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Order of Malta Australia

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Order of Malta Christmas Cards now available to order

12/09/2021 


$35 for a pack of 10 (plus postage)

We are all living in an age that is increasingly secular and sadly Christmas cards with the image of Jesus Christ are becoming scarce. By sending loved ones a personal Christmas  card celebrating the birth of Jesus you have the opportunity to respond to the challenge and effectively defend our faith with this simple gesture. 

Every year since the early 1980s, the Australian Association of the Order, has been providing an Annual Christmas Card for use by Members. It always maintained the same theme, an image of the Madonna and Child Jesus with his cousin John, very familiar to us as John the Baptist, the Patron Saint of our Order.  

This year on the front cover we have a painting by Antonio da Correggio (Italian c. 1489-1534). Madonna and Child with infant Saint John the Baptist, circa 1514-15 oil on wood. We are grateful for the opportunity to use this beautiful work of art from the National Gallery of Victoria.

On the back of the card is a not about the Order’s history and inside there is a Christmas greeting that reads:

‘May the Joy and Peace of Christmas be with you throughout the Year’

Members, Candidates and friends of the Australian Association are urged to support the spiritual and charitable work of the Order by ordering these exceptional cards.

ORDER NOW AT THE ORDER OF MALTA STORE

Orders will be despatched by 30 October 2021 onwards.

The Australian Association

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.