Feast of St Michael Garicoïts and institution of three scholastics as Readers
May 14th marked the 161st anniversary of the birth in heaven of Saint Michael Garicoïts, Founder of the Congregation of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Betharram.
On this day in which the Church remembered the Saint of the 'Here I am', Betharramites from all over the world showed their attachment to the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from which emanate its proper virtues (Love, Humility, Obedience, Gentleness and Dedication).
In Adiapodoumé, the SCJ religious invited the faithful and the close Congregations to a Eucharistic celebration in St Bernard parish.
During the celebration, Brothers Eugène, Samuel and Dieu-bénit were instituted readers by Fr. Jean Paul Kissi SCJ, Regional Vicar.
At the end of the celebration, a film on the life of Saint Michael was shown to the guests, followed by a fraternal meal.
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