San Ġwann tas-Salib għex fi żminijiet imqallba u diffiċli fl-istorja tal-Knisja. Kultant aħna nħarsu lejn dak li qed jiġri fi żmienna u nimmaġinaw li hu l-iktar żmien iebes u mħawwad, imma naħseb min għandu sens ta’ storja mhux bilfors jasal għall-istess konklużjoni.
San Ġwann tas-Salib kien poeta, artista, teologu, direttur spiritwali, u ta kontribut speċjali f’dawn iż-żminijiet...
On Nov. 28, 1568, St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross founded the first monastery of Discalced Carmelite Friars. That makes this year the 450th anniversary of the "official" founding of the friars. St. Teresa chose the friars to live the contemplative life of the Carmelite reform.
readers may already be acquainted with Manuel Farrugia. Farrugia, who hails from Malta, is just 29 years old but despite his young age he has already put together an impressive portfolio of sacred works. One of his major works was featured in The Catholic Herald this past summer to rave reviews, and now yet another impressive work has just been unveiled: his painting of St. Teresa in ecstasy. This...
(Manwel Schembri)
Membru tal-familja reliġjuża ta’ l-Aħwa Karmelitani Skalzi (it-Tereżjani) għal kważi 40 sena, 31 minnhom bħala saċerdot. Imwieled B’Kara, ta’ 5 snin kien emigra mal-familja l-Awstralja għal ftit snin. F’Malta ħass is-sejħa li jingħaqad mat-Tereżjani. Studja fl-INSERM u temm b’suċċess ukoll kors ta’ Teoloġija Spiritwali t-TERESIANUM – il-Kulleġġ...
Brother Elias of Jesus Crucified consecrated himself to God definitively last Friday, August 3 when he publically made his solemn profession at Saint Teresa’s Church in Cospicua.
The church was full with a large representation from Gozo, the birth island of Father Elias.
It was a joyous celebration with a magnificent choir. Most of our Fathers present for this beautiful occasion.
The...
“The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps…”
Araw x’qed nagħmlu ġewwa Tas-Silġ ħalli jkollna żejt fil-kwies!!!
BEIRUT (CNS) -- Amid the destruction in war-torn Syria, a community of Discalced Carmelites in Aleppo perseveres in its mission of continuous prayer and help to families in need.
The Carmelite nuns, four of whom are Syrian and two French, are in their quiet demeanor "a message of peace and a spiritual message of hope," said the provincial of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers in Lebanon, Father Raymond...
Yesterday, Sunday July 15th, our Fathers held the only public procession that the ‘Terezjani’ hold in Malta on the occasion the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This was held in B’kara.
This is a yearly event that still attracts a considerable number of people. Mount Carmel is referred to several times throughout Sacred Scripture. It was on Mount Carmel that Elijah defended the purity...
And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them. Mark 6:13
We shall soon have our own olive oil facility. At Tas-Silg, our Fathers are in the process of building a small olive oil extraction facility that can process procuring the oil present in olive drupes.
This facility can be used by all our convents if they have olive trees in their...
As the French Revolution entered its worst days, sixteen Discalced Carmelites from the Monastery of the Incarnation in Compiegne (France) offered their lives as a sacrifice to God, making reparation to him and imploring peace for the Church. On June 24th, 1794, they were arrested and thrown into prison. Their happiness and resignation were so evident that those around them were also encouraged to draw...