๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐: ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?
The Cenacle was born from a response to a need of pilgrims.
In 1825, nearly three decades after the French Revolution, the mission reached Sablieres. Fr. Stephen Terme was entrusted by the bishop with caring for the tomb of St. John Francis Regis in Lalouvesc, supporting the pilgrimage, and evangelizing the surrounding area. Thรฉrรจse, only 20 years old had just returned from her studies, met Fr Terme and felt called to join the mission, a major shift in her young life.
Seeing the need for a safe place for women pilgrims to stay, Fr. Terme and Thรฉrรจse opened a house near the tomb of Saint Regis on June 16, 1826, the feast of the Jesuit saint, to welcome and shelter them. Fr. Terme cared for their practical needs, while Thรฉrรจse accompanied them spiritually.
From this simple act of welcoming and noticing, the Cenacle was born: a place where people could find shelter, companionship, and spiritual accompaniment.
