2021 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 Let us take the time For an ONLINE DONATION: www.mafr.net > Online Donation 2020 was an extraordinary year, but Donation ...... $ for the Missionaries of Africa. not in the way we would have hoped. The (For a donation of $10 or more, you will receive a receipt for tax purposes.) arrival in March of the invisible enemy called Covid-19 made us aware of our Other ways of helping the Mission bourgeois habits, our blindness to our • Life annuity investments way of treating our planet and the setting - If you are 60 or over, you can put your money into the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Life annuity investment. This annuity is guarantied for life and aside of religious values in our public and offers a rate varying according to age and sex. private lives. - 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. Overnight everything capsized. Hun- • Bequest and legacies dreds of thousands of people were infec- “Better let our silver go on brother or friend, do not let it go to waste, rusting ted, several hospitalized and the most under a stone.” (Si. 29,10). vulnerable left us without being able to accompany them in their final • Bursaries for Missionary of Africa candidates moments. We have finger touched our human limits. We are fragile - One year scholarship: $ 1,700 beings who do not have unlimited control over life. Will it change - Three year scholarship: $ 5,000 our expectations and lifestyle? I doubt it! The government’s lack of • Gift of publicly traded securities interest in people’s spiritual needs does not bode well. Unless we - You will receive a charitable donation receipt and avoid capital gains taxes. have become wiser and accept a more balanced, more humane life, more respectful of God, of others and of the earth, we will continue I join a cheque at the name of the Missionaries of Africa. to repeat the same mistakes and sink into the civilization of death.

I prefer to pay by credit card (tick which card). The year 2021 comes to us after living a painful but purifying experience, which is a source of questions about the meaning of life, Nb. of the card:...... C V V _ _ _ our place on earth and the presence of God in our societies. If we take the time to ponder these, we will be able to see how God has accom- Expiry: ...... Signature: ...... panied us in our struggles and questions. Individualism, self-centere- N.B.: If you so request, our Letter to our friends will be sent to you free of dness, materialism and all ‘isms’ must give way to greater solidarity charge, once a year, as well as a calendar. not only with one another, sons and daughters of God, but also with Name of the person ...... nature and other creatures that also need space to flourish. Postal address...... My wish in this year 2021: that we can live in a more humanized ...... and fraternal world. Let us take into account others, even those who live elsewhere in the world. Let us learn to look at the whole universe Email: ...... Telephone: ...... with the eyes of the heart, with the eyes of God. (1640 -Hubert St, Montreal QC H2L 3Z3) Thank you! Réal Doucet, M.Afr. FRONT PAGE:Young Beninese playing in the granite sand used to build houses. PAGE:Young 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 (, 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 foster 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 A small canoe helps these thirteen children and three paddlers to go from one island to another on Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda. Located on a volcanic fault, this lake would be the second deepest in Africa. DECEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Crossing a lake in a Charles de Bibiane John Damascene Gerald canoe in Uganda. Foucauld / 1 Anuarite 2 3 4 5 Nengapeta

nd 2 of Advent 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 14 of the Cross 15 16 17 18 19

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

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

www.mafr.net Missionaries of Africa Full Moon New Moon F First Quarter Last Quarter White Fathers, White Sisters Some women of all ages take basic literacy courses in Benin. They don’t want to miss anything from the teaching. To know how to read, to write and to calculate are very important for their life. JANUARY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Women at school. Mary, Mother of God Basile and Gregory Photo: Champagne, photographer. 1 2

Epiphany / Elizabeth Ann Seton / Edouard Melanie Brother André Raymond Alice Holy Name of Angela of Foligno 3 Jesus 4 5 6 7 8 9

Baptism of Paulino Marguerite Hilaire Nina Remy Marcel 10 our Lord 11 12 Bourgeoys 13 14 15 16

2nd Sunday Priscilia/ Marius Fabian and Agnes Vincent Alphonse Week of prayer Sebastian 17 18 for christian 19 20 21 22 23 Unity

3rd Sunday/ Conversion of Tite and Timothy Angela Merici Gildas Martine Francis de Saint Paul 24 Sales 25 26 27 28 29 30

4th Sunday/ 31 John Bosco Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Two Franciscan Friars rushing to the church where a religious ceremony will take place. They would not like to be late for Mass. FEBRUARY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Brigid of Ireland Presentation Marie Rivier and Veronica Agatha Paul Miki 1 2 of the Lord 3 Blaise 4 5 6

5th Sunday Giusepina Bakhita Eugenia Scholastique Our Lady of Felix Beatrice 7 8 9 10 11 Lourdes 12 13

6th Sunday/ Claude de la Juliana Ash Wednesday Bernadette Gabin Francis and Valentin Colombière Soubirous Jacinta of 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Fatima

1st of Lent Chair of Saint Modeste Nestor Honorina 21 22 Peter 23 24 25 26 27

2nd of Lent Franciscans in Benin. Photo: David Champagne, 28 photographer.

