Category: Gospel
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December 11, 2023 — Monday, Second Week of Advent — Behold the king will come, the Lord of the earth, and he himself will lift the yoke of our captivity — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke (Lk 5: 17-26)

Category: Instant with a priest
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It's important to fight jealousy and hatred on a daily basis, because they cause a lot of resentment that Christians don't deserve. Mgr Gilbert Ramanantoanina used to say: when you do something, do it with love and sincerity. Faced with this preparation for the coming of the Lord, let's try to purify our hearts: let's get rid of lies, pride, violence... The congress of the worldwide Christian Church has a great duty to encourage people to turn more to God in this period of preparation for the coming of the Lord...

Category: Deepening faith
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Christians are both citizens of earth and citizens of heaven; she cannot underestimate these two qualities. Two points are important in the family, in the Church and in political affairs: firstly, the union of husband and wife is the foundation of the family; secondly, it is not the Church's view to manage public affairs without taking the family into account. Catechesis on the Church, the family and politics, in collaboration with P. Abdon Rafidison.

Category: Meditations
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Second Sunday of Advent : Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Let every ravine be filled in, every mountain and hill lowered! Let the crags be turned into plains, and the peaks into broad valleys! Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and every being of flesh will see that the mouth of the Lord has spoken....

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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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