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Betharr
Congreg
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One man, one
day, had a
dream:
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Oh! If we could
gather a community
of priests ...
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With thevery progra
of the HeartJesus:
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Absolute
dedication andobedience, perfect
simplicity,unalterable
meekness!
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"These priests would be a real flying campsoldiers, ready to run wherever they are
even and especially to the most difficult
unwanted by others!"
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For him,
everythingrevolved
around the
Here I amsaid by
love,
a rco
co
chlife
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His name was
Michael
Garicoits
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He lived in
the south ofFrance:
Betharram,
famous forits Marian
shrine.
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Michael Garicoits:
a resistant
man
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Michael Gwas born in
Ibarre, tiny
of the FrenBasque Co
on April 15
1797.
A Basque man
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Bayonne
Ibarre Pa
B
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During the French Rev
40,000 priests refused
allegiance to the Const
which would have cut
from Rome and the Poamong them, most of t
Basque priests. Many w
persecuted, deported, k
Counter-revolutionary
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Catherine, Michaels
grandmother, even hidnon-juror priests at
home, while Arnaud,
his father, led them to
the Spanish border at
the risk of his life.
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Arnaud GaricoitsEtcheberry and Gratianne
got married in 1796;
They chose to go to Spain
so that their union could becelebrated by a priest
faithful to the Pope.
Catholic man
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Their first child,
Michael, will
have to wait six
months to be
baptized, still in
Spain, by a non-juror priest.
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A poor man
Michael is the eldest of sixchildren. Soon he has to
work to help his family.
At 13, he left for the village
of Oneix: there he will be a
shepherd at the service of the
Anghelu family.Mais
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One day, while tending the sheep, he runsmakila (traditional Basq
ra
th
A rebellious child
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He later confessed:
"Without my mother
I would havebecome a downright
scoundrel. "
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College of Betharram
The temptations of Michael Garicoi
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CultureAlready at a yo
Michael is good
studies; he read
everything; he i
serious and clevhe receives the
nickname ofdo
"little doctor".
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He studies at night; he is
brilliant at maths (the
taste for problems
solving already) and
philosophy (he explainsclearly the most
complicated questions).
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Vanity
In 1816 - at 19 -
Michael finally
enters the seminary:
today, we wouldspeak of a "late
vocation".
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At Christmas 1823 he was
ordained at the Cathedral of
Bayonne, and immediatelyappointed as parish assistant
at Cambo.
After so many sacrifices, he
will probably have deserved
to dress elegantly, and to wear
shoes with silver buckles...
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Wealth
But Michael
the religiousSisters of the
Cross ...First Convent in Igon
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This is the beginning of a radical change, a conve
"I owe everything to Sister Elizabeth. I
thought I was an important person, -he said later. I, who had tended the
flocks of my mother, I enjoyed
behaving with affectation, and I wore
elegant footwear - boots or buckledshoes - to replace my shepherd
sabots... If I changed, the credit goes
to the good sister. "
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Career
In 1825 the bish
appointed him a
professor of phil
at the seminary oBetharram 15 km
from Lourdes.
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This is the
beginning of a
great work: itsnecessary to
completely renew
the parishes,starting by their
leaders.
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LonelinessIn 1831, when Fat
Garicoits is about reap the benefits o
takeover of the
seminary, the bish
decides to transfer
formation of his p
to Bayonne.
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So, instead of the
prestige of apossible ministry,
Father Garicoits is
only the "superior
of the four wallsof a large
building."
The discovery of Betharram
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The discovery of Betharram
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A Lourdes before Lourdes
Betharram is not far fromLourdes, along the same
river, the Gave of Pau.
In this place people were
venerating the Virginmany years before she
appeared to Bernadette
Soubirous in 1858.
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According to the
tradition, Our Lad
Beautiful Branch (
arram, in the local
dialect) saved from
water a little girl whad fallen into the
by handing her a b
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Our Lady for Michael
In this holy place grew Fr.Garicoits devotion for the
Virgin Mary: in 1836 he
restored the sanctuary and
commissioned a new statueof Our Lady of the
Beautiful Branch.
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He will also be am
the first people to
in the apparitions Lourdes. After his
meeting with Bern
Fr Garicoits had n
longer any doubt:apparition was rea
the Virgin.
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The first group
In 1833, Father Garicoits
launched the idea ofgathering priests forming
"a flying camp" ready to
meet all needs (eg:
evangelism throughpopular missions,
education of the country
youth, etc.).
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From 1833 to 1837 16
priests joined him, and in
October 1835, the first sixpriests committed
themselves to following a
rule of life in order tosanctify themselves, glorify
God, help souls and
evangelize the world.
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Should he had been a Jesuit?
In this first rule, one thing is clearfor Fr. Garicoits: total obedience
to the bishop. Having seen so
many disobedient priests, Michael
Garicoits knows how this attitudeis an obstacle to the rebuilding
of the Church ...Saint Ignatiusof Loyola,founder of theJesus Society(1491-1556)
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That's why Michael is c
to the Jesuits as disciplisoldiers, well trained an
good teachers, founders
colleges, persecuted by
political power and faitto the Pope to the death
Wh th S d H t?
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Why the Sacred Heart?
Because it is a symbol of
openness and mercy: in the
Basque country there was a
strong Jansenist stream,
conditioning Christiansthrough images of hell, and
an excessive sense of guilt.
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But the Sacred H
was also a symb
resistance to the
Revolution and i
religious policy.
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From the past to the futu
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Huna niHere I am, in Basq
This is the motto
chosen by Fr. Garicfor his flying camp
obedient priests.
The main points of his message
The Son of God became flesh. As he entered
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world, animated by the spirit of his Father, he
himself up to all his designs on him, he stood
of all the victims ...
This is how Godloved us.
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A modern saint
He does not look forprestigious works, nor
complicated systems:
"The important thing is not to do much but to do w
wants. Much can be done by doing little or by doin
apparently nothing... "
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Rather than the sp
revolt proper to hi
temperament, he c
show his strength
obedience, which
cowardice. Thats
asked his priests to"here I am, send m
precisely where no
wants to go.
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The opening tothe world
There was a new urgency:
90,000 Basques emigrated to
South America in search of
work; but without priests, far
from home, they might lose theirfaith: Michael Garicoits could
not stand doing nothing.
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So, the first
Betharramite opening
to the world happenedduring the lifetime of
the founder.
He himself wanted togo to America, but
illness stopped him.
He died in Betha
on May 14th, 18
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His idea gave birth to
the Priests of theSacred Heart of
JesusEven today, his congregation
has three pillars:
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1. A spiritual life
rooted into the uwith Christ, total
given to the Fath
fully dedicated tomankind.
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2. A community
life that reflects thegoodness, humility
and boldness of the
first act of the
Sacred Heart,
Here I am!
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Si 1835 th
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Since 1835 the
small commu-
nity has been
extending its
branches
worldwide.
It is now an
international
family, present
on 4 continents.
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Since 1990, la
people associ
share the spiriand support th
mission of 30
Sacred Heart and Brothers,
Betharram Fa
Where they are present
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Where they are present,
the Betharramite
religious want to work
for the huspiritual growth
to whom they
Religious try to put their faith their skil
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Religious try to put their faith, their skilenergies at the service of their neighbor,
spirit of the Gospel and in different situa
Education and training of young peop
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Animation of parishes chaplaincie
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Animation of parishes, chaplaincie
spiritual centers;
Support for development project
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Support for development project
and human promotion.
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Whatever their
activities, theyhave only one
purpose: share
with othersthe joy of
following Christ in a ...
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"Here I am,
without delay,without reserve,
without return,by love!"
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