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Philibert de Bruillard, Bishop of Grenoble during the time of the La Salette Apparition |
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Our Lady of La Salette at a school for handicapped children |
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View of Shrine from the summit of Mt. Gargas |
La Salette window, St Joseph Parish, Waipahu, Oahu, Hawaii |
How do we as La Salette Missionaries live up to the demands and live out the message and charism of reconciliation given to us by the Mother of God? How do we look like, sound like and act as reconcilers in our world today?
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Fr. Silvano Marisa, M.S., Vicar General, |
This is a homily given at the closing Mass of the First International La Salette Lay Encounter, held in La Salette, France, from September 1-10, 2011.
Dear pilgrims, La Salette associates and other friends, all of you are welcome here at the Shrine of La Salette! We gather in this place dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to celebrate the Eucharist at the place visited by Our Lady on September 19, 1846. From all over the world we have gathered here to recognize how the message of the Virgin in tears has affected and continues to affect our personal lives, and that of our families, as well as our work and efforts. We were called to be messengers of the gospel in this world today which, as Pope Paul VI said, is in need of more credible witnesses than teachers.
The Basis of La Salette Spirituality
Reconciliation, dialogue and listening to the Word of God and each other, to forgiveness and hospitality, to the fight against social and economic injustice, is the basis of La Salette spirituality that draws its prophetic energy from the very mystery of the apparition.