Saturday 19 November 2011

"Letter 76 of Fr. Chaminade on Mulitiplication in Education" by Bro. Santhosh

¨Letter # 76
¨Multiplication in Education
¨The society never labors to form individual Christian, but always and everywhere labors to form APOSTLES.
¨This letter primarily deals with our understanding of Mission and forming missionaries.
¨We are not forming individuals but missionaries.
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¨We should form people that they become perfect religious.
¨We have to form them without prejudice of their former lives.(especially their occupations)

¨They will have to grow in Loving God, Devoting themselves to Mary, and helping them saving their souls.
¨They have to grow in their knowledge and talents. This will help them save others souls.
¨How are we going to help others save their souls? And how are we going to save our souls first? What are the means of salvation for us today?
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¨Spirit of God enlightens and enlivens everyone to work hard for the mission we are given by God.
¨He says that meditation is important for us in guiding ourselves as religious.
¨We will have to prepare others skillfully that they become real missionaries.
¨We should teach to others what we have learned and what we know.
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¨He asks us to attract young through different means(dance, speech, sports and music) if we cannot attract them through our devotion.
¨How are we going to attract young people of India today?
¨How do we prepare others to be real missionaries?
¨What is our way of forming missionaries?
¨How would Fr. Chaminade write a letter to our Indian brothers at this time of growth?
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