2020 Calendar Missionaries of afriCa « » « White sisters »  (Cut here and insert in the return envelope with your donation) I wish to help the Missionaries of Africa May the year 2020 be extraordinary! For an ONLINE DONATION: www.mafr.net > Online Donation Lady 2019 has aged and leaves Donation ...... $ for the Missionaries of Africa. in our memory great joys and some (For a donation of $10 or more, you will receive a receipt for tax purposes.) sorrows. And now she wants to give way to the very young Lady 2020, Other ways of helping the Mission full of hope and energy who is so • Life annuity investments - If you are 60 or over, you can put your money into the Missionaries of Africa happy to be born that she gives us th (White Fathers) Life annuity investment. This annuity is guarantied for life and a bonus day, a 366 day! One more offers a rate varying according to age and sex. day to live in thanksgiving and - You will receive a tax receipt for at least 20% of the sum paid in. Only a small part of the payments you receive would be liable for tax. marvel at the smiles of God that life offers us every day! • Bequest and legacies “Better let our silver go on brother or friend, do not let it go to waste, rusting under a stone.” (Si. 29,10). Lady 2020 promises us great surprises and especially life- filled experiences that will invite us to grow in our humanity • Bursaries for Missionary of Africa candidates - One year scholarship: $ 1,700 to give the Lord, the giver of life, the opportunity to touch the - Three year scholarship: $ 5,000 hearts of our loved ones through our own way of living our • Gift of publicly traded securities faith as the days go by. It all depends on how we welcome each - You will receive a charitable donation receipt and avoid capital gains taxes. of these 366 days. There will be some more difficult times to go through. There will be mourning, tears shed, days of crisis, but there will also be births, laughter, moments of great passion, I join a cheque at the name of the Missionaries of Africa. days of devotion where it will be easier for us to feel God’s presence in our lives and to rejoice in it. I prefer to pay by credit card (tick which card). Even if sometimes it feels like years pass and look the same, it’s just an illusion. The Holy Spirit does her work in time, and Nb. of the card:...... C V V _ _ _ little by little the ones who know how to welcome every day Expiry: ...... Signature: ...... with the eyes of a child become more beautiful, more fulfilled, N.B.: If you so request, our Letter to our friends will be sent to you free of richer in humanity. These know how to use the years already charge, once a year, as well as a calendar. lived, to love more, to love better, to love with all their heart; Postal address: ...... and their love gives life and hope to those who surround them or pass in their path. And a deep peace invades them... and they

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Email: ...... Telephone: ...... We, the Missionaries of Africa, wish 2020 to be extraordi- (1640 -Hubert St, Montreal QC H2L 3Z3) nary for every one of you. Thank you! Réal Doucet, Provincial FRONT PAGE: FRONT WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE?

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A young person is often asked this question: What do you want here in your own country, are you considering a life commitment at to do with your life? At Rio, Francis, during the World Youth the service of the African world, then get in contact with us: Day reversed the question in this way: What does God want to do with your life? Father Serge St-Arneault, M.Afr. Who we are 1640, Saint-Hubert St, Montreal, Qc, H2L 3Z3 Founded in in 1868 and 1869 in order to meet the Af- Phone : 514-849-1167 # 217 ricans, the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers, White Sisters) are [email protected] united by two drives: a passion for Jesus and a passion for the African world. We number a little above 2,000 members (priests, What we propose brothers, sisters and lay people) We are delighted that almost 500 young men and women from various countries and continents are We are present in 25 countries of Africa, and in the African at present in our houses of formation. world outside the continent, and even here in Canada. The aim of Our roots in the African the Missionaries of Africa is to testify through actions and words world consists in learning “in the way of Jesus”, since Jesus is for us the person to encounter the local language, a bet- with each individual and with God. Our motivation is to extend ter understanding of their the work of God in human history, as it is said in the Bible and culture, the choice of living close to them in their time of joys and through the Gospels. sorrows, to rejoice in the little human, professional and spiritual If these few lines ring a bell, then get in contact with us to get a victories of the people we encounter. With these people, we dis- better understanding of how love makes us free. You will find in cover the many ways of God being present to one and all. We learn the last page of this calendar our addresses in Canada. Someone all the time to serve and to love, since it makes us free. in each of our communities will give an answer as soon as possible, Interested by Africa ? as I will do personally. If you feel challenged by these two passions and by our eager- ness to take roots, if it stirs something deep in your heart, maybe we Serge St-Arneault, M.Afr. can go along some way together. Do you want to meet the Africans The celebrations of our 150 years Jubilee are coming to an end. Again, we want to thank all those who, during these years, have supported us and encouraged us in our mission. Let us remind you that the mission to pro- claim Jesus Christ is the vocation of each and all baptized. DECEMBER 2019 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Young mother and her child in . Photo: Salvador Muñoz-Ledo

