PM Attends Jesuit Anniversary, House Sits Late

Today’s House meeting got off to a late start, and there was a good reason for it. Several government representatives, including Prime Minister John Briceño, were attending a special church service marking a major milestone for the Jesuit Society. The order is celebrating one hundred and seventy‑five years of service to Belize, an occasion that drew its Superior General, Father Arturo Sosa, all the way from Rome. A special mass was held this morning at the new Fordyce Chapel on the Saint John’s College campus, an event the Prime Minister says was about reverence, and one made even more meaningful as a proud SJC graduate.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“The leader of the Jesuits was here and I think it was important for us as the government to be there. He brought a lot of heavy hitters form Africa and the U.S. and Latin America and I felt it was important as Belizeans to be there and show our support and reverence to their visit and to show an appreciation for the hundred and seventy five years of service they have given to this country. That is why I felt it was important for myself to go.”

 

Prime Minister John Briceño says attending the historic Jesuit anniversary mass was a matter of respect and gratitude, as the order marks one‑hundred‑and‑seventy‑five years of service to Belize.