Wed 25/12/2024
Bartolomeo di Paolo del Fattorino, detto FRA’ BARTOLOMEO Sofignano (Prato) 1472 – Firenze 1517 Adoration of the Child circa 1495 Tempera on panel, diam. cm 89 Borghese Gallery, Roma The President, Council, Members and Volunteers of the Maltese Association wish you all a Happy Holy Christmas filled with God’s Blessing. May the New Year 2025 […]
Tue 24/12/2024
The glorious ceiling, masterpiece of Mattia Preti, covering the vault of St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta looked down on the gathering of the Members and volunteers of the Maltese Association of the Order together with their families and friends on Christmas Eve, the 24th of December. . As in previous years, the Rector Mgr. Paul […]
Mon 23/12/2024
Dear Confrères and Consoeurs, dear Volunteers and Friends, The Christmas holidays are now imminent, and I would like to send you, Members of the Maltese Association, as well as all our volunteers and friends, my best wishes for a blessed Christmas and a joyous Jubilee Year of Hope ahead. This year, as in every year, […]
Mon 23/12/2024
Dear Members and Friends of the Order, From the Grand Magistry in Rome, in joyful anticipation of the birth of our Saviour, I send my best wishes to all for a holy and happy Christmas. It is as important, as it is difficult, to hold close to our hearts the message of Christmas. That is, […]
Mon 16/12/2024
Christmas time is a time for sharing. The Maltese Association has for some years now expressed this through the presentation of Christmas hampers containing food and other essentials to various Church and Religious Organisations and Charitable Institutions. The ceremony was held at the Headquarters of the Association at Casa Lanfreducci in Valletta on the 16th […]
Thu 12/12/2024
Laughter, games, shouting, colour, and most importantly, Father Christmas, all these were present at the Grand Hotel Excelsior on the 12th of December, when the Maltese Association hosted, as they do every year for the last 16 years, the Annual Children’s Christmas Party. Almost 230 young persons accompanied by around 60 adults, filled one of […]
Sun 08/12/2024
Pilgrims of Hope Dear friends, this Advent message reaches you during this beautiful and hectic time of the year when our timetable starts filling up with even more events than usual. As we often say, as Christians we need to take a step back to “enjoy” this season in a fruitful way: by not getting […]
Sat 07/12/2024
On Saturday, 7 December, in the solemn setting of the Vatican Basilica, Pope Francis presided over an Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of 21 new Cardinals. Among them was Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, Titular Archbishop of Zella and Apostolic Nuncio, Prelate Emeritus of the Order of Malta, who at 99 years and 75 days becomes […]
Sat 07/12/2024
A day of recollection, held every year before the Christmas Festivities, was this year held at St Ursula’s Church in Valletta. A fitting venue considering the close link there is between the Order and the Nuns. The Conventual Nuns very kindly greeted the many members and volunteers of the Order with coffees, teas and their […]
Fri 06/12/2024
First Friday Mass was celebrated by Mgr Claude Portelli, Conventual Chaplain, at Our Lady of Victory Church in Valletta at 6:00pm. The President of the Maltese Association, Dr. Michael Grech, assisted by the Administrative Secretary, Marchesino Josef Formosa Gauci, presented the awards after the homily. . The Council was very pleased to announce that, further […]
Sun 17/11/2024
The Volunteers of the Order (VOTO), established in 1987, is a peripheral organisation to the Maltese Association and many a member of VOTO have, over the course of the years, become full Members of the Order. Its main purpose has always been to be the support needed by the Association in fulfilling its mission of […]
Fri 01/11/2024
First Friday of every month sees members of the Maltese Association come together to hear Mass, usually held at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Victory in Valletta. First Friday in November coincided with the Feast of All Saints and Holy Mass was this month celebrated at the Palazzo Manresa, the Archbishop’s Curia in […]
Mon 21/10/2024
The Jerosolimitan Nuns of the Church and Monastery of Saint Ursula in Valletta are the direct historical descendants of the Sisters of St John established early in the 12th century. From humble beginnings under Grand Master Verdala, to the enlargements and rebuilding under Grand Masters De Paule and Nicolas Cottoner and later Grand Master Pinto, […]
Sun 13/10/2024
Blessed Gerard, the founder of the Order of Malta, is celebrated on the 13th of October. Members of the Order, worldwide, come together to give thanks to God for the life of the Blessed Gerard and contemplate about his great faith and lasting achievements. As in previous years, the Maltese Association attended a solemn […]
Sat 12/10/2024
The World Day of the Order for the year 2024 was celebrated by the Maltese Association through the 33rd National Pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Ta’ Pinu at Gharb in Gozo. This event has become a fixture in the calendar of events of the Association, and though it involves a lot of […]
'Casa Lanfreducci’ - 2, Pjazza Jean de Valette, Valletta VLT 1104, Malta
