A week of Salesian Spirituality was celebrated in Annecy, France, the founding city of the Visitation Order, from August 19-26, 2012.

The theme: Is it permitted to Hope?

Below are podcasts of the talks, in French.

Sunday, August 19:

10:00: Opening Mass presided by Bishop Yves BoivineauThe Synod, a time of Hope” http://podcast.rcf.fr/emission/180647/421758

16:30: Vespers: P. Francois Mercier “Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal: Witnesses of Hope” http://podcast.rcf.fr/emission/180647/421760

Monday, August 20: 4:30 p.m. Mass: P. Alain Fournier-Bidoz “A people that hope” http://podcast.rcf.fr/emission/180647/421759

Tuesday, August 21: 4:30 p.m. Mass: P. Jean Sermondade “Christ our Hope

http://podcast.rcf.fr/emission/180647/422227

Wednesday, August 22: 4:30 p.m. Mass: P. Pierre Marmilloud “Messengers of Hope”

http://podcast.rcf.fr/emission/180647/422066

 Thursday, August 23: 4:30 p.m. Mass: P. Yves Carron “Priests, religious, witnesses of Hope”

http://podcast.rcf.fr/emission/180647/422067

Friday, August 24: 4:30 p.m. Mass: P. Philippe Muller “Hope in the poor”

http://podcast.rcf.fr/emission/180647/423023

 Saturday, August 25: 4:30 p.m. Mass: P. Raphaël Mercier “Mary, Model of Hope”

http://podcast.rcf.fr/emission/180647/423027

 Sunday, August 26: 10:00 SOLEMN MASS Bishop Pierre Farine, auxiliary bishop of Lausanne, Geneva, Fribourg “The Sign of Hope Today”

http://www.rcf.fr/radio/rcf74/emission/180847/423044

4:30 p.m. CELEBRATION OF THE WORD AND CLOSING Bishop Pierre Farine: “The Church, servant of Hope “. Blessing of the city by Bishop Yves Boivineau