Sainte Jeanne de Chantal : de mère aimante à fondatrice, une vie de foi et de courage (12 août)

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Sainte Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot de Chantal (1572-1641) est l’une des grandes figures spirituelles de la France du XVIIe siècle. Née à Dijon dans une famille noble, fille de Bénigne Frémyot, président au Parlement de Bourgogne, elle connaît très tôt le mariage heureux avec Christophe II de Rabutin-Chantal. Mère aimante et attentive, elle goûte quelques années de bonheur familial avant de connaître un drame : la mort accidentelle de son époux.  Veuve à 28 ans, Jeanne traverse le deuil avec une foi profonde. Sa rencontre avec saint François de Sales devient déterminante : une amitié spirituelle unique naît entre eux, donnant à Jeanne la force et la vision de fonder un nouvel ordre religieux. En 1610, ils créent ensemble l’Ordre de la Visitation Sainte-Marie, ouvert aux femmes désireuses de vivre une vie consacrée dans l’humilité et la charité, même si elles sont fragiles de santé.  Au fil des années, Jeanne fonde plus de 80 monastères, tout en restant une mère spirituelle attentive. Sa douceur, son sens de l’accueil et sa détermination inspirent encore aujourd’hui des générations de croyants.  Sainte Jeanne de Chantal est canonisée en 1767 par le pape Clément XIII. Elle est la sainte patronne des veuves et des personnes en deuil. Sa vie est un témoignage lumineux : l’amour de Dieu peut transformer la souffrance en fécondité spirituelle.  📅 Fête : 12 août 🙏 Prières, biographie et inspirations chrétiennes chaque jour sur notre chaîne. 🔔 Suivez la chaîne pour ne rien manquer et grandir dans la foi.

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00:00On August 12, the church celebrates Saint Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal,

00:05an exceptional woman who knew how to transform pain into a path to holiness.

00:11She was born in 1572 in Dijon into a noble family.

00:16His father is president of the Parliament of Burgundy,

00:20man respected for his righteousness and faith.

00:24Her mother, Marguerite de Berbizet, died when Jeanne was still a child.

00:30And his father carefully watches over his education,

00:33providing him with a solid intellectual and spiritual education.

00:38Married to Baron Christophe II of Rabutin-Chantal,

00:42She leads a happy life devoted to her family.

00:46But in 1601, a tragedy occurred.

00:49Her husband dies accidentally while hunting.

00:54Jeanne was then 28 years old and had four children to raise.

00:59This loss deeply affects him,

01:01but she abandons herself more to God.

01:05In 1604, a decisive encounter turned his life upside down,

01:11that of Saint Francis de Sales,

01:13who becomes his spiritual director and faithful friend.

01:18Under his guidance, she founded in 1610 in Annecy,

01:22the Order of the Visitation of Saint Mary,

01:26intended to accommodate fragile or elderly women,

01:30unable to follow the rigor of the other cloistered orders.

01:35This community is distinguished by its spirit of gentleness,

01:39of humility and charity.

01:42Tireless,

01:43Joan travels across France to visit the monasteries she founded,

01:48urging his sisters to live in peace of heart.

01:52She died in 1641 in Moulins,

01:57leaving behind a radiant order

01:59and a powerful spiritual heritage.

02:03Canonized in 1767,

02:06Saint Jeanne de Chantal remains a model of perseverance

02:12and love trusting in Providence.

02:16O most holy will of my God,

02:19who had surrounded me with your mercies,

02:22I thank you infinitely,

02:24I adore you from the depths of my soul,

02:26and with all my strength and affection,

02:29I unite from now on and forever my will to yours,

02:33especially in everything I do,

02:35and in whatever you please to send me this day,

02:39consecrating my soul anew to your sovereign glory,

02:43my mind, my body,

02:46and all my actions and thoughts,

02:48words, works and my whole being,

02:53begging you with all the humility of my heart

02:55to accomplish in me your eternal designs,

02:58without allowing me to give any hindrance to it,

03:01your eyes which penetrate the most intimate folds of my heart,

03:07see that all my desire is to accomplish this holy will,

03:12but they also see my weakness and my helplessness,

03:16that's why,

03:17prostrate at the foot of your infinite mercy,

03:21I beg you, my Savior,

03:23to grant me the grace to accomplish it perfectly,

03:28so that,

03:29like a fire of your heavenly love,

03:32I will be a pleasing sacrifice to him,

03:35who endlessly praises and blesses you

03:37with the glorious Virgin and all the saints,

03:41so be it.

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