This year, the Marian pilgrimage site Beauraing in Belgium was the meeting place of the European Jesuits involved in the charismatic renewal. With 18 Jesuits from France, Wallonia, Ireland, Flanders, Poland, the Côte d'Ivoire. The last two are students of the Centre Sèvre in Paris. The Swiss, German and English fellow-brothers were prevented from attending. We stayed in l'Accueil de l'Aubébine with the sisters of la Doctrine Chrétienne.

Prophetic intercession

After sharing everyone's pastoral work, the first speaker was Marie Christine Pirson, responsible for the Renewal in the diocese of Namur, on the Prophetic Intercession. She gave a report on the session recently held in Vaalbeek by the international team responsible for the World Renewal (ICCRES) from Rome. 

In a nutshell, prophetic intercession consists, rather than presenting to the Lord our own desires, in asking Him to reveal to us, through group prayer, the intentions for which He invites us to intercede. 

Recently, Pope Francis replaced ICCRES with an ecumenical team called CHARIS. The Pope wishes to respect the Protestant origin of the Renewal. He calls the Renewal a stream of grace for the whole Church.

Formation on inner healing

Pierre Depelchin, a member of the Jesuit community at La Pairelle, spoke to us about the formation he gives on inner healing.    This training has the merit of bringing together those responsible and members of the various diocesan francophones in Belgium).

On Thursday morning, we heard Christophe Rouart, vice rector of the sanctuary of Beauraing and professor at the seminary of Namur. He explained the message of Our Lady in 15 steps. In 1932-1933, Mary gave catechism to five children and called herself 'la Vierge au Coeur d'Or'.  She appeared at the railway, a symbol of ordinary life. She called them to prayer and self-sacrifice.

Community of the Covenant of Mercy

Two Brazilians, Diego Xavier, a seminarian in Namur, and Anna Santos came to talk to us about their new community, the Community of the Covenant of Mercy, founded 19 years ago in Brazil by two Italian missionaries: their houses are spread over 50 countries. They work among all kinds of marginalized people. They evangelize with the power of the charismas.

They presented us with the mission they carried out for high school students in Rwanda, as well as in Taiwan - where they experienced a real Pentecost: singing and speaking in tongues, prophetic images, unexpected reconciliations.

Nadien sprak Annick Beuten, verantwoordelijke van de Fransprekende Vernieuwing in België over het gebruik van de charismas bij de Evangelisatie.  Elle nous a  invités à une foi plus audacieuse dans l’usage des charismes.

Het was een heel rijke jaarlijkse bijeenkomst. Volgend jaar zal ze doorgaan in Paray le Monial bij de viering van een jubileum van de H. Margareta Maria Alacoque.