25th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Lavigerie in december 1876 approves, after having retouched it, the prayer to Our Lady of Africa and imposes its recitation.
We trust that the maternal goodness of the Most Holy Virgin will receive these unceasing supplications and obtain for our Works the fruitfulness that can only come from God.

24th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to the cardinal prefect of the Propaganda (24th December 1884)
I consider I should be lacking in my duty if I did not inform Your Eminence that the government of France, through the good offices of its ambassador to the Holy See, has just entrusted to me the church of Saint Nicolas-des-Lorrains and the adjoining house, so as to set up a procure for the Society of the Missionaries of Algiers.

Ministering to vulnerable people in Kipaka and Kayuyu parishes

The above realities explain why communities are highly vulnerable, with many families not knowing the future. A lack of hope always marks the responses to greetings from families and individuals. For example, “Magumu tu, Njala, tunavumiliya, mzuri Kidogo, tuko tu…..”. [ only problems, hunger, we push ourselves, somewhat okay, just there…].

23rd December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Conference given at Rome in the church of the Gesu (22nd December 1888)
If I cannot treat this grave question with all the details it would require, I will at least say what is necessary, and will try to make up for the rest by a clarity that, I hope, will enlighten your minds. And first of all, is there any obligation for the Christian peoples, for you Catholics, in the measure possible, to come to the aid of populations so cruelly, oppressed? On this point, there cannot be any doubt to the eyes of faith. It is the law itself of love, of Christian solidarity, that is to say, of the whole Gospel.

22nd December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to King Léopold II of Belgium (27th December 1884)
Your Majesty,
It is not simply out of obedience to the old custom of the Sacred College that I come today to present to Your Majesty my respectful good wishes and my devotion. I cherish only too well the memory of your kindness to me for me not to hold this duty as a debt of gratitude. I am especially pleased, Sire, to have this opportunity to thank Your Majesty for the benevolence you have shown this year towards the Society of the missionaries of which I am the founder for the setting up of a house at Woluwé whose purpose is the recruitment of Belgian citizens who dedicate themselves to the missions in Equatorial Africa.

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