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a and in the motherly inter-,e Mother of fesus; humility and

,nal dedication to helping the pooring their children a quality education

.aIIy Christ-oriented.

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oae of the poor is a precious part of the

heritage left us by Blessed MarcellinChampagnat. 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 Philip-pines, needs a special attention fromboth the goaernment andpriaate sectors.

One feasible way of alleuiating the pains of poa-

erty 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.

{Fhe Brothers of the Philippine Prouince

' ( , must carry on the Marist tradition. ln\J 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 mis-

sionaries was similar to the experience of the firstBrothers in La Valla and the Hermitage. As ex-

pected, the schools conductedby the Brothers gotbetter and better eitery year and in most cases

poaerty was either minimized or eliminated.

Today as eaer the Brothers are doing a lot of soul-

searching on how to get back to the roots of theircharism, the rural poor.

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-

boo and sawali hnue been replaced zuith concrete

materials and are nou comparable with the best

houses in the towns. For sure, progress has itsprice! Today, howeuer, instilled with the spirit ofMarcellin Champagnat, the Brothers hope to re-

main f aithful to their charism as expressed in their

Vision-Mission Statement on dedicating them-

selaes primarily to the Christian education of the

least f aaored by teaching in the elementary and

secondary leuels of education, formal or non-

formal. To enable this change of focus in their

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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From whom then did Marcellin gethis early education and what kindwas it?

There was no formal education in the first 16

years of Marcellin's life. He got his educationprimarily from his parents. His father taught himmasonry, carpentry and farming. He was well pre-pared for the hardships of life. Ilis mother MadameChampagnat was a woman of sincere piety, of firmcharacter, orderly in her ways and entirely devotedto the care of her household and the education alher children. Everyday she recited the Rosary withher children. She read or got same of the family toread portions of the Lives of Saints or some edify-ing book. Through her many acts of piety andvirtue, Marcellin was able to acquire the same

character.

How did Marcellin manage to catch

up academically in the seminary?

l{hat was the condition of France inthe first 25 years of MarcellinChampagnat's life?

The bloodiest revolution in modern historytook place on fuly 14, 1789, two months after hisbirth. Ten years of terror and persecution andfifteen years of military dictatorship followed. Anentire generation fell victim to this plague of death

and destruction. Even Pope Pius the Sixth, was laterheld as a prisoner to France and died a broken man

in 1798.

IIow ditl thir .ondition affect theeducational system at that time?

Many schools wete closed and religiousinstructions were banned for a time. The French

church too was in ruins in the early 7800's and itsent out recruiters for the priesthood, Many were

deprived of good education including Marcellinbecause of the prevailing oppressive conditions.

At the age of sixteen, he volunteered to enterthe seminary. Most of his classmates werc yearcyounger than he. But hours o( study by candleIight, and his natural talents, enabled him toquality for the maior seminary.

What was Marcellin Champag*"rl';formula for success?

Total trust in God and in the motherly inter-cession of Mary, the Mother of fesus; humility andhardwork; personal dedication to helping the poorby guaranteeing their children a quality educationthat is totally Christ-oriented.

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What Does "Marist" Mean?

Marist means Maty (of Mary), the Society ofMary. lvlarcellin drampagnat conseerated himself toher and put aII his projects under her protection,beginning them only after asHng her blessing andhelp.

Marist means doing good quietly. Mafist meansgood discipline, supervision and integral religiousformation. Matist means Brothers who are personallyintercsted in aII the students, whose main interest inIife is the Christian education of youth. Mafist meansall those who share our preference far the poor inMary's spirit.

Why did Marcellin found the Societyof Mary?

He saw at that time that many were deprived of agood, Christian education. His first experience otbeing by the bedside of a dying boy who didn't knowhow to pray and who didn't know Jesus and Marystrack and touched him. He wanted to reach out to thepoor especially the youth and teach them about lesus.As a priest, he couldn't do that alone. He needed thehelp of genenous, young men who would bring thepoor closer to lesus and Jesus to them.

A Brother is a Religious because he takes the 3

vows of Povefi, Chastity and Obedience in a ReIi-gious Congregation in response to God's loving invi-tation to ser,ve Him in His Feople.

Some Congtegationr are composed exclusivelyof Btothers, Otherc arc composed of Brothers andPriests.

As a foundation of their Religious IiIe, wherther

Brcthers or Priests, they live in community to prayand work togelher.

In a typically Marist School, religion reinforcesand maintains discipline and encourages the stu-den|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 theentire school produces unity and harmony, facilitatesconcenbation, Ieaming and hardwork. The funda-mental motives: to please God - to make MaryEmile, work wonderc in both academic growth andcharacbr forntatlon.

"Take every possible carc of the poorest, themost ignorant, the dullest children. Show themevety kindness, question them often, on aII occa-sions, be careful to show them that you esteemthem, and love them aII the more, because they areIess favored with the gifts of fortune and of nature."The poot are the primary concerr. of the Brothers, ifthey are to remain Marists, Mary's little brcthers.

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What did Marcellin Champagnatmean by "the poor"?

Itre meant those who lack the necessities ofIife. . . food, clothing, shelter, freedom, education

- the weak and vulnerable members of humansociety.

THE CROWN: reminds us that Mary is the

Queen of MaristsTHE'A": The A imposed on the M recalls to us

the angel's greeting to Mary at the Annunciation:Ave, Maria - HaiI Mary.

