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Eight Claretian Deacons Ordained Priests in Sri Lanka

Mannar, Sri Lanka. Eight Claretian deacons were ordained priests on May 22, 2025, at St.  Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar, by Rt. Rev. Dr. Anthonippillai Gnanapragasam, Bishop of Mannar. Seven belong to the St. Joseph Vaz Independent Delegation (JVID), and one to...

St. Thomas Province Celebrates Jubilees, Assembly, and First Professions

Kuravilangad, India. Claret Bhavan, Kuravilangad, became a center of joy and thanksgiving as the Claretian community marked three significant events: Jubilee celebrations, the General Assembly of the St. Thomas Province, and the First Professions and Renewal of Vows....

Walks of Claret – A Pilgrimage Through Claret’s Rome

Saint Anthony Mary Claret visited Rome three times during his lifetime. His first visit was in 1839, when he presented himself to the Congregation of Propaganda Fide, offering to be sent anywhere in the world. He returned in 1865 to consult the Holy Father regarding...

A New Government for the Delegation of Mãe da África

Luanda, Angola. With joy and gratitude, we congratulate the newly proclaimed government of the Mãe da África Delegation, announced during the II Assembly (25–30 May 2025) under the theme “Pilgrims of Hope: discerning and embracing God’s dream for the life and mission...

14 October

“I will occupy myself in praising God, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints as they are prayers and devotions and I...

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13 October

“Ignorance in matters of religion is great nowadays, almost general; and the worst part is that there are very many...

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12 October

“I have here the ultimate and principal pledge that you need to be a good missionary: honour Mary and love God a lot.”...

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11 October

“At the beginning of my stay in Vich I was undergoing an experience not unlike what goes on in a blacksmith’s shop....

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10 October

“I have never made a penny’s profit from the Works I have seen through the presses. On the contrary, I have given away...

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9 October

“When I started preaching missions in 1840, we were in the midst of a civil war between the royalists and the...

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8 October

“When I left the Canary Islands the bishop wanted to give me a new hat and coat but I wouldn’t hear of it. All I took...

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7 October

“We honour … the Blessed Virgin Mary, our most tender mother; we imitate her virtues, we continuously give her thanks...

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6 October

“October 6th 1850, the feast of St. Bruno, founder of the Carthusian order I had once wished to join….., was my...

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5 October

“In the case of children, the only work required is that of planting, whereas adults require both weeding and...

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4 October

“When one is poor and really wants to be poor, freely and not by force, then he enjoys the sweetness of poverty and,...

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3 October

“Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament is our moral and physical life. Moral, which consists in knowing and loving,...

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2 October

“Societies have become weak and are starving because they have ceased to receive the daily bread of God’s Word. Every...

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1 October

“The Word has been, is and will always be the queen of the world” Aut 449 THE WORD, QUEEN OF THE WORLD When St. Paul...

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Forge 23 Started

Forge 23 Started

Madrid, Spain. It has been 25 years since the first residential Forge was held in the fall of 1993 in Colmenar Viejo...

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30 September

*299.- “Doing and suffering are the greatest proofs of love.” Aut 424 THE GREAT PROOFS OF LOVE In a solemn declaration...

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