welcome back !!!

Dear Fathers, brothers, sisters,  our well wishers and our benefactors, Welcome back!
Though it seems that the summer break is never long enough, I am energized to be back at work.

Salient points of Nostra Aetate

In the article Christians - Muslims dialogue in the light of Nostra Aetate, we gave a historical presentation of the conciliar declaration Nostra Aetate. In this article, we highlight the salient points that emerge from the document, points that must be the

Christians - Muslims dialogue

Dialogue between Christians and Muslims in the light of Nostra Aetate, is the topic that is ging to be discussed in this article. Nostra Aetate is one of the sixteen Vatican II documents . It is part of documents otherwise known as declaration.

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To Ars on pilgrimage

On 13 July 2017 we went over to Ars on pilgrimage. The bus left from cours Gambetta at 8:30 in the morning. During our journey towards Ars we prayed our morning praying using the Psalm 80.

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Life is an eternal journey

As pilgrims we started our journey by bus towards Le Puy-en-Velay on 8^th Saturday morning. We had the Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Puy, along with the pilgrims of Saint James the Compostela. It was presided by Father Pierre Richaud, the superior of the house in cours Gambetta. In the homily he mentioned that Mary’s “yes” to God not only changed her life but the lives of all believers of the generations to come. He comes from the diocese of Puy which had given many vocations to the SMA.

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Meeting of SMAs of 20 to 40 years of Missionary priesthood

Our first meeting began with the lighting of the Pascal Candle by Father Antonio Porcellato on 3^rd July on the Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle. He welcomed each and every one of us.  Father Pierre Richaud, the house superior of 150 cours Gambetta gave us the history and the tradition of the Mother House in Lyon.

« Like the Apostles… »

"There are many others things that Jesus did..."

“There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written” (Jn 21 : 25).

Letter of Support for the Cause of the Servant of God Monsignor Melchior de Marion Brésillac

May I crave your indulgence to write in support of the Cause of the Servant of God, Monsignor Melchior de Marion Brésillac, for his Canonization.

One of the greatest Missionaries I encountered in my minor seminary Church History studies and whose life impressed me most was Monsignor Marion Brésillac. His name was a household word among the seminarians.
He was reputed to be a very holy man, a great missionary, an extremely prayerful person who married his personal Christian convictions, especially about the missions, with what the Church's direction was.
In him the famous eternal words of Christ were vividly exemplified, "By their fruits you will know them," (Matthew 7:16) and "A good tree bears good fruits." (Matthew 7:17)