TWELW STARS: A symbol of the Woman-promised in Genesis and the Woman of fohn'sApocalypse

THREE VIOLETS: Represent the "hiddenvirtues" Blessed Champagnat wanted every MaristBrother to practice humility, simplicity,modesty. It is also the symbol of the world-widefederation of Marist Alumni.

AD IESUM PER MARIAM: The motto ofChampagnat, "to Jesus through Mary," the Maristsecret o! leading souls to God.

What should be the primary concernof the Marist Brothers?

What is the Marist Seal?

Who is a Religious Brother and whatdoes he do?

Mowhat dopou know {d,{a rcolli n €h a nr pag; n a t

his penetrating and examining glance, his strong

and clear aoice, his clearly actiaated words, sim-

ple and straightforward. Euerything about him

gaae one a feeling of holiness.

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 reli-

gious 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.

After this he admitted us both."

Listen for a moment to the testimony of Syluester,

one of the first Marist Brothers. He iells us here

his impressions of the person of Marcellin Cham-

pagnat uhen, in March L830, he presented him-

self bef ore him so as to enter the congregation:

"It seems like yesterday when I entered for the

first time with a friend and his brother into the

humble room of Father Champagnat.

I can still feel the impression that his tall stature

made on me, his mAnner both generous and

serious, his bearing inspiring respect, his rosy

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"There has never been a time when I haveseen a child and not wanted to teII himhow 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 andleaaes 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. Hearriaes and asks to be alone zuith the sick person, a

twelae year old boy. He speaks to him aboutGod. . ,?? 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 andpromises to return as soon as possible. On return-ing, the cries cont'irm whqt has happened. The

boy died while he was away.

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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 knotuingwhy, without the possibility of culture, withouteducation, without knowing God7" He no longerdoubts what bef ore he considered a possibility: he

uill dedicate his life to the young until his lastdrop of blood.

You knozu that since he was srnall fuIarcellinChampagnat's experience at school was aerynegatiae. 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 theyoung 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 loyalcitizens" .

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. TheyaII haae a place in his heart. At the basis of allgood education he i-": ,"; the continuing, protect-ing presence, of the edncator, within and outside

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"Mary is our Ordinary Resource. She hasdone everything for us."

L823. Champagnat finds himselt' in Bourg-Argen-tal, about fifteen kilometers away from Saint-Etienne. He has come to see a aery ill brother. Bythe 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 Stnnis-

laus, 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 weaken-

ing lf they stop they will surely die. They must

walk, keep moaing.

They cannot stand it anymore. What can they do?

Champagnat turns to Mary: "Remember, oh most

holy Virgin Mary,. . .". lust as he finishes his

prayer, a light attracts his attention. A light! Ahouse! They are saued!

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happening. lt was always this way. At eztery mo-

ment of his life Mary was present.

Mary present. Ordinaru Resource. Principal ofeaery school. Cau:l: of happiness. The way lead-

ing to lest::.

Lik- john, the disciple, Champagnat shelters

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 ofMary 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 andsee what you are before God""

In a horse-drawn carriage, destination: C6te-

Saint-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 youth-

f 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. . .

At a 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 ex-

cited. 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 grow-

ing 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 ofhimself as a hero. He knew that what he was and

uhat he did came from God. This is humility.

H.e was a balanced nnd mature person. A simple

person, without secrets or blind spots. Authentic.

He achieaed unity in his lif e, the union of all 'the

would-be disintegrating tendencies of his person'

ality. This is simplicity.

He was able to make his exterior reflect his

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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oMay others say about you: 'See ho*+'they

love one another'""

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":

e The indulgence that excuses and diminishes the

defects of other people.

* The louing deception that puts a cloak oaer the

things that we do not like about others, and

helps us to believe that we cannot see any

faults.

c The compassion that iries with those who cry.

o The happiness that smiles utith those who

smile.

t The generosity that admits the good in others.

c The care that takes care of others' needs before

they haae to ask.

1 The cheerfulness that attends to those who

ut)orry us without our becoming impatient.

o The courtesy that sweetens dealings betueen

people..The willingness to put oneself on the

same leael as others and to do as they wish.

c The interest in the common good that places the

good of the group in front of one's own good.

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6; The patience that welcomes and supports all

and does not tire of doing good.

p The euenness of character that does not make

others depend on how one feels.

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.

"Loue one another as I haae loaed you, building

among ourselaes the great family of Mary."

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I remember when he would read the meditation,he would begin with the words of Psalm 1.38:'Where could I flee from your presence?' Hewould pronounce them utith such a tone of uoicethat they would produce within us an indelibleimpression, 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 athim at eaery moment."

We are looking, theref ore, at a man, who,littte byIittle, and with effort (God well knotas), has lethimself be shaped by God, has grown in know-Iedge and strength, and has lived and existedsolely as God wanted him to, finalty becoming a

saint.

Marcellin Champagnat, simple man,

educator of the young,son of Mary. . .

PRAY FOR US/

Live "always in the presence of Gad,,.

Champagnat learns to liae in the presence of God.He has his feet on the ground and his eyes on thesky. He enters busily into the world of his time,but he knows hout to see things as God sees them.

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 thepresence of God.

Listen once more to t.he impressions of BrotherSylaester:

"The frequent memory of the presence of God hasbeen the soul of his life.

On seeing his tranquil yet introspectiue disposi-tion one could well think that he always has Godpresent to him.

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1:,.fuL'rcS

HE WON'T BE I .

ABLE TO STAY INTHE SEMIIIARY.

