October 6, 2023 — Friday, Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time — If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke (Lk 10: 13-16)

It is necessary for the common good that authority should control, in a decent manner, the tranquillity of the community and that of its members. The common good justifies the right of self-defence recognised by law for individuals and for all. The Council declared: "It is not when there is no war, nor when the forces on one side and the other are balanced, that we can say that the country is at peace...". Catechesis on the family, in collaboration with Fr Eric Frank Randriamiandrinirinarivo.

October 5, 2023 — Thursday, Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time — The Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke (Lk 10: 1-12)

One of the fundamental elements necessary for the common good is the protection by the State of fundamental human rights. Society must enable its individual members to respond to God's call. The common good rests on the conditions for the exercise of natural freedom: in particular the right to act and to act according to good principles of conscience... Catechesis on the family, in collaboration with Fr Eric Frank Randriamiandrinirinarivo.

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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