Simplicity and humility before God are important, this is the spirit expected of us when we pray. The reason we go to church and pray together in places of worship is not to boast, but to serve God. It's not right to look up and be proud before God as we pray... Catechesis on Distraction, aridity and acedia with P. Rabenirina Joseph.
February 6, 2025 — Thursday, Fourth Week in Ordinary Time — The Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark (Mk 6: 7-13)
Born in the 3rd century in Catania, Sicily, into a noble family, Agatha was of great beauty and honoured God with fervour and thus consecrated her virginity to him. Quintian, proconsul of Sicily but a man of low extraction, wished above all to marry her, thinking that he could thus gain respect but also enjoy the beauty and fortune of such a wife.
The apostle Paul says that we don't even know how to ask for what we really need. The way to pray requires humility, simplicity, faith, hope and love. We should not simply ask intelligently, but we must first confess our sins, implore God's mercy, bow before him, praise him and thank him... Catechesis on distraction, aridity and acedia with P. Rabenirina Joseph.
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?’....
Read more ...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.
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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