About the Order The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta is one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilization. The 13,500 Knights and Dames remain true to its principles – nurturing, witnessing and protecting the faith and serving the poor and the sick.
The American Association Founded in 1927 as the first association of the Order of Malta in the Americas, the association is headquartered in New York City with over 2,000 Knights, Dames and volunteers in over 30 Areas working with the poor, sick, and incarcerated and giving witness to the Catholic faith.
Spirituality Knights and Dames join the Order of Malta to pursue their spiritual growth over a path laid out by Blessed Gerard more than nine hundred years ago, seeking to nurture and witness the Faith and assist the sick and the poor.
Spirituality in Action Members are involved in hands-on work at over 100 hundred organizations, including food banks, hospitals, pregnancy support centers, homeless shelters and mentoring programs for at risk children.
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Throughout the nine hundred years as a Religious Order, the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta has been blessed by our Patron Saint John the Baptist and by the Saints and the Blessed Knights and Chaplains of the Order of Malta.
Click here to download the Calendar of Liturgical Celebrations.
February 20 | Dedication of the Conventual Church of St. John the Baptist in Malta |
April 1 | Saint Nuno Alvarez Pereira |
May 18 | Blessed Gerard Mecatti |
May 23 | Blessed Vilmos Apor |
May 28 | Saint Ubaldesca |
June 12 | Saint Flora of Beaulieu |
June 19 | Blessed Gerland |
June 24 | The Nativity of St. John the Baptist, Patron of the Order |
July 1 | Saint Nicasius |
July 8 | Blessed Adrian Fortescue and Venerable Thomas Dingley |
July 12 | Blessed David Gonson |
July 14 | Saint Toscana |
August 29 | Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Patron of the Order |
August 30 | Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Bishop of Milan |
September 8 | Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Philermo, Patron of the Order |
September 23 | Saints Zachary and Elizabeth, Parents of St. John the Baptist |
October 5 | Blessed Peter of Imola |
October 8 | Saint Hugh |
October 11 | Saint John XXIII |
October 13 | Blessed Gerard, Founder and First Grand Master of the Order |
October 21 | Blessed Charles of Austria |
November 19 | All Saints of the Order |
December 2 | Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Liesse (Our Lady Cause of Our Joy) |
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