IILI- GETTHEM TO TAKE

YOU IN AGAIN.

qTtLL HE DoEsA'NOT WANT TOGIVE UP AND HISMOTHER ENCOUR.AGES HIM.

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.. U'E'LL LET YOU

i-.f ' *',* , lN FOR ONE MORE

: __:** TERM.

..... .t:...r-.-Tr., t. .

f r rs Hrs ExEMPLARY ATTITUDEI towaRo Hrs srt DlEs rHAT sAvEsHIM. HE IS A MAN OF PATIENCE

AND PERSEVERANCE.

IIf Hrue rHrs rs ALLVV nnppeuNo, HtsFRIEND GETS SICK

AND EVENTUALLY DIES.MARCELLIN WHO SHOWS

CONCERN IS TRULY AFRIEND.

llinrue sruovrne...

rugr

THE NOISE IS COMINGFROM...

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: rl ND FINDS THE BOYS.j rl PLAYTNG-ff,

MARCELLIN,OURMOTHER HAS DIED!

f ru rne MoRNtNc,I MARCELLIN RECEIVESTHE BAD NEWS THATHIS MOTHER HAS DIED.

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YOU ELECTED ME IN CHARGEOF THIS DORMITORY AND I WON'T

PUT UP WITH ANY FOOLINGABOUT.

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MOTHER,I WON'TDISAPPOINT YOU.

WHAT'STFIAT NOISE?

(ilon MARGELLIN DlsCtpLtNE ir Is INDISPENSABLE.-To TRAIN i

_-J

,1wnars\ UP?

f nsprre oF Hts rlcHT ScHEDULE HEI STILL FINDS TIME TO CONSOLE AFRIEND. IN ONE OF THESE CLASSESHE MEETS ST PETER CHANEL, ST.JOHN VIANNEY, PATRON SAINT OFPARISH PRIESTS AND FOUNDER OF THEBLESSED SACRAMENT FATHERS ST.JULIAN EYMARD.

ND FINALLY,THE MUCH AWAITEDDAY COMES.

I FOR THE FIRST TIMEAND WHAT JOY IT ISFOR HIM.

IT'S FROM MARCELLIN,AT THE SEMINARY IN

rll r txe END oF THEil counsE . THEv rRYON PRIEST'S CLOTHES

*{l*1-"--',

WE'LL CONCENTRATEON PEOPLE WHOHAVE NOTHEARD VEIrY MUCH ABOUT

GOD.1#ix:*:,#ri:.-;:

WHAT ARE YOU

T}IINKING ABOUT?

' HE IS MARYCHAMPAGNAT'S SON,TIOME ON HOLIDAYS.

TNSPTRED BY WHAT tSI HAPPENING TO HIM,HE STARTS DREAMING.HE GATHERS HISFRIET'IDS TO LAY THEFOUNDATION OF THELITTLE BROTHERS OFMARY.

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THE EARTH IS ROUNDLIKE THIS APPLE.OIIEARTH THERE ARE

MANY WHO STILL DOiloT KNOII A80UT.,ESUS AND Tf,ARY. ,

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ri\URING VACATIOI{. HElJspenos Hts rttt/iEWISELY WITH THE BOYSiA PRELUDE TO WHAT ISII{ SIiORE FOR HIM.

,./ rou CAN.T tMAotilE How '"., IGIIORAT{T TT€ YOUNO I$EN

.. ARE!!TO EDUCATE T}IEIIWEIIEED EROTHERS! ;.

of,/f ARCELLIN AND HIS

Ill rntenos FINALIzEPLANS FOR THEIR

so ilucH,tou cAl{TAKE CARE OF iTHE EROTHERS!

i MtssroN.

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II FTER EARNEST STUDY'Flso MANY PRAYERS,ANDSO MANY VIRTUES, THE DAY

oF oRD|NATION- JULY 22,r8t6. MOST OF HIS FRIEI{DSWHO .'OIN ilIARCELLIN TO

FOUND THE SOCIETY OF

TIIARY ARE ORDAII{EDWITH HIM. THOUOH THEY

ARE ASSIGITED TO DIFFE-RENT POSTS,THEY PRO.

MISE TO BE IN TOUCH WITHEACH OTHER.

efrN,

r'ilr re oRouP oFI rncnos GoEs ro

C?l He FrRsr ro Do rs FR.I courr,rYHoBEcoMEsTHE FIRST SUPERIOR

GENERAL OF THE MARIST

FATHERS,

I tttE CHURCH oFFoUR'VIERE TO DEDICATE

THEMSELVESTO MARY.

U'E DEDICATE OUR-SELVES COMPLETELY

TO THE SOCIETY. OF MARY.

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ril! uuu oF ZEAL ANDf onearus, HE sETsOFF TO HIS FIRSTASSIGNMENT AS HISFRIENDS BID HIMFARETI/ELL.

GOOD LUCK TOMARCELLIN AS HE

LEAVES FOR LAVALLA.

RECEIVESFATHERLYADVTCES.

i OF TrlE PROBLEMI THAT LIES AHEAD.

Exffilitf,i?l.*Ti,THE ROUGH ROAD AHEAD.

ITiln.cHAMPAGNATr f oersAoLIMPSE

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,./ HEY FATHERTHAVE A DRINK !!

PREPARE YOURSCUT,'YOUNGMAN. ATOWN tS i;

NOT A SEMINARY. ,'

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MYGOD !

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ff e outcxlv RESPoNDS,BRAVINGlL rne LoNG MoUNTATN

-PATH.

