MESSAGE FOR VISIT TO PERU, BY DR. BR.

ARMIN LUISTRO, SUPERIOR GENERAL OF

THE BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS OF LA SALLE DISTINGUISHED DR. BR.
ARMIN LUISTRO - SUPERIOR GENERAL OF THE BROTHERS OF THE DE LA SALLE
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS.
DR. CLAUDIO BÁEZ LEIVA, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE FSF OF
THE WORLD;
DR. JORGE AGUILAR REINA , BR. THE SALLE VISITOR OF THE LASALLIAN DISTRICT
BOLIVIA-PERU
DR. FRANCISCO MARCAVILLACA ÁLVAREZ, NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF FSF PERU THE
SALLE.
FSF PERU THE SALLE BROTHERS, PRESENT HERE.
IT IS A PLEASURE TO ADDRESS YOU ALL, AT THIS HISTORIC MOMENT, IN WHICH FOR
THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE THE HONOUR OF MEETING, WITH THE CORNERSTONE THAT
SUSTAINS ALL THE ACTIONS OF THE GREAT LASALLIAN FAMILY, IN THIS CASE, THE ONE
PRESENT HERE, OUR RESPECTED AND BELOVED BROTHER ARMÍN LUISTRO.
IT IS OPPORTUNE TO OFFER HIM OUR GRATITUDE, SINCE, OVER THE YEARS, THOSE OF
US WHO, BEING LAY PEOPLE, WORK WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LASALLIAN
CHARISM, HAVE NOT BEEN SEPARATED FROM US, THANKS TO THE LINK WE HAVE
AMONG US, THE PRESENCE OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORS OF THE SIGNUM FIDEI PERU
LA SALLE FRATERNITY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT OF OUR
BROTHER HÉCTOR PORTILLA, PRIOR TO HIM WE HAVE HAD THE COLLABORATION OF
BROTHER RICHARD ISAAC FÉLIX GUTIÉRRES AND THE ONE WHO ACCOMPANIED US
FOR THE LONGEST TIME, HAS BEEN BR. ADRIAN REVILLA CALVO. ALL OF THEM HAVE
ENCOURAGED US SO THAT IN THE SCOPE OF OUR WORK, ESPECIALLY IN THE II.EE, WE
MAY BE MISSIONARIES FROM THE HEART FOR THE GLORY OF OUR LORD.
IN HIS PRESENCE WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR BROTHER SUPERIOR VISITOR OF THE
BOLIVIA-PERU DISTRICT, DR. JORGE AGUILAR REINA. WHO HAS SPARED NO EFFORT TO
ATTEND TO OUR REQUESTS, ESPECIALLY TO GIVE SUPPORT TO THE BROTHERS. WHO
COME FROM AFAR, ARRANGING FOR THEM TO BE GRANTED LODGING AND SECURITY
IN THE FACILITIES OF THIS GREAT LA SALLE SCHOOL IN LIMA.
IT IS ALSO TIMELY, DOCTOR. BROTHER ARMIN LUISTRO, TO INFORM HIM THAT THE
FSF WAS REVITALIZED UNDER VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, IT WAS AT THE TIME
OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC THAT, THANKS TO THE CONCERN OF
THE BROTHERS- RAFAEL MATTAS, BRO- CLAUDIO BÁEZ LEIVA CURRENT
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE FSF, BR. VILMA PAREDES MORALES,
COORDINATOR OF THE FSF RELAL OF LATIN AMERICA, BROTHER PACO CHIVAS, WHO
THROUGH CONFERENCES, THE RECITATION OF THE HOLY ROSARY, THE CELEBRATION
OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST, AS WELL AS OTHER ACTIVITIES, IN SAD MOMENTS OF OUR
CONFINEMENT, KNEW HOW TO EXPLOIT THE MODERN MEANS OF COMMUNICATION,
TO GET TO KNOW US AND UNITE VIRTUALLY WITH THE REST OF THE SIGNUM FIDEI
BROTHERS SCATTERED IN THE FIVE CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD.
ALL OF US WHO ARE HERE FEEL HAPPY AND REVITALIZED BY HIS PRESENCE, BR.
ARMÍN. FOR THIS REASON, OUR SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR WORTHY
PERSON, BECAUSE YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF OUR FOUNDER, ST. JOHN
BAUSTISTA OF THE SALLE, AS WELL AS THAT OF OUR TRAVELING POPE, ST. JOHN PAUL
II, WHO KNEW HOW TO BRING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST TO THE PLACES WHERE THERE IS
THE GREATEST HUNGER FOR GOD.
HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN SIGNUM FIDEI PERU LA SALLE, THAT WE WILL CONTINUE
TO WORK WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR WAY OF LIFE , A TEXT FORMULATED
WITH THE GUIDELINES OF THE SALLE BROTHERS AND ABOVE ALL BECAUSE WE HAVE
THE LEADERSHIP OF A YOUNG PRESIDENTE FULL OF A SPIRIT OF FAITH , ZEAL AND
FRATERNITY, WITH WHICH HE IMPELS US TO OFFER A HUMAN AND CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION TO CHILDREN , TEENAGERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST,
OUR BROTHER FRANCISCO MARCAVILLACA.
MAY GOD BLESS YOUR ARDUOUS AND SACRIFICIAL WORK AND MAY THE BLESSED
VIRGIN MARY, UNDER THE TITLE OF OUR LADY OF THE STAR, TAKE CARE OF YOU AND
PROTECT YOU IN ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR LONG JOURNEY.
LONG LIVE JESUS IN OUR HEARTS.... FOREVER.
NICOLAS GAVIDIA VALVERDE
FSF PERU THE SALLE NATIONAL GENERAL COORDINATOR
LIMA, APRIL 29th, 2024.