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/ Number 100 / Rome, 21 December 2001 / page 5The young continue to choose MARIST life
Following Jesus as Mary did
Numerous Profession ceremonies have taken place throughout the world this November and December. What follows, from Fiji, is a sign of how Marcellin’s charism continues to attract young people and of how being a Marist brother today, anywhere in the world, is such an attainable and rewarding way of life.
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/ Number 100 / Rome, 21 December 2001 / page 5BEFORE PROFESSION…
Standing: Left to Right: Fifita Talivaa, Alfred Sagolo, Cornelius Kelets, and Gerard Epa.
Sitting: Stanley Maetaoha, Dominic Tsibuen, Ken Lasin. In front: Elias Warao.
… AND AFTER
Left to Right: Brs. Aidan Smith (Superior), Alfred Sagolo, Stanley Maetaoha, Fifita Talivaa, Dominic Tsibuen, Gerard Epa, Cornelius Kelets, Elias Warao, Sam Eathorne, Ken Lasin, Tim (Master of Novices).
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/ Number 100 / Rome, 21 December 2001 / page 5Fiji
Lomeri Professions
Saturday November 24, 2001 was a day of great joy for the eight newly professed.
Five from Bougainville: Alfred Sagolo, Dominic Tsibuen, Cornelius Kelets, and Ken Lasin, all from Buka; and Gerard Epa from Wakunai.
The three others: Elias Warao, from Enga Province in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea; Stanley Maetaoha, from Makira Island in the Solomons; and Fifita Talivaa, from Savaii, Samoa.
It was a particularly happy day for the District of PNG/SI and the Sydney Province, who welcomed 7 professed Brothers, and for the Pacific Region of the New Zealand Province who welcomed Fifita.
The main celebrant of the Profession Mass was Father Bill Irwin, CM. Brother Brendan Neily, District Leader of PNG/SI, and Brother Brian Callaghan, District Leader of Samoa, received their vows. They received their habit and cord from Brother Brian and our special guest of honour Brother Majella Fitzpatrick. The recent increase in vocations from Bougainville has been largely due to Majella’s zeal. Maj has now come to the end of his appointment in PNG and it was fitting that he could play a significant part in the ceremony, which culminates their novitiate.
A very happy and proud Marist Brother was Brother Tim Leen, the Master of Novices, for this group of newly professed was the first one for which he was responsible during their entire novitiate.
Very special guests were Don and Rosemary McBeath from Perth, the parents of the late Brother Nick McBeath, who was Spiritual Director of the novices in 2000.
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/ Number 100 / Rome, 21 December 2001 / page 5Our 100th issue of FMS UPDATE
A TOAST TO LIFE
FMS UPDATE first appeared in February 1995. The accelerated rhythm of life and the ever-quickening pace of communications have been challenging us to keep up ever since. It took six months for the brothers in Oceania to receive a letter from Brother François telling them of the death of Marcellin Champagnat… The means at their disposal and their idea of time were quite different from our own. Brother Benito and his Council devised this publication to disseminate breaking news that otherwise would have had to wait for inclusion in FMS Message, Echo, etc.
In more recent times, FMS UPDATE has benefitted from the increased availability of e-mail. It glides along the information highway and reaches the remotest corners of our Marist world. More than simply satisfying our inquisitiveness, it binds our family together in fraternal communion. Some people at the center of many Marist articles view being in the spotlight as a threat to the way they see themselves. But it’s not about commercial publicity. It’s about communicating as a family brought together by St. Marcellin, gathered around our Good Mother, sharing our gifts, concerns, hopes and dreams.
Let’s CHOOSE LIFE… and share it, simply, joyfully. Like Mary did, singing the Magnificat while attending to the needs of her cousin Elizabeth.
FMS UPDATE
Issues per year
Interesting facts and information about our first 100 issues:
The Kobe Earthquake was the first news item in issue Number 1.
The Rwandan Crisis and Marist Martyrs in the Great Lakes region dominated the news in Numbers 7 to 13.
The General Conference held in Rome September 12 to October 4, 1997 was covered in Numbers 18 to 20.
The disappearance of Brothers Asema Williams and Ikenasio Lataimua in the Pacific and their subsequent rescue was chronicled in Numbers 24, 25 and 25b.
The canonization was first covered in Number 27, with a report on the appointment of a canonization team. Starting with Number 40, coverage intensified when the logo was first published.
Number 33 introduced a new masthead and layout, still in use.
Beginning with Number 36, a listing of deceased Brothers was published; with 37 a listing of Brothers making their perpetual profession.
Numbers 60 and 61 reported on catastrophic flooding in Mozambique
Number 70 listed the brother delegates for the 20th General Chapter.
Numbers 72 and 74 focused on the earthquake in El Salvador.
Number 71 included photos for the first time.
