"MUSEUM" redirects here. For other uses, see Museum (disambiguation).

The Society of Christian Doctrine (Latin: Societas Doctrinæ Christianæ, Italian: Società della Dottrina Cristiana, Maltese: Soċjetà Duttrina Nisranija; abbreviated SDC),[3][4] better known as MUSEUM, is a society of Catholic lay volunteers, made of men and women, teaching catechism in the Christian faith formation of children and adults.[5] The society was established by George Preca in March 1907, in Malta.[6] It has eventually spread around the world, first among Maltese migrants in Australia, then in Albania, in North Sudan, and other countries.[7]

Name

MUSEUM is the abbreviation for "Magister Utinam Sequatur Evangelium Universus Mundus" as meaning "Master, may the whole world follow the Gospel."[4][7]

Centres

In Malta, the society has forty-six catechism centres for males and forty-three for females.[8]

By 1961, the society spread in Gozo, and became successful after a visit for a fishing session. That same year catechism started for males, and in 1962 it was followed by the female branch.[9] There are now[when?] nine catechism centres for males and seven for females in Gozo.[8]

The objectives of the religious society is catechetical work in the parishes.[8] Members may participate in the activities in six days every week.[8] The society often organises recreational activities for minors and educational courses for adults.[8][10]

Members of the society are invited to participate for a meeting every Wednesday at the mother-house of the society, in Blata l-Bajda, Marsa.[8] The mother-house is the prominent Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.[6] The main scope for teaching catechism is to religiously prepare individuals, generally minors, to receive the sacraments according to the Roman Catholic tradition.[8]

Superiors General

This is a list of former and present superiors general of the society:

  • Eugenio Borg (1911–1967);[11]
  • Francesco Saliba (1967–1983);[12]
  • Victor Delicata (1983–2009);[12]
  • Natalino Camilleri (2009–2021) and
  • Roberto Zammit (2021–present)[13]

Further reading

History of the society:

See also

References

  1. ^ John 1:14
  2. ^ Gale, Thomson (2003). New Catholic Encyclopedia: A-Azt. Vol. 1. Catholic University of America. p. 636. ISBN 9780787640057.
  3. ^ "Only registered NGOs to benefit from funding". Times of Malta. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b Rountree, Kathryn (2016). Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic Society. Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 978-1317158684.
  5. ^ Andreassi, Diane Gale (2011). Maltese in Detroit. Arcadia Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-0738583372.
  6. ^ a b Santaro, Nicholas J. (2011). Mary In Our Life: Atlas of the Names and Titles of Mary, The Mother of Jesus, and Their Place in Marian Devotion. iUniverse. p. 104. ISBN 978-1462040223.
  7. ^ a b Lanfranco, Guido (2000). "It-Taghlim tad-Duttrina fil-Gzejjer Maltin; Ftit ta' l-Istorja" (PDF). L-Imnara (in Maltese). 6 (3). Rivista tal-Għaqda Maltija tal-Folklor: 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Malta and Gozo". Society of Christian Doctrine. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Socjeta tad-Duttrina Nisranija M.U.S.E.U.M. (L-Iben t'Alla Sar Bniedem)". Xaghra Parish. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Is-Soċju tal-Mużew jingħata l-liberta' proviżorja". Net News. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017.
  11. ^ Borg, Eugenio (1963). "Eugenio Borg 1886-1967". Preca Calling. Archived from the original on 27 November 2003.
  12. ^ a b "MUSEUM Superior General resigns". Times of Malta. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  13. ^ Camenzuli, Mark (8 August 2021). "New Superior General for the MUSEUM Society". Newsbook.
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