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â‚Źlesssol c),{arcsllin Ghanpaqnot anol theRoor oae of the poor is a precious part of the heritage left us by Blessed Marcellin Champagnat. His approach to problems was always a practical one; he sazo a need andhe acted. ln the face of poaerty, of the needs of the poor, he uould be there with his friendship and his assistance, zoith his Brothers, with consolation and material help.
oaerty, being rampant in the Philippines, needs a special attention from both the goaernment andpriaate sectors. One feasible way of alleuiating the pains of poaerty is through Christian education that instills in our Tupils a Christian loae and care for their neighbors and loae of utork. The poor are to be the special concern of Champagnat's men, if they are to remain faithful to their charism as Marists, the Little Brothers of Mary.
Brothers of the Philippine Prouince must carry on the Marist tradition. ln 1948 they came to help the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) in the Notre Dame schools of Cotabato and Sulu.ln those early years, the experience of pouerty of the first Marist missionaries was similar to the experience of the first Brothers in La Valla and the Hermitage. As expected, the schools conductedby the Brothers got better and better eitery year and in most cases poaerty was either minimized or eliminated. Today as eaer the Brothers are doing a lot of soulsearching on how to get back to the roots of their charism, the rural poor.
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he little schools of the 50s in places like Marbel, Kidapawan, and General Santos City haae become large and prestigious
colleges with thousands of students and the Brothers' conaents zahich u)ere once made oi bam-
sawali hnue been replaced zuith concrete materials and are nou comparable with the best houses in the towns. For sure, progress has its price! Today, howeuer, instilled with the spirit of Marcellin Champagnat, the Brothers hope to remain f aithful to their charism as expressed in their Vision-Mission Statement on dedicating themselaes primarily to the Christian education of the least f aaored by teaching in the elementary and secondary leuels of education, formal or nonformal. To enable this change of focus in their boo and
apostolate to start, the Proaince is negotiating the transfer of ownership and/or administration of at least one of their colleges.
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and iho Cttarists From whom then did Marcellin get his early education and what kind was it?
l{hat was the condition of France in the first 25 years of Marcellin Champagnat's life?
The bloodiest revolution in modern history took place on fuly 14, 1789, two months after his birth. Ten years of terror and persecution and fifteen years of military dictatorship followed. An entire generation fell victim to this plague of death and destruction. Even Pope Pius the Sixth, was later held as a prisoner to France and died a broken man
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1798.
IIow ditl thir .ondition affect the educational system at that time?
Many schools wete closed and religious instructions were banned for a time. The French church too was in ruins in the early 7800's and it sent out recruiters for the priesthood, Many were deprived of good education including Marcellin because of the prevailing oppressive conditions.
There was no formal education in the first 16 years of Marcellin's life. He got his education primarily from his parents. His father taught him masonry, carpentry and farming. He was well prepared for the hardships of life. Ilis mother Madame Champagnat was a woman of sincere piety, of firm character, orderly in her ways and entirely devoted to the care of her household and the education al her children. Everyday she recited the Rosary with her children. She read or got same of the family to read portions of the Lives of Saints or some edifying book. Through her many acts of piety and virtue, Marcellin was able to acquire the same character.
How did Marcellin manage to catch up academically in the seminary?
At the age of sixteen, he volunteered to enter the seminary. Most of his classmates werc yearc younger than he. But hours o( study by candle Iight, and his natural talents, enabled him to quality for the maior seminary. What was Marcellin Champag*"rl'; formula for success? Total trust in God and in the motherly interMary, the Mother of fesus; humility and hardwork; personal dedication to helping the poor by guaranteeing their children a quality education that is totally Christ-oriented. cession of
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What should be the primary concern of the Marist Brothers?
What Does "Marist" Mean?
Marist means Maty (of Mary), the Society of Mary. lvlarcellin drampagnat conseerated himself to her and put aII his projects under her protection, beginning them only after asHng her blessing and help. Marist means doing good quietly. Mafist means good discipline, supervision and integral religious formation. Matist means Brothers who are personally intercsted in aII the students, whose main interest in Iife is the Christian education of youth. Mafist means all those who share our preference far the poor in Mary's spirit. Why did Marcellin found the Society
of Mary? He saw at that time that many were deprived of a good, Christian education. His first experience ot being by the bedside of a dying boy who didn't know how to pray and who didn't know Jesus and Mary strack and touched him. He wanted to reach out to the poor especially the youth and teach them about lesus. As a priest, he couldn't do that alone. He needed the help of genenous, young men who would bring the poor closer to lesus and Jesus to them.
Who is a Religious Brother and what does he do?
A Brother is a Religious because he takes the 3 vows of Povefi, Chastity and Obedience in a ReIigious Congregation in response to God's loving invitation to ser,ve Him in His Feople. Some Congtegationr are composed exclusively of Btothers, Otherc arc composed of Brothers and Priests.
As a foundation of their Religious IiIe, wherther in community to pray
Brcthers or Priests, they live and work togelher.
In a typically Marist School, religion reinforces and maintains discipline and encourages the studen|s to do their duty willingly and cheerfully. There is a real family spirit in the Marist School community. The order in the classrooms and in the entire school produces unity and harmony, facilitates concenbation, Ieaming and hardwork. The fundamental motives: to please God - to make Mary Emile, work wonderc in both academic growth and characbr forntatlon.
