Monday March 09, 2020 — Second week of Lent — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6, 36-38 — Your words, Lord, are spirit and they are life. You have the word of eternal life.

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It is true that everyone has his or her own character, but here Christ tells us to have the infinite goodness of God, namely mercy, forgiveness, objectivity and compassion. Saint John affirms that God is love,and here, Saint Luke stresses that God is merciful.Several times, the Christ reiterates this two attributes of God. He is perfect like the Father and he wants us to be, too.

In our humanity, we often go against what Christ wants us to be: we are wicked, impetuous, angry, quick to judge, resentful and vindictive, stingy, indifferent, sensitive... Lent is a time of conversion. Conversion begins with a change of behaviour, so it is urgent for us to meditate and make a decision to conform to the teaching of Christ.

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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