The Cause of Bishop Bresillac
SMA News of January
Our Confreres buried in Rome
175th anniversary of the Founder's episcopal ordination
All his life, Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac was sure of one thing: he wanted to be a missionary, and he was ready to give everything to fulfill this vocation. He wanted to "go" to enlighten the abandoned of the faith with the light of the Gospel, to implant the Church with a well-trained local clergy who could take over, and to continue elsewhere. He never imagined he would one day become a bishop. At the age of 32, while he was fully involved in the education of future clerics in Pondicherry, one of the objectives of the mission that was close to his heart, he was named titular bishop of Pruse and provicar apostolic of Coimbatore by Pope Gregory XVI on Tuesday, May 6, 1845.
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The new pastoral year has just begun, and in Vaulx-en-Velin the installation of the new parish priest of St. Thomas took center stage today 19th September 2021. Fr. Dieudonné Baloitcha was installed as parish by Fr. Yves Guerpillon the territorial vicar episcopal of East Lyon and rector of Notre Dame de Fourvière Basilica. The ceremony took place in the presence of the SMA Provincial superior of Lyon Fr. François du Penhoat and Bishop Michel Cartateguy, the former bishop of Niamey-Niger, a member of the Provincial Council of Lyon.
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As It was announced earlier (2 september 2021) , The book “Mio Dio, come sei buono. La vita e il messaggio di Charles de Foucauld” translated “My God, how good you are. The Life and Message of Charles de Foucauld” by Fr Andrea Mandonico, Sma, won the Literary Prize of Ambassadors to the Holy See 2021.The award ceremony took place at the “Palazzo Borromeo”, seat of the Italian Embassy to the Holy See on this September 20, 2021.
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The SMA Seminary transformed into an aircraft engine factory...
This year, the Society of African Missions celebrates the 90th anniversary of the opening of its first mission house and first seminary located in Ninino, in the parish of Ryczywol Poland, on the the15th of September 1931. This seminary functioned until the beginning of the Second World War and ensured the formation of many missionaries and priests. One of the first seminarians of Ninino was Fr. Bolesław Szmania, ordained in France on January 6, 1937, then appointed prefect of the seminary of Ninino.
(This photo is taken from https://bit.ly/3kjnTTN).
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It’s back to school and work in France. Some SMA Fathers have just returned from vacation and summer replacements; others have new appointments and still, others have chosen to continue in what has given them joy in the past, in the present, and in the future. After 60 years of collaboration with the Society of African Missions, Fr. Michel Dujarier bid farewell to the SMA community of Lyon this Wednesday 01-09-2021, as he embarks on a new adventure in the retirement home of Montferrier from the 02-09-2021.
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The book “Mio Dio, come sei buono. La vita e il messaggio di Charles de Foucauld” translated “My God, how good you are. The Life and Message of Charles de Foucauld” by Fr Andrea Mandonico, Sma, won the second edition of the Literary Prize of Ambassadors to the Holy See 2021.
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The Magisterium of the Church teaches, proposes and invites the creation of itineraries for the sustainable development of the Planet. And for almost six years, the UN has also been working on the same path, with its 2030 Agenda.
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SMA Founder Bsp. Melchior Marion de Brésillac
Message from the Superior General and his councils
Synod 2021-2023
