{"id":13230,"date":"2025-11-10T07:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T06:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/?p=13230"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:37:32","slug":"angers-celebrating-the-200th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/angers-celebrating-the-200th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Angers: C\u00e9l\u00e9brer le 200e Anniversaire de S\u0153urs Contemplatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 1, 2025, the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd concluded an extraordinary year marking the bicentenary of the foundation of the Contemplative Sisters by Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier in Tours, France, in 1825.<\/p>\n<p>This event joyfully brought to a close<strong> a year of spiritual and festive celebrations<\/strong>, open to all who wished to share and discover the richness of the contemplative sisters\u2019 spiritual heritage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 476px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13230-1\" width=\"476\" height=\"850\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Angers-Mass-1111.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Angers-Mass-1111.mp4\">https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Angers-Mass-1111.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>In Angers, sisters, friends, partners, and parishioners gathered on November 1 to celebrate this bicentenary together. On this occasion, more than 200 people assembled in the large chapel of the Motherhouse for an Eucharistic celebration led by <strong>p\u00e8re Jean-Michel Amouriaux<\/strong>, Superior General of the Eudists, and <strong>Father Fran\u00e7ois Richer<\/strong>, priest of the Saint-Jacques parish.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13491 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_inset-1024x561.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_inset-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_inset-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_inset-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_inset-1536x842.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_inset-2048x1123.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_inset-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several highlights marked this festive day: a convivial meal, the unveiling of the sculpture <em>Bearer of Hope<\/em>, and a musical and theatrical performance \u2014 an original creation by Matthieu Repussard and Vincent Drouin \u2014 that invited the audience to encounter four deeply authentic characters, like a heartfelt confidence shared with the spectators. Musical interludes, performed by a choir accompanied by the chapel\u2019s organ, enriched the presentation.<\/p>\n<p>These events reflect the Congregation\u2019s desire to honor its origins while bearing witness to its continuing <strong>vitality and commitment within the contemporary world<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 1, 2025, the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd concluded an extraordinary year marking the bicentenary of the foundation of the Contemplative Sisters by Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier in Tours, France, in 1825. 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