Last week our global community of old pupils, families and friends celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Marist Brothers Old Pupils Association (MBPOA).
The week was filled with music, culture, sporting events, community activities, spiritual reflection and thanksgiving.
It was a great time for old pupils to reconnect and renew their commitment to our core Marist values.
Old scholars paid tribute to the contribution that the Marist Brothers have made in all walks of life to the development of Samoa.
The impact of their work can be seen in the Marist values that have been instilled in our families, public service, and private sector.
There was also a ceremony to recognize the contribution that 15 Marist old scholars and teachers had made to the growth of Samoa's economic, social, religious and environmental sectors.
It was an impressive list of honourees.
In listening to the accomplishments of the selected honourees, it was clear that apart from their outstanding work ethic, the one characteristic that all of them have in common is that their actions spoke louder than their words.
May the Marist spirit of service continue to burn strong in our hearts for another 100 years.
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi
Leader of HRPP