ORDER OF MALTA AUSTRALIA Handbook for the year of preparation For admission to the Order of Malta Second edition June 2021 Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta Australian Association PO Box 79 Caringbah NSW 1495 Australia E:
[email protected] | W: www.orderofmalta.org.au ORDER OF MALTA AUSTRALIA Prayer of the Order of Malta Lord Jesus, Thou hast seen fit to enlist me for Thy service among the Knights and Dames of St John of Jerusalem. I humbly entreat Thee through the intercession of the Most Holy Virgin of Philermos, of St John the Baptist, of Blessed Gerard and all the Saints and Blessed of the Order, to keep me faithful to the traditions of our Order. Be it mine to practise and defend the Catholic, the Apostolic, the Roman faith against the enemies of religion; be it mine to practise charity towards my neighbours, especially the poor and the sick. Give me the strength I need to carry out this my resolve, forgetful of myself, learning ever from Thy holy Gospel a spirit of deep and generous Christian devotion, striving ever to promote God’s glory, the world’s peace, and all that may benefit the Order of St John of Jerusalem. Amen. Charism of the Order of Malta Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum 2| HANDBOOK FOR THE YEAR OF PREPARATION Prayer of Consecration O, Sacred Heart of Jesus, O, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Superabundant source of the living waters of the Holy Spirit and of the charity of God, We consecrate to you, in complete submission and love, the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta.