On Sunday, November 9, the anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, and amidst the serious difficulties the country is experiencing, the Redemptorist community of Maison Saint Clement began the year of vocational formation with a group of 18 postulants from all over the country.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (Luke 4:18-19)
On this 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C, which coincides with the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica and the commemoration of the 293rd anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, our community experienced a day marked by joy, grace and the action of God.
On this blessed day, the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer in Haiti also launched its vocational ministry, a sign of hope and openness to the Lord’s call.
The celebration began with a Thanksgiving Mass, fervently led by the postulants and presided over by Father Renold Antoine, C.Ss.R., Superior of the Community of Saint Clement.
In the same spirit of spiritual reflection, the day continued with a vocational conference for young people committed to pastoral ministry, led by the postulants and Father Renold Antoine, C.Ss.R., focusing on the profound meaning of the Redemptorist vocation: the call to follow Christ the Redeemer among the poorest and most abandoned.
May Saint Alphonsus, our Founder, continue to inflame our hearts with apostolic zeal and love for the Redeemer, so that, faithful to our mission, we may always be witnesses of mercy and bearers of the Good News in the heart of the world.
Maison Saint Clement Haiti