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In the world of the G8, of the powerful, of the rich, who get around in the world as they want, one can choose to live as a “minor”, as St. Francis did: because “little” is good, because God made himself little, to be at the side of the last, in solidarity with the losers of the global
competition.
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| BROTHERS
AND SISTERS
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A sweet, as well as unique experience, the brotherly oneness is made possible by the love that Jesus lived up to the end and shared with us in his Spirit. It is a reality to be experienced with everybody and at each level in the concrete daily life, for the joy of our
Father.
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The common homeland of humankind, maybe for this is the most fascinating continent. The land of a people always oppressed, with so many human values to share, but placed at the borders of world history and economy. Turned into a huge dump, a mine to compete for, a great market, in which western products may be
placed.
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The
association was born during the papacy of John Paul II and follows the Rule that
he approved for the brothers and sisters of the Third Order Regular of St.
Francis.
Moreover, the Little Brothers and Sisters of Africa took a lot from his profound
Christocentric and Marian spirituality, which is expressed in his shield through
an “M” under the cross.
For these reasons, the members wear everywhere the Franciscan habit with a logo
on the heart which uses these same symbols on the background of the Africa
represented in black colour.
In the reality, very often dramatic, of this continent, the cross of Christ
stands out and it must stand out more and more, red as the blood and fire of the
divine Love that must set aflame the whole world.
Under the cross a white “M” symbolizes the clean heart of Mary, which made
her able to fully contemplate and share the plan of God, centred in the obedient
sacrifice of the Son for the salvation of humanity.
The logo is an invitation and an aspiration to be her true children, who have a
clean and motherly love, in front of every cross on which Christ keeps suffering
through those whom he called his “little brothers”, stating that in the last
day we will be judged on all we will have or won't have done to him in each one
out of them.
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NATIONAL
ANTHEM
FREE
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
1.
God Bless Africa
Bless
its leaders
Let
Wisdom Unity and
Peace
be the shields of
Africa
and its people
2.CHORUS:
Bless
Africa
Bless
Africa
Bless
us the children of Africa.
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