We left to take a small dead-end road leading off Mauron (Morbihan) to bring bean tops to our neighbour’s sheep. We honked the horn so that the sheep would come out of their shelter, and then we turned around. We noticed a man coming towards us. He walked with 2 crutches. We stopped and he said: “I thought you were in the ditch; I was ready to get my tractor to pull you out”. We explained why we had honked the horn, taking time to get to…
Sunday July 28, 2024, 5th day of our session in the steps of Angélique Le Sourd. The young sisters from Cameroon and Madagascar attending an international session at the mother house, began their day with mass at the parish church. Their melodious voices enchanted all the parishioners! After the eucharistic celebration we left on a pilgrimage for the chapel of Our Lady of Pont d’Arz, as did out foundresses, to implore the protection of the Immaculate Mother of God and ask her for the grace of vocations…
It was a first in the history of the Congregation. At the beginning of July, the councils and formators from the Southern Entities: Cameroun, Madagascar, and Papua New Guinea, gathered to reflect on, “Synodal governance for religious life in transformation” and “The challenges of formation for religious life in transformation”. The session provided an opportunity to envisage “a common vision” for meeting the challenges of the future together. Even though the history and reality of each entity are different, each of the participants carry with themselves the…
Gathered around Sr. Germaine Provost On January 24, 2024! For quite some time we have been talking about this and finally the day has arrived! It is not every day that we celebrate a 100th birthday at the Mother House. Germaine is in great form, mind you a bit nervous, she doesn’t like being the centre of attention, but for this there is no escape! During the Eucharist, celebrated by our chaplain, Father Bernard Noyer, and at his request, between the 2 readings we sang the song…