Numbers 80 to 98 were devoted entirely to coverage of the 20th General Chapter.
Our Senior Brothers
THEIR FIDELITY SPEAKS VOLUMES
This listing of Marist Brothers 90 years of age and older is our way of paying tribute to all Brothers who are witnessing to choosing life and remaining faithful to their first profession.
The life of prayer of these men, their openness to the Institute’s efforts to forge new paths right now in fidelity to God, and their welcoming and compassionate approach to young people so in need of their personal witness… all are graces that give substance to the words of St. Marcellin: “Our elderly and infirm brothers are the pillars of the Institute.”
List of Brothers who are 90 to 100 years young
11 December 2001
From Province information sent to the Registry and Statistics Service of the General Secretariat
Last Name / First Name / Date of Birth / C’try of Orig / Age / Province1. Arandel / Constant / 1901-09-21 / France / 100 / MCO/ND Hermitage
2. Alvarez González / José Benito / 1902-08-31 / Spain / 99 / Western Mexico
3. Sánchez Cobian / Jesús / 1904-10-15 / Mexico / 97 / Western Mexico
4. Zorita Echeverria / Antonio / 1905-06-13 / Spain / 96 / Bética,
5. Giftthaler / Korbinian / 1905-10-29 / Germany / 96 / West Central Europe
6. Pedroza Pardo / Ramón / 1905-11-04 / Mexico / 96 / Western Mexico
7. Glaeser / Pedro Vendelino / 1906-03-02 / Brazil / 95 / Santa Maria, Brazil
8. Vaser / Antonio / 1906-03-30 / Italy / 95 / Italy
9. Mata Luis / Laureano / 1906-07-04 / Spain / 95 / Central America
10. Merino Pozo / Víctor / 1906-10-17 / Spain / 95 / Spain Norte
11. Ouellet / Omer-Fernand / 1906-11-12 / Canada / 95 / Iberville
12. Alvarez Rubio / Eloy / 1907-01-18 / Spain / 94 / León
13. Winter / Thaddäus / 1907-02-28 / Brazil / 94 / Porto Alegre
14. Barreales Santamarta / Salustiano / 1907-04-01 / Spain / 94 / León
15. Rodríguez Suárez / Ángel / 1907-05-23 / Spain / 94 / Central America
16. Belloso Díez / Luis / 1907-08-25 / Spain / 94 / Chile
17. Chambon / Louis / 1907-11-08 / France / 94 / MCO/ND Hermitage
18. Rodríguez Alanis / Jesús Macario / 1908-03-10 / Mexico / 93 / Central Mexico
19. González Frias / Vicente / 1908-03-11 / Spain / 93 / León
20. Mittermeier / Georges / 1908-04-25 / Germany / 93 / Peru
21. Revelo Unigarro / Efrén María / 1908-05-07 / Colombia / 93 / Colombia
22. Di Pietro / Giovanni / 1908-08-03 / Italy / 93 / Italy
23. González Sanz / Lorenzo / 1908-08-10 / Spain / 93 / Spain Norte
24. Ramos Orejas / Patricio / 1908-08-15 / Spain / 93 / Central America
25. Torreceilla Vesga / Salomón / 1908-10-21 / Spain / 93 / Porto Alegre, Brazil
26. Ziegler / Paul / 1908-10-29 / France / 93 / Beaucamps/St. Genis
27. Rizzotto / Remigio Paulo / 1909-01-25 / Brazil / 92 / Santa Maria
28. Ceron Ordoñez / Manuel Salvador / 1909-01-30 / Colombia / 92 / Colombia
29. Clerc / Joseph Siméon / 1909-02-18 / France / 92 / Beaucamps/St. Genis
30. Valle Cagigal / José del / 1909-03-16 / Spain / 92 / Córdoba, Argentina
31. Barrocas / José María / 1909-03-31 / Portugal / 92 / Brazil Norte
32. Goñi Esparza / Julián / 1909-06-27 / Spain / 92 / Central America
33. García González / Serafín / 1909-09-08 / Spain / 92 / Western Mexico
34. Criado Martínez / Dalmacio / 1909-10-25 / Spain / 92 / Córdoba, Argentina
35. Rodríguez Rodríguez / Antonio / 1909-11-07 / Spain / 92 / León
36. Idiazabal Ollo / Rufino / 1909-11-16 / Spain / 92 / Central America
37. Fréléchoz / Joseph-Jules / 1909-12-17 / Switzerland / 92 / Beaucamps/St. Genis
38. Alzaga Ibañez / Demetrio / 1909-12-22 / Spain / 92 / Madrid
39. Dematté / Arduino / 1909-12-23 / Brazil / 92 / São Paulo
40. García Baños / Miguel Cesáreo / 1909-12-28 / Spain / 92 / Central Mexico
41. Bron / Lucien / 1910-02-14 / France / 91 / Beaucamps/St. Genis
42. Demartin / Julien-Marie / 1910-04-09 / France / 91 / MCO/ND. Hermitage
43. Testa / Flavio / 1910-05-02 / Italy / 91 / Italy
