Memory, mind and will, which are good foundations for prayer and meditation, help in the battle of prayer. Using the 5 senses is very enriching. Laziness can be overcome with willpower and joy, and willpower is one of the great forces that help us to concentrate in prayer... Catechesis on the Combat of Prayer with P. Rabenirina Joseph.
Prayer is a struggle, it's not just a luxury, and the Christian life is a real struggle, because there are many temptations that can disturb different thoughts. Prayer requires faith and hope. Prayer brings joy and peace. There is a battle to be faced, and in the face of prayer, we need to make an effort to concentrate and commit ourselves... Catechesis on the Battle of Prayer with P. Rabenirina Joseph.
There is one great call in the Gospel: to follow Jesus Christ through love. This is the centre of all vocations, so friendship and contemplation go hand in hand and complement each other, revealing a single goal. The works produced by prayer, the works of love accomplished in secret, can be considered miraculous works that Christians can accomplish... Catechesis on contemplative prayer with P. Rasolofoniaina Olivier - S.J.
The spiritual masters of the past opposed contemplation to action and emphasised God's vocation as a means of escaping from the world, its problems and its luxuries, in order to isolate and sanctify oneself completely through prayer. However, the feeling in Jesus Christ recounted in the Gospels did not pit contemplation against action... Catechesis on contemplative prayer with P. Rasolofoniaina Olivier - S.J.
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?’....
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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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