TIRUCHY: 13 July 2005 -- From the 8-10 July
2005,
Twenty Seven Salesians from the various provinces and vice
provinces (except Myanmar) of South Asia gathered in the provincial
house of Tiruchy, India (INT), to reflect on “Salesian Life”,
led by the confreres of these circumscriptions.
This seminar was the
last of a series of seminars conducted by the confreres of South Asia
under the auspices of the South Asian
Salesian Provincial Conference.
To prepare themselves in a profitable manner for the centenary
celebrations of the arrival of the Salesians to South Asia
particularly in Tanjore, in South India, on 14 January 1906, the
Salesians thought of reflecting on the various aspects of Salesian
apostolate. Other seminars on youth, especially Youth at Risk (YAR),
on the Missions, Evangelization and Catechesis preceded the present
seminar.
This
seminar focused its attention on “Salesian Life” as such, in
order to see how far we are living the charism of our Founder, to
take stock of our fidelity to the Founder,
the lacunae and the means
to fill up the lacunae in our commitment to Don Bosco. In order to
enable the participants to profit by the seminar helps were given to
the members through a Key Note address on Salesian Life:
Challenges and Responses, followed by an evaluation of each
province. The Profile of a South Asian Salesian for the next
century, his Formation for the future, how a local and provincial
community should be were also tabledin order to enable
the participants to have a profitable discussion and to draw up a
Final Statement. Now
it depends on the participants to disseminate the fruits of the
seminar to the confreres of their respective provinces. VOCABULARY
circumscription: juridical areas such as a
province, vice province, delegation or 'special circumscription'.
auspices: patronage, management
take stock: make an appraisal of resources
or what has occurred
lacunae: gaps
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