"Take every possible carc of the poorest, the most ignorant, the dullest children. Show them evety kindness, question them often, on aII occasions, be careful to show them that you esteem them, and love them aII the more, because they are Iess favored with the gifts of fortune and of nature." The poot are the primary concerr. of the Brothers, if they are to remain Marists, Mary's little brcthers.
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Itre meant those who lack the necessities of Iife. . . food, clothing, shelter, freedom, education the weak and vulnerable members of human
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What is the Marist Seal?
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THE'A": The A imposed on the M recalls to us the angel's greeting to Mary at the Annunciation: Ave, Maria Mary. - HaiI TWELW STARS: A symbol of the Woman -promised in Genesis and the Woman of fohn's Apocalypse THREE VIOLETS: Represent the "hidden virtues" Blessed Champagnat wanted every Marist Brother to practice humility, simplicity, modesty. It is also the symbol of the world-wide federation of Marist Alumni. AD IESUM PER MARIAM: The motto of Champagnat, "to Jesus through Mary," the Marist secret o! leading souls to God.
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yesterday when I entered for the a friend and his brother into the time with first humble room of Father Champagnat.
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After inuiting us ta take a seat with politeness,but without affection, he asked my friend and me a few questions: Why u)e were coming into religious life, if zue had leit our wilfulness at the door before entering, if we loaed the Virgin Mary, and others uhich I do not remember now.
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"Qet tho chilolren c0m0 arouno/ /n0. @onrrtrhul thorft' "There has never been a time when I have seen a child and not wanted to teII him how much fesus Christ loves him.-
You know how it all began. One day someone knocks impatiently on Champagnat's door: "Come quick, Father, my son is d1ling."
Marcellin prepares himself without delay and leaaes with the t'armer. He knows that he may be needed at any moment, and he is ready and alert.
He is in the house of the Montagne f amily. He arriaes and asks to be alone zuith the sick person, a twelae year old boy. He speaks to him about God. . ,?? The boy does not know who God is, nor, if He exists or not. Champagnat stays with him for a few hours and opens for him the way of faith. He leaves to aisit another sick person and promises to return as soon as possible. On return-
ing, the cries cont'irm whqt has happened. The boy died while he was away.
Full of anger and sorrotu, he returns to his house. "How many young boys like this one are there? How many boys liue and die inithout knotuing why, without the possibility of culture, without education, without knowing God7" He no longer doubts what bef ore he considered a possibility: he uill dedicate his life to the young until his last drop of blood.
You knozu that since he was srnall fuIarcellin Champagnat's experience at school was aery negatiae. Later, in the seminaru , it zuas uerrl hard f or him to achieue the pass mark. Perhaps because of that, his uay of understanding the child and the young man and his education is full of humanity, of understanding, of practical sense.
He proclaims An integral, strong formation, for liie. He wants "good christians tznd loyal citizens"
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He loaes people, especialhl boys and voung men. He searches euerywhere to diqnifu thent. to help them grow into the stature of C,hrist.
He worries about those wl'to are rnt'tstly in nied, those utithout money or culture or religion. They aII haae a place in his heart. At the basis of all good education he i-": ,"; the continuing, protecting presence, of the edncator, within and outside the classroom.
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L823. Champagnat finds himselt' in Bourg-Argental, about fifteen kilometers away from Saint-
Etienne. He has come to see a aery ill brother. By the euening he wants to return to the Hermitage. It is almost night, and the weather is bad. He is inaited to stay the night , they euen insist. But, no. Father Champagnat leaaes with Brother Stnnislaus, his right arm.
After two hours' tualking they get lost. They go here and there, not knowittg tahether they're going backusards or forwards. A uiolent wind from the north along u:ith snozu blous towards them.
Stanislaus, 23 uears old, aery tired, seems to Iose his strength. Champagnat feels himself weakening lf they stop they will surely die. They must walk, keep moaing. They cannot stand it anymore. What can they do? I
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prayer, a light attracts his attention. A light! A house! They are saued!
A light. A house. Saluation. This is what Mary is to Champagnat. He is not alone in this maraellous happening. lt was always this way. At eztery moment of his life Mary was present.
Mary present. Ordinaru Resource. Principal of eaery school. Cau:l: of happiness. The way leading to lest::.
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I,,Iary in his house and Iearns from her. He Iearns: o "to keep aII these things in his heart"; a "that the Lord has done zuonders to me"; o "that we haae 'to do as he says"'; a "loho are my mother and brothers"; e to be "standing beneath the cross" . So much and so clearly he sees the influence of Mary in his life and in the work that he giaes his Brothers the name MARISTS.
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"Enter the abyss of your nothingness and see what you are before God""
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carriage, destination: C6teSaint-Andr4, a town halfway between Lyons and Grenoble . There is a priest traaeling, seated beside Father Champagnat. ln the same carriage two Marist Brothers attract the attention of the priest who is seeing this type of religious man for the first time. He is surprised by their extreme youthf uln e ss, th eir dignif i e d b e h aa io ur, th e ir c o na e rs a tion and their manners, a certain air of happiness, and a certain something. . .