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ISHALLRETURN . ': f-.;riI LATER. .., , iF I

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If,ItTH COMPASSTON, AND LOVE,I' HE BLESSES THE CHILD.

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i TO DO SOMETH|NG ABOUT THE] SAD FATE OF THE BOY WHO

; NEVER KNEW ANYTHING AEOUTGOD.

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.JOHN.WILLYOU COME WITH

ME TO HELPCHILDREN IN

NEED ?

. ffi ancelltN, HEAVv HEARTED

1 IltWrTH WHAT HAPPENED,GETS. DOWN TO WORK IMMEDIATELY,

$ome rrME LArER...

j Januany z,tst? -oNLy ;; CIFIVE naOnfns STNCE --I HIS ORDINATION,AND i ei MARCELLIN HAS ALREADy I 4

38,[',.' Y53ffi .TFfig I$" :Gi FIRST MARIST BROTHERS.

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--'l-,.*o, ,tiEfrE\#o\.- Yex-c,eLLENri'i&*c-':...i GOD WILL :

.-F,"e.':... '{ EXCELLENT ! ',

X*:.'"-:,.,j cOD WILL i---ryY BLEss You

t. aruo SENDYoUI

;i '. uryry ggmpA-j-".4 \ lllAllA

fF E pnepnREs Hlsf,lnrew REcRUtrsFOR A NOBLE ANDARDUOUS TASK A.HEAD, EDUCATIONFOR THE POOR :

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WEILL iWORK TO EARN :.

OUR BREAD.

WE'LL STUDYSO AS TO BE ABLETO TEACH CHILDREN.

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MY NAME IS

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ADD

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WHY DON'TYOU STAY AS

YOU HAVE TOCOME HOME.

lFli BECOME

iA BROTHER

\ PEOPLEYOU ARE A GOOD

YOUNG MAII.

o. K. - l.LLSTAY !!

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(l ruo rN oNE oFilrxen cET TooE-THER MARCELLINDEFITIES THE PER-

I soMLtTY OF A

i umrsr.

rlN MARCH t2, r8O8!.,MARCELLIN RECEIVESA YOUI{G BOY OF 13 IYHOSE

PARE'{TS ARE PIOUS ANDDEDICATED CATHOLICS.

TTIS NAME IS. . .THEffrurune succEssonOF MARCELLIN.

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LOVE MARY! '

SHE IS OUR GOOD

: MOTHER.

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+d crnaRcELLlN CONSTANTLY : i

lllreacHEs Hts LtrrLE BRo- '

, THERS THE WAYOFA MARIST. '

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ONe LrrrLE snorxeii #;;Ry i

I ENTHUSIASTICALLY GO FROM ONE I

TOWN TO ANOTHER. i

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;tout{G,otlEDAY, il THE CLAAs...

_-#F_-:_j-_..*__ g,,i,/ THAT BOY\.'ri neven \\ RETURNED. I.

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,ria reaca rHE YouNG,You{ IIAVE TO TEACH THEM WITH\_ RESPEcTAND LovE. ^.-'

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TOMORROW, WE.LLTAI(E YOU TOYOUR llOi,lE.

lf,/HoueHeARTEDLv GtvtNG

'' WARMTH AND LOVE FOR

THE NEGLECTED.

THEY'REORPHANS.

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THE PRIEST AND THE MAYOROF MARLHES WANT US TO TAKE i

clRE- OF THE SCHOOL.YOU ,.,Two wlLL oo! i

frts woRK BY NOW HAS SPREADII AIID PEOPLE EVERYWHERELEARN OF HIS NOBLE DEEDS...

THEY'RE .;ITOO YOUNG.I \DON'T THINK \THEY'LL SUC. \

WE

r\lASKS FOR BROTHERS... r

l\ AND I DO NOT HAVE J

: THIS lS YOUR

f5, rarutuv. ,a

MOTHER WHO OUICI(LY

ANSWERS HIS NEEDS.

|rlNE DAY,AN EX-BRoTHER\-' FROM THE CONGREGATIONOF THE VENERABLE DE LASALLE ARRIVES AND BEGS.,.

/IYru

TYNSURE OF HIS

L,luorrves,FATIIER ;

CHAMPAONAT PUTSHIM TO THETEST.

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IILL JUST TELLTHEM THAT WE'RE

GOINGTO LYONS.

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/'FATHER,I'vE KEPT'.MY PROMISE.

K;;;ffi Hn; F*_noln*-lIWANT To ,,olN ,; uor oo.oun S'' I i i ACCEPT MEIF ',' idrii <iioei.' ii liie !5'iEh'v B i i rBRouoHr votr i

il". HARD.

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THERE '.r

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fu ;! ,,!;*,q*ffil

@ne eosruLANTs, TH|NKtNo rHArI THEY ARE OOING TO LYONS,FOLLO'IITHE YOUNG MAt{.

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rN ETGHT DAYS,THE EX-IBROTHER BRINOS FATHERCHAMPAGNAT EIGHT RECRUITS.

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YOUILL HAVE TO

SLEEP IN THE BARN!

Ar{D NOrt r-TO WORK !7"-"\:=-=6u

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. I DON'TTRUST HIM.I'LL TEST ,,

I' t'LL PUT YOU tN AS DAY-i LABOURERS IN THE TOWN. IFi LAE'\,\,nEI[- lll 1ng ! vvt ll. lr.\

NO ONE COMPLAINS I'LL AD.

