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. […]
CONTINUE READINGAfter 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGWara 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGTislijiet mill-Komunità tal-Karmnu fl-Imdina. Mill-aħħar ittre li bgħatnielkom għall-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa u Żmien l-Għid, ġraw diversi affraijiet sbieħ fil-Karmnu. Ċelebrazzjoni mportanti kienet dik tal-Kapitlu Provinċjali li ġab miegħu xi tibdiliet. Fil-Karmnu tal-Mdina komplejna bl-attivitajiet tagħna li kienu jinkludu ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi intensivi, fosthom Is-Seba’ Ferħat ta’ Marija magħrufa bħala l-Erbgħat tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu u l-Vġili ta’ Għid il-Ħamsin. […]
CONTINUE READINGGreetings from the Mdina Carmelite Community! From our last newsletter contact for Holy Week and Eastertide many beautiful things happened at the Priory. One major occurrence was the celebration of the Carmelite Provincial Chapter which brought some changes for Carmelites in Malta. At the Priory our schedule of events proceeded mainly with intense liturgical celebrations […]
CONTINUE READINGHoly Week and the Easter Season are at the doorstep. Spring brings a sense of new life. Alongside the seasonal natural cycle we relive in faith our new life in Christ through the ritual celebration of the mystery of Jesus Passion, Death and Resurrection. The celebrations andevents at the Priory want to enable us to […]
CONTINUE READINGWaslu l-jiem li fihom niċċelebraw l-Għid tal-Mulej. Ir-Rebbiegħa ġġib magħha sens ta’ ħajja ġdida u dak li ngħixu fiċ-ċiklu naturali tal-ħolqien ngħixuh u niċċelebrawh ukoll ritwalment fil-ħajja tal-fidi tagħna bi mpenn li nagħtu pass ieħor ’il quddiem fil-ħajja ġdida ma’ Kristu. Fil-15 ta’ Marzu niċċelebraw ir-Rebbiegħa u l-ħajja ġdida b’wirja tan-naħal fil-kunvent. Dan iż-żmien iġib […]
CONTINUE READINGAnother important liturgical cycle is approaching: the Season of Lent marking the start of an intensive preparation for the Paschal Mystery of Christ. During Lent we are encouraged to take more seriously our Christian duties of prayer, simple and sober lifestyle, and growth in Charity through being more attentive to others in their needs. Although […]
CONTINUE READINGFir-Ritwal Karmelitan insibu diversi barkiet marbuta mal-festi tal-Milied. Fosthom insibu t-tberik tal-inbid, simbolu tal-ferh spiritwali tal-kontemplazzjoni, ghall-festa ta’ San Gwann l-Evangelista li l-festa tieghu tigi fl-Ottava tal-Milied u t-tberik tad-deheb, l-incens u l-mirra, kif ukoll il-gibs ghall-festa tal-Epifanija. Fil-Karmnu tal-Imdina inbierku l-mirra fil-festa tal-Epifanija. Il-barka fuq il-mirra li fil-qedem kienet tintuza bhala duwa w ungwent […]
CONTINUE READINGSaturday 14 December 2013 – Feast of St John of the Cross At the Carmelite Priory Mdina. 6.40am Solemn Morning Prayers, 7.00am Solemn Eucharist with homily, 13.00 Office of Readings and Midday Prayers. The first disciples of St. John of the Cross, unaffected by the scholasticism which was to prevail afterward, follow his Trinitarian schema. […]
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