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certain moment, turning toward Father Champagnat, uthom he does not knout either, he asks who the youths are. "They are Brothers who
educate children in small aillages" answers Champagnat. The curiosity of the priest is excited. Noz.t, he wishes to know who is the originator of such an unusual idea. He answers: "lt is not aery well knoutn. They have been growing little by little; a young priest has giaen them some help." The looks of the Brothers' faces give them.away, and the priest realizes who is really the Founder of the project; but noticing that Champagnat does not like praise, he changes the subject.
Champagnat neaer misled himself. He alutays knew who he was: a child, a man.ln that way he knew his place before God. He neaer thought of himself as a hero. He knew that what he was and uhat he did came from God. This is humility.
A simple person, without secrets or blind spots. Authentic. He achieaed unity in his lif e, the union of all 'the
H.e was a balanced nnd mature person.
would-be disintegrating tendencies of his person' ality. This is simplicity.
He was able to make his exterior reflect
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interior. His form of acting, his appearance, his manner of speaking u:ere all echoes of his interior life. He was happy within himself . His manner was unassuming because his lif e was simple.
No wonder that people haue chosen the uiolet to symbolize him and his way of acting.
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The house of Champagnat is a family. It is not only a place where uqrious men get together to carry through the same task. lt is much more' A Marist house is a home. There is human warmth. People are not judged by what they know or by what they haae, but by what they are: Brothers.
One day a Brother asks him how to create an entsironment where eaeryone feels comfortable and Champagnat answers him by talking about what he calls "the little airtues":
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There are "small" social uirtues that become deep and important because of the presence of lesus znithin us: "Where there are two or more. . ."
All are uery welcome in the house of Champa' gnat. ln it no one feels out of place. The Marist famity extends itself to the pupils, parents and co-workers.
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He can do this because he takes time to pray. Champagnat resolaes his problems on his knees. After prayer, his life directs him constantty in the presence of God. Listen once more to t.he impressions of Brother Sylaester: "The frequent memory of the presence of God has been the soul of his life.
On seeing his tranquil yet introspectiue disposition one could well think that he always has God present to him.
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he would begin with the words of Psalm 1.38: 'Where could I flee from your presence?' He would pronounce them utith such a tone of uoice that they would produce within us an indelible impression, and we felt so close to God that it .seemed as though we barely breathed. In one zoord, he felt as though God was looking at him at eaery moment." We are looking, theref ore, at a man,
who,littte by Iittle, and with effort (God well knotas), has let himself be shaped by God, has grown in knowIedge and strength, and has lived and existed solely as God wanted him to, finalty becoming a
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ATTITUDE f r rs Hrs ExEMPLARY srt DlEs rHAT sAvEs
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towaRo Hrs HIM. HE IS A MAN OF PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE.
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Hrue rHrs rs ALL VV nnppeuNo, Hts
FRIEND GETS SICK
AND EVENTUALLY DIES.
MARCELLIN WHO SHOWS CONCERN IS TRULY A FRIEND.
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sruovrne...
WHAT'S TFIAT NOISE?
THE NOISE IS COMING FROM... I
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Is INDISPENSABLE.-To TRAIN
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YOU ELECTED ME IN CHARGE OF THIS DORMITORY AND I WON'T PUT UP WITH ANY FOOLING ABOUT.
MARCELLIN,OUR MOTHER HAS DIED!
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rne MoRNtNc, MARCELLIN RECEIVES THE BAD NEWS THAT HIS MOTHER HAS DIED.
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MOTHER,I WON'T DISAPPOINT YOU.
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STILL FINDS TIME TO CONSOLE A
UP?
HE
FRIEND. IN ONE OF THESE CLASSES HE MEETS ST PETER CHANEL, ST. JOHN VIANNEY, PATRON SAINT OF PARISH PRIESTS AND FOUNDER OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT FATHERS ST. JULIAN EYMARD.
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ND FINALLY,THE MUCH AWAITED
END oF THE
counsE . THEv rRY
DAY COMES.
ON PRIEST'S CLOTHES
I FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WHAT JOY IT IS FOR HIM.
IT'S
FROM MARCELLIN,
AT THE SEMINARY
*{l*1-"--', IN
WE'LL CONCENTRATE ON PEOPLE WHOHAVE NOT HEARD VEIrY MUCH ABOUT GOD.
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-@i TNSPTRED BY WHAT tS
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WHAT ARE YOU
T}IINKING ABOUT?
HAPPENING TO HIM,
HE STARTS DREAMING. HE GATHERS HIS FRIET'IDS TO LAY THE FOUNDATION OF THE
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LITTLE BROTHERS OF MARY.
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MANY WHO STILL DO iloT KNOII A80UT
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.,ESUS AND Tf,ARY.
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HE IS MARY
CHAMPAGNAT'S SON, TIOME ON HOLIDAYS.
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ri\URING VACATIOI{. HE lJspenos Hts rttt/iE
WISELY WITH THE BOYSi A PRELUDE TO WHAT IS II{ SIiORE FOR HIM.
of,/f ARCELLIN AND HIS Ill rntenos FINALIzE
rou CAN.T tMAotilE How '". ,,./IGIIORAT{T TT€ YOUNO I$EN .. ARE!!TO EDUCATE T}IEIIWE IIEED
EROTHERS!
