Introduction to the Order of Malta, the Western Association, and their Works

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The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, often called the Knights of Malta, the Order of St. John, or simply the Order, is a lay religious order of the Roman Catholic Church dating back to the middle of the eleventh century and currently based in Rome.  The Order has three national associations in the United States, the Western Association, the Federal Association and the American Association, with principal administrative offices located in San Francisco, Washington DC and New York respectively.
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World Day of the Sick 2010

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World Day of the Sick is a global observance of the Roman Catholic Church held annually since 1992 on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.  The shrine at Lourdes is a major pilgrimage site for people seeking physical healing by drinking from the shrine’s spring and bathing in its waters.  The message of Lourdes goes beyond physical cures to encompass spiritual, emotional and moral healing.

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