It-Tlieta 1 ta’ Diċembru 2015 Iż 11:1-10; S 71(72); Lq 10:21-24 Fl-Evanġelju tal-lum, Ġesù, imqanqal mill-Ispirtu s-Santu, ifaħħar lill-Missier għax Hu wera lilu nnifsu liċ-ċkejknin minflok lill-għorrief u l-kbar tad-dinja. Il-ferħ t’Alla jinsab fiċ-ċkejknin, f’dawk li jsiru bħaż-żgħar. Ġesù jistedinna nagħrfu fihom it-triq li jagħżel il-Missier biex jirrivela lilu nnifsu. Il-psikoloġija moderna tħares lejn it-tfal […]

Ix-xahar ta’ Novembru huwa wieħed interessanti u partikolari fil-Karmnu tal-Mdina. Kif ilkoll tafu matul dan ix-xahar niċċelebraw ix-Xirka tal-qaddisin u lill-għeżież mejtin tagħna. Il-Kannierja tal-Kunvent tagħmel l-esperjenza ta’ dan ix-xahar waħda sabiħa u meditattiva minħabba li din tgawdi devozzjoni kbira mill-popolazzjoni tal-lokal u minn diversi mxerrdin ma’ pajjiżna. Il-Kannierja, hija l-post tad-dfin għall-Patrijiet, Terzjarji u […]

During this month we celebrate the communion of saints and commemorate the faithful departed. The Priory’s Charnel is still in use and it enjoys a significant dose of devotion from the locals who have their departed loved ones buried here. It is also the burial place of the Carmelite Friars, Secular Carmelites and lay people. […]

After the August Summer recess we invite you to join us religious and lay Carmelites in living the spiritual Carmelite calling. At the Priory we do not only organize religious activities but also formative and cultural moments which enrich us. Therefore we encourage you to visit our website to be informed about the activities for […]

Wara l-pawsa tas-Sajf f’Awissu qed nipproponulkom u nistednukom tkomplu tieħdu sehem fil-ħajja tal-Kunvent flimkien magħna r-reliġjużi u l-lajċi li nispiraw irwieħna mis-sejħa spiritwali Karmelitana. Kif tafu dan nagħmluh mhux biss b’attivitajiet reliġjużi imma wkoll b’dawk formattivi u kulturali. Għaldaqstant inħeġġukom biex iżżuru s-sit elettroniku tagħna sabiex ikollkom ħjiel tal-attivitajiet maħsubin għal dan l-istaġun. Infakkrukom fl-appuntament […]

  The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Reflections for the Feastday Christopher O’Donnell, O.Carm. 2003 In the Church before Vatican II (1962-1965) it was very difficult to have a chalice blessed. It required a bishop who consecrated the chalice and the paten by use of the most sacred of the holy oils, chrism – […]

Waslet kunsinna ta’ Labtijiet tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu maħdumin fit-talb u b’devozzjoni mis-Sra Nina Fardell. Nirringrazzjaw lilha, lis-Sra Anna Galea u lis-Sra Georgina Linwood kif ukoll lil Bibas tal-għajnuna biex setgħu jerġgħu jibdew jinħadmu f’Malta f’numri kbar li jlaħħqu mal-ammont ta’ talbiet li jkollna. Infakkru lil kulħadd li l-Labtu tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu jingħata permezz tal-kitba fil-Labtu tal-Karmnu b’rit […]

The following text is taken from an unpublished study by Charlò Camilleri, O.Carm., Carmel: A Spirituality of Beauty (2003). Prefiguring the splendour of mystical grace Sacred Scriptures teach us that no one is capable of looking at the face of the living God and continue to live. For this reason the face and the glory […]

1. Michele Bellanti (1807-1833) Kwadru ieħor sabiħ li juri lil San Elija (1858) fil-Karmnu tal-Mdina u meqjus kapulavur ta’ Michele Bellanti flimkien mal-kwadru l-ieħor tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, jinsab bħala titular tal-kappella ta’ San Elija. L-unika żewġ kwadri fi knisja minn idejn Bellanti fil-fatt huma dawn it-tnejn. Bellanti kien student prolifiku ta’ Giuseppe Hyzler fil-moviment Nazarenu u […]

Kwadru ieħor interessanti li juri lil San Elija huwa kopja ta’ original li jinsab fiċ-CAEM, Lleida, Spanja attribwit lill-Fra Karmelitan Adriano León (1550-1604). L-oriġinal iġib fuqu f’kitba gotika b’influwenza umanistika d-data “An.D. 1597” u l-qjies tiegħu huwa ta’ 44’2 x 27’4 x 2’5 cm. L-orġinal huwa maħdum biż-żejt fuq tavla waqt li l-kopja li tinsab […]