{"id":9819,"date":"2026-01-08T07:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/?p=9819"},"modified":"2026-01-07T18:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:40:13","slug":"cenacle-sharing-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/2026\/01\/08\/cenacle-sharing-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Cenacle Sharing 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In addition to our ongoing ministry of spiritual direction, our mission to be a transforming presence invites us to go beyond our comfort zones and engage with people from diverse cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.<\/p>

Frequently, this is not so much about doing as it is about being with \u2013 in solidarity with those who seek to foster a broader sense of community in a world where differences are increasingly viewed as threats rather than gifts to be embraced. All of this flows into our community life and prayer. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A recent Citizens UK Assembly in Southwark Cathedral<\/h6>
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Community:<\/span><\/strong> Sophia Community<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Seven elderly Filipina Cenacle Sisters, ages 80 to 94, met together on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 to share on the question: \u201cWhat has marked your year 2025?\u201d Two spoke of their concern for the marginalized, victims of natural and man-made calamities, particularly the needy and children and our own powerlessness to make a difference in their lives even as we ourselves live in comfort and security.<\/p>

Three spoke of experiencing the paschal mystery in actual deaths\/loss of family members or sharing their experiences of frustration and hardship. One spoke of the pain of major transition in relinquishing active ministry and accepting illness, fragility, vulnerability. Another spoke of gratitude and relishing time and quiet, letting go of clutter, while keeping up with what is going on in our world. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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On September 28, the mass marking the start of the new school year at our parish of Blessed Jean Baptiste Fouque brought together, as it does every year, all the faithful from our two places of worship, St. Francis Xavier and St. Anne.<\/p>

It was an occasion for celebration, and this year there was no shortage of reasons to celebrate: Sr. Micheline celebrated her 60th anniversary of religious life,<\/p>

and we said goodbye to Chantal and Pierre Phi, a couple who have been very active in various areas, particularly liturgy, and who are moving to Aubagne (France).<\/p>

And as we have become accustomed to in recent times, the entire parish community welcomed 10 people preparing for baptism or confirmation (including 8 young people between the ages of 20 and 30!). Seven will be baptized at Easter 2026 and three will be confirmed on the eve of Pentecost and will make their first communion the following day. <\/p>

The church was full, and needless to say, there was great joy, which could be seen on everyone’s faces.<\/p>

With gratitude, Lord, we say THANK YOU!<\/p>

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November 2, 2025 – St. Francis Xavier Church, Marseille<\/strong><\/p>

Mass to which all the families of those who have died since the previous November 2 are personally invited. The names of each deceased person are written on a bouquet. Each person is named and someone (often a family member) receives a candle to place on the altar. <\/p>

Testimonial received by email: “This was the first time I had attended a Mass for the deceased. I found it very interesting and I really enjoyed placing a candle for each person.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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To mark the beginning of the year, our different communities share their activities and the highlights of their lives during 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-congregational-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9820,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9819\/revisions\/9820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}