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In the words of Saint Marie Eugenie of Jesus, Foundress of the Religious of the Assumption and patron saint of AMA, “God has fashioned us in a unique way… He wants us to take a certain place in his plan.” Last August, a group of 11 young AMA’s were sent out from Assumption College to better understand their certain place. As the end of the volunteer service year approaches, I reflect on the lessons that this year’s AMA’s have learned and what they can teach us by their very being.
Enthusiasm is at the top of the list of characteristics that I have seen shine through in this group. Their zeal for embracing Jesus in the form of those that they serve is no less than inspiring. Their enthusiasm allows them to be disappointed, homesick, confused by culture and language, and unsure about their impact on communities which have become home, and bounce back, ready to continue on. I strive for this type of attitude in my own life and thank them for passing on the example to me and all those touched by their service.
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This past Thursday, June 16, 2011, Fr. Benoît Grière, Superior General of the Augustinians of the Assumption, appointed Fr. José Miguel Diaz Ayllón Provincial of North America.
Fr. Miguel Diaz accepted the mission entrusted to him and will take office on July 1, 2011.
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NEW BEGINNINGS
The St. Peter and St. Andrew Center opened officially on January 17, 2011 in Bucharest. The building, confiscated 63 years ago, was returned to the Assumptionists after the fall of the Communist regime.
The Center is first of all a place for ecumenical dialogue and research especially with the Orthodox Church. It is also a residence with a dozen rooms available to university students. The Center houses an important theological library of some 15,000 volumes mostly in the area of ecumenical studies and research.
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Fr. Dinh has something in common with the figure of David in this morning’s first reading: Dinh is the last to be ordained from his ordination class in the diocese of Dalat in Vietnam, and he is the youngest of his class – we won’t make so much of the description of David as “a youth handsome to behold and making a splendid appearance,” lest we flatter Dinh’s vanity.
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A WORD TO OUR ASSUMPTIONIST BROTHERS,
TO LAY ASSUMPTIONISTS,
AND TO SISTERS OF THE ASSUMPTION FAMILY
Dear friends, brothers and sisters,
The 32nd General Chapter of the Assumption began on May 3, 2011, in Rome, in the immense house of the Brothers of Christian Schools the day after the beatification of Pope John Paul II.
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