Thursday, June 23, 2016

Action

Action is part of our Marist Legacy.  When St. Marcellin encountered the dying Jean-Baptiste Montagne, he didn't lose a minute recruiting two young men to initiate his dream of founding a congregation of brothers to address the pressing need for the religious education of youngsters.
When the French Government outlawed religious congregations and confiscated their property in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the then Superior General, Br. Theophane. courageously moved to disperse a thousand brothers from France to other parts of the world, thus causing the enormous growth of the Marist Brothers as a global congregation.
Br. Florentius in Lawrence, Massachusetts saw the need for a Catholic boys high school and in the midst of the Great Depression opened Central Catholic High School, which continues to grow and flourish 80 years later.
When Jesus said, "Everyone who listens to these words of mine and act on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock."  (Mt 7: 24) St. Marcellin and these others have set the pattern of listening to the needs of their times and acting on them.  Their example is our mandate.
Bro. Rene

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