JUNE 2017: The grace that SMA presence in Sierra Leone will help to actualize the missionary spirit of Brésillac for the West African Church
In our communities, disseminated over four continents, we pray daily for the canonization of our Founder. The prayer ends with a request for grace. In addition to the specific intentions that each person or community can express, all of us can unite to ask for a common grace. Our sincere and selfless prayer can lead us to the miracle necessary for his beatification..
How does it work? At the point where the prayer says: "... By his intercession we will receive the graces of which we have need. In particular..." we will add the proposed intention, by saying it aloud. Up there is for this month.
Logbook Liberia, 3
The African Missions celebrate today the 160th anniversary of its foundation. Our wish was to celebrate this event in Freetown (Sierra Leone), a highly symbolic place for us, where our founder died. Hardly landed, he gave his life for the African world. But unfortunately our flight is scheduled for 9th December, and we will celebrate this anniversary in Freetown on Sunday 11th.
Logbook Liberia, 2
Having completed the formalities, we left for Tubmanburg in the Bomi County with Fr. Firmin. Fr. Gareth Jenkins, famously called fr. Garry was waiting for us. He is great a figure of the SMA in Liberia, he bravely walked through the civil war (was taken as hostage for more than a month) and worked during Ebola epidemy.
Logbook Liberia, first day
The journey finally took place in a remarkable way, without adventure, the planes were on time and arrived on time. One of our suitcases seemed to be not arrived when it was already there but out of the treadmill. The passage to customs and registration with the police of the borders took place without any difficulty,
160th anniversary of the African Missions
December 8th, 2016 marks the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Society of African Missions. On that day Mgr Melchior de Marion Bresillac, with his companions, went to the Shrine of Our Lady at Fourviere, Lyon to ask the protection of Mother Mary for
Migration, an ancient and always current problem
On December 8th, we celebrate the 160th anniversary of the offering that Bishop de Marion Brésillac, with his firsts companions, made of the nascent Society to our Lady of Fourvière at Lyon. the new general secretary, Fr. Sylvère Atta, helps us give thanks and meditate on this birth. He made us reflect on a very current aspect of our mission today and thus how we can also renew the charism of our Founder.
Intronization of the new Cardinal of Central Africa
The new Cardinal with the delegation of the African Missions
On this Saturday, November 19, 2016, Pope Francis intronized the new Cardinal of Central Africa, Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga along with 16 other nominees. At the age of 49, he became the youngest African cardinal.
SMA Founder Bsp. Melchior Marion de Brésillac
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Like the Apostles... We've left everything to follow you
