The Triduum of prayer and reflection that preceded the Commemoration prepared us well for the solemn celebration on Sunday presided by our Bishop, Mgr. Christo Prolkov. This year, the parishioners from Kuklen joined those from Plovdiv. This helped to create a true spirit of family and unity.
The Divine Liturgy is an event characterized by a place and rites whose purpose is to bring us to encounter God so as to be transfigured by Him. The chants, the icons, the incense, the candles, the Word from the Holy Scriptures, are all meant to open our hearts so that God can touch them and make them more “holy” by the gift of his grace.
In honor of the 200th birthday of Fr. Emmanuel d’Alzon, Assumption College released a festschrift titled, Teaching after d’Alzon: Essays on Education Today, about the power of the Assumptionist founder and educator’s ever-present influence on today’s classroom. In the publication, Assumption community members reflect on how their own teaching lives have been formed in the tradition of d’Alzon.
The Assumptionist Province of North America and the Philippines is happy to announce the appointment of Fr. Peter Precourt, A.A. as a member of the Bayard Administrative Council in the United States.
Fr. Peter is presently pastor of St. Anne & St. Patrick's Parish in Sturbridge, MA. Congratulations Fr. Peter!
This year the Assumption family in Vietnam is offering residence to 84 university students in Saigon, in four different communities. They are studying a variety of subjects: humanities, management, education, law, languages, engineering, etc. in many different schools. They are all responsible for organizing their daily life together. There is an Assumptionist and an Assumption sister assigned to each community to help with the spiritual development and to provide overall direction.
