Presentation Betharram En

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Betharr

Congreg


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One man, one

day, had a

dream:


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Oh! If we could

gather a community

of priests ...


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With thevery progra

of the HeartJesus:


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Absolute

dedication andobedience, perfect

simplicity,unalterable

meekness!


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"These priests would be a real flying campsoldiers, ready to run wherever they are

even and especially to the most difficult

unwanted by others!"


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For him,

everythingrevolved

around the

Here I amsaid by

love,

a rco

co

chlife


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His name was

Michael

Garicoits


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He lived in

the south ofFrance:

Betharram,

famous forits Marian

shrine.


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Michael Garicoits:

a resistant

man


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Michael Gwas born in

Ibarre, tiny

of the FrenBasque Co

on April 15

1797.

A Basque man


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Bayonne

Ibarre Pa

B


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During the French Rev

40,000 priests refused

allegiance to the Const

which would have cut

from Rome and the Poamong them, most of t

Basque priests. Many w

persecuted, deported, k

Counter-revolutionary


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Catherine, Michaels

grandmother, even hidnon-juror priests at

home, while Arnaud,

his father, led them to

the Spanish border at

the risk of his life.


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Arnaud GaricoitsEtcheberry and Gratianne

got married in 1796;

They chose to go to Spain

so that their union could becelebrated by a priest

faithful to the Pope.

Catholic man


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Their first child,

Michael, will

have to wait six

months to be

baptized, still in

Spain, by a non-juror priest.


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A poor man

Michael is the eldest of sixchildren. Soon he has to

work to help his family.

At 13, he left for the village

of Oneix: there he will be a

shepherd at the service of the

Anghelu family.Mais


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One day, while tending the sheep, he runsmakila (traditional Basq

ra

th

A rebellious child


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He later confessed:

"Without my mother

I would havebecome a downright

scoundrel. "


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College of Betharram

The temptations of Michael Garicoi


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CultureAlready at a yo

Michael is good

studies; he read

everything; he i

serious and clevhe receives the

nickname ofdo

"little doctor".


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He studies at night; he is

brilliant at maths (the

taste for problems

solving already) and

philosophy (he explainsclearly the most

complicated questions).


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Vanity

In 1816 - at 19 -

Michael finally

enters the seminary:

today, we wouldspeak of a "late

vocation".


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At Christmas 1823 he was

ordained at the Cathedral of

Bayonne, and immediatelyappointed as parish assistant

at Cambo.

After so many sacrifices, he

will probably have deserved

to dress elegantly, and to wear

shoes with silver buckles...


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Wealth

But Michael

the religiousSisters of the

Cross ...First Convent in Igon


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This is the beginning of a radical change, a conve

"I owe everything to Sister Elizabeth. I

thought I was an important person, -he said later. I, who had tended the

flocks of my mother, I enjoyed

behaving with affectation, and I wore

elegant footwear - boots or buckledshoes - to replace my shepherd

sabots... If I changed, the credit goes

to the good sister. "


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Career

In 1825 the bish

appointed him a

professor of phil

at the seminary oBetharram 15 km

from Lourdes.


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This is the

beginning of a

great work: itsnecessary to

completely renew

the parishes,starting by their

leaders.


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LonelinessIn 1831, when Fat

Garicoits is about reap the benefits o

takeover of the

seminary, the bish

decides to transfer

formation of his p

to Bayonne.


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So, instead of the

prestige of apossible ministry,

Father Garicoits is

only the "superior

of the four wallsof a large

building."

The discovery of Betharram


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The discovery of Betharram


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A Lourdes before Lourdes

Betharram is not far fromLourdes, along the same

river, the Gave of Pau.

In this place people were

venerating the Virginmany years before she

appeared to Bernadette

Soubirous in 1858.


