Mon 08/09/2025
The Otto Settembre, as it was traditionally known in Malta, is a special day in the calendar of the Church and that of Malta. For the Church it is the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, a celebration taking place on his day as from the 6th century in the Eastern Church and […]
Sun 07/09/2025
For many years now, the Maltese Association, led by its President and Council, Knights, Dames and Aspirants attend a Mass de Requiem on the 7th of September to pray for the souls of those fallen during the Great Siege of 1565 and the Second World War. The Siege of 1565, saw some 300 Knights […]
Fri 05/09/2025
The First Friday Mass for the month of September was held at Palazzo d’Aurel, also known as Bettina Palace in Gudja, home of Baron Iginio Trapani Galea Feriol and his family. The Maltese Association, led by its President, Dr Michael Grech and Members of the Council, together with Members, and Aspirants wanted to give homage […]
Tue 02/09/2025
The following is the letter from HE Dr Michael Grech, President of the Maltese Association of the Sovereign, Military, Hospitaller, Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, today marking the 60th Anniversary of its constitution. . .
Mon 01/09/2025
The commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of the Great Siege of Malta was held with important events taking place between the 4th and the 8th of September 1965. A good number of Knights came to Malta to join the Maltese members of the Order, which included a strong presence of Knights from the British Association of the Order, […]
Fri 15/08/2025
Fra Jean-Louis Mainguy, 71, resident Knight of the Order of Malta at Fort St Angelo, returned to the house of the father, late in the evening of the 14 August. Born in Beirut in 1953, he became a member of the Order in 2007 and was the only Knight in Solemn Vows in the Order […]
Sun 10/08/2025
Every summer, since 1984, the Order of Malta organises a joyful holiday camp, known as Maltacamp, for around 500 young people from 18 to 35 years old with disabilities and their volunteer helpers of 25 different countries in Europe and beyond. This year, between the 10th to the 17th August, the Netherlands will be hosting […]
Sat 09/08/2025
The President, Dr Michael Grech, the Secretary General, Marchesino Josef Formosa Gauci, and Council Members Benoit Musy and Stephen Ellul Sullivan, represented the Council and the members of the Maltese Association at Mass followed by an event, to inaugurate the restoration of a late medieval statute of St. John the Baptist. The statute was brought […]
Wed 02/07/2025
A silent and reverent tribute by the Order of Malta and the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art to the Pope who chose the name Leo XIV Rome, 1 July 2025 – In the heart of the Aventine Hill, a majestic bronze lion by artist Davide Rivalta has been placed in the […]
Wed 25/06/2025
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) announced today that Fra’ Francis J. Vassallo was named Receiver of the Common Treasure. The Sovereign Council’s appointment of Fra’ Francis was made effective on 23 June at its most recent ordinary session. Fra’ Francis, a Professed Knight in the Order of Malta, who previously served as President […]
Tue 24/06/2025
The Feast of Saint John the Baptist, celebrated on the 24th June of each year, is always an important day for all the Members of the Order of Malta, wherever they might be. By tradition, it is always the day when investitures, promotions and awards are bestowed on Members in recognition of their activities within the […]
Mon 23/06/2025
On the occasion of the Solemnity of Saint John the Baptist, Pope Leo XIV expresses his gratitude to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta for their concrete witness to God’s love, and underscores the need to foster prayer and appropriate formation. Source: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-06/pope-leo-xiv-to-order-of-malta-thank-you-for-witnessing-god-love.html By Deborah Castellano Lubov “The Church thanks you for all the good […]
Sun 08/06/2025
The 65th Votive Lamp Pilgrimage commenced at 17.55hrs with a procession from St Paul’s Basilica to the Sanctuary of St. Publius, where Archpriest Fr. Joe Mizzi read a short history of the votive lamp and said some prayers. The participants then processed back to St. Paul’s Church, during which the votive lamp was borne by […]
Fri 06/06/2025
On Friday, 6th June, the concert in aid of the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem and the Eye Hospital of Jerusalem, organised in conjunction with the Most Venerable Order of St. John took place at St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral in Valletta. The Armed Forces Band of Malta played a mix of film and […]
Wed 04/06/2025
As in previous years, the Order of Malta continues with its Pilgrims’ Service at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Ta’ Pinu during the Wednesday Devotions to Our Lady. The members of our voluntary group in Gozo wait at the outside parameters of the large shrine with wheelchairs to help the infirm pilgrims visiting […]
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