Religious people have devoted themselves and left everything behind to follow Jesus Christ, as it says in Matthew 10:28: ‘Behold, we have left everything and followed you.’ Religious life seeks God alone above all things, looking to him and attaching oneself to him with heart and mind, striving with love to be an apostle, striving to cooperate in salvation... Catechesis on religious, structure, with Fr. Eric Franck Randriamiandrinirinarivo.
Religious who dedicate themselves to imitating Jesus make a vow of commitment to follow the counsels of the Gospel. Through this vow of obedience, they offer their whole will as a sacrifice to God. Urged on by the Holy Spirit, religious submit themselves with faith to their Master... Catechesis on religious, structure, with Fr Eric Franck Randriamiandrinirinarivo.
Religious voluntarily take a vow of poverty; Christ accepted poverty in order to humble us in his poverty, as Saint Paul affirms in the Second Letter to the Corinthians. Religious dependence on their leader for the use of wealth is a manifestation of poverty... Catechesis on religious, structure, with Fr Eric Franck Randriamiandrinirinarivo.
A commitment to religious life is a decision to follow Jesus Christ more closely and to imitate his life of purity, poverty and humility. The three vows (chastity, poverty and obedience) are the essence of religious life. Thanks to the advice of the Gospel, a permanent system of life has been established... Catechesis on religious, with Fr Eric Franck Randriamiandrinirinarivo.
“Let your love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good” (Romans 12:9). Message from the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar to the Catholic faithful, to the leaders and officials of the nation, to young Malagasy people without distinction, to all our compatriots, and to all people of good will.
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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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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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