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In 1961, freshly ordered, René Chérel vewas born to celebrate his first mass in Le Ferré, his native town and his native parish. 22
Last Saturday, Father Chérel was again in the church of his baptism to celebrate, in the midst of his family and friends, a mass of thanksgiving for his sixty years of priestly life.
Born September 18, 1935, at almost 86 years old, Father René Chérel still has a very clear speech and warm contact.
In the prison chaplaincy
At the beginning of the celebration, Father Chérel recalled his journey of sixty years of priesthood which led him to experience very diverse situations. After his ordination in 1961, he was first vicar teacher for 6 years at Epiniac, then for six years also vicar at Sainte Thérèse of Rennes.
From 1972 to 1973, he followed a year of permanent formation at the French Mission in Paris. Then, he will be parish priest in Saint Laurent and Saint-Jean Marie de Vianney, then in the Villejean team.
He will make a brief stint of two years in Fougères, where he will be parish priest of Saint-Léonard, before being called to the function of episcopal vicar from 1993 to 2000. Then he will be parish priest of Chantepie and at the same time assigned to the chaplaincy of the Penitentiary Center. Then he will join the Saint Hélier Saint-Bernard team in 2002 and since 2009 Father Chérel has been with the Sainte Thérèse et Sacré Coeur team.
Souvenirs
Father René Chérel skilfully commented on the Gospel in which Jesus said “Let the little children come to me” to evoke, among other things, his childhood memories, the pleasure he had in rediscovering the places of his youth.
“It is not a question of falling into infantilism, of taking refuge in the past, but of keeping, like children, the capacity to marvel, to seek the truth, to love in truth, even and above all. if we subsequently have great responsibilities ”
Father Chérel invited us to remain simple and open to the world like children.
An openness and a simplicity that Father Chérel has apparently cultivated, because at the end of the celebration, Father Olivier, now priest of the parish of Saint-Martin, whom he will also be leaving very soon. , made a point of expressing his gratitude to Father Chérel that he had welcomed him on his arrival from Africa.
In an emotion that he had great difficulty in containing, Father Olivier underlined the attentive accompaniment and attention that Father Chérel always reserved for him.
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