After nine years, Cavaillon returned for a few days to be the beating heart of the Doctrinaire Family Movement (MFD). A camp conceived and organized in the place where Saint César de Bus allowed himself to be “transformed by the Holy Spirit.” This was precisely the central theme of the four days in France. Two buses from Italy traveled packed with people eager to once again experience the Word of God, formation, meditation, and sharing “within the family,” with the goal of following in the footsteps of Saint César and slowly, day by day, seeking to be “transformed by the Holy Spirit.”
In parallel with the family camp, a Cesar-stock meeting with young people from Italian doctrinaires communities took place, as if to maintain the strong bond that unites families and their projections for the future.
The day of August 19th was a busy one: the doctrinaire parish community of Robion, led by Father Enzo De Martino, welcomed and welcomed the members of the MFD. The Mass officially opened the camp and, with the closing hymn “Call by Name,” invited everyone to be a living presence in this experience. Raymond, a member of the MFD in France, was there to greet the group at the entrance to the Cavaillon synagogue. With him, Lucie served as their guide through the streets of Cavaillon until they reached the Cathedral of Saint Véran. Here, Father Gianmario recalled how important this building was for Saint Caesar, as it was here that his “transformation” took place, first through baptism and then through priestly ordination and his encounter with Louis Guyot. During the ascent to the hermitage of Saint Jacques, while the Glorious Mysteries were being prayed, each member was given a pearl, a sign inviting them to pray so that they might “recognize the pearls the Lord offers us.” That same day, the members of the MFD received news of the death of Father Renzo Rossit.
The following day, during morning Mass, Father Giuseppe Giunta recalled the importance of Saint Bernard in the life of Saint Cesar, in the very place where, amid the scent of lavender and watermills, he founded the congregation: L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. Meanwhile, in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, inside the small church of Notre Dame de Saint Veran, the passage from the wedding at Cana, suggested by Father Gianmario, provided a reflection on the need to nurture a couple’s life.
On Friday, after the Holy Mass celebrated in Avignon, Father Libere offered food for thought to “let oneself be transformed by the Holy Spirit in daily events” through listening, prayer and forgiveness. Then, in the Cistercian abbey of Sénanque, Père Jean-Marie Gervais talks about listening, community and “family life” but, above all and above all, he talks about the Holy Spirit, his fruits and how important it is to pray insistently to make the Holy Spirit work within us.
Saturday afternoon, August 22nd, is a time of sharing—with the large circle filling the meadow of Saint Bernadette—of thanksgiving, of silence, of trust, of awareness, of family. It is the most profound moment of prayer, which will culminate in the cathedral in Cavaillon that same afternoon, where two young men, Placide Ndererimana, from Burundi, and Rodrigo Campos, from Brazil, have chosen this day and this place for their perpetual profession, confident in the embrace and prayers of all the members of the MFD and the young people of Cesar Stock, of the doctrinaires communities in Provence, and of the brothers present at the celebration.