44. Lezaun Apesteguia / Ciriaco / 1910-05-02 / Spain / 91 / Central America
45. Onwuzuruike / Vincent / 1910-06-30 / Nigeria / 91 / Nigeria
46. Bourke / John Francis / 1910-07-13 / Australia / 91 / Melbourne
47. Leconte / André / 1910-07-20 / Belgium / 91 / West Central Europe
48. Méjean / Elie / 1910-07-23 / France / 91 / MCO/ND. Hermitage
49. Fernando / Thomas / 1910-07-28 / Sri Lanka / 91 / Sri Lanka
50. Cuesta Herrero / Serapio / 1910-09-03 / Spain / 91 / Rio de la Plata, Arg.
51. O'Driscoll / John Michael / 1910-09-19 / New Zealand / 91 / New Zealand
52. Bellet / Marcel / 1910-09-23 / France / 91 / Beaucamps/St. Genis
53. Girard / Joseph-Aimé / 1910-10-10 / Canada / 91 / Québec
54. Bernard / Josaphat / 1910-11-27 / Canada / 91 / Québec
55. Vinai / Michele / 1910-11-29 / Italy / 91 / Italy
56. Palomera Palomera / Adolfo / 1910-12-03 / Chile / 91 / Chile
57. Silva Reis / Manuel / 1910-12-20 / Portugal / 91 / Portugal
58. Empinotti / Moacyr Caetano / 1911-01-04 / France / 90 / Porto Alegre, Brazil
59. Corredera Gutiérrez / Eduardo / 1911-01-06 / Spain / 90 / Catalunya
60. Martín Alamo / Gabino / 1911-02-19 / Spain / 90 / Peru
61. Villegas Villegas / Julio César / 1911-03-06 / Colombia / 90 / Colombia
62. Valle Frances / Abundio Al. / 1911-03-28 / Spain / 90 / Peru
63. González Abasolo / Alberto Pedro / 1911-05-11 / Argentina / 90 / Río de la Plata
64. Herrero López / Santiago / 1911-05-23 / Spain / 90 / Bética
65. Marin Del Barrio / Hilario / 1911-05-25 / Spain / 90 / Peru
66. Blackwood / Stuart Augustin / 1911-05-27 / England / 90 / Sydney
67. Andoain Onraita / Teodoro / 1911-07-05 / Spain / 90 / Spain Norte
68. Devantéry / Paul-Etienne / 1911-10-30 / Switzerland / 90 / Iberville, Canada
69. Russell / Lewis Patrick / 1911-11-01 / New Zealand / 90 / New Zealand
70. Fernández Pastrana / Estanislao / 1911-11-13 / Spain / 90 / Castille
71. Helvic / Emile / 1911-11-15 / France / 90 / Beaucamps/St. Genis
72. Giraldo Medina / Honorio / 1911-11-22 / Spain / 90 / Madrid
73. Condado Paz / Dionisio / 1911-11-22 / Spain / 90 / China
74. Miguel Espinosa / Ananías / 1911-12-15 / Spain / 90 / Venezuela
75. Doheny / Thomas / 1911-12-31 / Ireland / 90 / China
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/ Number 100 / Rome, 21 December 2001 / page 5Christmas 2001
“I CAME SO THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE
AND HAVE IT MORE ABUNDANTLY”
Jn 10, 10
Our Chapter’s music, building to a crescendo in the document CHOOSE LIFE, is a fitting subject for this special 100th edition of UPDATE. 100 issues, monitoring the heartbeat of brothers and communities, immersing itself in the ebb and flow of political, social, and economic events…
The birth of our Savior is a message of hope. Crossing the desert, in spiritual terms, is usually God’s way of testing and purifying His people. There is neither productivity nor wealth in the desert. Rather it is a place of process, waiting and confidence from putting God first in our everyday lives. It’s not a question of our own power but of divine strength. This Christmas, filled with hope, we recall the words of Jesus, I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly. We make our own Mary’s questioning, How can this be…? The angel’s response is clear, …Nothing will be impossible for God.
Merry Christmas and Happy 2002!
to all our Brothers and communities from everyone at the General House – especially those of us who help put together these UPDATES. Translators: Brothers Gerry Brereton, English; Aimé Maillet, French; João Fagherazzi, Portuguese; and Francisco Castellanos, Spanish. Brothers Richard Dunleavy and Henri Reocreux of the General Secretariat. Brother Jesús Sainz de Vicuña of the Secretariat’s Registry and Statistics Service. Brother Lluís Serra of the Publications Service, editor-in-chief. Our regular correspondents and all who send us news and photos.