Today, Fr Xavier Mifsud is celebrating his sixtieth anniversary of Priestly Ordination. Unfortunately, as things stand, it will not be possible to celebrate this annniversary with the brethren in the larger community but, in his Augustinian community in Rabat, Fr Xavier will be thanking the Lord for these years in the ministerial priesthood.

Fr Xavier was born in Rabat in 1933 and joined the Augustinain family in 1952. After completing his studies he was ordained priest on the 2nd April 1960. During the first years of his ministry, he lived in the Augustinian Community in Tarxien and worked at Saint Augustine College. In 1964 he went to Brasil where he dedicated most of his ministerial life as a priest. In Brasil he served in different communities and also as parish priest of various parishes. After almost forthy seven years of missionary service he returned to Malta and was a member of the Saint Rita Community in Saint Julians and later in the Rabat Priory, where he still lives today.

Though due to the present circumstances we will not be phisically close to him at this time, we wholeheartedly wish him good health and joy in the Lord, whom he served through all his life. Thank you fr Xavier. Ad Multos Annos.

Ad Multos Annos.

Photo: Times of Malta - January 13 2019 - Matthew Mirabelli