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  • Sat 07/12/2024

    Advent Spiritual Retreat

    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 […]

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  • Fri 06/12/2024

    First Friday Mass – Lourdes Medal Presentation

    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 […]

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  • Sun 17/11/2024

    VOTO Annual Autumn Lunch

    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 […]

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  • Fri 01/11/2024

    First Friday Mass

    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 […]

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  • Mon 21/10/2024

    Feast of St Ursula

    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, […]

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  • Sun 13/10/2024

    Feast of Blessed Gerard

      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 […]

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  • Sat 12/10/2024

    World Day of the Order – Ta’ Pinu National Pilgrimage

    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 […]

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  • Thu 10/10/2024

    New President and Council of the Maltese Association

    During the AGM and elections held recently at Casa Lanfeducci,  the President and Council Members of the Maltese Association, elected for the period June 2024 – June 2027 and confirmed by the Sovereign Council meeting of 10 October 2024 in Rome,  are the following: President Comm. Dr Michael GRECH Knight of Magistral Grace _______________________ Vice-President Mrs […]

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  • Sun 06/10/2024

    Gozo Youth Camp 4-6 October 2024

    A Celebration of Joy, Unity, and Unforgettable Moments The Gozo Youth Camp, organised under the auspices of M.A.S.M.O.M., was a weekend like no other—filled with laughter, friendship, and a profound sense of community. Held at Lourdes Home, Ghajnsielem, Gozo, the camp truly showcased what can be achieved when hearts and minds come together with a […]

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  • Fri 04/10/2024

    First Friday Mass 4-10-2024

      Following the summer recess, the Association held its First Friday Mass on the 4th October. Mass was celebrated by the Association’s Principal Chaplain, the Very Rev. Mgr Brendan Gatt for the repose of the souls of the late Dowager Princess Ruffo di Calabria, Dame Elizabeth Cremona, Dr. Jaime Cremona and Mrs. Elda Bonnici. H.E. […]

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  • Thu 03/10/2024

    October Youth Camp 2024 – Thursday

    Preparations for the October Youth Camp are in full swing to welcome our dear Guests for the October Youth Camp weekend taking place between the 4th-6th October at Lourdes Home in Ghajnsielem, Gozo. Members of the organising committee traveled to Gozo in the morning to begin setting up for a weekend full of activities designed […]

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  • Sun 22/09/2024

    Lourdes Stage – 2024

      A group of 18 members and volunteers from the Maltese Association departed Malta on Saturday, 21st September, to Lourdes for the annual Stage. Benna and Joe Mangion had already traveled ahead, bringing the total number of participants to 20. This year, two new members, Victoire Borg Manche and Stephen Gatt, were welcomed to the […]

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  • Sat 21/09/2024

    Independence Day 60th Anniversary

    The Association was invited to the Mass of Thanksgiving on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Malta’s Independence by the National Festivities Committee. Pontifical High Mass was celebrated by His Grace the Metropolitan Archbishop Mgr. Charles J. Scicluna at 9.30 a.m. . . This was followed by the singing of the National Anthem. Photos credit: […]

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  • Sun 08/09/2024

    Mass of Thanksgiving 8 September

    Solemn High Mass of Thanksgiving to commemorate the Victory of the Great Siege of 1565 was celebrated by The Very Reverend Monsignor Joseph Bajada at 9.30 a.m. at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta. This was followed by the singing of the Te Deum.

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  • Sat 07/09/2024

    Mass de Requiem – 7 September 2024

    Members of the Maltese Association led by the President-elect, Dr Michael Grech, gathered in the sacristy of St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta on Saturday 7th September at 8.00 am for the traditional Mass de requiem offered for those members of the Order and Maltese who gave their life in the defence of Christianity during the […]

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