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  • The inauguration of the ICOF 2021 and blessing of Bishop Paul Pellet Center

    The inauguration of the ICOF 2021 and blessing of Bishop Paul Pellet Center

    Priests, nuns, and about seventy laypeople and friends SMA met at the Bishop Paul Pellet Center for the inauguration of the said Center and the launch of the ICOF 2021 program (International Congregation for ongoing Formation) during the Eucharistic celebration. This event took place in the presence of some ecclesiastical authorities including Rev. Boniface ZIRI,…

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  • SMA Monthly News – (July Edition)

    SMA Monthly News – (July Edition)

    Greetings dear brothers and Sisters and welcome to this last edition of our SMA News for this pastoral year.The Titles of this edition:1- Democratic Republic of Congo: Acquisition of a new parish in the Archdiocese of Kinshasa;2- The effects of Covid-19 in our SMA Formation Houses;3- Sierra Leone: 9 years of SMA presence in the…

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  • FR ANTONIO’S MESSAGE TO THE NEW SMA MEMBERS

    FR ANTONIO’S MESSAGE TO THE NEW SMA MEMBERS

     As usual on June 25, marking the anniversary of the death of Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac, new members are received into the SMA. To his new members the Superior General delivers this message of welcome and congratulations.      

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  • Cause of Canonization of Bishop  Bresillac

    Cause of Canonization of Bishop Bresillac

    June 25, 1859 – June 25, 2021, 162 years since Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac gave his life for Jesus, for the Mission, for the work of evangelization in Africa. A life and an example, which was, through a process of canonization initiated by his sons, the SMAs recognized by the universal church on October…

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  • SMA Monthly News – (June Edition)

    SMA Monthly News – (June Edition)

     In this sixth issue of our news magazine, we will go:1- in northern Nigeria, more precisely in the diocese of Kontagora, where for several months we have been witnessing an upsurge in violence. Violence that prevents the smooth running of pastoral activities.2- Then in Spain: where since September of last year, the Archdiocese of Madrid…

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  • Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary: Explained

    Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary: Explained

      We are in the month of May. A month dedicated to our very dear mother the Blessed Virgin Mary. We offer you here an interview with Sister Marie-Hélène ROBERT, Ola and Fr. Pierluigi MACCALLI, Sma.In this interview, Sr. Marie-Hélène ROBERT, Professor of Theology at the Catholic University of Lyon and Ola Provincial Superior of…

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