SAN CESARE DE BUS
César de Bus was born in Cavaillon (France) on February 3, 1544. He was ordained a priest in 1582 and settled in Avignon, gathering around him a group of priests to “practice Christian Doctrine”.
He died on April 15, 1607, Easter Day. Paul VI proclaimed him Blessed on April 27, 1975.
THE CONGREGATION
On September 29, 1592, at Isle sur la Sorgue, in Provence, Father César, ten priests and a deacon met to find the most effective way to teach Christian Doctrine, to draw up some rules of common life, and to ask the Bishop for a place to live together. Thus was born the Congregation of the Christian Doctrine Fathers, approved by Clement VIII on December 23, 1597.
DOCTRINAIRES TODAY
From his own experience, César found five pillars to build his relationship with the Lord: love for Sacred Scripture, Eucharistic Adoration, devotion to Mary, invocation of the Angels and Saints and spiritual accompaniment. These five pillars support the charism of the Doctrinaires.
IN THE FOREGROUND
Lent – a floor in India and Burundi
With the ritual of the imposition of the Ashes, on Wednesday 22 February, Lent begins, a forty-day journey to arrive [...]
Burundi, new home in Kirundo
The Congregation of Doctrinal Fathers has purchased new land in Burundi, in Kirundo, not far from the city and villages, [...]
Catechism? Of course, but in the family
The proposal is very innovative, albeit demanding: from «Wednesday Luca doesn’t play volleyball, I’ll take him to catechism» to: «We’re [...]
Burundi, lay doctrinaires pilgrims to Muyaga
The lay doctrinaires who refer to the parish in the Ruziba district of Bujumbura and to the house of Gitega, [...]
Cesar De Bus International Seminar reopens
The Cesare de Bus International Seminary reopened on Sunday 6 February, in Rome, in via Aurelia 1100. It was started [...]
Youth Vocation Ministry for Italy and France with “Cesar-Stock”
Cesar De Bus Festival "Cesar-Stock.beta" from the evening of 13 to the lunch of May 15, in the International Seminary [...]
A year with César De Bus
Cycle of conferences in Cavaillon to get to know the holy catechist Cavaillon, the birthplace of César de Bus, [...]
Italy, new Doctrinary parish priests
October of parish entries for the Doctrinary Fathers in Salerno, Turin and Rome. In Salerno, on 3 October, during [...]