Holy Trinity Sunday: One God, three persons - Glory be to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, God is the present, the past and the future. The mystery is incomprehensible and inexplicable, said Saint Athanasius: ‘If God is comprehensible to the human mind, then he is not true God.’ The word ‘Trinity’ was first used in the third century, it is a combination of two words “Tri” and ‘Unity’, meaning three but one. The Holy Scriptures speak of unity, but of the three persons of God, both in the Old and New Testaments...

June 14 - Elisha is an Old Testament prophet whose activity is described in the Second Book of Kings. He was the son of Shaphat, a rich farmer from Abel-Mehola in the Jordan Valley. When Elijah meets him, Elisha plows his field with 12 other people, each leading a pair of oxen (1 Kings 19, 19).

13 June - Antoine de Padua, whose real name was Fernando Martins de Bulhões, was born around 1195 in Lisbon into a noble and military family. In 1220, the remains of the Franciscan martyrs of Morocco were brought back to Portugal.

The month of JUNE is a period dedicated to demonstrating patriotism, the key to the country's development. The month of JUNE is the month of the Holy Spirit, the lighthouse that guides and shows the way to everyone; but JUNE is also the month of the Malagasy army, and it is also distinguished by the fact that it is the month of children. The month of the Malagasy language is also an opportunity to highlight patriotism... Mba ho vanona" programme in collaboration with General Désiré Ramakavelo.

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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