Sunday, 27th November 2022 — First Sunday of Advent — Year A — Show us Lord, your love; and grant us your salvation — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 24: 37-44

26 November - Jean Berchmans is born on 13 March 1599 into a prominent bourgeois family from Diest. He is by nature joyful and aspires from his adolescence to become a priest. He studied at the Jesuit College in Mechelen.

Saturday, 26th November 2022 — Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time — Be vigilant at all times and pray that you may have the strength to stand before the Son of Man — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 21, 34-36

25 November - Catherine is said to have been born in 294 to a noble family in Alexandria, Egypt, and to have died there in 307. She quickly acquires knowledge that places her among the greatest poets and philosophers of the time.

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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