The Beginning of the Novitiate and Habit Taking for 2021
“The Novitiate is the unique experience of initiation into the religious life of the Brothers,” as written in the Rule of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The ceremony of the Beginning of the Novitiate and Habit Taking (6th February, 2021.) started with the Mass at exactly 11:00am with the Chief celebrant Rev. Fr. Henry I. Ugese CSSR. The Novitiate Director, Br. Anthony Githahi welcomed all those present in his opening speech during the Mass.
“This is a journey, a journey to see, to listen and to touch”, said Rev. Fr. Henry in his reflection. He further stressed on the importance of the Star. The Star of faith which makes the Lasallian family unique, as we follow the star who is Christ the teacher which is our mission.
Brother Visitor, shared his experience to the Novices. While speaking during the Eucharistic celebration, He thanked God for keeping all of us safe from the Corona Virus and he thanked the Formators for their good work. He encouraged the Novices on the authenticity of this journey, that the desire should be a conviction rather than mere feelings. This he said, at ‘De La Salle International Novitiate in Nairobi’ marking the start of the canonical year for the eleven first year novices, namely: Andre Julio, Auxilio Alfredo, Benefica Jorge, Tomas Alexandre, and Eurelio Segura, from Mozambique, Polite Ncube from Zimbabwe, Jude Oguname and Samuel Akadu from Nigeria, Justus Matata, Ronald Malala, and Zacchaeus Nderitu from Kenya. The habit taking of the ten second year novices. The ten second year novices namely: Abraham Woldemariam, Ademe Alemayehu, Dawit Yadesa, Admasu Yohannes, Eyob Gebriel, Gosse Hirpo from Ethopia, Carolino Azevedo, Januario Felizardo, Mossito Molipiha from Mozambique and Emmanuel Agba from Nigeria.
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News from Sector of Nigeria
The school community of Mount La Salle College, Naka dedicated two days to honour St John Baptist De La Salle and St Joseph. On the 14th May 2021, the school held a grand finale of sports activities that ended with a novelty football match between teachers and students of the school. After the sports activities, a Holy Mass was celebrated in honour of St John Baptist De La Salle and St Joseph, the patron of our Institute. The Mass was followed by a banquet which was used to appreciate the teachers of Mount La Salle, Naka and La Salle Primary school for their hard work and commitment to disseminating the values of our institute through the education of young people.
The Feast of John the Baptist De La Salle and Presidential Installation
The feast of John the Baptist De Lassalle, who has been a patron of the School of Christian Brothers along with the Presidential Installation was celebrated on May 21, 2021, at the Institution’s Lebu Main Campus. The feast commenced with a Holy Mass led by His Eminence Cardinal Berhaneyesus, Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop.
In the feast and installation ceremony, H.G. Archbishop Antoine Camilleri, Ambassador of the Holy See to Ethiopia, His Excellency Abune Muse Gebregiorgis, Bishop of the Eparchy of Emdibir, His Reverence Abba Teshome Fikre (Ph. D) The Secretary-General of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia and the Chairman of the Board of trustee of the Ethiopian Catholic Higher Institute, His Reverence Br. Gebreyesus, the Superior of Lwanga District, His Reverence Br. Getachew, the Coordinator of the Ethiopian Lasallian Brothers, the staff and students’ representative of the Institute attended the event.
International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) 2021: Rise Together for Peace
“Rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.”
2 Corinthians 13:11
Hope is on the horizon. In some corners of the world, the end of the pandemic seems to be in sight as borders are beginning to open and restrictions are gradually being lifted. However, return to normal life across the globe remains uneven.
In the past year and a half, inequality manifested itself in various forms, across different contexts: unequal access to medical care, hunger, inaccessibility of education, and racial injustice, to name a few. COVID-19 has threatened peace at different levels in our personal and collective lives — ranging from politics, healthcare and economics. But all these changes sparked numerous conversations and movements, with young people at the forefront, paving the way for transformative social action.
Young Lasallians are invited to reflect on our current realities and to proactively respond to society’s ills. It is imperative for us to work together, leaving no one behind, in our pursuit of a better new normal.
The time we have spent in isolation has become a learning experience about how we can share our resources and take concrete steps, regardless of race, distance, or creed. As we begin opening our borders, let us continue transcending the limits of time and space to build a better future: free from violence, hunger, and injustice.
We rise together for peace!
La Salle Saint Joseph School Association, LSJSA
We are a group of former Eritrean La Sallians who want to keep in touch with each other and with our beloved Eritrean De La Salle Christian Brothers. We are spread out all over the world.
Ever since we left our country, due to the La Sallian spirit, a feeling of camaraderie started to grow among us in a unique way. The feeling was always action oriented; that is, whether we were few or many, we always wanted to help our De La Salle Christian Brothers in Eritrea. Sometime in 2013, following several meetings with former Eritrean La Sallians from Canada, Europe and the USA, an organization, La Salle St. Joseph School Association (LSJSA), was born. It is important to note that the name was adopted after considerable discussion. La Salle reminds us the name of the founder, St. John Baptist De La Salle. La Salle also reminds as Collegio La Salle; the Brothers’ school in Asmara, Eritrea. This school was later re-named Denden High School after the government nationalized it. St. Joseph School reminds us of the Brothers’ school in Keren. By coining the name La Salle Saint Joseph School Association, the members wanted to link and trace future school and related educational expansions by the Brothers to these two schools. The name also reminds LSJSA members the schools they attended or worked at.
To ensure proper functioning and to provide stability and continuity, the association drafted, discussed, reviewed and approved its bylaws. The bylaws were drafted by Dr. Ghiorghis Ghenbot in consultation with many members of the Association and approved by the LSJSA International Leadership Team, Mr. Amanuel Yosief (USA), Mr. Dawit Amar (Canada), and Mr. Mussie Ghirmay (United Kingdom and Europe) on Sunday, 29 September, 2013.
The primary purpose of the association is to enable its members to keep in touch with each other and to help members of the association to channel resources, however meager they may be, in a unified way towards assisting the Brothers back in Eritrea to accomplish their mission.
The La Sallian St. Joseph School Association was launched officially in Frankfurt Germany on 16
June 2013 during the visit of Bro. Ghebretensae Ghebrekrisots
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