Tuesday 11th December 2012: Official entrance of the first year novices of Save Rwanda
Monday, December 31, 2012 by sandratana
Come and follow me (Mk 10, 21) was implicitly the theme of yesterday’s celebration of the official entrance (prise d’habit, in French) of the first year novices of Save in Rwanda. The ceremony, during which the novices wore their soutanes for the first time, marked officially the beginning of the novitiate formation of the young men aspiring to become Marist Brothers. From this day, these young men are recognized by the Institute as novices, thus sharing the spiritual patrimony with the Marist Brothers.

The day started with community prayer and mass as usual, followed by a long moment of silence for personal reflection and prayer. In the evening at 5.30, the ceremony itself began. It consisted of singing and sharing of the word of God and a brief teaching addressed to the novices and to the assembly as well. The pick of the ceremony came when the nine young men were ready to be dressed with the religious habits, showing by this simple act their faith and courage to move on in the footsteps of Jesus Christ despite the foreseeable difficulties and even overwhelming demands of the Gospel. The Institute on the other hand has to provide solid religious formation for them during the next two years.

Before the end of the ceremony, the novice master,.... read more... reviews [0]