Events

All the Sisters of the Region of Cameroon were in tune with the rhythm of the Congregation for three main events: • Commemorating the death of Angélique Le Sourd, the Foundress of the Congregation • The benediction of the new formation house in N’Gaoundéré • The opening of the new N’Gaoundéré community At the crack of dawn on November 16, the workers still present on the construction site painted the last brush strokes and then left as the invited guests arrived. Around 08:45 Monseigneur Emmanuel ABBO arrived…

“WE NEED A CHURCH CAPABLE OF WALKING AT PEOPLE'S SIDE, OF DOING MORE THAN SIMPLY LISTENING TO THEM; A CHURCH THAT ACCOMPANIES THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY…” POPE FRANCIS   For the fifth consecutive year, the Archdiocese of San Antonio, with approximately 4000 participants, came together on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at St. Mary’s University for its annual Assembly gathering. Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller invited clergy, consecrated women and men (a small group of SSCJ attended), Catholic school teachers and lay people from across the Archdiocese to journey arm-in-arm…

1 –A first for the Mother House, the parish choir from Derval (Loire Atlantic) animated our Sunday Mass. After the Mass, we went to the dining hall where tables were reserved for the singers and their families to have their picnic. Before the aperitif, a "Laudate Dominum" was intoned and then taken up by everyone. Sr. Pauline Joly repeated her word of welcome and wished us all, Bon appétit! 2 – All agreed to meet again at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel for a concert for the…

  On Sunday, October 13, 2019, the parishioners of Trappes (Yvelines, France) lived an extraordinary missionary initiative. They gathered for a rather special family mass under the “Europa” circus tent.     The acrobatic and juggling talents of the circus people, accompanied by the N’Joy Choir from Trappes, became prayer for the 400 Christians who had taken their place under the tent. After the Eucharist, under sunny skies, a friendly picnic allowed for exchanges between the participants and the Gontelle family, the owners of the circus. During…