Province of East Africa Celebrates Seven Priestly Ordinations
Author: General Administration
The Priestly Ordinations were held in Tanzania as part of the Silver Jubilee of Holy Cross’s ministry in that country.
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh dates back to the congregation’s founder, Blessed Basile Moreau, who sent missionaries to then East Bengal at the request of the Vatican’s Propaganda Fide. The first missionaries arrived in 1853.
From the beginning, the work of Holy Cross was marked by crosses, yet the Congregation persevered, sending successive generations of missionaries from France and North America. This perseverance bore fruit in the establishment of the local Church and the evangelization of the tribal peoples.
Today Holy Cross is known throughout the country for its work in education, including the predominantly Muslim nation’s only Catholic university.
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Notre Dame Campinas School in São Paulo Inaugurates St. André Bessette Chapel
Author: General Administration
The school’s chapel is the first chapel known to be dedicated to St. André Bessette in Brazil.
Four General Councils of Holy Cross Family Meet in France, Celebrate Inauguration of La Solitude
Author: General Administration
La Solitude de Sainte-Croix will be a center of pilgrimage, formation, education, and evangelization in Le Mans, France.
Spirituality
Our Lady of Sorrows
Br. Victor Bikash D'Rozario, C.S.C., a member of the St. Joseph Province, relates his experience of coming to know our Mother, Mary, and how she always "takes my side" in moments of "agony, hardship, pain, and discomfort." Br. D'Rozario's witness invites us to deepen our own relationship with Mary, seeking her companionship and intercession, just as he does.
Growing closer to Our Lady of Sorrows, like Br. D'Rozario, we, too, will "always being thankful to our Mother Mary for all her blessings and grace upon us."