Order of Malta Anniversary Mass in Adelaide
On 15th February a special mass was held in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, Adelaide to the 900th Anniversary of the foundation of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and Malta, as a Religious Order by Pope Paschal II.
The mass recognised the many Saints and Blessed of the Order and was celebrated by Archbishop Philip Wilson, the Chief Chaplain of the Australian Association and Conventual Chaplain ad honorem.
In addition to Members of the Australian Association being in attendance, Knights of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, the Knights of the Southern Cross and the members of the Church Communities, also joined this special celebration.
Image courtesy of the Southern Cross.
Listen to Archbishop Wilson’s homily – 2013-02-15 Mass for 900th Anniv of Knights of Malta
