Toute l'Angleterre a célébré cette année l'anniversaire du Jour de la Victoire en Europe, le 8 mai 2025. La famille royale a assisté à un survol par les Red Arrows de la Royal Air Force. Les Sœurs de la Sainte Union, dans leur maison de retraite de Bexleyheath, une ville du sud-est de Londres, étaient heureuses de participer à cet anniversaire spécial. Les sœurs se sont réunies autour d'une table de fête dans le jardin du couvent. Elles portaient des bérets et des écharpes rouges, blanches et bleues. Les sœurs ont levé un verre à la mémoire de tous ceux qui ont perdu la vie pendant la guerre. La galerie ci-dessous montre la célébration.
What was 8 April, 1945, like for Holy Union Sisters in England?
These excerpts from these Annals of Holy Union Convents give a glimpse of the excitement. May 8, 1945 the day when our prayers were at last answered. The ships in Southampton Water sounded their code signals all day and throughout the greater part of the night. Victory! Victory! Was the joyful note…. The school (St. Anne’s) was closed for three days during the VE celebrations. All the sisters attended the Thanksgiving Service in St. Edmund’s Church and heartily joined in the Te Deum…May God hasten the day when His peace will reign throughout the world. SOUTHAMPTON CONVENT.
May 8 VE Day-Two days holiday for everyone. Flags and bunting are flying all over the country and we have ours out… We can never be too thankful to Almighty God for His protection during these dreadful years of War. At 3 p.m. Mr. Churchill gave the official report of the end of the war on the wireless. At 5:30 we had our Benediction and at 9 pm. we listened to the King speaking to all his people. He reminded us of our deep gratitude to Almighty God who led us through victoriously these years of suffering. ERITH (KENT) CONVENT
