Catholic Girls' Days is a time for Catholic girls to reflect on their Christian faith and their commitment to following Christ. They are celebrated every year in March in the parish of Safané. This year, they were celebrated in a discontinuous way with the insertion of training workshops. During these days, the young girls had conferences, moments of prayer, work in common, moments of relaxation (sports competition: athletics, cycle race). From 7 to 09 March, the girls received training in KOKO DONDA. From 18 to 20 March, the girls had a prayer triduum during which they entrusted their life and mission in the Church to the Lord through the Virgin Mary. During this triduum, they also played ‘the role of Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus in the Gospel’. After prayer, they met to learn how to prepare juices and African dishes of all kinds. On 22 March, we crowned these days with a conference on the theme: ‘Young girls, pilgrims of hope in a world thirsting for peace and joy’. The conference was prepared and given by the leaders Abbé Marc SERI, youth chaplain, and Sister Marcelline BEOGO, counsellor. Key questions prompted the girls to reflect on their lives.These questions concerned the spiritual life and commitment, particularly marriage.‘The girls were first invited to read the Word of God daily, a source of hope for every Christian, either on their own or in a group. Then they were asked to reflect personally on the following points: ‘Am I preparing for my future by thinking about my commitment to the sacrament of marriage? How do I do this? What is the spiritual dimension of my preparation for marriage? What is the social dimension? What is the maternal dimension?These different questions will be explored in greater depth later in the sectors or reflection groups.Finally, they were invited to cultivate fraternity and trust among themselves by praying and working together. On Saturday 15 March 2025, the CEEP Privé Maria Rosa Molas held a Lenten recollection for all the nursery and primary school staff. The recollection was led by Sister Sidonie DEMBELE, headmistress of the school, on the theme: ‘Lent, walking together in hope and discovering the calls to conversion that God's mercy addresses to everyone, both as individuals and as a community’. We began at 8.00 am with a welcome and at 8.30 am, Sister Sidonie developed the theme with a reflection. After that, there was time for meditation in the chapel with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Then it was time for group sharing on our personal reflections and meditations. After the break, we prayed the rosary, followed by lunch at 12:30. It was a time of silence and spiritual renewal. We give thanks to God for these moments he gives us to stop and review our lives so that we can return to him and continue our pilgrimage with him. On Saturday 15 March, the young professed sisters of the Vice-Province of Africa held their very first fortnightly meeting under the leadership of Sister Sylvie Yameogo. We shared our experiences of the vow of poverty in the ethic of care, drawing on the constitutions and implementing norms of our institute, not forgetting the common rule drawn up by our founding mother, Saint Maria Rosa Molas. We also drew on our own concrete experiences. The sharing was very rich in lessons and we remember that the vow of poverty embraces several parameters beyond its material aspect that we can see at first sight. It is first and foremost a question of being rather than of having, and therefore of the inner self. Since the vows are intrinsically linked, when the vow of poverty imperatively suffers, the other two will also suffer. The same applies to the fact that it must first of all be an inner experience, because that is where the source of our truth lies. When the inner experience falters, the outer will necessarily waddle. We have also noted that the vow of poverty also means welcoming the heart of the other person, with all its qualities and faults, and knowing how to receive. The vow of poverty also means welcoming the heart of others, with all its qualities and faults, and knowing how to receive. All in all, we can see that living the vow of poverty in all its radicality is indeed possible with Christ, but it remains a great challenge.These challenges will be met by having Christ as our model and centre of gravity (prayer), by sharing our experiences, by being open to fraternal life in community and by our firm will to follow Christ in all truth on the path of poverty that he himself lived and proposes to us. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) On Sunday 16 March, the pupils, both children and young people, accompanied by their chaplain Abbé AKA Damien and Sisters Marcelline and Gisèle, the youth and children's councillors respectively, decided to deepen their Lenten efforts by walking from Safané to Bara-kira, a village a few kilometres from Safané. Prayer of the rosary, praise, reflection on questions related to Lent, not forgetting the great thanksgiving: the Eucharist, were the activities that rooted the young people and children in their faith in Christ. We give thanks to God and ask for his grace for the rest of this time of prayer, sharing and penance. The Christian community in the village was delighted to welcome ‘these little pilgrims’. They were very fraternal in their constant presence at our side during this time of prayer. The Gospel was about the Last Judgement. During his homily, the Abbot invited the children and young people to live to the full the demands of the Lenten season: prayer, forgiveness and sharing. At mealtime, each pupil made the meal they had brought available to the others. On Friday 21 March 2025, CEEP PRIVÉ MARIA ROSA MOLAS held its traditional day. The aim of the day was to promote our traditional dress and to make people aware of and love our traditions. All the children and staff were beautifully dressed and plaited. Long live Burkinabe culture