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so ilucH,tou cAl{ TAKE CARE
OF
THE EROTHERS!
PLANS FOR THEIR
MtssroN.
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II FTER EARNEST STUDY' Flso MANY PRAYERS,AND
SO MANY VIRTUES, THE DAY
oF oRD|NATION- JULY 22, r8t6. MOST OF HIS FRIEI{DS WHO .'OIN ilIARCELLIN TO
FOUND THE SOCIETY OF TIIARY ARE ORDAII{ED WITH HIM. THOUOH THEY ARE ASSIGITED TO DIFFERENT POSTS,THEY PRO. MISE TO BE IN TOUCH WITH
EACH OTHER.
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re oRouP oF rncnos GoEs ro
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THE FIRST SUPERIOR GENERAL OF THE MARIST
I tttE CHURCH oFFoUR' VIERE TO DEDICATE
FATHERS,
THEMSELVESTO MARY.
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U'E DEDICATE OURSELVES COMPLETELY TO THE SOCIETY OF MARY.
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AND
f onearus, HE sETs OFF
TO HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT AS HIS FRIENDS BID HIM FARETI/ELL.
GOOD LUCK TO
MARCELLIN AS HE LEAVES FOR LA
VALLA.
Exffilitf,i?l.*Ti,
THE ROUGH ROAD AHEAD. RECEIVES
FATHERLY
PREPARE YOURSCUT,' YOUNGMAN. ATOWN tS
ADVTCES.
NOT A SEMINARY.
ITiln.cHAMPAGNAT r f oersAoLIMPSE i OF TrlE PROBLEM
I THAT LIES AHEAD.
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HAVE A DRINK !!
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MY GOD !
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HE BLESSES THE CHILD.
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HE SERIOUSLY RESoI.I/ES i TO DO SOMETH|NG ABOUT THE ] SAD FATE OF THE BOY WHO ; NEVER KNEW ANYTHING AEOUT GOD.
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ME TO HELP CHILDREN IN NEED ?
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1 . DOWN TO WORK IMMEDIATELY,
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CIFIVE naOnfns STNCE
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f,lnrew
REcRUtrs FOR A NOBLE AND ARDUOUS TASK
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A.
HEAD, EDUCATION FOR THE POOR
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WORK TO EARN :. OUR BREAD.
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SO AS TO BE ABLE
TO TEACH CHILDREN.
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MY NAME IS BARTHOLEMEW.
YOU HAVE TO COME HOME.
WHY DON'T YOU STAY AS
lFl
YOU
ARE A GOOD
YOUNG MAII.
i BECOME iA BROTHER \ PEOPLE
o. K.
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STAY
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LATER.
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MARCH
t2,
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!.,MARCELLIN RECEIVES
A YOUI{G BOY OF 13 IYHOSE PARE'{TS ARE PIOUS AND DEDICATED CATHOLICS.
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NAME
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IS. . .THE succEsson
OF MARCELLIN.
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% LOVE MARY!
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SHE IS OUR GOOD : MOTHER.
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ENTHUSIASTICALLY GO FROM ONE TOWN TO ANOTHER.
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RETURNED.
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RESPEcTAND
LovE.
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TOMORROW, WE.LL
TAI(E YOU TOYOUR llOi,lE.
lf,/HoueHeARTEDLv GtvtNG WARMTH AND LOVE FOR
THE '' NEGLECTED.
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THEY'RE
t
ORPHANS.
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THE PRIEST AND THE MAYOR OF MARLHES WANT US TO TAKE clRE- OF THE SCHOOL.YOU
Two wlLL
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woRK BY NOW HAS SPREAD frts II AIID PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
LEARN OF HIS NOBLE DEEDS...
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THEY'LL SUC.
WE \
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ASKS FOR BROTHERS... r \ AND I DO NOT HAVE Jl
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THIS lS
f5,
YOUR
rarutuv. ,a
MOTHER WHO OUICI(LY ANSWERS HIS NEEDS.
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DAY,AN EX-BRoTHER
L,luorrves,FATIIER
FROM THE CONGREGATION OF THE VENERABLE DE LA SALLE ARRIVES AND BEGS.,.
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CHAMPAONAT PUTS HIM TO THETEST.
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IILL JUST TELL
THEM THAT WE'RE GOINGTO LYONS.
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@ne eosruLANTs,
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IBROTHER BRINOS FATHER CHAMPAGNAT EIGHT RECRUITS.
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TH|NKtNo rHAr
THEY ARE OOING TO LYONS,FOLLO'II
THE YOUNG MAt{.
rN ETGHT DAYS,THE EX-
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DON'T
TRUST HIM.
I'LL TEST
Ar{D
NOrt
TO WORK
YOUILL HAVE
TO
SLEEP IN THE BARN!
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t'LL PUT YOU tN AS DAYI'i LABOURERS 1ng TOWN. ! vvt ll. lr IF lll IN THE i.\ LAE'\,\,nEI[NO ONE COMPLAINS
*--::--\- MIT YOU.
I'LL AD.
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i.' 6I] xcEPT THE Ex.BRoTHER WHO IS BANISHED ; I}FoR THE VERY FAULT THAT HAD LED TO HIS DTSMISSAL FROM.THE BROTHERS OF THE
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oF You (r'iuARE ACCEPTED
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IIHAT WILL THE BISHOP ,]T TIilNK
OLAMorous
?
