On Friday, August 28^th, 2015, the Feast of our Father St. Augustine, five of our Assumptionist student brothers renewed their vows during the Feast Day Liturgy at the Assumptionist Center in Brighton, MA. Several of their Assumptionist brothers and invited guests joined in the celebration which was followed by a simple but delicious luncheon. Let us keep these young religious in our prayers!

Pictured with these brothers is Fr. Peter Precourt, A.A., U.S. Territorial Superior (upper left) and Fr. Richard Lamoureux, A.A., Director of Formation (upper right.)

Here is my heart, O God, here it is with all its secrets. Look into my thoughts, O my hope, and take away all my wrong feelings. Let my eyes be ever on you, and release my feet from the snare. I ask you to live with me, to reign in me, to make this heart of mine a holy temple, a fit dwelling for your divine majesty. Amen.

St. Augustine

(from left to right)

Nicodème INANDJO, Togolese, appointed to Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo to study theology

Justin TIENDREBEOGO, from Burkina Faso, appointed to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, for philosophy

Augustin AKPO, Togolese, appointed to Ouagadougou for philosophy

Honoré DAMIBA, from Burkina Faso, appointed to Ouagadougou for philosophy

Pierre GNOM, Togolese, appointed to Ouagadougou for philosophy

Martin ADANDOGOU, Togolese, appointed to Ouagadougou for philosophy

Gérard HOUEDANOU, Togolese, appointed to Antananarivo, Madagascar for philosophy

Yvon AKPABIE, Togolese, appointed to Kinshasa for theology

August 5, 2015 - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congratulations in particular to the first two Togolese Assumptionists, Georges Houssou and Lucas Sezouhlon, who made final vows this past July 26 in Kinshasa and who will now continue their theological studies in view of priesthood. In recent years since our foundation in 2006, West Africa has become a rich source of vocations, with some 47 young men in formation from a wide variety of countries; in addition to Togo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Benin, young men from the Ivory Coast and Nigeria have joined their number.

We pray that Lucas and Georges may continue to draw more young men from West Africa and help the Assumption to expand there and to become more inculturated in this dynamic, ever-growing Church.