Monday, May 8, 2017

A LAND MARK IN THE HISTORY - Mr Felix Mascarenhas



The coming of Christian Brothers to St. Josephs P U College,  Bajpe marks a land mark in the history of this Institution  -   that was back in the year 1977. During that period I was studying in class X. Bro Wilfred started teaching English and Br. Harrison was part of the P U College faculty teaching. Those days we had a subject called Moral Science, the class was conducted by Br. Harrison.

Being a student of Kannada Medium I could hardly pick up any word which the Brothers spoke in English. Eventually both the Brothers started communicating with the students with  sign language. Today this Institution has reached the peak of its fame by winning state level foot ball competitions and the rest is history. The efforts put in by all the Brothers is remarkable :  especially Br. Hector’s contribution is outstanding and I hope his charisma will be carried forward by all those who will take over this Institution.

Today  I sit in my office in Muscat, where I spent 30 years as a General Director of an Organisation and write these few lines in honour of the Christian Brothers Congregation. First of all that I am today is because of the moral values which the Christian Brothers inculcated in me and the support they gave me in life. I left St. Joseph’s in 1979 as I aspired to be a Christian Brother ;  I went to Shillong.  I am proud to tell that everything I learned from these Brothers there, for a period of one year helped me in my personal life and in my professional life. I left them back in 1980. But I still cherished those moments which I spent with the Christian Brothers. Each and every Christian Brother that I met was kind hearted, ever smiling and ready to welcome. This is the spirit of Blessed Edmund Rice, a Holy Person, whose charisma and spirit still prevails in St. Joseph’s Bajpe.

After completing my Education in Mangalore as well as in Mumbai I landed in Muscat in 1987. My oratory skills at my place of work ;  my communication skills with our suppliers from Europe and USA ;  and most important, the honesty and dedication which I put in at my place of work ;  are the gift for me from the CBs, which  has allowed me to reach the peak of my life.

Before concluding I say a small prayer:

Lord you said my ways are not yours – You are our guide
We do not know what lies for us in the future – we take it as a challenge
Every change in life – we can’t avoid it – It comes with a new sun shine
Last but not the least…
Please allow the spirit of the Christian Brothers to remain in St Joseph’s Bajpe – For Ever….

Felix J Mascarenhas
P O Box 2506 Ruwi
P C 112
Muscat
Sultanate of Oman



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