11th May - Eustelle de Saintes or Estelle de Saintes. According to legend, her father was a Roman of high birth and legate of the city of Saintes. Her mother was descended from an ancient family of druids. She would be a contemporary of Saint Eutrope de Saintes, and would have lived, according to the legend, in the first century of our era.
May 11, 2025 — Fourth Sunday of Easter — I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John (John 10: 27-30)
10 May - Sainte Solange was born in Saint Martin du Crot (today Sainte-Solange (Cher), in the locality of Villemont). She spent her days tending the sheep of her father, a shepherd, and praying.
09 May - Pacôme de Tabennèse or Pacôme le Grand, born in Thebaid around the year 292, and died around 9 May 348, is generally considered to be the founder of Christian cenobitism, that is, of religious life lived in common.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You who have come in such large numbers to take part in this national pilgrimage, as well as all of you who are following it from home through the media. We, the bishops of Madagascar, would like to express our deep gratitude to you for having responded to our invitation and for having brought this jubilee initiated by Pope Francis to life spiritually. With you, we take up Mary's song: ‘My soul exalts the Lord’ and we repeat with her: ‘What shall I repay the Lord for all the good he has done me?’....
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Read more ...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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