Newsletter for Alumni of The Abbey School Mt. St. Benedict , Trinidad and Tobago
Dear Friends,
This time I am going to make a summary on the emails that have been received from the clergy that have been our teachers and were teachers to a younger generation.
From: Henry Theunissen
Subject: Re: Lionel roberts
Date: 1 of February 10:59:56 AM
Dear Ladislao,
I did get your last circular also, but when I tried to open the attachment I could not find any of the programmes to respond.
I did not ask any of the others yet if they were successful, but I have not seen it printed out yet in our Reading Room as usually Fr John (the abbot) will do for the benefit of those who have no access to a computer for one reason or another.
Best wishes once more and may the good Lord bless you with good health and strength to continue sending out the circulars regularly which you have been doing so faithfully over the past years.
Fr. Chris
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From: "lazslo kertesz"
Subject: Re: Lionel roberts
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 17:17:21 -0800
Dear Fr. Christopher,
Thank you very much for the resume.
I am glad that the event went as nicely as was expected.
I am sorry that I could not collaborate with the Circular but I am still trying to get together the pieces.
I made a mistake in trying to automatize the addresses in a simple fashion and that took time.
Then I was out on a trip that took over five weeks travelling all over the country.
When I got back to writing I was about five issues late, and still no address list.
Finally I finished the semiautomatic list yesterday.
And still do not know which Circulars were sent as those send were not in numerical order.
I also got reports that some circulars left without the attachment or plain blank.
Have a Prosperous new year and lots of health.
Please give my regards to all at the MSB
God bless
Ladislao
From: Henry Theunissen
Sent: 1 of January 7:08:37 PM
Subject: Re: Lionel Roberts
Dear Ladislao,
A very happy New Year to you and all your loved ones.
The visit of Rev. Deacon Lionel Roberts came off as planned last Sunday, 26th Dec. 2004, feast of the Holy Family.
I myself happened to be the chief celebrant of the 8.30 Highmass at which Lionel assisted and preached.
His wife Merlene read the 1st reading and Dr David Bratt the 2nd.
Lionel read the Gospel after which he preached a somewhat lengthy (by Mount standards) sermon.
At the beginning of the Mass I welcomed Lionel and introduced him as a former monk of Mount St. Benedict, where he spend 14 years and was much loved and appreciated.
He himself in his introduction to his sermon spoke very highly of the Mount and the very happy memories of and the great esteem in which he has always held the place.
I also had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. David Bratt and his wife Mediana and Mr Mervyn Assam.
I had been told that Justice Anthony Lucky and his wife Cintra would also be present, as also Mr Vernon De Lima, but was later informed that they were unavoidably absent.
After the Mass Lionel and his wife, Dr Bratt and his wife, Mr Mervyn Assam, Br Gerard (Rupert) Alexis, Fr. Augustine Schreurs proceeded to the Pax Guesthouse, where they were entertained to a sumptuous brunch and drinks and had a very enjoyable time recalling the good old times.
Fr. Christopher Theunissen
(I just wonder if any one can contact Mervyn Assam need his telf no. for the list. Ed.)
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From: "lazslo kertesz"
Subject: Re: Lionel roberts
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 08:48:18 -0800
Thank you for the wishes and I also Wish you a Prosperous New Year with lots of health.
Hope that this year I would visit the MSB
Any news on the visit of Lionel Roberts??
God Bless
Ladislao
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Some sad news, sorry we do not have the eulogy.
Date: 15 Oct 13:28 (PDT)
Dear Ladislao,
We received the sad news of the passing of Fr. Paul van den Eijnden in his native Holland
The funeral will take place on Saturday, 18th October, after which according to his last wishes his mortal remains will be cremated.
Fr. Paul had been battling cancer of the kidneys for a number of years and was getting increasingly weaker.
In the end he was longing to die and return to his Lord.
God bless and every good wish.
Fr. Christopher.
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From: "Henry Theunissen"
Date: 13 Dec 03:39 (PST)
Dear Ladislao,
You're doing a great and wonderful job.
Keep it up.
We really appreciate it.
God bless.
Fr. Chris
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From: "Ladislao Kertesz"
To: htt41@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: FW: Bro Camillus Culley, OSB
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 05:26:34 -0800 (PST)
Thank you.
I shall have it posted in the next Circular.
I just wondered if there are eulogies for some of the monks that have passed away in the past!!.
This I ask in case you might know and seen some.
God bless
Ladislao
(I would like to have the eulogy notes to those that have passed away, so that I may publish it, these usually have a clear vision as to the character and resumes the lives. Ed.)
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From: "Henry Theunissen"
Date: 13 Feb 06:46 (PST)
Dear Ladislao,
I'm in Holland
First of all he wants you to know how much he enjoys receiving your circulars regularly.
Although he is almost completely blind, he manages to read them with the help of a TV Reading Loupe, a huge magnifier, able to project a written text on a kind of TV screen.
He has just received your message attached to circular 117, dated Feb. 1.
He was surprised to read the article of the T'dad Express about the Library.
He himself many years ago worked hard and was one of the pioneers in developing the library into the fine institution it is today.
It will interest you to know that your initiative to publish the Berchmanianum e-mail address in Circular 97, has born fruit.
Since then Fr. Francis received a number of messages from amongst others Anthony Lucky (T&T), Ian Rodrigues (Guyana/Grenada/Canada), Christopher de Marothy (Venezuela/U.S.A.).
Anthony and Ian mentioned they were present at my ordination to the priesthood in the Abbey in 1950.
Justice Anthony plans to visit here when next he will be in Hamburg , Germany
Christopher de Marothy surprised me with a photo of 1956 of the abbey boys choir of which I was in charge.
At this particular concert he made his debut as a violinist, "screeching away at the violinfs he call it.
It makes Fr. Francis very happy to know that so many of the past alumni of the Abbey School
He and all the other former teacher are very proud to have been able to contribute in some small way to this future development.
I shall now attempt to identify the monks on the photo, taken during the Golden Jubilee Year 1962.
For further clarifications and some omissions you may perhaps contact the monks at the Mount. Especially Br. Gerard (formerly Br. Rupert) is very good at identifying persons. God bless.
Fr. Christopher Theunissen
PS We have just received news that Fr. Cornelius Verburg is very sick, terminal with cancer. Some may remember him as art teacher at the Abbey School
REMEMBER TO PAY YOUR DUE, 50 WORDS PER YEAR, OR SEND A CHECK preferably from any U.S. Bank, to my address,: sorry but under the new laws of Venezuela, I cannot receive or send foreign currency, if caught I can be placed in jail for 3 years on the first offence, so please sent it direct to the Bank of America account of Ladislao Kertesz 02181 09151, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
For those that prefer this way to cooperate with the Circular and the expense that this generates. It is 52 issues per year.
God Bless
Ladislao
Photos in this issue:
06IC0001COPUK, The late Ian Cope
04UN0001FJPGRP, Fr. Ignatius Oudshoorn, Abbot John Pereira, Fr. Francis Friesen.
01DM0001FCTMSB, Fr. Christopher Theunissen
72UN0002AQUALADS, Where and who?????
Would you like to collaborate with photos?? Send them to kertesz11@yahoo.com,
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