*--::--\- MIT YOU. .:.-,-.--. --*.-

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

r'iu- oF You \( ARE ACCEPTED

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IIHAT WILLTHE BISHOP ,]T

TIilNK ? ,./

OLAMorous REpoRTs spREAD

-YIlLlrHEY REACH rHEARC HEPtSCOpeI patec.e.If,fi*iffi::;.;';. ---' ::a=:j

AttID YOU WORKW]TH THEM LIKE A

'.. COMMON LABORER.

BUILD ARELIGIOUS

CONOREOATTON? -/ i cnRrsrnnEDUCAToRSjoF YOUTH.,|

'IF YOU CONTINUE\

POLICE TO CLOSEYou DowN !! ./

res ##

BEFORE RETURNING,

WE'LL PASS BY THE

i BROTHERS'HOUSE!I

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THE BLESSED VIROIN MARY.

; dJR. MARcELLIN IS INDEFATIGABLE. HE SEEMS

i fro DRAw ENERoy FRoM Hls FERvENT LovE oF

MIRACLE.

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COURAGE STANISLAUS: I/THE GOOD MOTHEB HAS fl

HEARD US.

..;i:TI-IAT MAIT

SAVED US.

&

IYPON REACHING HIS

LJcommunrrY HE

BREAKS TO THEMTHE BAD NEWS,

ThEBrsHoP

DOES NOT WANTUS...

ORRIES BESET T}IE BROTHERS.

..TO OETRrD OF US. . .

FATHER ,WEWILL NEVER

ABANDON YOU.

l.rrB',..'r

7 EVEN rF !WE HAVE TOOOTO THE EI{D OF

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d) ur DrvrNELDpnovroerucECOMES WHENFR. CHAMPAG -NAT NEEDS ITMOST AT THERIGHT TIME.

ON THECONTRARY...

HEREIS MONEY TOCONSTRUCT A NE\IY

TI{ANKS TO BISHOPDE PINS,WE'LL HAVE

A NE\t' HOME AND ARELIGIOUS HABIT.

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!f,f rrn rHE suppoRT oF BtsHop DE ptr'is AVF NEW !.IOI''SE FOR NOVICES IS CONSTRUCTED.

WEILL CONSTRUCT ITTHIRE BY THE RIVER.\:E'LL HAVE TO GET RID

OF THCISE ROCKS.

Gnene rs No wAYl' STOPPIT{G FR. MAR.cELLll{',s woRx.. .ffu

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WELLEOTOTHE HOUSE OFuR. BAS{tOll.

r il t()ST tttsTAtrlcEs HE suPERvlsEs AtlD ooEslrxe woRK HlilsELF. THE sKtLts wHtcx HE

ACOI'IRED FROT HIS FATHER IS NOW PUT IT{TO

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THE BRICKLAYERSARE @iTPLAINIT{OTHAT YOU'RE COI{'PETINO WITH THEIS.

"1 ril iloT, WORRI€D AT

UHAT PEOPLESAY I'LL AP.PRETTICEYOt ilOW.

HE HASII'T A CEIITYET HE IS BUILOIIIOA HOUSE FIVE STO.

ifll"lI'

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CHOLLETOI{ STAYSTO EAT,I CAT OT{LY

R. CHATMOIAT CALI.8 ITbUR LADY'S HERIITAOE:

*#**s6l*''Y " '3 'fl' / =*

t,i\

REYS HIO}I !

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RE YOU ARE FATHER:YOUILL HAVE SOMETHINO

HOT FOR LUNCH TODAY.

Y SON tVAr{TSTO STAY WITHYOU. AS I CAt{,7PAY HIS BOARDI'LL DO SOMEWORK FOR YOU

INSTEAD. ,

t

If,foRK LAsrs FoR slx MoNTHS AND}} IT HAS UNITED } HE BROTHERS

EVEN MORE INTENSEI-Y,

(Jrne BRoTHERS sLEEp lNI A HOUSE NEAR THEIR

WORK. BUT THERE'S NOTENOUGH ROOM AND MAR.CELLIN HAS TO SLEEP ONA VERANDAH.

it

(t rren so MAr{y compLtcATtor{s ARtslNonFRot rHE EREcrtotrt oF A vAsr ButLDtNo,A CROSS OF AIIOTHER KII{D IS ADDED.

\,

WE FINALLYDID IT !

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IF THE I.ORD DOESIIOT SUILO THE HOI'SETHE LAAORERS WORT

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IT WASHIS IDEA TOFOUND THE SOCIETY OF

MARY.

HE WILL BE YOUR

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b fi o rnoll oNE TowN.' ltrTo AhIOTHER. . .

E /AIATHER MARCELLIN SETS- tour ro Do wHAT HE LtKEs ;

MAKE YOUR BOYSINTO GOOD

CHRISTIAI{S ANDLOYAL CITIZENS.

Aiw

Oo rEAcH THE cHILDREN ABourI JESUS. . . AND MARY, TO VISITHIS BROTHERS.

HERE'S A ' -*'*"1GIFT. YOU'VE I i

DONE WELLI

HAVE THISBOOK !

iry:l- - rr_s1ffE:,

REMEMBER ..'i

VIRGIN MARY... I

HOW IS FATHER ".:"

COURVEILLE GOING ?

rN THE MEANTIME, THINGS ARE NOT GOING

l.WELL IN THE MOTHER HOUSE .

dn- erampse -Fruar coN -STANTLY THINI€ABOUT IT. FR.COURVEILLE IS

A TERRIBLE SU-PERIOR.

