{"id":39291,"date":"2023-12-11T11:01:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T10:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/?p=39291"},"modified":"2023-12-12T21:05:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:05:35","slug":"centennial-and-dean-of-the-brothers-of-france-brother-rene-jain-from-the-community-of-josselin-im-surprised-to-be-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/en\/centennial-and-dean-of-the-brothers-of-france-brother-rene-jain-from-the-community-of-josselin-im-surprised-to-be-here\/","title":{"rendered":"CENTENNIAL AND DEAN OF THE BROTHERS OF FRANCE. Brother Ren\u00e9 JAIN, from the Community of Josselin. \u201cI\u2019m surprised to be here!\u201d \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>RFFF<\/strong><strong>Celebration at the St-Martin Community of Josselin, France, this December 7<sup>th<\/sup> ,2023! Families, Brothers, <\/strong><strong>F<\/strong><strong>riends, Staff and the 44 <\/strong><strong>R<\/strong><strong>esidents celebrated the Centenary of Brother Ren\u00e9 Ja\u00efn. Encounter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m surprised to be here!\u201d \u00bb assured F. Ren\u00e9 Ja\u00efn, when asked about what it means to him to be a Hundred Years Old. Are there any Secrets to getting to this stage? \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he continued. Are there Family Genes that explain the situation? Without a doubt. \u201cIt\u2019s a Family Specialty,\u201d commented Bro Louis Balanant, Archivist of the Province, during the Toast during the Meal, \u201csince you have Two Older Sisters over 100 Years Old: Germaine, 102 Years Old, here present, your cousin Anne, 104 Years Old, also present here and your Sister, Religious of the Holy Spirit, living in Ste-Anne d&#8217;Auray and aged 101 Years Old.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39248\" style=\"width: 611px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39248\" class=\"wp-image-39248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0K-P1330458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0K-P1330458.jpg 2327w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0K-P1330458-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0K-P1330458-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0K-P1330458-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0K-P1330458-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0K-P1330458-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0K-P1330458-260x174.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0K-P1330458-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A <\/em><em>F<\/em><em>eat for Brother Ren\u00e9: <\/em><em>O<\/em><em>pportunity to share <\/em><em>J<\/em><em>oy.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the Congregation you are on the 16<sup>th<\/sup> to Achieve this Feat of being a Centenarian and in France-England Province, you are the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> after <strong>Brothers Ren\u00e9-Maurice ALLORY and Alain PAUBERT.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Places that marked his life? \u201cSt Anne la Palud,\u201d he assured us straight away, \u201cthen St-Pol de L\u00e9on where I have Good Memories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBorn on December 7<sup>th<\/sup>, 1923 in Plon\u00e9vez-Porzay, Southern Finist\u00e8re, you attended the School of the Brothers in Douarnenez and, in 1940, the Novitiate of the Brothers in Jersey,\u201d continued Brother Louis Balanant. The Teaching Career then followed for 46 years: Plouvorn, Pleyben, Douarnenez, Audierne, St-Renan, St-Pol-de-L\u00e9on, Plogonnec, Tr\u00e9boul \u2013 where he remained for 19 years -, Roscoff: The Entire Journey took place in the Finist\u00e8re. You joined Josselin in 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39281\" style=\"width: 795px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39281\" class=\" wp-image-39281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roscoff-30-Mars-2017B-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"785\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roscoff-30-Mars-2017B-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roscoff-30-Mars-2017B-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roscoff-30-Mars-2017B-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roscoff-30-Mars-2017B-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roscoff-30-Mars-2017B-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roscoff-30-Mars-2017B-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Roscoff-30-Mars-2017B-260x195.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>With the Bros Bernard Prigent and Fran\u00e7ois Le Goff, in 2017 in Roscoff.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_39275\" style=\"width: 791px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39275\" class=\" wp-image-39275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-2013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"781\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-2013-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-2013-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-2013-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-2013-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-2013-1536x954.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-2013-2048x1272.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-2013-260x161.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>At the Community of Roscoff, in 2013. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_39278\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39278\" class=\"wp-image-39278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-sept-2009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-sept-2009-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-sept-2009-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-sept-2009-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-sept-2009-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-sept-2009-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-sept-2009-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Rosc-sept-2009-260x174.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Brother Ren\u00e9 at the <\/em><em>C<\/em><em>ommunity of Roscoff, Finist\u00e8re, in 2009.