1st April - Born in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère in 1053, Saint Hugues was first, at the age of 20, a priest in Valence and then appointed Bishop of Grenoble in 1080.
March 09 — Frances of Rome lived from 1384 to 1440 Coming from a good family, her whole life, since her childhood, expresses total union with God, already preparing her to consecrate herself to Christ.
08 March — Briefly, the story of John of God began when he left home at the age of only eight. Born in Portugal, his real name is João Cidade.
March 07 — Perpetua and Felicity are the martyrs of Roman Africa, whose account of their killing was the first to be preserved. Perpetua is a patrician while Felicity is a slave. They asked the bishop of Carthage to baptize them.
March 06 — Saint Colette was born in Corbie in 1381 and died on March 06, 1447, in Gand in Belgium. This period corresponds to the division of the Church better known as the "Great Western Schism" which took place between 1387 and 1417 due to the existence of three popes, one in Rome, another in Avignon and a last one in Pisa.
05 March — Jean-Joseph de la Croix was born in Ischia in 1654. At the age of 16, he chose the religious path by entering the Discaled Friars Minors. During 30 years, he travelled all over Italy to enforce the reforms brought by Peter of Alcàntara in the life of priests in Spain.
04 March— Casimir is born in 1458 in Cracovie. The second son of the king, he led Poland from 1479 until 1481 while his father stayed in Lithuania.
03 March — Guénolé lived in Fith century Only at the age of ten, he was brought by his parents to the abbey of Ile Lavret on the Côtes-d'Armor. His parents were none other than Saint Fragan and Saint Gwen.
1st March — Eudoxie, Eudocie or Eudocia is a martyr who died in 114. He lived under the reign of the Tarjan Emperor. Eudoxie was a courtisan, sumptuously rich, of the town of heliopolis in Lebanon.
February 13 — Béatrice was born in 1260 in Ornacieux (Isère). She entered in the Charterhouse of Parménie in 1273. Later, she founded a monastery in Eymeux.
February 12 — the Felix that we talk here is the pope died in 530. in 536, the pope John Ist died in prison following ill-treatment of the king Théodoric.
February 11 — the church celebrates on this February 11 the apparition of the blessed virgin in Lourdes. Mary is announced as the one who alleviated the suffering of many men there and reconciled many souls to God.
At the end of its second General Assembly, held from 15 to 18 October 2024, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace sent a message to government officials at all levels, as well as to all Malagasy and all people of goodwill.
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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