Actualités
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800 YEARS ON, THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY CELEBRATES THE TRANSITUS OF SAINT FRANCIS
6 October 2026 On Saturday 3 October 2026, the Franciscan family gathered at the Church of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois in Paris to celebrate the Transitus of Saint Francis of Assisi, 800 years after his death. This prayer vigil brought together different branches of the Franciscan family to remember the man who, eight centuries later, continues to unite…
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A WEEKEND FILLED WITH HOPE AND FAITH!
30 September 2026 On 25 and 26 September 2026, the FMM Sisters of the North-West Europe Region joyfully experienced the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Paris and Saint-Denis. Sisters from Paris, Clichy-sous-Bois and La Madeleine attended Vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral. That evening, Sister Nancy, a chaplain at Lille Catholic University, accompanied young people to…
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IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME: WITH THOSE EVACUATED FROM THE GIRONDE WILDFIRES
6 August 2026 On Wednesday 22 July, the vast Landes de Gascogne forest in south-western France, mainly made up of pine trees, caught fire following a forestry accident and extreme weather conditions, after three heatwaves since May. Within just a few days, an area equivalent to four times the size of Paris had gone up…
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What is the ‘Franciscan’ way of seeing?
A Weekend to Reflect on What It Means to “Be FMM Today”A group of sisters under the age of fifty-five gathered for a time of renewal with Éric Bidot, in a spirit marked by Franciscan spirituality. Through teachings, prayer, Mass, and small-group sharing, the aim was to reflect on what it means to “be FMM…
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Testimony of Sister Lily
What aspect attracted you to the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary? I still remember the first time I visited an FMM convent. A young, smiling sister answered the door. Then I met about a dozen sisters of different ages. What struck me most was the joy of each one. That encounter left a deep mark on…
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Testimony of Sister Odile
Since my early childhood, I had the intuition that one day I would become a religious sister, even though I did not know any in my surroundings. In my family, we lived a Christian life, but I never spoke about this call. As a teenager, I struggled to push this idea away, but the call…