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters A colourful Mass during the annual youth pilgrimage in the diocese of Cotonou in Benin. In 2020, the theme of this 35-year-old pilgrimage was: «Youths and priests together to build the Church.» MARCH 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Aubin Charles Katharine Drexel Casimir Oliva / Colette 1 2 3 4 5 Kieran 6

3rd of Lent San Juan de Dios/ Frances of Vivien Rosina Justina Rodrigo 7 8 Women’s Day 9 10 11 12 13

4th of Lent Louise de Benedicta Patrick Cyril of , Patron Herbert 14 15 Marillac 16 17 18 Jerusalem 19 of Canada 20

21 5th of Lent 22 Lea 23 Peter Higgins 24 Catherine 25 Annonciation 26 Ludger 27 Habid

Palm Sunday Jonas Amédée IX Benjamin Youth pilgrimage in the diocese of Cotonou. 28 29 30 31 Photo: David Champagne, photographer.

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Two students from Glazoué, Benin, training with a tailor, hence their identical shirt. They will probably fetch water from the municipal well. A good way to make some pocket money. APRIL 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Students from Glazoué, Holy Thursday Holy Friday Holy Saturday Benin. Photo: David Champagne, 1 2 3 photographer.

Easter Easter Monday Marcelino John Baptist de la Julia Casilda Magdalen of 4 5 6 7 Salle 8 9 10 Canossa

nd 2 of Easter / Julius Martin I Maxim Patern of Benedict Labre Kateri 11Sunday of Mercy 12 13 14 15 Vannes 16 17 Tekakwitha

3rd of Easter Emma Odette Anselm Leonide Georges Fidelis of 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Sigmaringen

4th of Easter/ Our Lady of the Zita Valery Catherine Our Lady Mark, Good Counsel of Siena of Africa / 25 Evangelist 26 27 28 29 30 Mary of the Incarnation

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Young girl selling palm cakes. After extracting red oil from the palm nuts, its waste is used to kindle coal and wood without adding oil. MAY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Selling palm nut waste in Joseph Benin. the Worker Photo: David Champagne, photographer. 1

Athanasius of Alexandria

5th of Easter Philip and Marie-Léonie Dominic Savio François de Laval Gisela Martyrs of Algeria 2 3 James, Apostles 4 Paradis 5 6 7 8

th 6 of Easter/ Solange Cyril and Solange Our Lady of Matthias, Denise 9 Mothers’Day 10 11 Method 12 13 Fatima 14 Apostle 15

Ascension Sunday Pascal Eric Yves Bernardine of Constantin Emile 16 17 18 19 20 Siena 21 22

Pentecost Queen’s Day Berenguer Augustin Germain Ursula Monday of 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Holy Trinity Visitation 30 31 of Mary Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters At a certain period of the year, it is not uncommon to see these trucks with their cargo of cotton picked from the fields by entire families. JUNE 2021

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Justin Blandine Charles Lwanga Clotilde Boniface and Martyrs of 1 2 3 Uganda 4 5

Blessed Sacrement Gilbert Columba Ephrem Mary Mother of Corpus Christi/ Immaculate the Church , Heart of Mary 6 7 8 9 10 11 apostle 12

13 11th Sunday 14 Elias 15 Germaine 16 Regis 17 Herve 18 Leoncius 19 Romuald

12th Sunday/ Aloysius Gonzaga Audrey Quebec Prosper Anthelm Fathers’Day and Thomas National Day / 20 21 22 More 23 24John the Baptist 25 26

13th Sunday - Irenaeus Peter and Paul, Martial Cotton transport. Apostles Photo: David Champagne, 27 28 29 30 photographer.

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters This lady sells plastic bottles and containers of all sizes. This is an informal recycling market. She buys these reusable bottles and containers and sells them to the market. JULY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Selling plastic bottles. Canada National Day Martinianus Thomas, Photo: David Champagne, Apostle photographer. 1 2 3

14th Sunday Mathew Lambert Ralph Aquila Augustin Zhao Rong Ulrich 4 5 6 7 8 and Pricilla 9 10

15th Sunday Oliver Henry Camillus of Lellis Our Lady of Charlotte 11 12 13 14 15 16 Mount Carmel 17

16th Sunday Francis Garces Marina Lawrence Mary Bridget of Sharbel 18 19 20 21 22 Magdalene 23 Sweden 24 Makhluf

17th Sunday/ Anne and Nathalie Samson Martha Peter Ignatius James, Joachim Chrysologus of Loyola 25 Apostle 26 27 28 29 30 31

