09 December - Pierre Fourier was born on 30 November 1565 in Mirecourt. Born into a Christian family, he was the first of his parents' three children. Pierre strictly followed the education he received, namely piety, obedience, gentleness and flight from lies.

08 December - The expression of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception takes place progressively. Without employing exactly the modern formulation, many Fathers of the Church already express its content in their writings. Subsequently, the Greek Fathers confirm the absence of all sin in Mary.

07 December - Ambrose is said to have been born in Trier in 340, the son of an Ambrosius, prefect of the Praetorium of the Gauls. At the age of 25, like his father, he becomes a high-ranking Roman civil servant in the imperial administration.

06 décembre — Saint Nicolas est né à Patare, en Lycie en 270. Ses parents étaient connus pour leur piété et ils ont eu Nicolas en implorant Dieu parce qu'ils ne pouvaient enfanter. Dieu finit par accéder à leur demande si insistante.

05 December - Philippe Rinaldi was born on 28 May 1856 in Lu Monferrato, in the province of Alexandria, in the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. A pious child, raised among the Salesians in Piedmont, Philippe Rinaldi met John Bosco, who awakened him to his vocation.

December 04 - John Damascene or John of Damascus, whose real name was Jean Mansour, was born into a prominent Syriac Christian family in Damascus in the 7th century. Until the age of 12, Jean apparently received a traditional education. His father wanted him to learn, not only Muslim works, but also those of the Greeks.

03 December - Francis Xavier is born in Navarre on 7 April 1506. His name is Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta. His Juan de Jasso had a palace and came from a family from Lower Navarre. His mother, María de Azpilicueta, was from Baztan.

02 December - Viviane, or Bibiane, was born in Rome. Her family is known for its Christianity and nobility. Flavian was her father, prefect of Rome, and Julian had him imprisoned for converting to Christianity. Exiled in Tuscany, he died there.

December 1 - Charles Eugène de Foucauld de Pontbriand, was born in Strasbourg on September 15, 1858. Second son of Élisabeth Beaudet de Morlet and Édouard de Foucauld de Pontbriand, forest inspector. His eldest son died at the age of one month.

30 November - André is born in Bethsaida, Galilee, on the shores of Lake Tiberias. With his brother Simon, he was a fisherman. Seeking God, he had first been a disciple of the preacher John the Baptist, who had certainly baptised him.

29 November - The Saturnin here was the son of a Greek king. The accounts of his life are divergent. Some say that he was one of the seventy-two disciples of the Lord and that he lived with Him, saw his resurrection and ascension to heaven. Other sources clearly indicate that he lived in the third century.

28th November - Saint James of La Marche was born in Monteprandone in the March of Ancona in Italy in 1391. When he thought about choosing his path, he considered becoming a Carthusian, but because of his relationship with the Franciscans, he decided to join the Order of Friars Minor of the Observance.

The Spirit of truth will guide you into all truth

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.

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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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