The year after their arrival in Marseille, we find the zeal of the Missionaries bearing fruit and the foundations of their future ministry in the city being laid. Initially, they had been tied to chaplaincy to the orphanage and in participating in parish missions in Provence. Their center of focus now was the Calvaire, the area where the enormous mission cross had been erected.<\/p>\n
In the course of the year 1822 the support of the people to this place of devotion increased.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The structure was rudimentary with a rocky cave underneath, symbolizing the hill of Calvary and the sepulcher. A wooden platform had been constructed from which to hold services and Rey describes how on Good Friday the stage collapsed during the service, injuring Father Maunier.<\/p>\n
\nHe had, however, the courage to go back and preach the Passion to the assembled multitude assembled in the enclosure of the Calvary – it was Good Friday.<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The large crowds who came on pilgrimage and the attendance of the local inhabitants made it clear that something more permanent was called for. The Missionaries thus began to bring some of the people together in a more organized way by establishing two sodalities to assist in the ministry of the Calvaire, one for men, and the other for women.<\/p>\n
\nOn 3 May the first inscriptions of members for two associations took place, one for men and one for women. These were to develop in an important way and to be an asset to the church of the Calvaire.<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\u201cPrayer is commitment. We don’t merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals commitment.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>E. Stanley Jones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The year after their arrival in Marseille, we find the zeal of the Missionaries bearing fruit and the foundations of their future ministry in the city being laid. Initially, they had been tied to chaplaincy to the orphanage and in … Continue reading