Month: June 2022

Introduction: Dear beloved brothers and sisters, we are gathered together around the Lord’s table on this day when we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, before suffering his passion, made a very strong gesture: by giving his body and blood as a food; his body delivered and scourged…

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Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – A few days before the massacre of the faithful of the Catholic Church in the small town of Owo, Nigeria (see Fides 6/6/2022), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NCR) has published its annual list of the 10 forgotten crises in the world. For the first time since the publication of the report,…

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70 years of priesthood: Fr.Joseph Marty 60 years of priesthood: Fr. Jean Charrier; Fr. Jean Louis Duffés; Fr. Gérard Landais; Fr. Loïc de la Monneray; Fr. Jacques Sicard; P. Sébastien Epphère; Fr. Marcel Provost. Homily of Bishop Michel Cartatéguy from the reading of the first Book of Kings, 17, 3-16 “Get up and walk,” God…

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It’s been 12 days already! We haven’t seen them go by, for so much importance and vitality has been given to the topics discussed. Today’s morning saw the discussions stop on various subjects. These included the planning of future meetings, some information and then the vote on the Council texts. The highlight of the evening…

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The sun is shining more and more in Rome. The heat is on. Nevertheless, the Plenary Council is courageously navigating through the vicissitudes of the weather and the complexity of the issues under discussion. Yesterday and today were devoted to the adoption of various texts. It was also a question of the structure that deals…

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Here we are once again, gathered in a beautiful setting to reflect together between the SMA Fathers, the NDA Sisters, and MCS-C, to consolidate the relations between our Councils also through relaxation, times of prayer, and copious meals shared together…So, this is already the second time that our Councils have come together to exchange and…

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Today’s sessions were held in plenary. It was mainly a question of finalizing and adopting certain texts that had been drawn up so far. In addition, the subject of the Project Office was put on the table. The participants showed great satisfaction with this. It should be remembered that there is a project office in…

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Filled with the Holy Spirit, the participants of the Plenary Council 2022 resumed the session this morning. At the opening of this meeting, the fathers had reflected on good financial management. At the beginning of this 2nd week, they addressed the issue of Finances. To put it simply, the mission costs money. Each area of…

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The Plenary Council has reached half-way of its journey. And providence wanted it to be a Pentecost weekend. Saturday was the feast of our Missionary Sisters Our Lady of the Apostles. There was a short session in the morning and the rest of the day was dedicated to celebrating with the OLA sisters of the…

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Yesterday and today saw the debates focus on the issues of training and administration. Yesterday, as every evening, the tireless drafting team worked late into the night to produce a synthesis of the group work. This morning, before going back to the groups, the meeting began with a plenary session to exchange and clarify the…

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