04 May 2002

Dehonian Year Week XI

Preparation for the 125th anniversary of the congregation

What's New

Central Studies

Posted this week to our new Dehoniana section is Dehoniana 1999-2 in the Typical, English and Portuguese editions.

Office of the General Secretary

Posted to the Letters and Documents section is a listing of scjs according to their country of origin, as of December 31, 2001. There are a total of 43 countries represented with Brazil at the top of the list with 376 scjs born in Brazil. Notedthat Portuguese is the native language of 512 SCJs or 22.41% of the congregation.

A Listing of SCJs According to the County of Their Birth.

Justice & Peace

Posted to the Justice & Peace page is an article in French sent by Giovanni Pross (ZA) LES SOUFFRANCES DU PEUPLE CONGOLAIS.

What's Happening?

Canada

Fr. General, with the consent of his council,has appointed Fr. Richard Dominique Woodbury as the first regional superior of the new Canadian Region (CAN). This region will combine the current province of Anglo Canada (CA) and the region of French Canada (CGA). Fr. Woodbury's term of office will commence with the erection of the new region on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, June 7, 2002.

A consultation in now taking place to select two members for the regional council.

Mozambique

We are publishing the 25th Letter (CARTA ÀS COMUNIDADES nº 25) from the Province of Mozambique. Please note it is available only in Portuguese.

Poland

Having appointed Fr. Zbigniew Bogacz to a second triennium as provincial superior to begin on May 26, 2002, and after a consultation with the province, the General Superior with the consent of his council, has appointed the following to serve as memberrs of the provincial council:

  1. Fr. Tadeusz Michalek
  2. Fr. Jan Strazalka
  3. Fr. Stanislaaw Stanczyk
  4. Fr. Józef Wrocenski

Rome

The Rome I & II communities, together with other scjs in Rome, honored Fr. Virginio Bressanelli, superior general ,on April 27th in anticipation of his 60th birthday which he celebrated on May 1st. The day long celebration included, liturgy a 'grand' pranzo and an evening community gathering.

This week's Dehonian Historical & Spiritual Calendar

The weekly Dehonian Historical and Spiritual Calendar starts on May 10th. As previously noted the text is in Spanish with the Dehonian quotes in French. You can link to past weeks from the Letters & Documents section

Dehonian Historical & Spiritual Calendar for the week of: 10.05.2002 to 16.05.2002

Fr. Dehon's meetings with the students of St. John's College

[32] Assembly of Alumni-July 30, 1922
(AD.B. 7/10 inv. 43.10)

Fr. Delloue gave the homily. Fr. Dehon offered a toast and then spoke. The damaged document only stated "As always, a patriotic message with the same call to action, encouraging the work of St. Vincent de Paul, and the Catholic schools they subsidized."

NOTE: In his diary, Fr. Dehon wrote that he was not able to attend the Alumni Meeting at St. John's held in July 1923. (NQ XLIV, 80)
 
 

Please Remember

+Fr. Gerardus Hoex (NE)

Born: 04.02.1929
First Profession: 08.09.1951
Ordained: 20.07.1958
Died: 25.04.2002 at Nijmegen, Holland