Fr. General left Fianarantsoa, located South of Madagascar, on Saturday October 8th morning to proceed directly to Ambiatibe, the site of martyrdom of Jesuit priest Jacques Berthieu, SJ (1838 – 1896), where he was due to concelebrate mass with other Jesuits. It was in this place located 50 km north of Antananarivo that this Frenchman […]
The pivotal event of the day was probably Fr. General’s encounter with lay collaborators along with Jesuits who accompany various Christian groups: CLC, eucharistic movements, chaplaincies and other entities with Ignatian stamp. Fr. General spells out the three major points that should characterize the Jesuit way of proceeding regarding its dealing with collaborators: discernment, collaboration […]
A day perhaps less busy and eventful than the previous one but nonetheless highly symbolic was October 7th, the fourth day of Fr. General’s visit to Madagascar. All events took place in Fianarantsoa, a city that is home to several Jesuit apostolates like Antananarivo. One major event was the mass he concelebrated with several Jesuits […]
