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…
Sr. Simonette, from Madagascar, has arrived in the Philippines to begin her studies at the Institute of Formation and Religious Studies (IFRS). During the day of integration, November 9, 2019, Sr. Joyce, from Papua New Guinea, helped Simonette find her way around the IFRS. The students welcomed the new arrivals with traditional dances and costumes.
"I asked the whole Church to live an extraordinary missionary month in October 2019". And referring to the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region – currently being held in Rome, Pope Francis said, "a renewed Pentecost opens wide the doors of the Church, in order that no culture remain closed in on itself and no people cut off from the universal communion of the Faith…" This Synod is a moment of ecclesial importance for the whole Church. For Francis it means, "Understanding…