WE CAN'T

ABANDONOUR FATHER.

ANYWAY,

COURVEILLEWILL DRIVEUS OUT THIS

AFTER

GET ONYOUR KNEESYOUNEED DIS.

ctPt_tNEs-

cJrHE BROTHERS EXPRESSI 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 '-.i' rnet rHE PRrEsrs i€ir ARE HlDlNG, HE ASKS rF

Ir rnar Hts BRoTHERS ;a

i\ mare THEIR vows. .iisr

ft r rxrs TIME,RELrorous rNsrRucrroN rs i**:.-IPROHIBITED. FRANCE'S SCHOOLS ARE CTOSCO I

BUT FR.CHAMPAGNAT'S SCHOOLS ARE FLOUR- IrsHrNG. i"*,

THERE IT IS!BLOCKALL ESCAPE WAYS"

I DON'T KNOW WHATYOU MEAN. ASK FATHER.

,FOR THE NOBLES

YOU HAVE.. HIDDEN

H.. . ..isJr

Q O THE AUTHORTTTES

DMOVE IN.

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' FATHER, THISMAN SEEKS ANOBLE. HAVEYOU

GOT ONE.

LEAVE IT !!T'S ENOUGH!

LEAVE IT !LEAVE IT!

dln. caupAGNAT srrLt-F nraruaoes To BEFRTENDTHE SOLDIERS.

,ffi4rv'.. -'- FORGIVE US,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.

fJrs BRoTHERS NEVER FAIL TOII]MPLORE THE AID OF THE BLESSEDVlRclN MTARY. . . TO THANK HER BEFORERETIRING.

DON'T SAYAWORD!.i

SYLVESTER. AS OFTODAY,YOU WILLTAKE CARE OF

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QOMETIME LATERDTn.cHAMPAGMTVISITED THE COM.MUNITY.

ANDHETOOK THE :;'wHEELBARRow P\ upsrarnsr-&*

FATHER-WtTHi THOSE HORSES

AND MY BARROTTI

YOU'D BE IN PARIS

IN NO TIME.

dTYOW IT IS TIME TO SEEK GOVERNMENT.

i\ necoourton AND APPRovAL oF THE

CONOREOATION. IN THE MONTH OF

AUOUST , 1836...

R. MARCELI-IN ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN

LEGAL AUTHORIZATION OF THE

TNSTITUTE .

TNSTEAD,HE MEETS THEl' HOSTILE MR. SALVANDY. . .

ih ,Ir{ q'8BUT I CAI{'T GRAI{TTHE OFFICIAL

r N !838 FR. MARCELLINlnerunns roPARrs roSOLICIT ANEIY THEAUTHORIZATION.

w ro ctvEs Hm A ToUGH TmE.

r{TE]{TrOt{ OF HAVII{C tTAPPROVED.

I CONGRATULATEYOU-YOURwoRK ts

ADMIRABLE.-

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or srarE,oF coun-s-d.'--- T|ME...

! (Rur rsR.sALvANDy tsnorL'SINCERE. HE HA:I IIO

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f N THE MEANTIME.TYHILE THEI cononecanoN ts GRowtNo FAsr.

I'ARCELLIN,YOUARE NOT WELLENOUGH TOCOI{TINUE TO LEADTTilE BROTHERS.

IT'S NECESSARYTo ELEcr A t

SUPERIOR TO TAI(EYOUR PI.ACE.

FR. COLIN!IIM SO OLAD!

'w^YEr$

ND HE HUMBLY RELINOUISHESHrs PosT.

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,WffiDO YOU REMEMBER

WHEN YOU WEREGABRIEL RIVAT?

..1 HFF,-.* :.'. t::.::t:r:n:d.:;66i 85ffi*+a*:t''e,n".:l

ourARcELLtN FONDLY REMEMBERS

^VITHE DAY WHEN BROTHER FRAN-

COIS WAS YET A LITTLE CHILD..,

I WANT ALL THEBROTHERS HERE.

f n serre oF Hts wEA(f, PHYSIQUE , MARCELLINSTILL WANTS TO TRY TOwoRK ...

CIRoTHER FRAil-LD cots GATHERsALL THE LITTLEBROTHERS.. .

IN THE PRESENCE OF GODT"AND OUR GOOD MOTHER,I

GIVE YOU MYLAST WILL AND ,/restament. ./

f ovE oNE ANoTHER.l.tAVE otrlE HEART ANDoNEIJ MIND. MAY IT BE SAID OF YOU, AS OF THE FIRST

cHRtsTIANSl'SEE HOW THEY LOVE ONE ANOTI"iERt"

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LWAYS LIVS IN GOD'S PRESENCE. BE SIMPLE.NMAKE MARY KNOWN AND LOVED. BE FRIENDSAND GOOD i'::nr3=i il* Tfl TF$g yOLr$A. !..fi!'E YOURVgi,''."Iiiii'' -':::* 5[ fAl"ihiFljL '1"-S iT. ;f;$$ Al{DMAftY $CILL, I{ELP YftU.

D' 'T;,El "cRE M'i L.A$T \'{|SHES.

" .VSIT AT OUR LADY OF THE HERMITAGE.

1L: ffiY,1840.

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(I ATURDAY, JUNE 6,A)IE4O MARCELLINFALLS ASLEEP TO GOTO THE LORD.

rluR TASK NOW lS TO MAKEwHrM LtvE tN EACH OF trs,AND IMITATE EVERYTHINGWE LOVED ABOUT HIM: "

MY SIGHT IS

FAILINO - I'MDYING.MY TIMEHAS COME!BLESSED

HE LITTLE BROTHERS PAY

THEIR LAST RESPECTS.

