20 April 2002
Dehonian Year Week IX
Preparation for the 125th anniversary of the congregation
20 April 2002
Dehonian Year Week IX
Preparation for the 125th anniversary of the congregation
What's
New?Central StudiesPosted this week to our new Dehoniana section is the addition of the Italian texts to the year 2000.
- Dehoniana 2000-1 the Italian edition.
- Dehoniana 2000-2the Italian edition.
- Dehoniana 2000-3the Italian edition.
General Chapter
Posted to the XXI General Chapter page is a letter to major superiors, their councils and treasurers outlining tasks for chapters to consider regarding the economic affairs of the congregation (cf. Prot. N. 96/2002). Please note the letter is available in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. We will post the French text when it becomes available. The Enclosures are not being posted.
Office of the General Secretary
Posted to the Letters and Documents section are the the listings of those who made their first and final profession in the congregation during the 2001:
What's
Happening?RomeA Fond Welcome Home
André Perroux (EF) and Giuseppe Pierantoni (PHI) 
Umberto Chiarello, vicar general, welcomes Giuseppe Pierantoni home!Released from 172 days of captivity (cf. news special) Giuseppe Pierantoni (PHI) returned to his native Italy to a joyous welcome home from his parents, sister and the scj communities of Rome I & II. After spending a few days in Rome he will head home with his family to Bologna for a well deserved rest. Rino Venturin (PHI), originally from Italy and a former member of the Argentinean Province and now of the Philippine District, accompanied Pierantoni home from Manila.
Cf 1: Chronicle of the liberation prepared by Umberto Chiarello, vicar general.
Cf 2: P. Maurizio Lègarè (CGA) rileva che il giorno della liberazione di P. Giuseppe Pierantoni (8 aprile), coincide con il 5° anniversario del Decreto sulla eroicità delle virtù di P. Dehon, che lo ha dichiarato "Venerabile". Non sembra una semplice coincidenza.
NB We hope to have an interview for next weeks news update prapred by Stefan Tertünte (GE).
A Fond Farewell
Adriano Borst (NE) left Rome for his native Holland having almost completed his task as congregational archivist. He will return next month to meet with Maredsous concerning their work on the Dehonian archives and then will turn over the remainder of that liaison task to Umberto Chiarello (CU).
Adriano spent time in Rome as a student of theology being ordained here in Rome on December 21, 1957. After many years of working in Finland, he served on the general council first during the second term of Fr. Antonio Pantegini (CM) from 1985 to 1991, and then during the first term of Fr. Virginio Bressanelli (CU) from 1991 to 1997. We also note that he will celebrate his golden jubilee of vows on September 8th of this year. The official Roman farewell will take place in May.
This
week's Dehonian Historical & Spiritual CalendarThe weekly Dehonian Historical and Spiritual Calendar starts on April 26th. As previously noted the text is in Spanish with the Dehonian quotes in French. You can link to past weeks from the Letters & Documents sectionDehonian Historical & Spiritual Calendar for the week of: 26.04.2002 to 02.05.2002
Fr.
Dehon's meetings with the students of St. John's College30th Reunion of the Alumni on November 23, 1919 in San Quentin
Alumni meetings resumed after the war. Mass was celebrated by Fr. Rochausse, canon and rector of the School. After the Gospel, Fr. Dehon spoke. He presented a brief, yet emotional, summary of the school's history: its beginnings, rapid growth that went beyond expectations making necessary more construction, the trial of the fire, the glorious twenty-year period, the crisis that affected all educational institutions, but managed to evade St. John's ....
Please
Remember+Fr. James John Baptist Boyd (BH)Born: 01.02.1946
First vows: 08.09.1967
Ordained: 07.04.1973
Died: 10.04.2002 at Kilwinning, Scotland+Fr. Theodorus Borst (NE)
Born: 15.01.1912
First vows: 08.09.1931
Ordained: 17.07.1938
Died: 13.04.2002 at Asten, HollandNB Fr. Borst was the uncle of Adriano Borst (NE) -- note article above.
+Fr. RodolpheBuhecker (EF)
born: 23.10.1918
First Vows: 29.02.1939
Ordained: 22.12.1945
Died: 14.04.2002 at Haguenau, France