Missionary Month: the beauty of Malian women according to Sr. Marie Vincente Brouca
Missionary Month: the beauty of Malian women according to Sr. Marie Vincente Brouca
Missionary Month: all to all of sr. Trinitas
Pope Francis proclaimed an Extraordinary Missionary Month in October 2019 and placed it under the theme Baptized and sent: the Church of Christ in mission in the world”. He invites all the baptized to live this time in four dimensions: the encounter with Jesus, missionary witness, formation in mission and missionary solidarity. Throughout this month we invite you to discover some missionary testimonies of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa. Today, we present to you the portrait of Sr. Trinitas (1912 – 1999) who lived “all to all” during her entire missionary life. Sr. Trinitas worked in Malawi as a nurse, midwife, matron and she trained many nurses and midwives to help the women. She believed that “God’s Word would find its way into healthy bodies.” Her love for the people made her creative in helping the poor. She had discovered that about 60% of children under age…
Missionary Month: witness of Sr. Marcelle Gaborit
Missionary Month: witness of Sr. Marcelle Gaborit
Missionary Month: Sr. Marie André du Sacré Coeur
Pope Francis proclaimed an Extraordinary Missionary Month in October 2019 and placed it under the theme Baptized and sent: the Church of Christ in mission in the world”. He invites all the baptized to live this time in four dimensions: the encounter with Jesus, missionary witness, formation in mission and missionary solidarity. Throughout this month we invite you to discover some missionary testimonies of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa. Today, we present to you the portrait of Sr. Marie André du Sacré Coeur (1899-1988) who lived her missionary life as a woman apostle for the defense of women’s rights. Sister Marie André du Sacré Cœur had a doctorate in law when she entered our Congregation in 1922. Thinking that her studies in law would not be useful in Africa, how wrong she was! Just after her perpetual vows, she was sent to help the Missionaries of Africa understand…
Final Commitment of Sr. Georgette Ouedraogo
On April 27, 2019, Sister Georgette Ouedraogo from Burkina Faso made her final commitment in the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa and was appointed to Lilongwe, Malawi.
International pilgrimage for the youth in Rome
INTERNATIONAL PILGRIMAGE FOR THE YOUTH IN ROME
JULY 9thTO JULY 18th, 2019
“On the footsteps of Cardinal Lavigerie“
Founder of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa and the Missionaries of Africa
Vocation story : Every person IS a Mission in our world
“Every person IS a Mission in our world, by the very fact of being in this world.”
Sister Mia Dombrecht is a Missionary Sister of Our Lady of Africa. She shares with us about her missionary vocation; what it means to be a missionary, joys and challenges of missionary life and the place of God in her life journey.
Songs for the 150th Jubilee
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of our Lavigerie Family, there was a contest for songs composed for the jubilee. Here are some of them.
