Celebration of the Seventh Sunday of Easter: Love and truth are the true form of Christ's Love; I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord, but I will come and return to you, and your hearts will be glad. Let someone be our friend to witness his resurrection. He who abides in love abides in God and God in him. The content of today's Gospel is the shameful separation between the people and the Church; there is also the separation that Christ foresaw, namely the separation of the disciples from the preaching of the Gospel; there is also the deterioration of union with Him, and the reason for Jesus' prayer: May he be one like us...

If anyone loves me and keeps my word, says the Lord, my Father will love him, and we will come to him and dwell in him. No one has greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. The three readings for this Sunday speak of "love": the love of God, the love lived by all (Father, Son, Disciples, between human beings). Friendship is based on Jesus' love for us as human beings. God is the source of love...

The true apostle trusts, loves one another and is not afraid; abide in me and I will abide in you, says the Lord; he who abides in me bears much fruit. If we do not remain in Jesus, we will starve and may even die. Perfect faith through Baptism unites humanity in Jesus and with Jesus. What is needed to produce the vine is attachment to Jesus Christ, and the effort to show and preach him in the community. Every effort must be made: to abandon bad habits, selfishness, sin...

Fourth Sunday of Easter: Jesus, the Good Shepherd; I am the Good Shepherd, says the Lord, and I know my sheep and they know me. Jesus himself says that he is the Good Shepherd; it is he who lays down his life. The good shepherd is not a salaried worker, but a labourer: when he sees a dog, he will leave the sheep; his goal is the salary or the money, not the sheep entrusted to him. What society needs is someone who is charitable, who cares for the little ones and the most vulnerable, who seeks the common good and who is not selfish...

Diocese of Miarinarivo

Pope Francis has accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Miarinarivo, presented by H.E. Mgr Jean Claude Randrianarisoa. At the same time, the Supreme Pontiff has appointed H.E. Mgr Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, as Apostolic Admnistrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the same Diocese.

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Love and Salvation

Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.

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Zatti, our brother

The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.

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