Approach on the anniversary of the founding

Story of the principal

2010-10-01

October 20 is the anniversary of the founding of the star of the dawn. On October 20, 1946, a founder of the support Maria society who was the establishment mother's body of the star of the dawn, beatification of Mali Therese de subiran were performed in Vatican Saint petoro sanctuary. As for Father La Salle that was a person in charge of the district under jurisdiction of Society of Jesus Japan which attended the expression just on that day at the time, it was engaged earnestly in the propagator who could cooperate with upbringing in a young generation, the visit to Japan request of the sister in order to give you the breath of the life that was new in postwar Japan burnt to the ground. It was thought to ask the support Maria society whom there was in this big joy, and La Salle father visited the president of the support Maria society after beatification, and it was called for dispatching a member to Japan.

　It was an ideal of Mali Therese to go to the whole world to speak a message of Jesus Christ, and to tell. Taking the opportunity of the beatification of the founder, president sister Mali Elise who had a wish to want to begin some new thing read this coincidence with "an appeal from God" and decided that I sent a sister to Japan promptly.

I crossed the Atlantic, and the foundation of the star of the dawn and four sisters that it was arrived at Fukuyama after the trip for several months more across American continent crossing, the Pacific in December, 1947. Their trouble that was going to found a school in the country which both the words and the culture totally varied in was not a thing of the averageness. The acquisition of the land to build a school building and the economical problem greatly stood in the way. The reason why they were able to advance with courage in such situation boldly was that I put trust to God who was set, and led all. The life was days "will God change all into gain?", and to experience the word (letter 8/28 to a believer of Rome) of the Bible. Sister Mali Irene who was the first principal is writing in the diary, "let's leave all to God." ahead of the Fukuyama Akenohoshi girl Junior High School opening of a school of April, 1949. The students learning in a star of the dawn learn from "God based on school mottos called trust" after the fashion of the way of the founders who walked trust to God of life.

School mottos of the Fukuyama Akenohoshi girl's junior and senior high school

With Maria
I am trusted by God
I am faithful for oneself
I get along with each other each other
I advance and serve it

Principal Kinuko Asahiro