Archbishop Charles Scicluna on Sunday formally proclaimed Lasallian Brother Louis Camilleri as ‘Servant of God’, in the first step towards beatification.

During the ceremony, held at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Mgr Scicluna urged people to follow in Bro. Louis’s footsteps and lead an exemplary life serving others. In his case, he served through education. 

Bro. Louis, who died aged 87 in 2011, dedicated his life to Christian education as a De La Salle brother. He hailed from a humble working-class family in Żurrieq and was the second of 11 children. 

He dedicated his early teaching career to the dockyard apprentices, who attended De La Salle College in Cottonera, before taking on leadership roles at De La Salle College, Stella Maris College, Gżira, including St Benild’s School, Sliema, and the Brothers’ novitiate in Mellieħa.

Bro. Louis is known by generations of teachers, parents and students, who came in contact with him and were influenced by him on both academic and spiritual levels.

His great spirit of faith and zeal, piety and readiness to help all

He initiated the Signum Fidei fraternity in Malta in 1981, and was loved and respected by all members of the fraternity for his great spirit of faith and zeal, piety and readiness to help all in whatever manner.

Signum Fidei is an association of lay people who live by the spirit of the founder of the Lasallian community, St John Baptist de La Salle, and continues to meet regularly around the island.

The Cause of Bro. Louis’s Beatification is being led by Bro. Rodolfo Meoli, Postulator General of the Congregation of the Brothers of Christian Schools, assisted by Vice-Postulator Bro. Saviour Gatt. 

This is the first step which is conducted at Diocesan level. Further steps of the Cause will be taken up, once that of the Malta Diocese is eventually concluded, by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome.