Spirituality

The Knights of the Order venerated on Rhodes the icon of the Mother of God of Mount Philermos. They honored the Mother of God as Patroness of the Order, which has accompanied the Order to the island of Malta. On September 8th, the Order commemorates the Mother of God of Philermos during the Feast of the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary. In Lebanon, we have the chance to live in a country enriched with different rites and religions, these several ways to talk to God (that Christian and Muslims commonly name Allah) converge thanks to the works of the Order of Malta and this point of convergence is no other than the Holy Virgin Mary, worshipped equally in Islam and Christianity. To put our actions under her protection, regardless of our religious affiliations, is the central point of spiritual convergence, this major meeting point that makes us live under the same truth, the same ability to love and to care for those most in need.