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Second Matriculation of the Institute of Consecrated Life in Africa Celebrated with Success

Abuja, Nigeria. The second Matriculation Ceremony of the Institute of Consecrated Life in Africa (InCLA) was held on January 18, 2024, at the institute's premises. The event began with a Holy Mass presided over by Fr Henry Omonisaye, CMF, Vicar of the Claretian...

A week filled with hope and prayer: ICLA Religious Week 

Quezon City, Philippines. From January 17 to 19, 2025, the Institute for Consecrated Life in Asia (ICLA) held its annual Religious Life Week, featuring a three-day series of conferences centered on the theme: “Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in...

Sanyasa Institute Initiates Preparatory Course for Perpetual Profession in Forge Key

Bengaluru, India. On January 6, 2025, the Institute of Consecrated Life - Sanyasa commenced its three-month Intensive Preparatory Course for Perpetual Profession (IPPP), a program designed to deepen the spiritual and vocational commitment of consecrated individuals. A...

30th Anniversary of the Claretian Lay Movement in Congo

Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo. On January 5, 2025, the Parish of Saint Ignatius/Massamba in the Diocese of Kikwit was alive with joy as the Claretian Lay Movement celebrated its 30th anniversary of approval (1995–2025). The event, coinciding with the Epiphany...

15 October

“Jesus rode upon a donkey when He entered Jerusalem in triumph. I, too, gladly offer myself to Jesus to make use of me...

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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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