{"id":25,"date":"2026-03-14T20:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.csviator-intl.org\/province-france\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T11:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:51:52","slug":"province-france","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.csviator-intl.org\/en_us\/province-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Province of France"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff30dd0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff30dd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecb9247\" data-id=\"ecb9247\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf849bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cf849bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    <nav style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n        <a href=\"\/en_us\/\" style=\"color: #1B3A5C; text-decoration: none;\">Home<\/a> > \n        <a href=\"\/en_us\/provinces\/\" style=\"color: #1B3A5C; text-decoration: none;\">Provinces<\/a> > \n        <span style=\"color: #C8923C;\">Province of France<\/span>\n    <\/nav>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a66a8ed elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a66a8ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a91892\" data-id=\"2a91892\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815cfa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"815cfa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    \n    <div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 20px; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n        <h1 class=\"v-heading\" style=\"font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-size: 42px; color: #1B3A5C; margin: 0;\">Province of France<\/h1>\n        <div style=\"width: 60px; height: 3px; background: #C8923C; margin-top: 15px;\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"v-content\" style=\"color: #333; line-height: 1.8; font-size: 16px;\">\n        France After ten years of experience as a 'Delegation,' the Clerics of Saint Viator of France regained their official status as 'Province of France' on September 1, 2019, without prejudice to what is called the 'Viatorian Community of France,' formed by religious and lay associates. Indeed, Article 5 of the constitution states that 'our Congregation accepts associating with other people who wish to participate in its mission, its spiritual life, and its community life.' The Province currently comprises 75 religious and 70 associates, established in France and C\u00f4te d'Ivoire. The religious Viator and the lay Viator of France who remain legally distinct deepen their spiritual life, their individual and community apostolic commitments, strengthen and extend the network of charity that unites them as collaborators in the mission. According to the particular Regulation approved, they 'support one another in the same community in the footsteps of Father Querbes.' The Province of France operates under the responsibility of the provincial superior, a member of the Council of the Viatorian Community of France. The General Assembly of the Viatorian Community, meeting at least once a year for a session of some duration, addresses questions that affect the life and future of the Viators of France. Content was given to the priorities chosen by the Council of the Viatorian Community around listening, innovation, and fraternity. In another session, the question of formation (initial and continuing) was addressed, and a committee was formed to study participation in the operating costs of the Viatorian community. In a third session, the early years of the life of the Viatorian Community were evaluated quite thoroughly, and concrete consideration was given to the sharing of operating costs and its budget. As for the various communities, they opened themselves to exchange meetings, lectio divina, either at the local level or between communities of sector or of the religious province... The Viators as a whole cannot do without reflection on their specificity. The religious Viators must see what it means to be religious today; what is the meaning of vows and religious life today? They must also discern personal and community challenges, open themselves to new forms of community life. For their part, the lay Viators must continue the secular rereading of the Viatorian charism. Each and all, in their own commitments, live a deep and renewed Viatorian spiritual life.\n    <\/div>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La France est le berceau des Clercs de Saint-Viateur. C&rsquo;est \u00e0 Vourles, pr\u00e8s de Lyon, que le P\u00e8re Louis Querbes a fond\u00e9 la congr\u00e9gation en 1831, anim\u00e9 par le d\u00e9sir de former des cat\u00e9chistes et des \u00e9ducateurs au service de la foi. 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