Madagascar In 1971 Madagascar celebrated the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Catholic priest in Fianarantsoa. Archbishop Gilbert Ramanantoanina placed that centennial year under the sign of [...] personality of Fr. Finaz who celebrated the first Mass at Tananarive in 1885 and lived as a clandestine priest during the persecution. With him the evangelization of Fianarantsoa had begun. Father Finaz succeeded
human hands, but the prophecies announced in such a mysterious manner even more. They spoke of a priest who would be called "Lord", seated at the right hand of God: "Take your seat at my right hand, till [...] the womb, from the dawn of your youth. The Lord has sworn an oath He will never retract; you are a priest forever of the order of Melchizedek" (Ps 110:1-5). A true son of God: "I shall be a father to him
who all told her that her son was incurable. Once a young man, he had a great desire to become a priest, but his bad eyesight made it nearly impossible for him to study. In 1809, he felt the strong inspiration [...] glory of Our Lord, for her own honor and for the salvation of souls. He only thought about becoming a priest and to busy himself, by the exercise of sacerdotal zeal, to realize his triple vow. John Claude renewed
France, on May 1, 1814. His older brother Theodore converted to the Catholic faith and became a priest when he was just a boy. Alphonse and his parents reacted with hostility and horror. Why would Our [...] apparition of Our Lady to Alphonse Ratisbonne, he told an acquaintance (Baron Theodore de Bussières, his priest brother's close friend and a convert to Catholicism): "I was scarcely in the church when a total
became a parish church. There were few parishioners, as it was in a commercial area, and in fact the priest, Fr. Charles Dufriche-Desgenettes, was considering resigning due to what he perceived to be a failure [...] She told him to consecrate the parish to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In a great act of faith, the priest entrusted the pastoral success of his parish to the Virgin Mary, and created a spiritual organization [...] have prayed and the faithful have multiplied. The history does not stop there. Many seminarians and priests visited the parish, including Saint John Henry Newman, who went there to give thanks for his conversion
Lady could still attract a small crowd at 7pm on a Monday night in Paris! The bells rang, the parish priest of Saint Etienne-du-Mont blessed the procession and reminded them of the meaning of this place of [...] then, at 10:00 pm, by the light of a dozen torches, preceded by a few seminarians in white albs, a priest came forward with Jesus in the Eucharist and placed Him gently in the monstrance on the altar. A [...] piece by Bach played on the flute, was followed by a long time of silent prayer, during which a few priests heard confessions. Each pilgrim formed a living stone, in the sight of all, bearing witness that
that cushion! That cushion!” Later the priest resumed the exorcism and related how the woman was distraught at how that cushion saved Padre Pio. [W]hen the priest who had been trying to exorcize her the [...] kept screaming, “I’ll make you pay! I’ll make you pay!” The woman was taken away and a different priest began an initial exorcism of her. Later that night the friars were awakened by a horrible noise.
been banned in all the schools in the region. As a result of the Kulturkampf, “rebellious” Catholic priests and religious congregations,with the exception of those actively involved in social work, were removed [...] preparations to receive her First Communion and had just passed an exam administered by the parish priest, Fr. Augustyn Weichsel. As she prayed the Angelus, she saw a strange light and a figure dressed in [...] continue for almost three months, concluding on September 16. Justyna recounted everything to the parish priest, who told her to revisit the place on the following day. Again, as the Angelus bells were heard,
the Blessed Virgin Mary In 2004, an American couple met a young priest in Medjugorje (Bosnia-Herzegovina). During the conversation, the priest showed them a picture of himself and said, "This used to be me [...] was holding a guitar. The couple was surprised to see this nonconformist transformed into a young priest wearing a Roman collar! Following are excerpts from Fr. Donald Calloway’s conversion story. “ My [...] followed was the desire for the priesthood. Not just any priesthood. Donald wanted to become a Marian priest, both for Our Lady and for the reason that the Marians of the Immaculate Conception are the official
family dedicated to the recitation of the Rosary is a very fertile ground for the formation of future priests and religious.” Most Reverend Gerald Murray, former Coadjutor Archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada (1885
