28th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to the Office of the Propagation of the Faith (December 1884)
Care of the sick – The missionaries in the Sahara and in Kabylia put into practice the apostolate Our Lord practised and which he recommended to the apostles: cure the sick and say: the Kingdom of Heaven has come. They have a many patients. The average number who come each day asking for treatment varies between 40 and 50.

27th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to the Office of the Propagation of the Faith (December 1884)
I told you how, when we left to make our retreat, our dear children and their parents had accompanied us for a good part of the journey. They were all in tears, since they thought that, despite our assurances, we were not coming back.

26th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to the Office of the Propagation of the Faith (December 1884)
Our missions in Kabylia and in the Sahara are constantly developing, as you will see in this report which I have the honour to send you. Previous reports made you aware of the progress of these missions and their way of operating. Today I shall tell you only of what has been achieved during this current year in our mission stations of Kabylia and the Sahara.

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.

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