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REpoRTs spREAD
-YIlLlrHEY REACH rHE ARC HEPtSCOpeI patec.e.
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If,fi*iffi::;.;';.
AttID YOU WORK W]TH THEM LIKE A
'.. COMMON LABORER.
'IF
YOU CONTINUE\
BUILD A RELIGIOUS CONOREOATTON?
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EDUCAToRSj
oF YOUTH.,|
POLICE TO CLOSE You DowN
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BEFORE RETURNING, WE'LL PASS BY THE
BROTHERS'HOUSE!I i I
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SreFffi ; dJR. MARcELLIN IS INDEFATIGABLE. HE SEEMS ynnw .rr Hls FERvENT LovE oF I FRoM I lrvrll Lllba\g ENERoy I v DRAw ii fro l. THE BLESSED VIROIN
MARY.
MIRACLE.
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COURAGE
STANISLAUS: I/
THE GOOD MOTHEB HEARD US.
HAS fl
..;i: TI-IAT
MAIT
SAVED US.
&
IYPON REACHING
LJcommunrrY
HIS
HE
BREAKS TO THEM
THE BAD NEWS,
ThE
ORRIES BESET T}IE BROTHERS.
BrsHoP
DOES NOT WANTUS...
..TO
OET
RrD OF US. . . FATHER ,WE
WILL NEVER ABANDON YOU. l.rrB',..'r
7
EVEN rF
!
WE HAVE TOOO TO THE EI{D OF
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d) ur
DrvrNE
LDpnovroerucE
COMES WHEN FR. CHAMPAG NAT NEEDS IT
MOST AT THE
RIGHT TIME.
ON THE CONTRARY...
HEREIS MONEY
TO
CONSTRUCT A NE\IY
TI{ANKS TO BISHOP
DE PINS,WE'LL HAVE A NE\t' HOME AND A RELIGIOUS HABIT.
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rHE suppoRT oF BtsHop DE ptr'is A !f,f rrn NEW VF
!.IOI''SE FOR NOVICES
WEILL CONSTRUCT IT THIRE BY THE RIVER.
\:E'LL HAVE TO
GET RID
OF THCISE ROCKS.
IS CONSTRUCTED.
ffu
Gnene rs No wAY
l'
STOPPIT{G FR. MAR.
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R. CHATMOIAT CALI.8 IT bUR LADY'S HERIITAOE:
WELLEOTO
r il t()ST
THE HOUSE OF uR. BAS{tOll.
tttsTAtrlcEs HE suPERvlsEs AtlD ooEs
lrxe woRK HlilsELF. THE sKtLts wHtcx HE
ACOI'IRED FROT HIS FATHER IS NOW PUT
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ffi.' ril iloT "1 , WORRI€D AT THE BRICKLAYERS ARE @iTPLAINIT{O THAT YOU'RE COI{' PETINO WITH THEIS.
UHAT PEOPLE SAY
I'LL AP.
PRETTICE
YOt ilOW. HE HASII'T A CEIIT
YET HE IS BUILOIIIO
A HOUSE FIVE STO. REYS HIO}I
!
IT{TO
l,:.:.
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Y RE YOU ARE FATHER: YOUILL HAVE SOMETHINO HOT FOR LUNCH TODAY.
SON tVAr{TS
TO STAY WITH YOU. AS I CAt{,7 PAY HIS BOARD
I'LL
DO SOME
WORK FOR YOU INSTEAD. ,
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If,foRK LAsrs FoR slx MoNTHS AND }} IT HAS UNITED } HE BROTHERS EVEN MORE INTENSEI-Y,
(Jrne BRoTHERS sLEEp
I A HOUSE NEAR THEIR
lN
WORK. BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM AND MAR.
CELLIN
A
HAS
TO SLEEP
VERANDAH.
ON
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(t rren nFRot A
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so MAr{y compLtcATtor{s ARtslNo rHE EREcrtotrt oF A vAsr ButLDtNo,
CROSS OF AIIOTHER KII{D IS ADDED.
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IF THE I.ORD DOES IIOT SUILO THE HOI'SE THE LAAORERS WORT
IT WASHIS IDEA TO FOUND THE SOCIETY OF MARY.
HE WILL BE YOUR
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oNE TowN b fi o rnoll .' ltrTo AhIOTHER. . .
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/AIATHER MARCELLIN SETS ro Do wHAT HE LtKEs
tour
;
MAKE YOUR BOYS
INTO GOOD CHRISTIAI{S AND LOYAL CITIZENS.
Aiw
rEAcH THE cHILDREN ABour OoJESUS. I . . AND MARY, TO VISIT HIS BROTHERS.
HERE'S
A ' -*'*"1
YOU'VE I
GIFT. DONE WELLI
HAVE THIS BOOK !
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REMEMBER ..'iI VIRGIN MARY...
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HOW IS FATHER ".:" COURVEILLE GOING ?
rN THE MEANTIME, THINGS ARE NOT GOING l.WELL IN THE MOTHER HOUSE .
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erampse -
Fruar
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-
STANTLY THINI€ ABOUT IT. FR.
COURVEILLE IS
A TERRIBLE SUPERIOR.
