Rome, 30 July 2021 -- In the Southern hemisphere the month of August is celebrated around the Salesian provinces as the 'Month of Don Bosco'. Our hope is that our Salesian Family members in Australia-Pacific and PNG-Solomon Island can have yet another opportunity to get Don Bosco known a little bit more, and also to spread his spirituality and his way of education.

During this coming August 2021 there are numerous religious professions and ordinations in some EAO provinces: For the SDB in FIN, FIS, INA, MYM, THA-Cambodia delegation and VIE (including also two missionaries in AFW province) and for the FMA Sisters in CYM (Cambodia), THA and VIE.

Here is the (hopefully= almost complete list for your prayers and congratulations:

July 31: AFW (Nairobi-Kenya) perpetual profession - Vietnamese missionaries:

Cl Paul Quan

Cl Joseph Phuc

Aug 1: INA (Jakarta-Indonesia) first profession SDB:

Cl Arnoldus Yanur Bate Gope

Cl Simplisius Kora

Aug 5: CYM (Phnom Penh-Cambodia) first profession FMA:

Sr Charlene Chua (first FMA sister from Singapore!)

Aug 5: KOR (Mornese-Italy) perpetual profession 2 FMA:

Sr. Moon Rafaela

Sr Lee Agnes

Aug 5: THA (Sampran-Thailand) first profession FMA:

Sr.Agnese Thanacha Sothon

Aug 6: FIS-MYM (Cebu-Philippines) first profession - 4 SDB:

Cl Keiyth Joemarie B. Bernales (FIS)

Cl John Hein Htet Aung (MYM)

Cl Christopher Sa (MYM)

Cl Nicholas Naw Seng Hpring (MYM)

Aug 7: THA (Banpong-Thailand) priestly ordination:

Deacon Francis Nattawut Kitsawad

Aug 8: THA - Cambodia delegation (Phnom Penh) perpetual profession - Vietnamese missionary:

Cl Paul Lê Quốc Bảo

Aug 13: VIE (Bathon-HCM City) first profession SDB - 19 novices:

Cl Giuse Vũ Tuấn Anh

Cl Gioan Baotixita Ngô Quang Bảo

Cl Giuse Phạm Văn Bảo

Cl Giuse Trần Công Chánh

Cl Gioan Phan Văn Cường

Cl Phêrô Trần Văn Dương

Cl Giuse Hoàng Văn Đức

Cl Giuse Phạm Văn Hoan

Cl Phanxicô Assisi Đỗ Trọng Hữu

Cl Phaolô Phạm Kim Long

Cl Phêrô Trần Văn Long

Cl Phêrô Nguyễn Phước Lộc

Cl Tôma Aquinô Trần Văn Lộc

Cl Anphongsô Lê Khôi Nguyên

Cl Đaminh Nguyễn Minh Tấn

Cl Giuse Hoàng Đức Thăng

Cl Giuse Nguyễn Đức Tuan

Br Vinhsơn Phạm Xuân Vinh

Br Giuse Nguyễn Quang Sách

Aug 14: VIE (Xuan Hiep-HCM City) perpetual profession - 6 SDB:

Cl Giuse Hồ Chính

Cl Antôn Ngô Mạnh Lâm

Cl Gioan Baotixita Nguyễn Trọng Nhân

Cl Gioan B. Nguyễn Duy Quang

Cl Giuse Phạm Văn Thông

Br Phêrô Trần Cao Lượng

Aug 14: CIN (Hong Kong) deacon ordination:

Cl Peter So Ming-hong

Aug 15: FIN (Canlubang) first profession SDB - 2 Clerics:

Cl Cyril Jess L. Lumibao

Cl Roel Jude L. Mallari

Aug 21: THA - Cambodia delegation (Pune-India) priestly ordination:

Deacon Michael Gaikawad

Among the best way of celebrating the month of Don Bosco is to share his vocation story (cf. Memoirs of the Oratory) or our own vocation story with the young people around us! Have a good vocation storytelling month of August!