1st of Advent/ Bibiane John Damascene Gerald Nicolas Charles de Foucauld / 1 Anuarite Nengapeta 2 3 4 5 6 7

2nd of Advent Immaculate Eulalie Damasus 1st Our Lady of Lucy John 8 9 Conception 10 11 12Guadalupe 13 14 of the Cross

15 3rd of Advent 16 Adelaide 17Yolanda 18Gatian 19Urban V 20Zephirin 21

4th of Advent Jacopone Christmas Eve / Christmas Stephen John, Holy Innocents Adele Day Apostle and 22 23 24 25 26 27Evangelist 28 29 Holy Family 30 Roger 31 New Year’s Eve www.mafr.net Missionaries of Africa Full Moon New Moon F First Quarter Last Quarter White Fathers, White Sisters Carriage of bananas. Bikes were added extra spokes in order to carry very heavy loads. Cheers to these two men on their way to the market to sell their banana crops, hoping to support their families. JANUARY 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Carriage of bananas. Mary, Mother of God Basil and Gregory Holy Name of Jesus / Elizabeth Ann Seton / 1 2 3 4 Angela of Foligno

Épiphany Balthazar, Brother André Raymond Alice William Paulino 5 6Melchior, Gaspard 7 8 9 10 11

Baptism of Hilaire Nina Remy Marcel Anthony Marguerite/ our Lord/ the Great Week of prayer 12 Marguerite 13 14 15 16 17 18 for christian Bourgeoys Unity

2nd Sunday Fabian and Agnes Vincent Alphonse Francis de Conversion of 19 21Sebastian 21 22 23 24Sales 25 Saint Paul

3th Sunday/ Angela Merici Gildas Martine John Bosco Tite and 26 Timothy 27 28 29 30 31

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters After fishing and the selling of fish, one has to repair the nets and foresee the next expedition. FEBRUARY 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Coming back from Brigid of Ireland fishing. 1

4th Sunday/ Marie Rivier and Veronica Agatha Paul Miki Eugenia Giusepina Bakhita Presentation Blaise 2 of the Lord 3 4 5 6 7 8

5th Sunday Scholastique Our Lady of Felix Beatrice Cyril and Claude de la 9 10 11Lourdes 12 13 14Methodius 15 Colombière

6th Sunday Juliana Bernadette Gabin Francis and Chair of Saint Soubirous Jacinta of Peter 16 17 18 19 20 Fatima/ 21 22

23 7th Sunday 24Modeste 25Nestor 26 Ash Wednesday 27Honorina 28Roman 29 Auguste

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Donkeys are good means for carrying kids and goods. Mothers carry on the head what is left over, and the last new born child on their back. They’re always smiling. MARCH 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

st 1 of Lent Charles Katharine Drexel Casimir Oliva / Colette Perpetua and 1 2 3 4 5 Kieran 6 7 Felicity

2nd of Lent/ Frances of Vivien Rosina Justina Rodrigo Mathilda 8 Women’s Day 9Rome 10 11 12 13 14

3rd of Lent Benedicta Patrick Cyril of , Patron Herbert Clementina 15 16 17 18Jerusalem 19 of Canada 20 21

22 4th of Lent 23Peter Higgins 24 Catrherina 25Annonciation 26 Ludger 27Habid 28 Gontran

5th of Lent Amédée IX Benjamin Overloaded donkeys and 29 30 31 mothers.

