Events

After the festivities on the 7th and an opening celebration on the 8th of December, Notre Dame of Paris cathedral welcomed priests on the 9th and 10th with 950 consecrated persons gathered for the diocesan celebration of consecrated life. How joyful and emotional it was to rediscover the bright cathedral with reinvigorated colours from the stained-glass windows and the paintings giving new value to the frescos. The furnishings are simple and in harmony with the rest. During the Eucharist, presided by Monseigneur Ulrich who made the connection…

THE DAY HAS COME, WHEN LIFE SINGS THANK YOU! TO CELEBRATE HER 100 YEARS, MARIE LOUISE INVITES US TO THE PARTY! As for all great events, Sister Marie Louise Suffisais started celebrating the evening before, with those born in November in her long-term care home. There were snacks, supplemented with small cakes baked that morning by volunteers, bringing together all the residents who were able to attend. It was truly fraternal, just the way Marie Louise likes it. Saturday, November 30, 2024, the day the Church celebrated…

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…