Sister Guadalupe lived in Aleppo in Syria during years of war. She visits the Netherlands and tells us about the daily life and the terror she has witnessed. Friday March 31, 2017 Sint-Janscentrum Den Bosch Papenhulst 4, 5211 LC s’- Hertogenbosch Reception opens: 19.30 Conference starts: 20.00 Sint-Janscentrum: www.sint-janscentrum.nl Saturday…
On the 31st of January, we celebrate the memorial of Saint John Bosco, proclaimed the Father and Instructor of the Youth by Pope Saint John Paul II on January 24th, 1989. Saint John Bosco founded the Society of Salesians. He dedicated all his energy to rescue the boys who had…
Dear friends, We want to share with you a few details and many pictures from our trip to Stykkishólmur that took place on January 27th and 28th 2017. On Friday, we met at St. Joseph’s Church at 6:30 pm. The group was divided in two and with the two mini…
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). 1 On December 16th, we had a Christmas Party and Christmas Play with the children from Oratory and catechism classes. We began the Christmas party at 4 o´clock…
A few days ago I found some Carmelites couplets, from which comes the title of a book about the life of St. Maravillas de Jesús: God is my Father. The following are the first few verses: God is my Father, how happy I am! I am his child, a child…
On October 22nd, the commemoration of St. John Paul II, we celebrated the first retreat day for our group of children preparing for their First Communion. We started the retreat at nine o´clock in the morning and ended at two o‘clock in the afternoon. As usual, we gathered them first…
The Closing of the Jubilee Year for the 350 Year Anniversary of the Election of Our Lady “Consolation of the Afflicted” as the Patroness of Luxembourg City It was in the year 1666, when Our Lady, under the title “Consolation of the Afflicted”, was proclaimed and she was officially recognized…
On October 21 we celebrated, together with our children, the day of our patron St. John Paul II. He is the Patron Saint of our Oratory for children. For this occasion, we organized Bingo. Even though the oratory is dedicated children, to the spiritual and human formation of children; this…
Dear All, On October 6th, by the grace of God we were able to travel to Germany and participate in the Holy Mass that was celebrated on behalf of the possession of the Sanctuary “Mariahilf en Neumarkt op der Oberpfalz” by the IVE Fathers Martín Villagrán, William Duraney and Tobias…
Origin and Significance of the Catholic Feast of All Saints. All Saints Day is a Christian celebration which takes place on the first of November. On this day, the Church celebrates in a solemn manner all those departed who, having overcome purgatory, have been totally sanctified, obtained the beatific vision…
