Return of Fr. Luigi Maccalli
SMA News January
Mission of Bangui
Welcome to this information magazine “SMA News” devoted to the news of the Society of African Missions in the world.
The titles of this edition:
- Benin Republic: Priestly Ordination of Rev. Roberto Carlos.
- Ireland: Celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the class of 1970.
- Ivory Coast: celebration of the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first Missionaries.
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Communication is inherent to human life. For the realization of everything, every moment, every day, human beings must communicate. Very often, they communicate through written or spoken words, but just as much with gestures, facial expressions, symbols such as road signs, colors (red for danger) or images.
And as Paul Watzlawick would say, we cannot but communicate.
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"This kind of illness cannot be cured anywhere and by anyone else, except in Baatonu land and by Baatonu healers."
Recently, Fr. Dominic Xavier Vincent, defended his thesis entitled « Anthropological Questions related to the care of mentally ill people in the land of baatonu (Northern Benin)". This study was carried out in the north of Benin, particularly in the departments of Donga, Borgou, and Alibori. The population studied is called the Baatombu (the Bariba) who are mostly farmers, herders, and hunters. It has a population of about 1,240,000.
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Part of the spirit of Christmas is thinking about the special people who bless this world… You are special and we celebrate you this Christmas!
The year 2020 will go down in the book of annals as a year not quite like other years. It will be remembered, not just because it was 2020, but for all, it brought itself with. It will be remembered as the year that Australia saw the worst bushfire in history. It will be remembered as the year that one of the best basketball players died in a plane crash; remember Kobe Bryant? It will be remembered as a year that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit the royal family to settle in Canada. It will be remembered as the year President Donald Trump faced impeachment. It will be remembered as the year the stock market crashed. It will be remembered for the ripple effect that the black lives matter protests following the brutal death of George Floyd had in the world. It will be remembered as the year Beirut had one of the worst explosions in the middle of a pandemic. It will be remembered as the year Kamala Harris was chosen as Democratic Vice presidential candidate.
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With the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis recalls the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. To mark the occasion, the Holy Father has proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph” from today, 8 December 2020, to 8 December 2021.
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" …love your neighbor like yourself, for us means, to love the other the country as your own, to love the other unit as your own," and a feeling that the "whole SMA is as your own real family."Despite the sanitary situation that the world is currently facing due to covid -19, the Society of African Missions has celebrated 164 years since its foundation on the 08th of December 1856. In a televised address to the SMA family all over the world, the Superior General characterized this year’s celebrations with two words, "fragility and gratitude."
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« A family that prays together stays together. » Bishop Melchior de Marion Bresillac made a special invitation to « always have our eyes fixed on Mary. Let her be our hope and our refuge in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In her, we find both a model and help… ». On the 26th May 2020, the SMA founder was declared venerable and the members of the SMA Spirituality commission in collaboration with the postulator of the Cause of the founder, have a rosary made with the proper SMA effigies depicting the photo of de Bresillac and the SMA logo with a guide for praying the rosary with venerable de Bresillac.
Please click the link below for more information.
http://smainternational.info/images/NotreFondateur/Devotion-Fondateur/Praying_Rosary_Bresillac.pdf
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SMA Founder Bsp. Melchior Marion de Brésillac
Message from the Superior General and his councils
The Year of St. Joseph
