28th June in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Do not be surprised, then, that a bishop, commissioned by the Holy See with part of the immense countries where this slavery still reigns supreme, I condemn it, by the holy altars, with the freedom of my ministry, and in the name of my God, I vow him a merciless war and I declare it anathema.

26th June in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

His paternal providence will watch over you. It will guide you on the immensity of the seas, it will refresh your souls under the heat of a new sky, it will sustain your courage, and it will prepare the rewards promised to his servants for you.