The highlight of today was our Mass at Our Lady of Fourviere. It was Joel’s day to celebrate and he used the modern song (The Places I Remember) as a jumping off point to speak of the memories we have as members of the society – historical memories and the personal memories we have as individuals. He did a nice job. The memories of the Chapel rang out – Colin and the original signers of the Pledge – Colin, Chanel and Bourdin as they prepared for the visit to Rome – Chanel and the other first missionaries as they prepared to go to Oceania. Fourviere is clearly one of our foundation places.
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e other highlight of the day was the welcome we received at St. Foy. This Marist house, which was built during Colin’s time, is BIG and is a testament to the history of the society. The French Marists who spent time with us (Frs. Maurice, Philippe, and Fr. Bush / 91 years old and who reminded me of Paddy Coyle) were funny and full of life. It was good to see and experience. (This is picture of the outside of the Chapel of St. Foy.)The day was long, but good. I have Mass tomorrow for the group, so I’ll close off to prepare some thoughts. I’ll leave you with a picture of most of the group – it’s how we ended St/ Peter Chanel Day on the 28th of April.
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