A thanksgiving mass closed the great meeting of the Catholic faithful as well as the bishops and archbishops of Madagascar in Antsiranana.
Letter from the Pope
Faith moves mountains. This phrase, inspired by the Bible, found its full meaning with the movement of around 17,000 faithful Catholics to Antsiranana which hosted the fourth edition of the national Eucharistic conference. “This Eucharistic Congress will help each of you to foster feelings of charity and loyalty to all and especially to those who are in trouble, for whom the path of life is more difficult to travel every day. There are many discouraged people who look to the future with doubt and despair, as if nothing brings them joy.”This, in fact, is the content of the letter from Pope Francis to the president of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar, Mr. Marie-Fabien Raharilamboniaina.
True peace
A representative of the Bishops’ Conference to share the faith of the Holy Father in defending the cause of the poor and the oppressed by reading a message from the Bishops’ Conference. He preached the “Marina Fihavanana without hypocrisy and the need to reconcile ourselves with nature and with ourselves”. And this, the face “the corrupt environment we live in”. For Mr. Marie-Fabien Raharilamboinaina “It is the spirit of the Gospel that must dictate our conscience.”
Leaders
“I trust in your wisdom, leaders,” he called the Archbishop of Antsiranana, Mr. Benjamin Ramaroson. Turning to the Prime Minister Christian Ntsay and the President of the National Assembly, Justin Tokely who were present yesterday at the closing mass of the Eucharistic Congress at the “Mitabe Square” d’Antsiranana. “I have faith in what is available to you”he said, in French. “It’s how we talk in the North,” he said. Before that is pointed out “the Eucharistic Congress was not a study trip or a tourist trip”.
Goodbye
The Apostolic Nuncio, Tomasz Grysa also changed French and Malagasy to emphasize it “a great testimony of faith and deep piety during this intense week of prayer and worship.” Vatican representative in Madagascar until urbi et orbi an “bless” in Malagasy. Before it was said “ amen », a term common to all languages that means so be it.
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