On 9th December 2023, Prof. Leonie Baldacchino, daughter of Prince High Patron Prof. Alfred Josef Baldacchino, was officially and solemnly Installed as Grand Master of OBSS, with all the rights, privileges and duties pertaining to the Grand Magisterium. In her Inaugural Address, Grand Master Baldacchino spoke about empathy, creativity and integrity as crucial qualities in steering the Order towards the pursuit of its aims, particularly the promotion of humanitarian and philanthropic activities. She pledged to bring new ideas into the Order so as to blend centuries-old traditions with modern-day social innovations, and looks forward to working with the Order’s many members to help make the world a better place.
International Gathering of Knights and Dames in Maltamodern-day social innovations, and looks forward to working with the Order’s many members to help make the world a better place.
Today, 5th December 2023, our beloved Prince Grand Master Prof. Alfred Josef Baldacchino celebrates the 37th Anniversary of his Grand Magisterium. Under his leadership, OBSS has grown from around 300 members in a handful of countries to a multi-national Order of thousands of Knights and Dames around the world. As announced on his 86th birthday last June, the Prince Grand Master today renounces his Title and Rank to assume those of Prince High Patron of the Order. His successor is the current Vicar Grand Master, his daughter Prof. Leonie Baldacchino, who will be officially installed during an international ceremony in Valletta next Saturday 9th December. On behalf of all Knights and Dames of the Order, we express our profound thanks to our Prince Grand Master for his long years of dedicated leadership. To the incoming Grand Master, we extend our full support and loyalty.
Today, 24th October 2023, marks the 53rd Anniversary from the Foundation of the Grand Priory of Malta, through a notarial deed enrolled in the acts of Notary Paul Pullicino in the year 1970. Commemorating this anniversary provides a recurring moment of memory and inspiration. This important day serves as recognition of historical episodes, present realities and imaginative considerations about our future. It is an occasion which calls us to reflect on our origins, whilst acknowledging, scrutinizing and celebrating what we are. Today’s anniversary prompts us to conceptualize and creatively envision a future that represents fidelity to our heritage, whilst at the same instance seeking to achieve balance as we grasp emerging new insights, possibilities and technologies that will help us to care for what we strive. it should serve us as an occasion to remember, acknowledge our own juncture in history, and envision the future with hope and fidelity. acknowledging our past serves us in further enhancing our endeavours to sustain our values, beliefs and sense of duty.