WE CAN'T ABANDON OUR FATHER.
ANYWAY,
COURVEILLE
WILL DRIVE US OUT THIS AFTER
GET ON YOUR KNEES YOUNEED DIS.
ctPt_tNE
s-
cJrHE BROTHERS EXPRESS I THE SIGN OF RELIEF.
fIPoN
SEETNG IHEM FR. MARCELLIN IS OLADDENED.
Srt
Nor FR.couRvErLLE.
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[-7 rnts cnaMpAonar=-li lS INCREDIBLE! NOW '-.
rHE PRrEsrs i€ i' rnet ARE HlDlNG, HE ASKS rF
ir Ir rnar
i\
mare
Hts BRoTHERS ;a THEIR vows. .iisr
r rxrs TIME,RELrorous rNsrRucrroN rs i**: ft .-IPROHIBITED. FRANCE'S SCHOOLS ARE CTOSCO BUT FR.CHAMPAGNAT'S SCHOOLS ARE FLOUR-
rsHrNG.
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THERE IT IS!BLOCK
ALL ESCAPE
WAYS"
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. ASK FATHER.
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' ,FOR
.. H..
THE NOBLES YOU HAVE HIDDEN
.
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Q
O THE AUTHORTTTES
FATHER, THIS MAN SEEKS A NOBLE. HAVEYOU GOT ONE.
DMOVE IN.
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LEAVE IT !
!T'S ENOUGH!
LEAVE IT !
LEAVE IT!
dln. caupAGNAT srrLtF nraruaoes To BEFRTEND THE SOLDIERS.
,ffi4 -'US, FORGIVE rv'.. i,:':,, ":" FATHER CHAMPAGNAT YOU'VE TAUGHT US A LESSON-
'ToMoRRow t'LL PUBL|SH '.'".' THE TRUTH OF THEMATTER
-' HAIL,
.
HOLY QI'EEN, MOTHER OF MERCY.
BRoTHERS NEVER FAIL TO fJrs II]MPLORE THE AID OF THE
BLESSED
VlRclN
MTARY.
RETIRING.
. . TO THANK HER
BEFORE
DON'T SAYAWORD!.i
SYLVESTER. AS OF TODAY,YOU WILL
TAKE CARE OF
a
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ND FINALLY.
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QOMETIME LATER DTn.cHAMPAGMT VISITED THE COM.
MUNITY.
ANDHETOOK THE
wHEELBARRow
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FATHER-WtTH
i THOSE HORSES AND MY
BARROTTI
YOU'D BE IN PARIS IN NO TIME.
IT IS TIME TO SEEK GOVERNMENT. AND APPRovAL oF THE CONOREOATION. IN THE MONTH OF AUOUST , 1836...
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R. MARCELI-IN ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN LEGAL AUTHORIZATION OF THE TNSTITUTE .
TNSTEAD,HE MEETS THE l' HOSTILE MR. SALVANDY. . .
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BUT I CAI{'T GRAI{T THE OFFICIAL
{
f;r I
ffi T&. CONGRATULATE
w
YOU-YOUR
woRK ts
.,
ro ctvEs Hm A ToUGH TmE.
ADMIRABLE.-
r N !838 FR. MARCELLIN lnerunns roPARrs ro
SOLICIT ANEIY THE AUTHORIZATION.
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L'SINCERE. HE HA:I IIO r{TE]{TrOt{ OF HAVII{C tT APPROVED.
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FR. COLIN!
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.
N THE MEANTIME.TYHILE THE cononecanoN ts GRowtNo FAsr.
IIM SO OLAD!
'w $^YEr
I'ARCELLIN,YOU ARE NOT WELL ENOUGH TO COI{TINUE TO LEAD TTilE BROTHERS.
IT'S
NECESSARY
To ELEcr A
SUPERIOR TO TAI(E YOUR PI.ACE.
$lfanceuurn '
t
rs GRowrNo wEAt(ER... -"'''rrri$ll'l'-
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REMEMBERS
DAY WHEN BROTHER FRAN^VITHE COIS WAS YET A LITTLE CHILD..,
,Wffi DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE
GABRIEL RIVAT?
serre oF Hts wEA( f nPHYSIQUE
f,
STILL woRK
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, MARCELLIN WANTS TO TRY TO
...
WANT ALL THE
IN THE PRESENCE OF GODT" AND OUR GOOD MOTHER,I
BROTHERS HERE.
GIVE YOU MY
LAST WILL AND
restament. ./,/
CIRoTHER FRAilLD cots GATHERs
ALL THE LITTLE BROTHERS.. .
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ovE oNE ANoTHER.l.tAVE otrlE HEART ANDoNE MIND. MAY IT BE SAID OF YOU, AS OF THE FIRST cHRtsTIANSl'SEE HOW THEY LOVE ONE ANOTI"iERt" LWAYS LIVS IN GOD'S PRESENCE. BE SIMPLE. MARY KNOWN AND LOVED. BE FRIENDS
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in ths Ehilipytines The first American Marist Brothers came and took oaer Notre Dame of Cotabato Boys' Department in Cotabato City from the Oblate Fathers tot tti. Bro. Maurus lames.Doherty was appointed Director with Brothers loseph Damian T'eston, Herbert Daniel Dumont, and peter Leonardrhommen as members of the community and f aculty.
