In the time of our Founder the feast of the Holy Family was celebrated in Bordeaux on the second Sunday of Easter, known as Quasimodo Sunday, from the first words of the Entrance Antiphon. In the homily notes which he wrote for that feast, we see that Fr. Noailles read the gospel of the day (Jn 20:19-31) in the light of the feast, and saw in it the story of the foundation of the Holy Family as well as its apostolic mission. We still have the same gospel for the second Sunday of Easter so this can be a profitable time for us to reflect on our origins and our mission today. …
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The Holy Family of Bordeaux is an International Spiritual and Apostolic Family founded in 1820 by Pierre Bienvenu Noailles,
a priest of Bordeaux. It is composed of women and men, youth and children, from all vocations and walks of life in
the Catholic Church – Apostolic and Contemplative Women Religious, Consecrated Secular Women,
Lay and Priest Associates.
All members, while living their own specific vocation, share the same mission, the same spirit
and aim and draw their inspiration from the Holy Family of Nazareth.
In Britain and Ireland the Holy Family includes:
- Apostolic Religious
- Consecrated Seculars
- Lay and Priest Associates
- Youth
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The Holy Family of Bordeaux is a Charitable Trust
Charity Registration Number 232633 (England and Wales) and Charity Registration Number 20016579 (Ireland)
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Pierre Bienvenu Noailles was an enthusiastic young priest of Bordeaux who, at the age of 27, began to found what he then called the Association of the Holy Family.
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