Hold on to Cardinal Lavigerie legacy
Celebration in Malindi Report by Sr Redempta Kabahweza, from Malindi, Kenya For the bicentenary of the birth of our dear Founder Cardinal Charles Lavigerie many events were programmed in our communities and I am grateful to God for having given me opportunity to attend a number of them. In November 2024, we had the launching of bicentenary here in Malindi diocese at our brothers, the Missionaries of Africa’s Parish in Tarasaa. As we did not have a chance to travel to Nairobi for the same function, we were happy as a community to have the launching of the bicentenary here in Malindi. In December 2024 I was invited by our brothers to give sessions to the parish youth on Child Protection (including risk of sexual abuse, early marriages and early pregnancies). The youth were happy with the sessions though some of them were emotionally down as they were reminded…
Burundi celebrates Cardinal Lavigerie
A testimony from Burundi highlights the enduring charism of Cardinal Charles Lavigerie, showing how his spirit continues to grow and inspire generation after generation. In this first video the celebratory Mass for the closing ceremony of a year of events that have brought together all the faithfuls in Burundi. Here is the text of the prayer in the video In this second video an hymn to Cardinal Lavigerie engagement in Africa sung by the pré-postulants of the Gitega community.
Are we ready? Advent is coming
In preparation for the Messiah’s coming, let us “make straight his paths” as Isaias the prophet bids us. That is to say, let us go to God with an upright intention and seek Him alone with the sole desire of pleasing Him. (Mother Mary Salomé Thoughts 623. 3) The season of Advent is a time of expectation, when we prepare our home and our hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. The word Advent is derived from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming”. Advent is a season of hope, a time to nurture peace and experience joy in anticipation for the love that is made incarnate with the birth of Jesus. This year, Advent begins on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Each Sunday of the season traditionally spotlights a key theme, hope, peace, joy, and love, to invite reflection, prayer, and expectant celebration. The traditional…
Let us move forward, family of Lavigerie
For Lavigerie’s bicentenary, celebrate his legacy of faith and commitment to the African peoples by drawing inspiration from his missionary zeal, courage and faith, and focusing on his legacy of human dignity. The theme for the bicentenary year was For a passionate and renewed commitment to the African peoples’
In memory of Cardinal Lavigerie
On the 26 of November 1892, Cardinal Lavigerie dies in Algers. In 1964 his body was translated in his final resting place, the Generalate House of the Missionaries of Africa in Rome In the evening of life when, after long years of work and suffering, your tired hands will hand on to others the tools of your work… you will thank God for having used your weakness to carry out His plan. (Thoughts of Cardinal Lavigerie, 451, 26) Death would only be frightening if it was not followed by the resurrection. Our Lord manifested His power much more after His Resurrection than before His death and not only did He not avoid death, but He sought and desired it, because He knew that it was according to His Father’s plan. (Thoughts of Cardinal Lavigerie, 454, 203)
Journeying together in mission and transformation
From our sister Maamalifar M. Poreku, MSOLA “Come, let us set out together on this journey of faith and transformation.” “Let us go up to the mountain of the Lord… that He may teach us His ways and that we may walk in His paths.” (Is 2:3) Walking Together in Faith and Mission Rooted in the spirit of synodality and the missionary charism of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (MSOLA), this theme is an invitation to embrace a shared journey of renewal. It encourages each of us to rediscover our apostolic life as a space where personal conversion and communal transformation meet. Through our diverse apostolates, we listen deeply—to one another, to the cries of the world, and to the gentle voice of the Spirit. Together, we discern how Christ continues to transform us for mission. Near or far, all are invited to walk…
Mission in Mauritania: teaching French and sowing hope in Teichott
From our sister Mia Dombrecht, MSOLA in Mauritania A Call to the Heart of Mauritania I love looking at the map of Mauritania, an Islamic Republic, this vast country that welcomes us between the desert and the ocean. On this map, the small religious communities present in Nouakchott and in the interior of the country seem so tiny… I often ask myself: How can we reach these distant Muslim families, who sometimes do not even know that other religions exist, and help them taste the joy of the Kingdom of God already present among us? Teichott, a Village Between Sea and Desert Teichott is a small traditional fishing village, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mauritanian desert. It is one of nine Imraguen villages located along the coast between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. This area is part of the Banc d’Arguin National Park, a UNESCO…
The Jubilee of the Poor
The Jubilee of the Poor will be held on Sunday, November 16, 2025, which is also the ninth World Day of the Poor that is celebrated every year. The Jubilee of the Poor is not only an opportunity to recommit to the preferential option for the poor and vulnerable, but also an invitation to take one step further into the challenge of living in true solidarity with the poor, something Pope Francis explains means combatting the structural causes of poverty, inequality, the lack of work, land, and housing, the denial of social and labor rights. It means confronting the destructive effects of the empire of money…Solidarity, understood in its most profound meaning, is a way of making history” (Fratelli Tutti no. 116) Inspirational Gospel “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has…
Discover the Lavigerie app – your spiritual companion
Discover the Lavigerie app – your spiritual companion for prayer, reflection and mission. Inspired by Cardinal Lavigerie, it offers his writings, letters, meditations, faith resources and daily inspiration to live out your mission wherever you are. The application is available for free download on all Android and Apple devices through the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.