Saturday, 17th September, 2022 — Twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time — Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 8, 4-15

Farmers in the Menabe region are facing difficulties. Insecurity reigns in rural areas. Crops are declining due to lack of water for irrigation, especially for rice fields...

The couple's wishes must be awakened and cared for in order to be fulfilled. The words of Jesus Mt 5:48: You therefore be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. It is necessary to prepare to pursue "the vocation for the family": To know oneself as well as the person to be married and his entourage, that is to say oneself, the family and its habits, the path taken, his physical condition, the spirit. Building a family requires someone to be a witness, but deceiving God is forbidden. After taking the vows, try to live "5 languages of love": communicate, live in love, pray and finally walk with the church. The MA.MI of Ambohipo supports the life support of married couples...

16 September - Cornelius became the twenty-first pope and succeeded Fabian, 14 months after the latter's death on January 20, 250. After Fabian's death, the persecution of Emperor Decius was so violent that Christians in Rome had to wait more than a year to elect a new bishop.

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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