{"id":11821,"date":"2025-06-05T16:06:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/?p=11821"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:52:06","slug":"1825-2025-from-the-magdalenes-to-the-contemplatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/1825-2025-from-the-magdalenes-to-the-contemplatives\/","title":{"rendered":"1825-2025: De las Hermanas de Santa Mar\u00eda Magdalena a las Hermanas Contemplativas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Por Elodie Comoy, Responsable de Comunicaci\u00f3n, Angers, Francia (Provincia de Europa - BFMN)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-161446-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-161446-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-161446-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-161446.png 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>Mientras la Iglesia universal celebra un <strong>a\u00f1o jubilar<\/strong> y el centenario de la canonizaci\u00f3n de <strong>San Juan Eudes<\/strong>, la familia de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Caridad del Buen Pastor tiene un motivo m\u00e1s para alegrarse. Con motivo del <strong>bicentenario de la fundaci\u00f3n<\/strong> of the founding of the Contemplative Sisters, the Good Shepherd Museum in Angers and the archives department of the Province of Europe &#8211; BFMN have joined forces to present a temporary exhibition entitled: \u201c<em>1825-2025: De las Hermanas de Santa Mar\u00eda Magdalena a las Hermanas Contemplativas, un camino de reconocimiento<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>La imagen de <strong>Santa Mar\u00eda Magdalena<\/strong> ha experimentado una profunda evoluci\u00f3n dentro del cristianismo, pasando de ser representada como una mujer pecadora a ser considerada una ap\u00f3stol de los ap\u00f3stoles, testigo de la Resurrecci\u00f3n y <strong>modelo para todas las mujeres<\/strong>. Las Hermanas de Santa Mar\u00eda Magdalena, fundadas en 1825 por la Madre Mar\u00eda Eufrasia Pelletier, entonces superiora en Tours, siguieron un camino similar, marcado por desaf\u00edos y reveses, pero tambi\u00e9n por momentos de gracia y reconocimiento.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_broderie_1960_2_ed-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_broderie_1960_2_ed-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_broderie_1960_2_ed-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_broderie_1960_2_ed-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_broderie_1960_2_ed.jpg 906w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The exhibition traces the journey of these women: from women who wished to remain near the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, to Contemplative Sisters who became an integral part of the Congregation. Through archives, testimonies, and historical treasures on display, visitors can gain deeper insight into their story, their missionary work (for example, in Algeria), their humble and hidden labor (such as making liturgical garments or working in printing), and their role within the Congregation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_imprimerie_1960_ed-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_imprimerie_1960_ed-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_imprimerie_1960_ed-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_imprimerie_1960_ed-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBP_imprimerie_1960_ed.jpg 905w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Sisters were also affected by the major changes of the early 20th century, and it became imperative to clarify their canonical status. One of the panels explores their path toward <strong>oficial como rama de la Congregaci\u00f3n<\/strong> en un extracto de la Superiora General, Sor Marie de Santa \u00darsula Jung, en una circular fechada el 18 de abril de 1950, dirigida a las superioras locales:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8220;<em>\u201cVuestras instituciones ben\u00e9ficas no ignoran que la situaci\u00f3n can\u00f3nica de nuestras queridas Magdalenas, hasta ahora, no era regular, ni que algunas de ellas estaban preocupadas por la idea de no ser verdaderas religiosas; esta situaci\u00f3n desconcertaba a ciertos miembros del clero\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>En la carta circular, recuerda que el asunto se plante\u00f3 ya en 1940 ante la Sagrada Congregaci\u00f3n para los Religiosos, que propuso tres opciones. Presenta la que acaba de elegirse en el Cap\u00edtulo General: <strong>la creaci\u00f3n de Constituciones para el Instituto de las Hermanas de la Magdalena<\/strong>. Ya no estar\u00edan bajo la ley diocesana, sino que se convertir\u00edan en una \u201c<em>rama restauradora de la Congregaci\u00f3n del Buen Pastor<\/em>\u201d, bajo la autoridad de Roma y del Generalato.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau7_3_recreation_ed-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau7_3_recreation_ed-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau7_3_recreation_ed-899x1024.jpg 899w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau7_3_recreation_ed-768x875.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau7_3_recreation_ed-1348x1536.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau7_3_recreation_ed-1797x2048.jpg 1797w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau7_3_recreation_ed-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau7_3_recreation_ed.jpg 1898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/>They would also take a <strong>cuarto voto de <em>entusiasmo<\/em><\/strong>, adem\u00e1s de los tres tradicionales (pobreza, castidad, obediencia), al igual que las dem\u00e1s Hermanas de la Congregaci\u00f3n. Siempre que fuera posible, habr\u00eda un solo noviciado por provincia.<\/p>\n<p>Esta exposici\u00f3n ofrece una valiosa oportunidad para compartir la historia y el recorrido \u00fanicos de las Hermanas Contemplativas de nuestra Congregaci\u00f3n con un p\u00fablico m\u00e1s amplio. Inaugurada el 4 de Junio de 2025, esta obra hist\u00f3rica, dirigida por el servicio de archivos de Angers, cautiv\u00f3 a las hermanas, al personal y a los asociados laicos que asistieron en gran n\u00famero.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11834 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau6_1_1960_ed-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau6_1_1960_ed-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau6_1_1960_ed-1024x997.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau6_1_1960_ed-768x748.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau6_1_1960_ed-1536x1496.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau6_1_1960_ed-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Panneau6_1_1960_ed.jpg 1879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abierta hasta el 21 de Septiembre en Angers, esta exposici\u00f3n gratuita invita a los visitantes a recorrer y explorar el legado espiritual e hist\u00f3rico de las Hermanas Contemplativas.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elodie Comoy, Communications Officer, Angers, France (Province of Europe &#8211; BFMN) As the universal Church celebrates a jubilee year and the centenary of the canonization of Saint John Eudes, the family of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd has one more reason to rejoice. On the occasion of the bicentenary jubilee of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,80,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bicentenary-jubilee","category-france","category-spirituality"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo2_main-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11821"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11856,"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11821\/revisions\/11856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}