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In founding the Annunciade – a Marian Order “consecrated to please God,” Saint Joan of France gave peace ample room in her Rule. She also urged contemporary laity, her relatives, to seek peace as the surest way by pleasing God. After Joan’s death, Fr. Gabriel Maria, OFM, her spiritual director, accepted her work, and in […]

Sixteenth century Let’s go back to February 4, 1505. What is the state of the Order on the day of its Foundress’s death? There is only one convent – the one in Bourges. The founding of the other one in Albi will take place only three years later: in 1508. Saint Joan knew only the

I. Introduction 1. Why reciting Hail, Mary at the beginning of the Office at St. Joan’s specific request? I would like to share with you my reflections on the significance of the liturgical prayer in the life of both contemplative and apostolic Annunciades. As my departing point I chose St. Joan’ specific request, which we find in Chapter

Our way of life “May people who see them also behold Mary still living in this world” (Statuta Mariæ, II, 101). How to show on the outside – to manifest to our brothers and sisters – this Marian way of life, which is so profound and modest and able to open hearts to Jesus? Joan