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters In Burkina Faso, as elsewhere in Africa, after the baking of potteries, craftsmen carry them to the market and sell them. Beware: if you fall, you lose the whole cargo. APRIL 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Carrying potteries to Hugh Francis of Paola Richard Isidore de Seville the market. 1 2 3 4

Palm Sunday Marcelino John Baptist de la Julia Holy Thursday Holy Friday Holy Saturday 5 6 7Salle 8 9 10 11

Easter Easter Monday Maximus Patern of Benedict Labre Kateri Marie-Anne 12 13 14 15 Vannes 16 17Tekakwitha 18 Blondin

2nd of Easter / Odette Anselm Leonide George Fidelis of Mark, 19Sunday of Mercy 20 21 22 23 24Sigmaringen 25 Evangelist

3rd of Easter Zita Valery Catherine Our Lady of Siena of Africa / 26 27 28 29 30 Mary of the Incarnation

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters On long distances, hooking is helpful, as long as you don’t fall. That van is overloaded with passengers and goods and cannot ride full speed when there is a stiff climb. MAY 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Climbing a hill hooked to Joseph Athanasius of a trailer. 1 the Worker 2 Alexandria

4th of Easter/ Marie-Léonie Dominic Savio François de Laval Gisela Martyrs of Algeria Paconius Philip and James, Paradis including 4 White 3 Apostles 4 5 6 7 8Fathers 9

5th of Easter/ Cyril and Solange Our Lady of Matthias, Denise Brendan 10 Mothers’Day 11Method 12 13 Fatima 14Apostle 15 16

6th of Easter Queen Day/ Yves Lydia Constantin Emile Didier 17 18 Eric 19 20 21 22 23

Ascension the Berenguer Augustine German Ursula 24 Sunday 25Venerable 26 27 28 29 30 31 Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Luggage on the roof, passengers inside the mini-bus, these « badjans » (Ivory Coast’s term) remain the best traveling means to go from a town or village to another one. Notice the kind of break which is being used. JUNE 2020

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Monday of Blandine Charles Lwanga Clotilde Boniface Norbert of Xanten Pentecost and Martyrs of 1 2 3 Uganda 4 5 6

Trinity Medard Ephrem Mary Mother of Corpus Christi/ Guy Anthony of the Church , Padua 7 8 9 10 11apostle 12 13

Blessed Germaine Regis Herve Leoncius Sacred Heart Immaculate 14 Sacrement 15 16 17 18 19 20 Heart of Mary

12th Sunday/ and Paula Quebec Prosper Anthelm Cyril Fathers’Day National Day / 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

13th Sunday Peter and Paul, Martial A « badjan » is meant for Apostles 17 to 22 passengers and a 28 29 30 lot of goods.

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters One has to make sure of a good motorbike to go through muddy roads. It is not only sport. In some areas of Africa, the rainy season lasts several months. JULY 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Motocross or Mountain Canada National Day/ Martinianus Thomas, Elizabeth of bike. 1 Thierry 2 3Apostle 4 Portugal

14th Sunday Ralph Aquila Augustin Zhao Ulrich Benedict 5 6 7 8 and Pricilla 9Rong 10 11

15th Sunday Henry Oliver Our Lady of Charlotte Frederik 12 13 14 15 16Mount Carmel 17 18

16th Sunday Marina Lawrence Mary Bridget of Sharbel James, 19 20 21 22 Magdalene 23Sweden 24 Makhluf 25 Apostle

17th Sunday/ Natalie Samson Martha Peter Ignatius Anne and Chrysologus of Loyola 26 Joachim 27 28 29 30 31

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Here and there in Africa, the aircraft is the number one transport means in order to reach remote areas. Very useful to carry food, goods, and especially to transport sick persons. AUGUST 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

The aircraft is indispensable in some regions of Africa. 1

18th Sunday Lydia John Vianney Frederic Transfiguration of Sixtus and Cajetan Dominic 2 3 4 5 Janssoone 6the Lord 7 8

19th Sunday/ Lawrence Jeanne- Hippolytus Assumption of Françoise and Pontian Our Lady/ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 National Acadia Day

