International English Speaking Novitiate 2005

A new International English Speaking Novitiate for the Marist Fathers, began in Sydney Australia on the 17th January 2005. The four novices are Niall Byrne ( Ireland), Randy Allen (USA), Michael Baily ( USA), and Daniel Touriqny ( Canada). They are guided through the Novitiate by David Kennerley (New Zealand) and Phil Parent (USA).

Website address: www.maristnovitiate.org

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"In accepting new members the Society renews itself in two ways. It transmits and reformulates its tradition and gives a new generation the opportunity to enrich Marist tradition by expressing it anew."

"Marist tradition can continue to be a living reality only if it offers an experience of the Gospel similar to that of Jean-Claude Colin and his companions. Successive generations make the tradition their own by praying and reflecting on the events crucial to the foundation of the Society."

"The foundational Marist experience can be seen as symbolized in the promise made at Fourviere, the spiritual experience lived by Jean-Claude Colin at Cerdon, and the missions of the first Marists in Bugey." (Constitutions. numbers 49 - 51)

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The address for the Novitiate is:

4a Delaware Road , Ermington, NSW, 2115, Australia .

Please keep the novitiate formation team and novices in your prayers.