00:00On this September 12, we celebrate several leading figures of the Christian faith.
00:08First of all the Holy Name of Mary, then Saint Aubert of Avranche, Saint Guy of Malone,
00:16Blessed Apollinaire Franco, and finally Blessed Marie de Jésus, Émilie d'Outremont.
00:24Let’s discover their lives and their legacy together.
00:30The Holy Name of Mary is a liturgical feast established in the 17th century.
00:38It recalls the strength and gentleness contained in the name of the Virgin.
00:42After the victory of Vienna in 1683, attributed to his intercession,
00:48Pope Innocent XI decided to solemnly celebrate this blessed name.
00:53Since then, Christians have honored Mary on this day as the protector of the Church and spiritual mother.
00:57Calling on his name brought consolation, strength and hope.
01:05Saint Aubert d'Avranche
01:06Saint Aubert, bishop of Avranche in the 8th century, remained famous thanks to the apparition of the archangel Michael.
01:15He asked him to build a sanctuary on Mount Tomb,
01:18later became Mont-Saint-Michel, one of the greatest pilgrimage sites in the West.
01:23Despite the hesitations and doubts, Aubert obeyed the heavenly call and brought into being a unique place,
01:31both a fortress of faith and a symbol of the divine presence in the heart of Normandy.
01:37Saint Guy of Malone
01:38Saint Guy de Malone lived in Belgium in the 10th century.
01:44Abbot and founder of monasteries,
01:45He helped to strengthen monastic discipline and spread the Benedictine rule in the region.
01:53Known for his piety and rigor, he had a profound impact on the religious life of his time.
01:59Its foundations allowed monastic life to take lasting root in Walloon lands,
02:04radiating prayer and spiritual culture.
02:07Blessed Apollinaris Franco,
02:10Born in Spain in the 16th century,
02:12Apollinaris Franco became a Franciscan and went on a mission to Japan.
02:18Despite the persecutions that were then affecting Christians,
02:21he continued to proclaim the gospel with courage.
02:25Arrested and imprisoned,
02:26he refused to renounce his faith.
02:29In 1622,
02:31he was executed in Nagasaki,
02:33joining the long list of Japan's martyrs.
02:37His loyalty to the end
02:39makes him a shining witness of faith and missionary courage.
02:45Blessed Mary of Jesus,
02:47Emilie d'Oltremont.
02:49Emilie d'Oltremont,
02:50born in Belgium in the 19th century,
02:52was a woman of deep spiritual life.
02:56Widowed very young,
02:57she devoted herself to God
02:59and founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Reparatrix.
03:03His community united Eucharistic adoration and education
03:06placing Mary at the center of their spirituality.
03:11Through his life and work,
03:13Emilie showed how to transform the personal ordeal
03:16in spiritual fertility,
03:18offering the world a testimony of trust and faith.
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