20th Sunday Elisabeth Helen John Eudes Bernard Pius X Queenship of 16 17Turgeon 18 19 20 21 22 Mary

21th Sunday Bartholomew, Louis of / Césaire Monica Augustine John the Baptist, 23 24Apostle 25Tite 26 27 28 29 Martyr 30 22nd Sunday 31 Aristide Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Rather clever is he who overloads this van foreseeing no fall. Would you sit on this pyramid? SEPTEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Overloaded vans are Gilles André Grasset Gregory Dina Belanger Teresa of very common in Africa. 1 2 3 4 5 Calcutta

rd Holy Name of 23 Sunday Labour’s Day Nativity of Mary/ Peter-Claver Ines Theodorat Mary 6 7 8Frederic Ozanam 9 10 11 12

th Robert 24 Sunday Holy Cross John Cornelius and Joseph de Januarius 13 14 15Chrysostom 16Cyprian 17Bellarmine 18Cupertino 19

25th Sunday Matthew, Maurice Padre Pio Emily Tavernier Come and Canadian Apostle and Gamelin Damian Martyrs 20 21Evangelist 22 23 24 25 26

26th Sunday/ Wenceslas , 27 Vincent de Paul 28 29and 30

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters With patience and ingeniousness, these two lorries will soon be dug out of the sand, becoming able to reach the end of their journey. OCTOBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Lorries got stuck in the Teresa of Lisieux Guardian Angels Gerard sand. 1 2 3

27th Sunday/ Placid Marie-Rose Our Lady of the Pelagia Denis Ghislan 4 5 6 Durocher 7Rosary 8 9 10

28th Sunday/ Thanksgiving Edward Callistus/ Teresa of Avila Marguerite Ignatius of 11 John XXIII 12 13 14Juste 15 16d’Youville 17 Antioch

29th Sunday / Paul of the Cross Adeline Celina John Paul II John Capistrano Antony Mary Mondial Claret 18 Missionary 19 20 21 22 23 24 Sundy/ Luke, Evangelist/ Death of Sister Marie-Salomée

30th Sunday Evarist Emeline Simon and Narcisse Terence Dominic Collins 25 26 27 28 Jude, Apostles 29 30O’Brien 31

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters That motorcycle has become a real chariot, in order to carry other chariots changed into wheelchairs for handicapped people. NOVEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

All All Souls’day Martin de Porres Charles Sylvie All the Saints of Willibrord 1 2 3 4 Borromeo 5 6Ireland 7

32nd Sunday Lateran Basilica Leo the Great Martin/ Josaphat Frances Xavier Lawrence Remembrance Cabrini O’Toole 8 9 10 11 Day 12 13 14

33rd Sunday Agnes of Assisi Elizabeth of Roland Edmond Presentation of Hungary and Saint Paul Mary 15 16 17 18 Basilicas 19 20 21

Christ the King Clement Andrew Catherine of Death of Severino Catherine Dung Lac Alexandria Cardinal Laboure 22 23 24 25 26Lavigerie, 27 28 Founder of the White Fathers and White Sisters

1st of Advent Andrew, Wheelchairs for 29 30 Apostle handicapped persons.

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Small pirogue allowing thirteen children and three paddlers to go from an island to another one on Bunyonyi lake in Uganda. That lake is said to be the second deepest one in Africa, as it is set on a volcanic fault. DECEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

A pirogue crossing a Charles de Bibiane Francis Xavier John Damascene Gerald lake in Uganda. Foucauld / 1 Anuarite 2 3 4 5 Nengapeta

nd 2 of Advent Ambrose Immaculate Juan Diego Eulalie Damasus 1st Our Lady of 6 7 8 Conception 9 10 11 12 Guadalupe

rd 3 of Advent John Christine Adelaide Yolanda Gatian Urban V 13 14of the Cross 15 16 17 18 19

4th of Advent Jacopone John of Kanty Christmas Eve / Christmas Stephen 20 21 22 23 24 Adele 25Day 26

Holy Family/ Holy Innocents Roger New Year’s Eve John, Apostle 27 and Evangelist 28 29 30 31

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