On the fourth Sunday of the Lord's Advent, the Church will present the main idea: God's idea, not ours. The Holy Gospel written by Md. Luke 1, 26-38 can be summed up as follows: and you will bear a son. God's opinion is better than human opinion: David wants to build a Temple for God, but God wants to build an eternal Kingdom; the Jews hoped for a saviour for themselves, but God gave them a saviour for the world...

Third Sunday of Advent: Rejoice, for the Lord is near; the spirit of the Lord is within me, and he has sent me to bring good news to the poor. Holy Gospel written by Saint John 1, 6-8; 19-28: There was a man sent by God, his name was John; he came as a witness to proclaim the Light, so that everyone might believe because of his words. But he is not the Light, he only came as a witness to reveal the Light... The third Sunday of the Lord's coming is called Joy Sunday. Joy should fill Christ's disciples, in easy things as well as in difficult ones...

Second Sunday of Advent : Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Let every ravine be filled in, every mountain and hill lowered! Let the crags be turned into plains, and the peaks into broad valleys! Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and every being of flesh will see that the mouth of the Lord has spoken....

"Vatsim-panahy" is a program for deepening faith and pastoral guidance. No one can save himself alone; we must journey together. The Church invites us to live a new liturgical year, beginning with Advent: 28 days to prepare for the coming of the Lord. The Gospel of the first Sunday of Advent tells of the moment when Jesus will come among men, which is why we talk a lot about the attitude to adopt: to keep watch, which means to be spiritually ready...

Diocese of Miarinarivo

Pope Francis has accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Miarinarivo, presented by H.E. Mgr Jean Claude Randrianarisoa. At the same time, the Supreme Pontiff has appointed H.E. Mgr Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, as Apostolic Admnistrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the same Diocese.

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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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