November 03 - Martin was born on December 9, 1579 in Lima, Peru. Illegitimate child of Jean de Porrès, knight of the Order of Alcantara, and Anne Vélasquez, freed black slave. A sister named Joanna was born two years later.
02 November - The Commemoration of the Dead was instituted to obtain from God the deliverance or relief of souls from purgatory. The Office of the Dead originated in the wake of the dead that the first Christians held following the example of the Jews.
November 1 - Feasts honoring all martyrs existed as early as the fourth century in the Eastern Churches on the Sunday after Pentecost. In Rome, also in the fifth century, a feast in honor of saints and martyrs was already celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost.
31st October - Quentin would have been originally from Rome, sent to Northern Gaul, just like his contemporaries Saints Crepin and Crepinians, in the second half of the 3rd century, to evangelise him.
“Let your love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good” (Romans 12:9). Message from the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar to the Catholic faithful, to the leaders and officials of the nation, to young Malagasy people without distinction, to all our compatriots, and to all people of good will.
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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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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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