The path to Christmas in EOF.

To accompany families during this 'confined' Advent, the Jesuits of French-speaking Western Europe proposed a journey towards Christmas to the rhythm of Advent Sundays, to be lived at home with the family. In concrete terms, each week, two family moments were proposed: (1) a time of family prayer on Sunday, to live differently, in an exceptional and nourishing way, the sharing of the Eucharist. The forms of prayer (contemplation, covenant prayer) varied, to discover each time a new way of praying as a family. (2) A time of sharing and action as a family, on another day of the week, to re-read family life and prepare for Christmas, to stop together and to decide on small steps or big leaps.

Echoing the Gospels of Sunday, the four themes chosen were: taking the time to wait, straight paths or crossroads, tasting and sharing joy, living the unexpected...

The proposal, in the colors of the artist Arcabas, is (and remains) accessible for free online. This initiative, new and modest by its means, convinced ... and word of mouth followed. In a few days, more than 750 families from all over the world took part in this proposal, while groups of parents spontaneously formed to discuss this proposal and to make their way towards Christmas.

Supported by FR. Provincial François Boëdec, the pastoral care of families is being deployed in the French-speaking Western European Province because "Jesuits and families can support each other in their search for God. »