** SALESIAN SPIRITUALITY** An Invitation to Holiness

Events in the Franco-Swiss Province of the Fransalians

20 June 2007

Transfer of the Mortal Remains of Fr. Peter Mary Mermier

On the 20th of June, the mortal remains of our Founder Fr. MERMIER and those of Bishop REY were transferred from our propriety of Proupeine to the crypt of the Visitation Basilica. The Bishop of Annecy, Mgr Yves Boivineau, presided over the Eucharistic celebration, along with three other Bishops, our Superior General, some Provincial Superiors and a lot of confreres from many Provinces. The Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod and St Joseph of Annecy were also present as well as lay people close to our Congregation. The feast went on with a buffet in the front of the Basilica.

15 September 2007

Perpetual Profession of Bro. Raphaël MERCIER

Renewal of Vows of Bros. Juan SEPULVEDA and Joseph TOAN

On the 15th September, a large crowd of confreres, families and friends were gathered at Annecy, Basilica of the Visitation, to attend the perpetual profession of Bro. Raphaël MERCIER. Two other scholastics, Bro Juan SEPULVEDA (Chile Mission) and Bro. Joseph TOAN (Franco-Swiss) renewed their vows on the same day. It was a very special event for our Province, for we didn’t have any perpetually professed scholastic since 10 years. Bro. Mercier is very well known at Annecy, and he is a special friend of the Visitation Sisters, who rejoiced to welcome this solemn mass in their Basilica.

15 September-04 October 2007

Fr. Daniel Bouchet in Chad-Cameroon

From the 15th Sept. to 4th Oct., Fr Daniel Bouchet (Franco-Swiss Province) was in Chad-Cameroon mission, first to preach the annual retreat, then to visit the places where the confreres are working in.

09 October 2007

Provincial Congress of Franco-Swiss Province

The provincial Congress of Franco-Swiss was held on the 9th of October at Annecy. About 30 confreres were present, among them 5 of the 7 Indian confreres now members of the Province (those of Poland mission couldn’t come). After the morning prayer and greetings, the Provincial and the Bursar gave their reports, open to discussion. In the afternoon, three Councillors, the Admonitor and the Bursar were elected, wiz Frs. Yves Carron (Admonitor), Camille Meynet and Viju Mathew K. Fr. Le Tué was elected once more as Bursar.

The Congress went on with a witness from Sister Odile Vaudaux, Sr of the Cross of Chavanod, who helped us to reflect on the reception of the General Chapter. The concluding mass, at the crypt of the Visitation basilica, was presided over by Fr. Fournier, Provincial ; he encouraged each one of us to be at the same time Martha and Mary, men of prayer and action (gospel of the day).