The Brothers took oaer Notre Dame of Marbel Boys in Koronadal, south Cotabato from the oblate Fathers and Bro. Edmund Conrad was appointed
Director.
Four Brothers with Bro. loseph Damian Teston as Director took oaer Notrc Dame of Lagao in General santos City from the oblate Fathers. Lagao was then the center of the town. with him were Brothers Edmundconrad, Michael O'Keef e, and Denis Herman.
On the same year, Bro. Herbert Daniel Dumont with the Obtate Fathers started a mission among the Bilaans in Bolut about 10 kilometers away from Marbel. catechism instructions were conducted by Brothers Feiix Gilligan and \egullrRegis Xauier Creegan. Later on, the Passionist Fathers (CP) with FatheiGeorge Nolan took oaer and worked at conuerting practically the whole settlement aid deaeloping the Notre Dame School there. ,t.lli .r'!, l'i:r i'ili ,;i '1.:ii r^ :i,i ' 3! ir. :: t ii
The Brothers started Notre Dame of Dadiangas in General Santos City as an annex of Notre Dame of Lagao High school. Dadiangas which is aboui 2 kilometers away from Lagao was then part of the town oflagao.The Brothersliaed in Lagao and commuted to Dadiangas eueryday. The Brothers took oaer Notre Dame of Kidapawan inNorth Cotabato from the oblate Fathers. Bro. Maurus lames Doherty was appointed Director.
on the same year, Brothers Alfred George, Michaer o'Keefe, and Robert Baptkt were among the pioneering group who resided in a rented house not far from the school in Dadiangas. Thus utas born Notre Dame of Dadiangas with Bro. Edmund Conrad as its first Director. ir:
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The Brothers opened the college Department of Notre Dame of Marbet with Bro. Herbert Daniel Dumont as its first College Dean.
Marbel became the first site of the luniorate program of the Brothers where the young men interested in becoming Brothers were housed in an old stage building of the school before they left for the Llnited States. Brothers Roberi FreileiJe and Louis Omer biecame the first two Masters of luniors.
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The Brothers decided to separate the boys of Notre Dame of Kidapawan from the main campus to form the Boys' Dipartment. Bro. Norman Roy uas appointed Director/PrincipaL The RVM Sisters took oaer the administration of the Girls'Department.
The Brothers decided that the formation of Filipino young men to become Marist Brothers be done in the Philippines. The first Filipino Marist candidates to be trained in the Philippines liaed in Lagao with Bro. Louis Omer as Director and Master
of Notre Dame of lelo from the Oblate Fathers. Bro.'Bernard Curtin uas appointed Director. ,iilh him were Brothers Alfred George and Agustin Cabrera. The Dominican
Otn the same year, the Br.others took oaer the administration
':t.'ters (OP) were on the f aculty.
.\lso on the same year, the Brothers opened the CoIIege Department ot' Notre Dame of Dadiangas with Bro. Patrick Nicholas as its first Callege Dean. The Brothers opened the College Department of Notre Dame of Kidapauan taith Bro. Norman Roy as.its first College Dean. On the same year, the Noaitiate in Tamontaka, Cotabato City, was opened just on time for the first habit-taking ceremony of the first noaices trained in Lagao. Bro. Louis Omer was the first Master of Noaices.
Also on the same year, the Brothers opened the Elementary Department of Notre Dame of Dadiangas with Bro. Patrick Nicholas as its first Principal.
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The first Scholasticate building wos ,ors,trrctecl-in Lagao uith Bro. Bernard Curtin as the Director and Master ot' Scholastics.
At this time
too, the luniorate program uhich catered to the f ormation of 3rd and 4th year high schoolboys who were interested in becoming Marist Brothers was started in Lagao. Brothers Leonard Sonza and CIaro Precioso became Masters of luniors. This program was gradually phased out until 1972.
of Notre Dame of Marbel College uas the BSEED as a training ground students of the College. Bro. Regis opened for Xaaier Creegan was its first Principal. AIso in 1.951,, the Elementary Department
The Elementary Department of Notre Dame of Kidapau.tan College uns opened with Bro. Herbert Daniel Dumont as its first Pr:incipal. The Brothers opened Marist School in Marikina, Metro Manila, f or elementary boys with Bro. Bernard Curtin as its first Director/Principal.
At this time, the first group of Marist siholastics were transferreC to Marikina from Lagao, General Santos City. Bro. Bernard Curtinbecame the Master of Scholastics.
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The Brothers accepted the inaitation of Bishop Quentin OIwelt, CP, DD , to administer Nore Dame of San lose which is about 6 kilometers away from the toun of Marbel. Bro.loseph Damian Teston became its first Director.
The scholasticate progrlm was transfered from Marikina to Marbel with Bro. Robert McGoaern as the Master of Scholastics and Bro. Bernardo Ortuoste as Assistant Master. The y oung men who just graduate d from high school and who were interested in becoming Brothers were then called aspirants. The aspirants
Iiaed with the scholastics in Marbel and Bro. Bernardo Ortuoste was their Master.
At this time too, the High School Department of Marist school in Marikina was opened with Bro. Bernard Curtin as its first Director. AIso in 1968, Notre Dame of Marbel College opened its Graduate School program utith Bro.loseph Damian Teston as its first Dean and at the same time CoIlege President.
