What's New

The North Italian Province (IS) now has email access. Their address has been posted to the Links page. The box is in the care of the provincial secretary (Milano I) and all messages can be directed to: pagazzot@tin.it.

The Justice & Peace Report from South Brazil has been posted to the J&P page. It is available in English, French, Portuguese and Italian. It can be directly accessed here by liking to J&P NA PROVINCIA BM - NELLA PROVINCIA BM - IN THE PROVINCE BM - DANS LA PROVINCE BM

We received word that there are now over a thousand Catholic web sites in Italy. They are all listed on the Lista dei Siti Cattolici in Italia: http://www.aliasnet.it/luna/siti_cattolici.html The site also includes a link to our own web site.

Those who surf the scj web site will note that from time to time either the French and or Spanish pages have not been posted. The reason for this is all the work falls on one individual in each language; Maurice Légaré for French and Francisco Javier Luengo for Spanish. We would very much appreciate forming a 'pool' for each language (as has been done by the Portuguese language group). There are two requirements: A working (reading) knowledge of English and access to email. If you are interested in assisting please volunteer by notifying:

• Maurice Légaré (CGA) for French Language: mlegare@ibm.net
• Javier Luengo (HI) for Spanish: jluengo@scj.org
• For both languages please send a 'cc' to Tom Cassidy (CU) at tomc@scj.org

Provided we find some assistants we will work out a 'system' to incorporate new translators.

Latin American Superiors Meet

The Provincial and Regional Superiors of Latin America arrived on October 31st for the Major Superiors Meeting in Roma in order to hold their annual meeting. In addition to Carlos Alberto da Costa Silva, general counselor responsible for Latin America, attending the meeting there were the following: Attilio Zorzetti (AU), Joaquín Imaz (VEN), Teodoro Borst (CH), Renato Maia de Ataíde (BS), Cláudio Weber (BM), Francisco Sehnem (RBM) and Celson Altenhofen (RBM). The General Superior, Virginio Bressanelli, attended the second half of the sessions.

They discussed the following items: Latin American Novitiate in Maciel (AU); Meeting of formation directors of LA; Preparation for final vows; Justice and Peace; the plan We, the Congregation; Calendar for Latin America. The calendar includes the following events, in addition to the provincial and regional assemblies:

• 1. Preparation for final vows: 04/01-11/02/99 in Curitiba (RBM)
• 2. Course of Social Teaching of the Church: 11-29/01/99 in Taubaté (BM)
• 3. Meeting of Lay Dehonians: 21-23/05/99 in Recife (BS)
• 4. Meeting of Formation Directors: 08/05/99 in Roma
• 5. Meeting of Directors of J&P: to be decided between February or March 1999 in São Luís (MAR)
• 6. Meeting of Directors of Vocations: 31/07/99 in São Paulo (BM)
• 7. International Meeting of Vocations: 1-20/08/99 in Lavras (BM)
• 8. COMLA V (CAM I): 28/09-10/10/)) in Paraná (AU)
• 9. Meeting of Provincial and Regional Superiors: 11-14/10/99 in Montevideo (AU)
• 10. Jubilee of 50 years of SCJ presence in Chile: 05/03/2000 in Santiago (CH)

Events to be confirmed:

• 1. Assembly of J&P: January 2000 in BM or AU
• 2. Seminar on Inculturation: 01-11/02/2000 in Maciel (AU)
• 3. Meeting of young religious: in 2002

By Odilo Leviski (BM)

Meeting of American Major Superiors

On November, 6th the North and South America superiors held a common meeting. The Latin American superiors used the occasion to continue their meeting of October 31st and discussed several ideas with their confreres from North America, John Czyzynski (US), Peter McKenna (CA), and Maurice Légaré (CGA). Tom Cassidy (CU), responsible for North American area was present, as was Aquilino Mielgo (HI) who spoke about the new foundation in Equador.

Also provided by Odilo Leviski

Major Superiors Meeting Comes to a Close

After a day and a half rest, the second week of the meeting of major superiors (provincials, regionals and the communities of Madagascar, India and The Philippines) resumed work on 9 November and finished with a liturgy of thanksgiving on Friday November 13th. Information was posted to the web site during the course of the meetings and will be maintained on the site for several more weeks. It can be accessed from the News Page.

During the course of the Major Superiors Meeting at the General Curia much of the discussion took place in language groups. Pictured here are three members of the English Language Group. [From let to right: Adam Musialek, provincial South Africa; Peter McKenna, provincial Anglo Canada; Aloísio Back, superior of the SCJ Philippine Community. In addition the group represented scjs from Germany, India, and the United States.
  One of the language groups using the 'second floor' chapel. During the 12:15 linguistic liturgy time.

Please Remember

+Antonius Wenceslaus Heynsbroek NE

born: 11 May 1915
first profession: 8 September 1934
died: 3 November 1998 at Nijmegen, Netherlands

+Giusto Pala IM

born: 19 June 1928
first profession: 29 September 1947
ordination 1 July 1957
died: 5 November 1998 at S. Antonio Abate, Italy

He served as provincial superior of the South Italian Province during the time of the 1991 General Chapter. Upon completing his service of authority he served at the Santuario and casa di accoglienza of Gesu Bambino at S. Antonio Abate.

Additional Information on José Bairos Braga (LU)

The following obituary was provided by the provincial superior of the Portuguese Province. It was too late to include on the Nov. 7th news page.

+ P. José Bairos Braga

* 02 SEPT 1944 Santo Espírito, Santa Maria, Açores

+ 01 NOV 1998 East Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Fr. José Bairos Braga was a member of the first group of Portuguese scjs that went to Madagascar in 1981, where South Italian scjs were working. He dedicated his first years of priesthood to the scj mission in Mozambique. After studying the theology of religious life, in Rome (1992-1994) he worked in the formation program for the young scj religious from Madagascar. However, after 18 months he returned to Portugal because of poor heath. He died in the United States where he had gone to visit his family, as well as seek medical attention. Bishop. Antonio de Sousa Braga scj, bishop of Angra (Açores), his cousin, was the main celebrant at his funeral on November, 6th in East Providence, Rhode Island.

Manuel Neto Quintas (LU)

Provincial Superior

4 November 1998