Radio Don Bosco - Sainte Émérentienne

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: Presented by Ratovoarivelo Ndrasantsoa Marie Frédeline; Category: Saint of the day; Also available:; Published: 23 January 2025

Today January 23, the church celebrates the memory of Sainte Émérentienne ou Émérance.She lived on the Fourth century, slave because she is the daughter of the wet-nurse of Sainte Agnès.

Émérentienne assists of the martyrdom of Agnès. Just after her death, she went to her tomb every day. Known as Christian, Émérentienne was lapidated while she was at the tomb of Agnes.She was buried next to Sainte Agnès in the Basilica Sainte-Agnès-hors-les-Murs in Rome.

A lot of church is dedicated to Sainte Agnès but Sainte Émérentienne is especially venerated in the department of Maine-et-Loire, among which are the chapel of La Pouëze (Maine-et-Loire) and the Institut Notre-Dame-de-la-Vie (Venasque). Sainte Emérentien is also the patroness of the municipality of Maisoncelles-du-Maine. She is represented by a young girl carrying stones in her apron in memory of her lapidation and summon in case of a stomachache.

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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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.

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.