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The Brothers took oaer the administration of San lsidro college in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, from the Sisfers of st. I oseph (N ewark) with Bro. Augustine ob ed as Director. with him were Bro. Reginald rheodore Laflamme as College Dean and Bro, Wenceslao Calimpon as High School Principal.
1972
The aspirants werc separated from the scholastics and the Aspirancy program was transfered to Lagao, General santos City, with Bro. Atfred George as the Master of Aspirants. At this time, there were still three luniors who were incorporated into the Aspirancy Program.
1973 1978
The Marist Brothers in the Philippines celebrated its Silaer lubilee year. Bro. Leonard Sonza was Proaincial of the Philippine Proaince.
The Brothers in the Philippines officially accepted the inaitation of Bishop Felixberto Flores of Guam, usA, to administer Father Duenas Memorial School. A formal contract was signed agreeing to a term of three years.
1984
The Brothers agreed to the request of the Board of rrustees of valencia Academy, now known as San Lorenzo Ruiz Academy, in Polomolok, South Cotabato, to superaise the school. Bro. Crispin Betita became the first Marist Superuisor of the school.
1.985
For lack of trained persannel in the Proaince, the Brothers decided to pull out from San lsidro College and turned oaer its administration to the Benedictine Sisters (OSB).
L988
AIso for lack of personnel in the Proaince and to intensify the staffing of their own schools in the Philippines, the Brothers pulled out from Father Duenas Memorial School and turned ouer the school back to the Bishop.
At this time too, Bro. Teodulo
Fernandez started the |vlarist Accompaniment Program (MAP). This program was meant to accompany the young men in their discernment process. The members of the program were college students and professionals who showed great interest in becoming Marist Brothers but continued their college studies or did their own work in their own respectiue
places.
1.989
ln solidarity with the Marist Brothers all ooer the worlil as they celebrate the 200th Champagnat Year, Bro. Rehato Cruz, Proaincial, has approued the publicaticin of the champagnat comic books to be used in Marist schools as one of the proiects of the Proaince.
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P.O. Box 42 95(X) General Santos City Telephone: 32-51 1. Bt. Fernando Armendez
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id{D,{PAlVAITI Notre Dame of Kidapawan College P.O. Box 15
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9400 Kidapawan, Cotabato 1.
Br. Edgar Ceriales
2. Br. Wenceslao Paterno 3. Br. Leonatd Sonza 4. Br. fohn Tan, RS, OIC 5. Br. Elmor Tacoque 6. Br. Rene Reyes, President
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Notre Dame of Marbel College P.O. Box 7865 9506 Koronadal, South Cotabato
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P.O. Box 42 9500 General Santos City Telephone: 32-51 1. Br. Rustico Lurnbo, RS, MP 2. Br. Roy Deita, Principal 3. Br. Ararando Mana-ay cr_rT r.E.i r''Li Lil'r' Notre Dame of Cotabato Boys' Departlnent
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Br. ]ames Adams, RS Br. Timoteo Cabangon
Br. Erneeto Paies Br. Modeto Pagco
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Notre Dame of Dadiangas College P.O. Box 1fi) 9500 General Santos City Telephone: 43-63 & 43-51
1. Br. Briccio Baynooa, RS 2. Br, Crispin Betita, President 3. Br. Robert McGovetn 4. Br. Danllo Prnplona 5. Br. Hmry Ruiz $une-Sept.) 6. Br. Gco'rgc Valle 7. Br. Kevin O'Neill 8. Fr. Franclrco Glover, Sf tr",:;l
Br. Martin Sagolili Br. Ruel Tuble, Schol. Br. Gerry Arauio, Schol. Br. Pepito Mahong, Schol. Br. Nicolyn Ople, Schol. 10. Br. Apolinario Nana, Schol. 11' Bro. Pius Taio, President 5. 6. 7. 8.
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Telephone: 947-32-46 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. E.
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BRO. EDL{UND CotrrclL. PAR.{DIS Born: Marcir 9, 1908
Professed: July 26, 1923 Died: Apnl 27, 7966
BRO. LOUIS OMER DUPREZ
Born: Novernber 22, 7897 Prafessed:
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Died. iune 27, 1977
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'Ihe photos and dates of the Eight Marist Brothers (American and Filipino) who labored in the Philippines and have gone home to heavea for their eterna! reward.
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BRO. AUGUSNNE MTCHAEL OBED Born; August 21, 1937
Borr: March 24, 1922 Profe.ssed: July 26, 794A Died:
Borr: February 27, 1943 Mav 1,, 1963
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My prayer for you all and
for myself
is that this Champagnat Year
will AS
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be a year rich in graces
for us all
deepen our loae and understanding of our Founder
and the charism
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share
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him.
this is the case,
then our own liues, as zaell as our communities and prouinces,
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be enriched
in many
uuays,
and especiatly by an increase of the fire
that burned uithin Marcellin and gaae such passion to his life
and uork for others.
Bro. Charles Howard, FMS Superior General CIRCULAR
"The Founder Challenges His Brothers" Vol. XXIX, May 1989
For more information about the Marist Brothers, please write:
The Director of Vocations Marist Brothers P.O. Box 42 9500 General Santos City
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