August was a blessed month for the Congregation of Holy Cross this year, with the nine Final Professions for the Province of East Africa on August 30 bringing the total for the month to 27. Previously, the St. Joseph Province in Bangladesh on August 18 had its celebrated its eight Final Professions, and the United States Province …
It was a particularly festive and joyful ringing in of the New Year for the Congregation of Holy Cross in East Africa in 2019. Gathered in Jinja, Uganda, for its annual assembly as is its custom following Christmas, the Holy Cross community celebrated the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the Congregation to the region. …
On Saturday, May 20, the Congregation of Holy Cross’s District of East Africa celebrated the Final Professions of Br. Morris Achana, C.S.C., Mr. Prosper Atukwatse, C.S.C., and Mr. Joseph Owori, C.S.C. It was the first time that Final Professions were held on the grounds of the beautiful new McCauley Formation House in Nairobi, Kenya, which …
On Saturday, July 16, 2016, eight novices at the Holy Cross Novitiate Saaka in Fort Portal, Uganda, made their First Profession of Religious Vows in the Congregation of Holy Cross. Their profession date is a significant one in the history of the Congregation in East Africa, because on July 16, 1988, the Holy Cross brothers …
On Saturday, May 21, history was made in the District of East Africa as 10 temporarily professed members made their Final Profession of Religious Vows. It is was the largest group ever to profess Final Vows for the Congregation of Holy Cross in East Africa. Those making Final Profession were: Mr. Henry Kajubi, C.S.C, Mr. …
Saturday, January 3, was a day of celebration for the Congregation of Holy Cross in East Africa as two of its men, Arnold Jawiambe, C.S.C., and Linus Nviiri, C.S.C., made their Final Profession of Religious Vows. The Mass took place outside of St. Augustine’s Institute in Kampala, Uganda. Fr. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C., Superior of …