/ FORGET YOU?THAT WA{JLD BE

a\

BROTHERS THELAMP IS DYING

If,Ino DEDIGATED Hts wHoLEI' LIFE TO JESUS AND MARYAND THE YOUTH.

. BE GOD!\LJ

flo smcll seocl 7:ldnteol*is still qwing fruit toola,

bp J,Qorcollirc in €"yons'y, tbs worlo/ ozor

ffi BELGIUM SPAIN HOLLAND I ITALY FRANCE

ffi SWITZERLAND LIECHTENST. CANADA U.S.A. MEXICO

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The first American Marist Brothers came and took oaer Notre Dame ofCotabato Boys' Department in Cotabato City from the Oblate Fathers tot tti.Bro. Maurus lames.Doherty was appointed Director with Brothers losephDamian T'eston, Herbert Daniel Dumont, and peter Leonardrhommen as mem-bers of the community and f aculty.

The Brothers took oaer Notre Dame of Marbel Boys in Koronadal, southCotabato from the oblate Fathers and Bro. Edmund Conrad was appointedDirector.

Four Brothers with Bro. loseph Damian Teston as Director took oaer NotrcDame of Lagao in General santos City from the oblate Fathers. Lagao wasthen the center of the town. with him were Brothers Edmundconrad, MichaelO'Keef e, and Denis Herman.

On the same year, Bro. Herbert Daniel Dumont with the Obtate Fathers starteda mission among the Bilaans in Bolut about 10 kilometers away from Marbel.

\egullr- catechism instructions were conducted by Brothers Feiix Gilligan andRegis Xauier Creegan. Later on, the Passionist Fathers (CP) with FatheiGeorgeNolan took oaer and worked at conuerting practically the whole settlement aiddeaeloping the Notre Dame School there.

The Brothers started Notre Dame of Dadiangas in General Santos City as anannex of Notre Dame of Lagao High school. Dadiangas which is aboui 2 kilo-meters away from Lagao was then part of the town oflagao.The Brothersliaedin Lagao and commuted to Dadiangas eueryday.

The Brothers took oaer Notre Dame of Kidapawan inNorth Cotabato from theoblate Fathers. Bro. Maurus lames Doherty was appointed Director.

on the same year, Brothers Alfred George, Michaer o'Keefe, and RobertBaptkt were among the pioneering group who resided in a rented house not farfrom the school in Dadiangas. Thus utas born Notre Dame of Dadiangas withBro. Edmund Conrad as its first Director.

The Brothers opened the college Department of Notre Dame of Marbet withBro. Herbert Daniel Dumont as its first College Dean.

Marbel became the first site of the luniorate program of the Brothers where theyoung men interested in becoming Brothers were housed in an old stage buildingof the school before they left for the Llnited States. Brothers Roberi FreileiJeand Louis Omer biecame the first two Masters of luniors.

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'* i*The Brothers decided to separate the boys of Notre Dame of Kidapawan fromthe main campus to form the Boys' Dipartment. Bro. Norman Roy uas ap-

pointed Director/PrincipaL The RVM Sisters took oaer the administration ofthe 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 Directorand Master

Otn the same year, the Br.others took oaer the administration 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

':t.'ters (OP) were on the f aculty.

.\lso on the same year, the Brothers opened the CoIIege Department ot' NotreDame of Dadiangas with Bro. Patrick Nicholas as its first Callege Dean.

The Brothers opened the College Department of Notre Dame of Kidapauantaith 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 ofNotre Dame of Dadiangas with Bro. Patrick Nicholas as its first Principal.

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 Mas-

ters of luniors. This program was gradually phased out until 1972.

AIso in 1.951, , the Elementary Department of Notre Dame of Marbel College uas

opened as a training ground for the BSEED students of the College. Bro. Regis

Xaaier Creegan was its first Principal.

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 ofScholastics.

The Brothers accepted the inaitation of Bishop Quentin OIwelt, CP, DD , to ad-

minister Nore Dame of San lose which is about 6 kilometers away from the

toun of Marbel. Bro.loseph Damian Teston became its first Director.

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The scholasticate progrlm was transfered from Marikina to Marbel with Bro.Robert McGoaern as the Master of Scholastics and Bro. Bernardo Ortuoste asAssistant Master. The y oung men who just graduate d from high school and whowere interested in becoming Brothers were then called aspirants. The aspirantsIiaed with the scholastics in Marbel and Bro. Bernardo Ortuoste was theirMaster.

At this time too, the High School Department of Marist school in Marikina wasopened with Bro. Bernard Curtin as its first Director.

AIso in 1968, Notre Dame of Marbel College opened its Graduate School prog-

ram utith Bro.loseph Damian Teston as its first Dean and at the same time CoI-lege President.

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 Deanand Bro, Wenceslao Calimpon as High School Principal.

The aspirants werc separated from the scholastics and the Aspirancy program

was transfered to Lagao, General santos City, with Bro. Atfred George as theMaster of Aspirants. At this time, there were still three luniors who were incor-porated into the Aspirancy Program.

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 BishopFelixberto Flores of Guam, usA, to administer Father Duenas MemorialSchool. A formal contract was signed agreeing to a term of three years.

