Abducted by mystery men
In the Congo that you love,
Protected by the One above
With his strenth even then.
In the community of Mbau.
From Butembo many miles,
The victims of human wiles,
On the outskirts of North Kivu.

Worcester, Massachussetts (USA), Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College. The time is 10 AM. The joy is tangible and contagious. Assumptionists, friends, and members of the College community have gathered. They have all come to be of support to Br. Bernard Musondoli, who will be ordained a priest this day by the imposition of hands of Most Reverend Robert McManus, bishop of the Diocese of Worcester.

On October 13, 2012, as one of our many celebrations  commemorating  the 125^th Anniversary of St. Anne & St. Patrick Parish and Shrine, the parents and children in our Religious Education program in grades K-5 were invited to take part in a” Scavenger Hunt” on the Shrine Grounds.  Many of our children and their parents had never visited the Shrine grounds and we felt this was the perfect opportunity to “explore and discover” this very beautiful and holy place.

“El Camino de Santiago de Compostela”
The Way of Saint James

Once again, another year has begun by offering the first in a series of ‘conversations’ at the Assumptionist Center in Brighton, MA. Continuing the Center’s commitment to be a place where in word and action, “we can learn together and discuss what it means to be Church.”

This first conversation of the academic year focused on the pilgrimage of “El Camino de Santiago de Compostela” in Spain or “The Way of Saint James.” Following the Sunday’s liturgy, the community, residents and several guests gathered in the living room to hear this topic addressed by our resident  Nicholas Collura, who, this past summer, walked 650 miles of the Camino in 6 weeks, starting in the south central France to Compostela.

Nicholas, a student at BC, is pursuing a Master’s in Divinity.