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Save the date: 2021 Holy Land Pilgrimage

08/04/2020 


The Holy Land Pilgrimage, scheduled for November 2020 has now been postponed to 2021 following the Covid-19 pandemic.

H.M.E.H. the Grand Master will lead an International Pilgrimage to the Holy Land during the second week of November 2021. Pilgrims from Australia and New Zealand will depart on 6 November 2021.

An extension to Malta after the pilgrimage to the Holy Land is also being organised by Confrere Stephen Gatt.

The Holy Land pilgrimage will be designed in collaboration with Harvest Journeys, a well-respected organiser of Catholic pilgrimages, to include five common events organised by the office of the Grand Hospitaller. They are:

10th November – Bethlehem
Morning: Holy Mass at Saint Catherine’s Church
Afternoon: visit to the Holy Family Hospital (optional)

11th November – Jerusalem
Evening: International Reception at Notre Dame Centre

12th November – Jerusalem
Morning: Holy Mass at the Gethsemane – Olive Garden

13th November – Nazareth
Afternoon at 5.30pm: Holy Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation

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.