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Birds and Yellow Cyclamen<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBrother Ren\u00e9, you were a Teacher loved by his students. Your Class exuded Freedom and Confidence as well as Order and Respect. And your Natural Inclinations for Nature, its Flowers \u2013 \u201cYellow Cyclamen are my favorite\u201d, assured the Centenarian! \u2013 and its Birds, the Winds and the Seasons, the Land and the Sea \u2013 especially in Tr\u00e9boul \u2013 all of this was reflected in your Teaching. \u00bb<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39263\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39263\" class=\"wp-image-39263 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-11-090436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-11-090436.png 478w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-11-090436-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-11-090436-260x173.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>In Tr\u00e9boul, the <\/em><em>F<\/em><em>ruit of the <\/em><em>W<\/em><em>ork of Brother Ren\u00e9. Photo Bro Jean-Yves Mingant<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_39251\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39251\" class=\" wp-image-39251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2009-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2009-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2009-1024x929.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2009-768x697.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2009-1536x1393.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2009-2048x1858.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2009-260x236.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Bro Ren\u00e9 in Roscoff in 2009. \u201cI think you will leave with a bouquet! \u201c.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Eucharistic Celebration of Thanksgiving was followed by the Festive Meal for the Community, the Superior of who is Br. Denis Chamaret and the Director of the retirement home, Mrs. Karine Bienvenu.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39272\" style=\"width: 907px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39272\" class=\"wp-image-39272 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"897\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image3.jpg 897w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image3-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image3-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image3-260x196.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Brother Ren\u00e9, surrounded by one of his <\/em><em>S<\/em><em>isters and a <\/em><em>C<\/em><em>ousin, both <\/em><em>C<\/em><em>entenarians, with part of the <\/em><em>S<\/em><em>taff <\/em><em>T<\/em><em>eam from Maison St-Martin in Josselin.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>His Family sang the Breton song \u201cKousk Breizh Izel\u201d Dors ma Bretagne\u201d, knowing their attachment to the Beauty of their Mother Tongue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39257\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39257\" class=\"wp-image-39257 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-10-092941.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-10-092941.png 565w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-10-092941-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-10-092941-260x169.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The <\/em><em>F<\/em><em>amily of Brother Ren\u00e9 sings the Breton <\/em><em>S<\/em><em>ong. In the foreground on the left, Bro Louis Balanant.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two other Songs led by Brother Andr\u00e9 Guerlais \u2013 one of which was inspired by a Song by Brother Louis Le Guichet \u2013 enlivened the Meal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39266\" style=\"width: 1003px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39266\" class=\"wp-image-39266 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"993\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image1.jpg 993w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image1-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image1-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Image1-260x109.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The St-Martin <\/em><em>C<\/em><em>hoir at <\/em><em>W<\/em><em>ork! Do you recognize them?<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Next Meeting in St-Martin? Brother Fran\u00e7ois Pichard smiles: \u201cI am training for July 20, 2026. Be patient! \u00bb<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-39254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"899\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A--scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A--2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A--260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/A--1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>SEE AND LISTEN TO THE SONG<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Ouest-France of December 9<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Click here<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/bretagne\/morbihan\/video-ce-breton-a-fete-ses-100-ans-entoure-de-ses-deux-surs-centenaires-99e449c4-4a72-446c-b7ca-d5a6ab81d96d\">https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/bretagne\/morbihan\/video-ce-breton-a-fete-ses-100-ans-entoure-de-ses-deux-surs-centenaires-99e449c4-4a72-446c-b7ca-d5a6ab81d96d<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39260\" style=\"width: 863px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39260\" class=\"wp-image-39260 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-10-093008.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-10-093008.png 853w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-10-093008-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-10-093008-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture-decran-2023-12-10-093008-260x136.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Bro. Ren\u00e9 and his neighbor, also a <\/em><em>C<\/em><em>entenarian, had a taste for singing in Breton<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RFFFCelebration at the St-Martin Community of Josselin, France, this December 7th ,2023! Families, Brothers, Friends, Staff and the 44 Residents celebrated the Centenary of Brother Ren\u00e9 Ja\u00efn. Encounter. \u201cI\u2019m surprised to be here!\u201d \u00bb assured F. Ren\u00e9 Ja\u00efn, when asked about what it means to him to be a Hundred Years Old. 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