The community of Kinshasa mourns Brother Marino Primiceri

In communion with all the Brothers of the Province PACE, the community of Marist Brothers of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, organised on Friday, March 25, a holy Mass to accompany Brother Marino Primiceri to his final resting place.

Br. Marino passed away on March 22 in Rome. Linked to the Marists in Belgium, Province of West Central Europe, he had been a missionary in Africa since 1975 and was currently a missionary in Tanzania, belonging to the Province of West Central Europe. The funeral was held on March 24 at the General House.

Th ceremony in Congo was attended by his former students from Kindu, Kisangani and Nyangezi who wanted to pay their last respects. In an atmosphere of recollection, the Mass began with the presentation of his biography with particular emphasis on the 58 years of his religious life on earth.  During the homily, the priest insisted on the faith that must animate us when we lose the loved ones who have shaped part of our education.

Brother Edouard YATHA, Superior of the community of Bobokoli in Kinshasa, gave a testimony that pinpointed certain qualities and values embodied by Brother Marino:  simplicity, his love for youth, his compassion for the handicapped and street children, his taste for risk to improve the world.

At the end of the ceremony, the whole assembly shared a small meal and everyone was able to give their testimony about Brother Marino, who has had a positive impact on many lives in Congo. He had promised to visit his former students in Kinshasa one day, but faced with death they hope to meet him in the house of the Father with the other Brothers who have left us.

Funeral in Rome.