The Hindi Service of Radio Veritas Asia known as Satyaswar, which means the voice of truth, has earned an important place among the International Radio Broadcasts. Over the last 24 years, it has become an important name in the list of the international radio broadcasting stations that makes a difference in the lives of thousands of listeners.
Let us prepare our hearts with prayer, sacrifice and almsgiving.
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Photo: Pope signs new Encyclical "Fratelli Tutti on St Francis tomb in Assisi
Dear Confreres,
During Angelus this blessed afternoon, on the Feast of the Seraphic Father, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis officially launched the publication of his Encyclical entitled “Fratelli Tutti” which speaks on fraternity and social friendship. I am sure a good number of you witnessed this momentous event through the various mass media outlets available to you.
Fr. José Boeing (from Brazil) anf Fr. Miguel Heinz (from Germany) of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) who participated in the synod for Amazon share their impression on the synod.
The works of mercy on the road of the Jubilee
The Philippine SVD Brothers Assembly took place last June 29–July 1, 2023, at the Divine Word College Laoag, Laoag City. The theme of the assembly was "SVD Brothers: Journeying Together in Confronting and Responding to the Challenges of a Wounded World."
The way to 2018: Don't wait! Start now!
International Youth Day was celebrated in Janvikas, Indore on 12th August, by the youth from the slums of Indore city. The theme of the International Youth Day 2016 was: "The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production." Janvikas Society has initiated a new venture with the help of the Mission Office (Steyler Missionare), Austria to organize the youth in the slums of Indore city to enable them to empower the society. Four such Youth Clubs are formed in each slum to orient the youth (both boys and girls) and to assist them to become better, responsible citizens of the country.
The 15th of January is the feast of Arnold Janssen (November 15th, 1837 – January 15th, 1909).
Oh! that beautiful yet tragic day when Fr Augustine Rodrigues was with us then all too suddenly left us.
The SVD Generalate Leadership Team on Wednesday, 11th June began its semi-annual weeklong meeting called Caucus to evaluate and plan the activities. The meeting is held in Nemi, a beautiful town located about 50 km from Rome where the SVD have a retreat house.
The Western Province celebrates its 50thAnniversary this year. In 1964, the province began with 38 priests and seven Brothers. The ministry sites for the new province included Verbum Dei High School, St. Leo parish and the SVD Mission Office, all in Los Angeles.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Itapua is a center of pilgrimage and prayer for Catholics , but also an attractive tourist site because of the beautiful natural landscape that surrounds the Paraná River, 12 km from the center of Encarnación in the Department Itapua.
Los Chiles is really a very beautiful place with a large population. From the parish, several community services are offered. In my opinion a Parish Mission is needed. The people are thirsty for something more. I invite our young missionaries of the Region to come to this fertile soil for evangelization.
Invited by Fr. Jan Wichary, local superior of the SVD community in Zakopane, Fr. Jan Halama, provincial superior of the Slovak province, took part in the celebration of St. Joseph Freinademetz, the patron saint of the missionary house in Zakopane. The occasion took place on February 2, 2014 in the local parish of Holy Cross in Zakopane.
Bone patients in Madang province, can now be operated on, following the arrival of new instruments from Poland. SVD POL donated the equipment after a successful application by the Doctor in Charge of Modilon orthopaedic unit, our SVD Brother, Doctor Jerzy Kuzma.
Three years ago, on March 11, Japan suffered its most powerful known earthquake, which rattled the country, unleashed a tsunami of up to 100 feet, and resulted in the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
On January, 13, 2014, in the chapel of St. Joseph Freinademetz community of Seoul, the newly appointed Regional Superior of Korea Region: Fr. Benedict Kim Jong Il (in photo, 4th from left), along with his new council were installed.
Since 27 April, Rio Grande do Sul, in the far south of the country's southern region, has suffered from a rare combination of climatic factors that has resulted in a long and voluminous period of rain. This combination has included a warm air mass in southeastern and central-western Brazil that has blocked the movement of a cold front in the country's south.
In addition, two corridors of humidity, coming from both the Pacific Ocean due to the influence of the El Niño phenomenon and from the Amazon, boosted rainfall in Rio Grande do Sul.
In Canoas, the Madre Josefa Educational Centre, home to almost a hundred children aged 1 to 5, was completely flooded. The four sisters living there had to be rescued by boat on 4 May. As a result of the overflowing of the protective dykes, the neighborhood is still flooded, preventing the resumption of classes.
From 4 to 18 May, the Espírito Santo School Sports Gymnasium in the Nossa Senhora das Graças neighbourhood became a shelter for the families of Canoas affected by the floods. The school accommodated 192 people and 41 pets at the peak of the shelter's capacity. Many school staff members and volunteers helped house and care for this population, in addition to organizing donations of drinking water, food, hygiene products, cleaning materials, medicines, toys, clothes, shoes, mattresses, and blankets, among other contributions. To support the families and help them rebuild their homes, Solidarity Networks, an institution run by the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, launched the campaign "Compaixão para Rio Grande do Sul". Your donation will make a difference in the lives of many people.
By Press Office _SSpS_Brazil
