Sunday 8 June 2025. Pentecost Sunday: Comforter, Illuminator and Peacemaker, the Holy Spirit; Come, Holy Spirit, fill our hearts with You, believers, and kindle in our hearts the fire of Your love. Fifty days ago we celebrated Easter, and now, at Pentecost, we will receive the Holy Spirit, who was given to the Apostles, as light for our minds and strength for our hearts, to be witnesses of Jesus Christ. Pentecost is the fulfilment of the promise made by Jesus Christ to the Apostles, namely the descent of the Holy Spirit upon his disciples and the Blessed Virgin Mary...

 

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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