It was during the Easter Octave, from April 2 to 5, that the second Jesuit week at Caousou, an educational establishment in Toulouse, took place, against a backdrop of spring and Easter joy.

Certainly, the threats of capricious weather and reinforced security protocols complicated the organization to the end, but without preventing the smooth running of this true missionary festival filled with multi-faceted events.

The first meeting of October 2019 left very good memories, and everyone saw better what such a week could be. Also, the program for this second edition did not lack ambition!

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Caousou , this week concentrated large gatherings (2,300 students), celebrations (including the sending off mass at the secondary level, during to which Damien Sala sj, professor of History-Geography, was appointed reader and acolyte); theater shows (including an evocation of the entire history of Caousou, performed by teachers and students!); conferences and workshops on various themes ranging from “Faith and science” to “Art and Spirituality” including “discernment” and “commitment to solidarity” or even “Jesuits for Dummies”; classroom testimonies; a solidarity march mobilizing all students for the benefit of the St François Xavier Jesuit college in N'Djamena (construction to expand); exhibitions (on the Company, Matteo Ricci, Teilhard… but also the Lego model of the establishment, created by the students!); competitions (eloquence, Greek culture, photos, quizzes, etc.); student concerts; courses co-taught by Jesuits (history, mathematics, literature, etc.); film clubs; Web radio reports produced by students; sport (traditional “Caousienne” race, football match between students and young people from JRS Welcome, etc.).

Friendly, fraternal, (inter)cultural, sporting, supportive, creative, prayerful, surprising, interior… this week was all of that… and profoundly joyful and Easter!