At the beginning of this week the names of the new Flemish person in charge of the priests’ fraternity and the assistant who will help him, were announced. It is Eddy Lagae (also previously a Flemish leader and for a period a member of the European team) who has been elected as leader for the next five years. He in turn chose Matthieu Jottier as his ‘assistant’. Matthieu is one of the youngest brothers. They belong to the same ‘small brother group’, which is a guarantee for good cooperation. Soon they will provide you with all the information necessary for the contacts on an international and European level.
André Foulon – Matthieu Jottier – Eddy Lagae
This brings to an end the period (due to corona it has become six years) in which André Foulon was the Flemish responsible person, which, by the way, he has accomplished in a wonderful way! It also marks the end of my assistance with ‘external relations’. In this function, I went to Rudy for the European meeting in 2017 and to Cebu for the international meeting three years ago. Both meetings marked my life and I thank you for what they have taught me personally and as a member of the fraternity.
With the new Flemish team, our small group of priests of the fraternity (there are still 25 of us) are in God’s good hand and in that of Saint Charles de Foucauld.
Kind, warm, fraternal greetings to you all, also in the name of André Foulon. Very special also to Eric Lozada who, in view of the typhoon in Cebu, is facing a difficult task. God bless you, Eric!
Guido Debonnet
