François de Sales, born in the castle of Sales near Thorens-Glieres (town of the Duchy of Savoy, and now familiar department of Haute-Savoie), is a saint and doctor of the Catholic Church.Coming from an aristocratic family, he chooses the path of faith. Devoting his life to God, he renounced all his titles of nobility. He became one of the most respected theologians in Christianity. |
This great preacher acceded to the seat of the bishop of Geneva, founded the religious order of the Visitation. He exerted a significant influence within the Roman Catholic Church but also towards the holders of the temporal power which were, among others, his sovereigns, the dukes Charles-Emmanuel I and Victor-Amedee I of Savoy and the kings Henri IV and Louis XIII of France. |
A man of writing, he left a significant amount of books, the testimony of his vision of life. In the exercise of his ecclesiastical functions, Francis de Sales undertook to write personal letters to people he could not reach. He also innovated in spreading Catholic ideology by using the printing press to edit texts.He put them in many public places. He also distributed under the doors of the houses. |
In Saint-François-de-Sales, Colombians connected to their country
These periodically printed publications are now considered to be one of the first Catholic journals in the world.Holy Week Seen from Elsewhere (2/3) more than 200 faithful from the Spanish-speaking community of Paris, including many Colombians, celebrated Palm Sunday and Holy Week entry on Sunday, March 25th. Peace agreements with the FARC, visit of Pope Francis, presidential election … Despite the distance, these families continue to follow with care the evolution of their country of origin.
More than 8,000 kilometers separate him from his original diocese, Medellin, in northwestern Colombia. From now on, it is at the parish of Saint-François-de-Sales, in the 18 the district of Paris, that he comes every Sunday to say mass for the Spanish-speaking community of the surrounding neighborhoods.
“Despite the distance, I continue to follow closely what is happening in my country,” says father Juan Guillermo Lopez Tapias, 32, in a good French he continues to improve at the Catholic Institute of Paris (ICP ), where he studies the liturgy.
On this Palm Sunday, he has put on the traditional red stole to welcome hundreds of faithful who came to gather before the entrance to Holy Week: Spaniards, Venezuelans, Mexicans, Bolivians, Colombians…