To the Band of Brothers: January 5, 2021
Good morning!
We ended last semester saying goodbye (virtually) to Br. Mike Martínez‘09 as he officially ended his teaching experience at Belen and moved on to his theology studies. As a matter of fact, just this morning I received an email from him informing us that he has safely arrived in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and is settling in nicely. While he is a bit nervous, he is also filled with excitement for his new assignment. It goes without saying we are grateful for his time here with us. He poured his life and soul into the school and was focused on working with you guys in order to awaken a thirst for Jesus Christ.
Before leaving Miami, Br. Mike left us a parting gift. He was able to complete and launch his first official hip-hop album. Titled “Worship Real,” it is the result of many years of writing and composing music inspired by his experience of faith. If you ask me, it is the ultimate expression of finding God in all things, and his thing is music.
This is such a part of the Jesuit charisma. Our founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola, understood the incredible potential for preaching the gospel in ways that were not limited to the pulpit. Jesuits have always harnessed the varied talents of its members in order to bring people closer to God. This is why we have Jesuits who are doctors, lawyers, actors, writers, mechanics, and musicians. Any of these fields of study can communicate the love of God and give the Jesuit an opportunity to evangelize.
Br. Mike has discovered that his vocation to the Society of Jesus allows him to use his musical talent for the greater glory of God and the benefit of His people. And this does not only apply to Jesuits. This is also true for any person called to study any field. In any and all of them, a committed Christian can find a way to use his or her field of study or work to give glory to God.
I encourage you to take a listen to Br. Mike’s new album “Worship Real.” You can find it by clicking here.
Auspice Maria
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba, by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the school's property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit is situated on a 34-acre site in western Dade County, just minutes away from downtown Miami.