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Two children carry water. This task seems to be given mostly to children in this part of Benin. Water, so precious in countries where it rains only 4 or 5 months a year and where the heat can reach 40 degrees in the shade. AUGUST 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

18th Sunday Julien Eymard Lydia John Vianney Frederic Transfiguration of Sixtus and Cajetan 1 2 3 4 5 Janssoone 6 the Lord 7

19th Sunday Lawrence Jeanne- Hippolytus 8 9 10 11 12 Françoise 13 and Pontian 14

th 20 Sunday/ Roch Elisabeth Helen John Eudes Bernard Pius X Assumption of Turgeon 15 Our Lady/ 16 17 18 19 20 21 National Acadia Day

21st Sunday Bartholomew, Louis of / Césaire Monica Augustine 22 23 24 Apostle 25 Tite 26 27 28

Children carrying water. 22nd Sunday Fiacre Aristide John the Photo: David Champagne, 29 Baptist, Martyr 30 31 photographer.

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters A great football match for these young Beninese on a sandy beach. They even managed to make a net and goals. SEPTEMBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Soccer on the beach. Gilles André Grasset Gregory Dina Belanger Photo: David Champagne, photographer. 1 2 3 4

23rd Sunday / Labour Day/ Cloud Nativity of Mary/ Peter-Claver Ines Theodorat 5 Teresa of Calcutta 6 Queen 7 8 Frederic Ozanam 9 10 11

th John Robert 24 Sunday/ Holy Cross Our Lady of Cornelius and Joseph de Chrysostom Bellarmine 12Holy Name of Mary 13 14 15 Sorrows 16 17 18 Cupertino

25th Sunday Andrew Kim and Matthew, Maurice Padre Pio Emily Tavernier Come and companions Apostle and Gamelin Damian 19 20 21 Evangelist 22 23 24 25

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

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Return from school: children sometimes have to walk for many kilometers. School buses are rather scarce in these parts of West Africa. OCTOBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Back from school. Teresa of Lisieux Guardian Angels Photo: David Champagne, photographer. 1 2

27th Sunday Placid Marie-Rose Our Lady of the Pelagia Denis 3 4 5 6 Durocher 7 Rosary 8 9

28th Sunday John XXIII/ Our Lady of Edward Callistus/ Teresa of Avila Marguerite 10 11 Thanksgiving 12 Aparecida 13 14 Juste 15 16 d’Youville

29th Sunday / Luke, Paul of the Adeline Celina John Paul II John Capistrano Mondial Evangelist/ Cross 17 Missionary 18 Death of Sister 19 20 21 22 23 Sunday Marie-Salomée

30th Sunday Thaddeus Evarist Emeline Simon and Colman Terence 24 25 MacCarthy 26 27 28 Jude, Apostles 29 30 O’Brien 31 31st Sunday Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters Women in dugouts on Lake Nokoué in Benin. They live in Ganvié, a lake village in Benin. Every day, they go to the Abomey-Calavi market (8 km from Ganvié), to sell and to buy. NOVEMBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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

32nd Sunday Geoffrey Lateran Basilica Leo the Great Martin/ Josaphat Frances Xavier Remembrance Cabrini 7 8 9 10 11 Day 12 13

rd Albert the 33 Sunday Agnes of Assisi Elizabeth of Roland Edmond Great Hungary and Saint Paul 14 15 16 17 18 Basilicas 19 20

Christ the King Cecilia Clement Andrew Catherine of Death of Severino Dung Lac Alexandria Cardinal 21 22 23 24 25 26 Lavigerie, 27 Founder of the White Fathers and White Sisters

1st of Advent Saturnino Andrew, Women in dugouts. Apostle Photo: David Champagne, 28 29 30 photographer.

Missionaries of Africa www.mafr.net White Fathers, White Sisters With his cell phone, this man can communicate with the whole world. Like those who accompany him, he has surely heard of the birth of Christ, the Saviour of the world. DECEMBER 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

In a boat at night. Charles de Bibiane Francis Xavier John Damascene Photo: David Champagne, Foucauld / photographer. 1 Anuarite 2 3 4 Nengapeta

nd 2 of Advent Nicholas Ambrose Immaculate Juan Diego Eulalie Damasus 1st 5 6 7 8 Conception 9 10 11

rd 3 of Advent Lucy John Christine Adelaide Yolanda Gatian 12 13 14 of the Cross 15 16 17 18

19 4th of Advent 20 21 22 Jacopone 23 John of Kanty 24 Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day

Holy Family John, Apostle Holy Innocents Thomas Becket Roger New Year’s Eve 26 27 and Evangelist 28 29 30 31

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