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A small group of 10 women follow Mary's call on June 21, 2013 in Brussels

Our mission: to pray the shared, permanent rosary.

What is the Shared Rosary?
Each sentinel is invited to meditate on a mystery of Christ's life for a month, reciting a "decade of the rosary", then moving on to the next mystery. In this way, all together, we form one or more permanent rosaries.

"The Sentinels are true sisters to each other, I am amazed to see all the fruit their prayers and meditations bear."

Brother Daniel MarieConvent of Saint Anthony (Brussels)

Our community structure

"Brother Daniel Marie, a Conventual Franciscan from the Convent of St. Anthony in Brussels, is our spiritual guide and welcomes us to his church for our meetings and for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

At the same time, 3 main pillars coordinate our organization ...

Our core

In charge of all groups, made up of 5 people including 1 shepherdess elected each year.

Our discernment group

Group of 10 Sentinels who validate Bethlehem's decisions and participate in the group's discernment and practical management.

760 sentinels around the world

The whole community of women who live the adventure of the sentinels of the Holy Family

Important dates in our history

May 29, 2013

First meeting of a dozen women and design of the project

June 8, 2013

We had the joy of presenting the Holy Family Sentinels project to Pope Francis, who then sent us his blessing.

June 21, 2013

Consecration to the Virgin Mary and effective birth of the Holy Family Sentinels group, with the blessing of Brother Daniel-Marie.

December 11, 2013

Monsignor Léonard, Archbishop of Malines-Brussels, accepts our invitation to celebrate a mass for the Holy Family Sentinels at the Convent of St. Anthony. On this occasion, he signs the register of our statutes.

Several Sentinelles branches have been set up in Lille, Luxembourg, Brittany on the Rance, and Aix en Provence.

Depending on the star, they bring together between 10 and 20 Sentinels who pray their ten together once a week, either in a church or at the home of one of the Sentinels. The baptismal name of the antennas is "Etoile". This is the Etoile de Lille.

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