The Salesian Family of the Province of France and South Belgium (FRB) met in Lourdes from Monday 28th to Thursday 31st October 2019. A gathering that takes place (almost) every four years. The last but one was held on the occasion of the bicentenary of the birth of Don Bosco.

There are several steps that must be taken in order for people to maintain good health. And none of it can be ignored. If you want to recover in the short term while in treatment, all of these steps must be taken into account.

Silence, a gesture that is difficult to accomplish for us humans but essential to our relationship with God. If we keep talking, we will not hear what God is saying. Jesus himself invites us to do it in the Gospel of Matthew 6, 6.

The 4th Provincial Salesian Cooperators' Congress took place at the Notre Dame Center in Clairvaux Ivato from October 9 to November 3, 2019.

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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