On October 18, 2022, feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, Father Antonio Porcellato, Superior General, conferred the title of honorary membership of the SMA to Mrs. Marie Jeanne FORGET.

This ceremony was held in the presence of members of the Nocetta community.

Marie Jeanne, the newest honorary member, if not the last to date, is from the Chapelle Heulin in the region of Nantes, France.

 

 

During the ceremony, presided over by the Superior General himself, he underlined the importance of the work carried out by Marie Jeanne and the wealth that honorary members represent for our Society.

Addressing the members present at the ceremony, Marie Jeanne was moved by the recognition given to her.

According to her, she knew the SMA through Fr. Jean VINCENT, whom she met for the first time in 1995 in Egypt.

In 2012, thanks to Marie-Joe HERVOUET, a longtime friend, she met the Nocetta community.

She then discovered the work of the archives to which she devoted herself, even in her native land of Chapelle Heulin.

For her, this is an extraordinary experience. Through this work, she gets to know the life and work of the missionaries in Africa, and participates through her work in making them active.

Marie Jeanne’s request to be an honorary member was introduced by Fr. Andrea MANDONICO, General Archivist.

For the latter, this recognition is more than timely because Marie Jeanne, as well as others, give their time, as well as their person for the service of the Society. Marie Forget, helps to digitalize the archives, which is more than necessary today. For Father Andrea, this meticulous, precious and hidden work she does helps to make our Society known.

Marie Jeanne, for the record, is the fifth honorary member of the Generalate.

Long before her, we have Sr. Cunera BORST, from the Netherlands; His Eminence Anthony Cardinal OKOGIE, of Nigeria; Marie GUERIN from Nantes, France; and Marie-Joe HERVOUET of Nantes, France.

Brice Ulrich AFFERI