Immaculate Conception Majunga: The Immaculate Heart of Mary Antsirabe: Our Lady of La Salette Tsiroanomandidy: Our Lady of the Good Remedy Morondava: Our Lady of La Salette Regional Shrines: Ambatolampy Antananarivo [...] It was only in 1642, with the French occupation of Antongil Bay, that a regular evangelization began, under the auspices of Mary. A small island south of the bay was dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1642 [...] directory stated that December 8 was the feast of the Immaculate Conception, patron saint of Madagascar. [1] The "tsangam-bato" dedicated to Mary Images of Mary are found in private houses and out in the

to "Mary of the Rosary of San Nicolas." On December 28, 1987, Bishop Castagna authorized the foundation of an institute of life devoted to facilitating the pilgrimage: the Daughters of Mary of the Rosary [...] Lord, by your Holy Wisdom, save us from all sin. On behalf of all, we ask you, Lord, lead us onto the path of Goodness. Amen. Heart of Mary Heart of Mary, you are so wonderful that I would never imagined to [...] Commission of investigation and the position of the Church (1) A commission of investigation was instituted in April 1985. Its conclusions were published the following October. In the events of San Nicolas

who, in the history of the Church, have had the great merit of disseminating the prayer of the Holy Rosary, so dear to the Christian people and so rich in Gospel values: a true school of faith and piety. [...] believed unquestioningly in the value of prayers of intercession for the success of the apostolic work. Only in Heaven will we understand how much the prayer of cloistered religious effectively accompanies [...] He distinguished himself straight away for his interest in the study of Sacred Scripture and for his love of the poor, to the point of selling books, that in his time were a very valuable asset, in order

leads it to torture and kill absolute Truth, Goodness and Innocence. Christ's Victory is that He glorified God in the face of this unleashing of hatred of the world, showing who God is: Love, Forgiveness [...] We hear in the Easter liturgy: "By the power of the cross, the judgment of the world and the victory of the Crucified One appear in full light." French writer and philosopher Fabrice Hadjadj, quoted in [...] the light of Truth when it illuminates the world, but when it sheds light on our sins we find it unbearable and we try to get rid of it; 4°/ Truth acknowledges that death exists. We are afraid of death because

Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, 'Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honored with a visit from the mother of my Lord? Look, the moment your greeting [...] He has used the power of his arm, he has routed the arrogant of heart. He has pulled down princes from their thrones and raised high the lowly. He has filled the starving with good things, sent the rich [...] rich away empty. He has come to the help of Israel his servant, mindful of his faithful love according to the promise he made to our ancestors of his mercy to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.' Mary

Archeological (places of worship, epigraphs, etc.); Literature (writings of the Church Fathers). Marian Hymns and Homilies of the 2nd century The "Odes of Solomon" belong to this tradition of liturgical hymns [...] a keen awareness of the eminent dignity of the Mother of Jesus, a deep sense of reverence, and faithful love manifested by frequent praise. The Virgin Mary is constantly the object of blessings and love [...] nuance, i.e. a sense of veneration and stupor before the prodigy of the Blessed Virgin's divine and virginal motherhood. The expression "this is he who was born of Mary, the good ewe" has a very important

parish had good structures of pastoral life: a community of Sisters were in charge of primary school education and also of a secondary school for girls, among whom 3 were the beneficiaries of these apparitions [...] Kibeho Before the Apparitions KIBEHO was one of the parishes of the diocese of Butare until 1990. When the diocese of Gikongoro was established, the parish was detached from Butare and attached to the [...] apparitions. a team of priests in charge of all the pastoral work and the sanctification of souls. ____________________ Mgr Jean Baptiste GAHAMANYI, Bishop emeritus of Butare, Rome, September 14, 1997 www

sweet Virgin Mary, Mother of God, filled with all tenderness, Daughter of the most high King, Lady of the Angels, Mother of all the faithful, On this day and all the days of my life, I entrust to your [...] ordered to the good according to the will of your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ So that you may be, my most holy Sovereign lady, My ally and comforter Against the pitfalls and traps Of the age-old adversary [...] and weak Powerless not only to do the least act of kinds But also unable to resist continual assaults Without the grace and help of my Creator and of your holy prayers. O btain for me as well, O most

four centuries of the Christian era slipped away, which mark so to speak the "coming of age" of the Church. Indeed, during medieval times, temporal society, in the West and a good share of the East was true [...] point of the Middle Ages. It is the century of such brilliant Doctors of the Church as St Albert the Great, St Bonaventura, St Thomas Aquinas. It was also the century of mystics like St Mechtilda of Hackeborn [...] (St Louis of France), St Elizabeth of Portugal, St Bridget of Sweden... At this point we reach the 14th century, the century of St Nicholas Cabasilas, a great theologian and Orthodox monk, and of St Catherine

believing in God, but following the inclination of natural morality, especially deep-felt charity and compassion." (...) "In the middle of the night of January 19, (1842, in Rome) I woke up with a start--I [...] one o’clock in the afternoon I had to go and make some arrangements for the funeral ceremony of a good friend of mine. Seeing Ratisbonne coming down the Via Condotti, I invited him to accompany me but I told [...] the nave of the church. I went off to the sacristy to make some arrangements. When I returned, I found him on his knees in the Chapel of the Archangels St Michael and St Raphael, in an attitude of deep meditation