12 July - Olivier Plunkett was born in Ireland on 1 November 1629. He was brought up by his Benedictine uncle in Dublin. He then went to Rome to study theology. At the end of these studies, he cannot return to his country because of the persecution unleashed by Cromwell and remains in Rome for three more years during which he exercises his ministry there.
11 July - Benedict was born around 480-491 to a noble Roman family from Nursia in Umbria. His childhood takes place in Nursia, where he lives with his parents and receives a good education. When he reaches adolescence, Benedict leaves his family, like most children of the Italian nobility, to study liberal arts.
10 July - We will talk about two saints with the same name of Ulrich. The first: Ulrich was born in Regensburg around 1029 into a well-to-do family, whose parents were named Bernhold and Bucca. Ulrich was educated at the school of St. Emmeran's Abbey in Regensburg with the future abbot of Hirsau Abbey, Wilhelm (1030-1091), with whom he remained friends for the rest of his life.
09 July - Zhao Rong was born in 1746 in Kweichou. He is from a pagan family. At the age of 20, he enlists in the Chinese Imperial Army. A few years later, during the government persecutions against Christians, he is in charge of guarding Christian prisoners. He then listened to the priests who spoke and continued to proclaim the Gospel while in detention.
“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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