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According to the

tradition, Our Lad

Beautiful Branch (

arram, in the local

dialect) saved from

water a little girl whad fallen into the

by handing her a b


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Our Lady for Michael

In this holy place grew Fr.Garicoits devotion for the

Virgin Mary: in 1836 he

restored the sanctuary and

commissioned a new statueof Our Lady of the

Beautiful Branch.


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He will also be am

the first people to

in the apparitions Lourdes. After his

meeting with Bern

Fr Garicoits had n

longer any doubt:apparition was rea

the Virgin.


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The first group

In 1833, Father Garicoits

launched the idea ofgathering priests forming

"a flying camp" ready to

meet all needs (eg:

evangelism throughpopular missions,

education of the country

youth, etc.).


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From 1833 to 1837 16

priests joined him, and in

October 1835, the first sixpriests committed

themselves to following a

rule of life in order tosanctify themselves, glorify

God, help souls and

evangelize the world.


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Should he had been a Jesuit?

In this first rule, one thing is clearfor Fr. Garicoits: total obedience

to the bishop. Having seen so

many disobedient priests, Michael

Garicoits knows how this attitudeis an obstacle to the rebuilding

of the Church ...Saint Ignatiusof Loyola,founder of theJesus Society(1491-1556)


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That's why Michael is c

to the Jesuits as disciplisoldiers, well trained an

good teachers, founders

colleges, persecuted by

political power and faitto the Pope to the death

Wh th S d H t?


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Why the Sacred Heart?

Because it is a symbol of

openness and mercy: in the

Basque country there was a

strong Jansenist stream,

conditioning Christiansthrough images of hell, and

an excessive sense of guilt.


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But the Sacred H

was also a symb

resistance to the

Revolution and i

religious policy.


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From the past to the futu


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Huna niHere I am, in Basq

This is the motto

chosen by Fr. Garicfor his flying camp

obedient priests.

The main points of his message

The Son of God became flesh. As he entered


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world, animated by the spirit of his Father, he

himself up to all his designs on him, he stood

of all the victims ...

This is how Godloved us.


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A modern saint

He does not look forprestigious works, nor

complicated systems:

"The important thing is not to do much but to do w

wants. Much can be done by doing little or by doin

apparently nothing... "


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Rather than the sp

revolt proper to hi

temperament, he c

show his strength

obedience, which

cowardice. Thats

asked his priests to"here I am, send m

precisely where no

wants to go.


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The opening tothe world

There was a new urgency:

90,000 Basques emigrated to

South America in search of

work; but without priests, far

from home, they might lose theirfaith: Michael Garicoits could

not stand doing nothing.


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So, the first

Betharramite opening

to the world happenedduring the lifetime of

the founder.

He himself wanted togo to America, but

illness stopped him.

He died in Betha

on May 14th, 18


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His idea gave birth to

the Priests of theSacred Heart of

JesusEven today, his congregation

has three pillars:


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1. A spiritual life

rooted into the uwith Christ, total

given to the Fath

fully dedicated tomankind.


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2. A community

life that reflects thegoodness, humility

and boldness of the

first act of the

Sacred Heart,

Here I am!


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Si 1835 th


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Since 1835 the

small commu-

nity has been

extending its

branches

worldwide.

It is now an

international

family, present

on 4 continents.


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Since 1990, la

people associ

share the spiriand support th

mission of 30

Sacred Heart and Brothers,

Betharram Fa

Where they are present


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Where they are present,

the Betharramite

religious want to work

for the huspiritual growth

to whom they

Religious try to put their faith their skil


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Religious try to put their faith, their skilenergies at the service of their neighbor,

spirit of the Gospel and in different situa

Education and training of young peop


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Animation of parishes chaplaincie


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Animation of parishes, chaplaincie

spiritual centers;

Support for development project


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Support for development project

and human promotion.


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Whatever their

activities, theyhave only one

purpose: share

with othersthe joy of

following Christ in a ...


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"Here I am,

without delay,without reserve,

without return,by love!"


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