On Sunday, 15th of March in Spiritan History...

Libermann 1825: Baptism in secret of Samson Liber-mann (brother of Jacob) and his wife Babette. Their conversion has a profound effect on Jacob and on his own religious development. Senegal 1849: Arrival at Gorée of Mgr. Bessieux (Vicar Apostolic of the Deux-Guinées) and his coadjutor, Mgr. Kob"s. After a few weeks, Mgr. Bessieux moves on to Gabon. Angola 1866: Spiritan missionaries celebrate Mass for the first time on Angolan soil (at Ambriz). U.S.A. 1984: With the backing of the USA-East Prov-ince, Fr. James F. Healy, Director of Justice and Peace for the province, opens the Washington Center for Haiti to obtain redress for Haitian victims of injus-tice, whether in the U.S.A. or in Haiti itself. It be-comes a powerful factor in their search for human rights.