Dear Brothers,
Personnel
Bro. Victor Forlani has been assigned to the Siena Woods Marianist Community with continued service to the province and a ministry of prayer.
Rigoberto Martinez H
ernández
(Juarez Community, Mexico) has requested a dispensation from his perpetual vows. His case followed the official process and has been processed by the Provincial Council, Superior General and the Congregation for Religious Institutes. Rigoberto signed the official decree on October 27, 2019. We wish him well as he begins his new life.
Update: International Marian Research Institute (IMRI)
The International Marian Research Institute (IMRI) was founded in 1975 by the Marianists of the University of Dayton. It has as its worldwide mission to make the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, better known, loved and served. Since 2016, IMRI has been in transition to adapt and change for our time.
Please click here
to read a letter on the process.
This Coming Week
- November 1: Solemnity, All Saints Mass with West Pine staff
- November 3-5: CMSM Region V Meeting, Chicago
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Dear Brothers,
Month of November
November is a great opportunity for us to think about the saints in our lives; to think about what we are grateful for; and to reflect on death/resurrection and our call to be people of hope. Let’s take some time in one of our community meetings to talk about these important themes.
Many of the Saints spoke about the importance of service. Here are a few:
- “No one has ever been accused of not providing ornaments, but for those who neglect their neighbor a hell awaits with an inextinguishable fire and torment in the company of the demons. Do not, therefore, adorn the church and ignore your afflicted brother, for he is the most precious temple of all.” St. John Chrysostom
- “As long as any one has the means of doing good to his neighbors, and does not do so, he shall be reckoned a stranger to the love of the Lord.” St. Irenaeus of Lyons
- “We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen away and to bring home those who have lost their way. Many who seem to us to be children of the devil will still become Christ’s disciples.” St. Francis of Assisi
- “We must show charity towards the sick, who are in greater need of help. Let us take them some small gift if they are poor, or at least let us go and wait on them and comfort them.” St. Alphonsus Liguori
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All of the places of our lives are sanctuaries; some of them just happen to have steeples. And all of the people in our lives are saints; it is just that some of them have day jobs and most will never have feast days named for them. (Robert Benson)
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Dear Brothers,
2020 Province Education Workshop Registration
It is time to register for the 2020 Province Education Workshop which will begin on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. with registration at the Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park, Calif. The workshop will conclude the evening of Saturday, February 29. Sunday will be a travel day.
Sr. Nicole Trahan and I have invited
Hosffman Ospino, Ph.D., associate professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education at Boston College, to provide this workshop entitled, “The Changing Face of U.S. Catholicism: Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities.”
Representatives from our universities, high schools and retreat centers have also been invited to join our Marianist sisters and brothers. If you are planning to attend this gathering please contact
Donna Tucker and she will send you a link to register.
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Please pray for our brothers who are celebrating their birthdays
October 31: Robert Maruyama, Christopher Wittmann
November 1: Oscar Vasquez
November 2: Kouamé Wolfang Adela (IV), James Contadino
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November 1
: All Saints Day
November 2:
All Souls Day
November 3:
200th Anniversary of Marianist Education
November 6:
Blesseds Miguel Léibar, Florencia Arnáiz, Sabino Ayastuy and Joaquín Ochoa
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