eżekjel ingħaqad mal-Familja Agostinjana tar-Rekolletti. Wara ftit ta’ żmien Moreno flimkien ma’ 17-il saċerdot oħrajn intbagħtu fil-Filippini fejn ġie ordnat saċerdot fl-1871. Fil-Filippini wettaq l-ewwel ħidma tiegħu pastorali bħala saċerdot Agostinjan, li damet madwar 15-il sena. Fl-1885 waqt il-kapitlu provinċjali (laqgħa li fiha l-provinċja tiltaqa’ biex tiddiskuti u tippjana l-ħidma tagħha għas-snin li jkunu ġejjin) Eżekjel Moreno sar Pirjol tal-kunvent f’Monteagudo
Kulħadd jixtieq li jkun ferħan…
Il-ġenituri jixtiequ l-aħjar għall-ulied u Alla wkoll jixtieq l-aħjar għalina. X’inhu l-aħjar għalina? Kulħadd jixtieq li jkun ferħan. Alla jridna li nkunu ferħanin u ħalaqna biex inkunu ferħanin. Mela l-ferħ mhux il-mistoqsija. Il-mistoqsija hija kif niksbu l-ferħ? Jekk nixtiequ nkunu nafu kif inhi l-qalb ta’ Alla, ma għandnix iħarsu lejn affarijiet oħra ħlief lejn il-Beatitudnijiet. U la nafu kif inhi l-qalb ta’ Alla, dawn il-beatitudnijiet jistednuna biex nimitaw il-qalb t’Alla.
Mind the gap u l-fidi
Kull min ra xi dokumentarju jew qara xi artiklu dwar Londra jew kien xi darba f’din il-belt metropolitana, u għamel użu mis-servizz tal-underground f’din il-belt, jinduna li dan huwa avviż biex wieħed joqgħod attent għal vojt li jkun hemm bejn il-platform u t-tube tal-underground. Mind the gap saret l-frażi li ssibha fuq flokkijiet, tazez u elf ħaġa oħra biex tfakkrek f’Londra. Hemm distanza, li tista’ tkun ċkejkna jew kbira skont
Trinità Qaddisa
Alla l-Missier li jagħder u jħenn Fl-ewwel qari l-awtur tal-ktieb tal-Eżodu (minkejja li dak iż-żmien ma kienux jafu bil-kunċett tat-Trinita’) jagħtina ħjiel tal-ewwel persuna tat-Trinita’ – Alla l-Missier li jagħder u jħenn. Diversi frażijiet li jsemmilna li għandhom x’jaqsmu mal-viċinanza t’Alla: il-Mulej niżel fi sħaba u waqaf hemm… Alla li jinżel ħdejja u ħdejk, Alla li jkun qrib tagħna. Alla li jieqaf ħdejk, jieqaf iħares lejk b’ħarsa ta’ imħabba, Alla
vjaġġ mis-suppervja għall-umiltà…
Hemm vjaġġ li kollha kemm aħna għandna nagħmlu – dan huwa l-vjaġġ li mis-supervja ngħaddu għall-umiltà. Ħa naraw aspett li wkoll rajnih fl-Evanġelju – il-farizew li jafda fih inifsu li huwa tajjeb u fl-istess ħin imaqdar lil ħaddieħor….Iċċentra fuqu inifsu li huwa biss tajjeb u jiġġudika lil oħrajn b’mod negattiv fuq bażi esterna…Imma Alla jħares lejn il-qalb u jara stampa differenti. Kemm jiġrilna li kważi nixxukjaw ruħna meta niskopru li
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
Ask by getting in contact with us on our contact page, or talk to a vocations director.
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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We can’t wait to hear your story.
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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