Category: Saint of the day
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11 December - Damasus was born in 305. He lived in Rome with his family. He joined the priesthood and had a good reputation among priests. Damasus was known as a deacon of Pope Libera, who entrusted him with the position of ambassador to the emperors Valens and Valentinian.

Category: Deepening faith
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From innocent nature comes the virtue of smallness. It is a precious gift from God, but it is easily damaged if not followed from an early age. The signs of the virtue of littleness are: simplicity, humility and service to others, and sacrifice without calculation or reward. Catechesis on the virtue of littleness, with P. Solonomenjanahary Hermann.

Category: Gospel
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Sunday, 11th December 2022 — Third Sunday of Advent — Year A — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor — Gosepl of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 11, 2-11

Category: Saint of the day
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10 December - John Roberts was born in 1577 in Trawsfynydd, a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales. Roberts was baptized in the Protestant faith in the local church of St Madryn but is believed to have received his early education from an elderly former monk who had been a member of the Cymer Abbey community.

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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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