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General Visit to Pakistan
February 2025
February 2, 1791
The first FCM took their vows. Father de Clorivière and the priests of the Sacred Heart did so on the same day.
After Father de Clorivière's inspiration on July 19, 1790, Adelaide de Cicé helped him to draw up a plan for a new form of female religious life, lived in the midst of the world. With her, other people, drawn by the desire to give themselves to the Lord without reserve and without return, made a commitment by an act of offering in the towns where they were, in Saint-Servant, in Dinan, in Paramé and in Paris, on February 2, 1791.
Here are the names of the first FCM who made their offering on February 2, 1791:
- ADELAIDE DE CICE IN DINAN.
- MADAME DES BASSABLONS, FRANCOISE BALLÉ AND MARIE TETRA IN SAINT MALO.
- AMABLE CHENU, HÉLENE LE MARCHAND AND CATHERINE ALLOUARD IN PARAMÉ.
- LAURANCE PAUMIER, MARIE CATHERINE ALLOUARD, MICHELE SOPHIE LEJAY AND FÉLICITÉ DESHAYES IN PARIS.
January 9th
Father de Clorivière
On saturday evening, 8th january, 1820, he took his usual meal and then went to the community recreation where he entertained his companions. he made his confession to father ronsin and retired to his room. the next morning, sunday, 9th january, he rose as usual at 3.00 a.m. and made his mental prayer. at 4.00 a.m. he went to the chapel to visit his lord. two brothers who were there noticed that, instead of going to his usual place in a corner near the window, he knelt on the bench immediately in front of the tabernacle. he rested his elbows on the bench, put his head in his hands and prayed fervently. Shortly afterwards the brothers heard a slight sound. the little crucifix and statuette which he always held in his hand had slipped from his fingers. brother pelissier came for¬ward thinking that he wished to leave the chapel but he saw
that he was already collapsing. helped by the other brother he got the old man on to a chair and went to call father ronsin who came at once. Father de clorivière was breathing peacefully, his feat¬ures calm, his eyes closed as though he was praying. father ronsin made acts of faith, hope and charity, invocations to jesus and mary and renewed his absolution. scarcely had he finished the sacramental words when father de clorivière gave his last sigh. he was surrounded by his community in the presence of the lord. he was eighty four years and six months old.
Father Père Bazelaire