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10/03/2020
On 7 December 2019, members of the Order of Malta in Singapore hosted its fourth Lourdes Experience. The celebration was held at Singapore Indoor Stadium that was filled to capacity. Hundreds of litres of water from Lourdes, France, was imported and packaged for giveaway to pilgrims at the stadium. There was a healing Mass presided [...]
05/03/2020
Pictured: John Murphy, Jim Dominguez and Deirdre Page On 5th March 2020, National Hospitaller John Murphy joined members in the Central Eastern region at their First Friday Vigil Mass at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. Following the Mass John attended a meal to provide an update on the national activities of the Order. Following a prayer [...]
29/02/2020
Report by David Blackwell, Hospitaller for the South Eastern Region The Annual Day of Reflection for the South Eastern Region was held on Saturday 29 February at the Carmelite Monastery in Kew. The Principal Chaplain of the Sub-Priory of the Immaculate Conception, Fr Gerald O’Collins SJ AC lead the Reflection. Fr Gerald asked us to [...]
29/02/2020
Report by Margaret O'Donnell The annual Campion, Sub Priory retreat for 2020 began on Tuesday February 25th with thirteen attendees, comprising Members in Obedience as well as those preparing to take the Promise of Obedience. Father Kevin Lenehan was our Spiritual Retreat Leader for the first two days and challenged us to focus on living [...]
19/02/2020
Today we received a letter from one of our recipients of the food vouchers after their property was completely destroyed by bushfires on the 31 December. “I write to thank your organisation most sincerely for your caring support of us at this time. Rest assured your generosity has helped us to sit back a moment [...]
16/02/2020
On Tuesday February 10th Members celebrated their annual Lourdes Day Mass at St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Adelaide and distributed Lourdes water to the congregation. The mass was celebrated by Fr Philip Marshall and in his homily, he reminded us that at times the sick can be defined by their illness. He shared the story of [...]
10/02/2020
Despite the torrential rain this weekend, members again visited the parishes of Batemans Bay and Moruya where they received a warm welcome from both the parish priests and congregations. Although the initial phase of the disaster is over, Fr Martin from Batemans Bay mentioned the value the Order of Malta brings to the community by [...]
02/02/2020
Wednesday 29th January saw the Order of Malta's North Eastern Region membership gather in excellent numbers for our tradition of Mass, meal and meeting. Conventional Chaplain Ad Honorem Bishop Ken Howell with Magistral Chaplains Frs. David Pascoe and Gerard McMorrow celebrated with members and guests. Our meeting was very fruitful with strong support and concrete [...]
30/01/2020
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29/01/2020
On the Australia Day long weekend, Members of the Order of Malta visited church communities in the Batemans Bay area to provide solidarity with victims of the bushfires and work with local organisations to understand where best the Order of Malta can direct its assistance. Members attended masses at St Bernard’s, Batehaven and Sacred Heart, [...]
The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.
