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In old age, he still bears fruit!

Better than anything else, they whose body and heart are wounded by disabilities know that the truth about a person goes beyond appearances. Never look at an old man as finished. Despite the setbacks of old age, wrinkles and energy that disappears, he is the weight of life and history… the weight of silence and contemplation … a temple of Wisdom and Love… A hundred-year-old tree he remains, offering fresh tender green leaves every spring. Never look at an old man as finished! And if you have…

Take time to share a beautiful encounter

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…

In the footsteps of Angélique

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…

Session for councils and formators – N’Gaoundere

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…