Tuesday, 12th July, 2022 — Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time — If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 11, 20-24

11 July - Benedict was born around 480-491 to a noble Roman family from Nursia in Umbria. His childhood takes place in Nursia, where he lives with his parents and receives a good education. When he reaches adolescence, Benedict leaves his family, like most children of the Italian nobility, to study liberal arts.

Living well is: nothing other than loving God with all your heart, with all your soul. Love sweetens our needs, more than it should. It is necessary to be careful in the use of wealth or in its acquisition so as not to become a slave to it. Catechesis on the riches of the earth, with Fr. Marcel Ranivomanalina.

Monday, 11th July, 2022 — Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time — Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 10, 34 — 11, 1

Message from the Bishops at the end of the Pilgrimage

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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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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