To take full advantage of health advice and sharing, throughout this year, three things must be remembered: first, self-medication must be avoided, because in medicine, drugs are, on the one hand, hand, prescribed according to the state of health of the patient, and on the other, to eradicate the disease and not the symptoms. Next, it is always better to have a family doctor who is familiar and knowledgeable about the patient's condition. Finally, it is always wise to consult only health professionals, trained and authorized to practice medicine.

December 14 - Saint John of the Cross in question today is that of the Carmelite Order. His name is Juan de Yepes Álvarez, born on June 24, 1542 in Frontiveros in Old Castile, a city located between Salamanca and Avila. Gonzalo de Yepes and Catalina Álvarez are his parents.

Wednesday, 14th December — Third Week of Advent  — Raise your voice and tell the Good News: Behold, the Lord God comes with power — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 7, 19-23

13 December - Lucie lived in Syracuse with her mother Eutychie. Since her childhood she venerated Christ and the Sicilian Virgin Martyr Saint Agatha. Her mother suffered from an inflammation of the entrails and blood loss, without healing for four years.

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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