The Brothers agreed to the request of the Board of rrustees of valenciaAcademy, now known as San Lorenzo Ruiz Academy, in Polomolok, SouthCotabato, to superaise the school. Bro. Crispin Betita became the first MaristSuperuisor of the school.

For lack of trained persannel in the Proaince, the Brothers decided to pull outfrom San lsidro College and turned oaer its administration to the BenedictineSisters (OSB).

AIso for lack of personnel in the Proaince and to intensify the staffing of theirown schools in the Philippines, the Brothers pulled out from Father DuenasMemorial School and turned ouer the school back to the Bishop.

At this time too, Bro. Teodulo Fernandez started the |vlarist AccompanimentProgram (MAP). This program was meant to accompany the young men intheir discernment process. The members of the program were college studentsand professionals who showed great interest in becoming Marist Brothers butcontinued their college studies or did their own work in their own respectiueplaces.

ln solidarity with the Marist Brothers all ooer the worlil as they celebrate the200th Champagnat Year, Bro. Rehato Cruz, Proaincial, has approued the pub-licaticin of the champagnat comic books to be used in Marist schools as one ofthe proiects of the Proaince.

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PHILIPPINE PROVINCELAGAO, 95OO GENERAL SANTOS CITY P.O. BOX 42

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LA.CAO (Provincial House)P.O. Box 42

95(X) General Santos CityTelephone: 32-51

1. Bt. Fernando Armendez2. Br. Renato Cruz, Provincial3. Br. Romulo Porras, RS4. Br. Teodulo Femandez

TAiv?Ci'jTAitAMarist Brothers NovitiateP.Q. Box 270

9600 Cotabato City

Br. Paterno Corpus, MNBr. Norman Roy, RSBr. Rosendo Yee

id{D,{PAlVAITINotre Dame of Kidapawan CollegeP.O. Box 15

9400 Kidapawan, Cotabato

Br. Edgar CerialesBr. Wenceslao PaternoBr. Leonatd SonzaBr. fohn Tan, RS, OICBr. Elmor TacoqueBr. Rene Reyes, President

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Notre Dame of Marbel CollegeP.O. Box 7865

9506 Koronadal, South CotabatoTelephone: 262-218

Br. Herbert DanielBr. Mark Gillogly, RS, MSBr. Franklin SalcedoBr. Paul MeutenBr. Martin SagoliliBr. Ruel Tuble, Schol.Br. Gerry Arauio, Schol.Br. Pepito Mahong, Schol.Br. Nicolyn Ople, Schol.Br. Apolinario Nana, Schol.Bro. Pius Taio, President

l,iiA:{i K;i3ii\.Marist SchoolMarikina Heights1800 Marikina, Metro ManilaTelephone: 947-32-46

Bt. Gilbert BogaciaBr. Wenceslao Calimpon, RS

Br. Bernard CurtinBr. Manuel de Leon, PresidentBr. Louis DuboisBr. |oee TorrecampoBr. Manuel UluanBr. Henry Ruiz

siiBUl ii ;1;iiSSlOi*rBro. Edilberto Mallorcac/o Sr. Sonia Raphael, ONDNotre Dame of Bongao7400 Bongao, Tawi Tawi

ABROADBr. Alfred Gcorge8r. Vincent Liuzzo

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L -1, ' -; (Aspirancy House)P.O. Box 42

9500 General Santos CityTelephone: 32-51

1. Br. Rustico Lurnbo, RS, MP2. Br. Roy Deita, Principal3. Br. Ararando Mana-ay

cr_rT r.E.i r''Li Lil'r'Notre Dame of CotabatoBoys' Departlnent?.O. Box 270

9600 Cotabato CityTelephone: 28-45

1. Br. ]ames Adams, RS

2. Br. Timoteo Cabangon

3. Br. Erneeto Paies

4. Br. Modeto Pagco

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Notre Dame of Dadiangas CollegeP.O. Box 1fi)9500 General Santos CityTelephone: 43-63 & 43-51

1. Br. Briccio Baynooa, RS2. Br, Crispin Betita, President3. Br. Robert McGovetn4. Br. Danllo Prnplona5. Br. Hmry Ruiz $une-Sept.)6. Br. Gco'rgc Valle7. Br. Kevin O'Neill8. Fr. Franclrco Glover, Sf

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1. Dr. Sanuel Purto, Principal2. Br. Hilerio Scvilla3. Br. Hctrnes Daga-as, RS

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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: luly 26, 1913

Died. iune 27, 1977

BRO. MAURUS IAMIS DCfHERT]

Sorrl October 10 '!91?

Professtd. lcly 26, 1a2a

L,jsJ: Marclt 4, 1986

'Ihe photos and dates of theEight Marist Brothers

(American and Filipino) who laboredin the Philippines and have gone home

to heavea for their eterna! reward.

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BRO. ROGER BAGARES

Borr: February 27, 1943

Professed: Mav 1,, 1963

Died: luly 11, 1970

BRO. AUGUSNNE MTCHAEL OBED

Born; August 21, 1937

Professed: August 75. 1956

Died: December 20, 1981

BRtr R;:UINALD I'HEUIIORE

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Profe.ssed: July 26, 794A

Died: luly 27, 1978

AS TDC

My prayer for you all

and for myself

is that this Champagnat Year

will be a year rich in graces for us all

deepen our loae and understanding of our Founder

and the charism zue share uith him.

lf this is the case,

then our own liues,

as zaell as our communities and prouinces,

uiII 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 VocationsMarist BrothersP.O. Box 429500 General Santos City

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