Acts_1976_282.ASC :: RM Letters

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V. Actlvltles of tlre Superlor Gouncll and Matters of General lnterest

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Vl. Documents (p. 25)

'1. The Rector MaJor to the Saloslan Publlshers.

Major to the Saleslan Mlsslonary Blshops.

2. The Bector

Vll. From the Provlnclal Newsletters (p. 32)

1. Antilles Provlnce:

lnce: Blble translated

service of a Chlnese

lnltlatlves for

- ln Khasi. 3.

Communlty.

- vocatlons.

New Rochelle

2. Gauhatl prov-

Provlnce: At the

Vlll. Pontlflcal Maglsterlum (p. 40)

- 1. To the Saleslan Mlssionary Blshops. 2.

the Saleslan Mlsslonary Splrltuality- Week.

the

Partlclpants

lX. Necrology and lst Elenco for f9?6 (p. 45)

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8. G.8. - BOMA

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!. LETTER OF THE RECTOB MAJOB

Dear corulreres and. beloued. sons,

This time, for obvious reasons, I write you a short letter. f

believe that many of you need additional time for a careful reading

of, a serious meditation upon, and a thorough assimilation of, the

lengthy and weighty letter on Spiritual Direction which I sent you

last January.

Even the letters written by some of you seem to bear this out.

It might be interesting to present here a cross section of the com-

ments received; but for the sake of brevity I will limil 6ysslf 16

iust one quotation.

Spiritual direction is a call to interior lile

"The reason for my present letter," wrote one of the confreres,

"is your own letter on Spiritual Direction in the latest issue of

the Acts of the Supedor Council. For me that letter was an earnest

and convincing call to intedor ife. I feel that it has done me muc-h

g9o4. I

sibility

ohor,pelikthgatmme,anbyel9ofntghiengcotnofretrhees

holding positions of respon-

rank-and-file, will likewise

derive much benefit from it, that is, a real conversion to the sacra-

ment of Penance and to Spiritual Direction.

One of the things which I admired very highly in Monsignor

- - Cimatti the same confrere goes on to say vras his persevering

and childlike submission to his Superiors, especially in things spir-

itual. Though he was himself a Superior and was in charge of a

difficult missionary work, nevertheless he kept in constant touch

with the Superiors in Turin, in particular with the Economer and

with the Missions Councillor. Like a humhle confrere, he used to

send his rendicontos to his Superior from Jupun. After he stepped

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down, he continued to make them ririth the same candor and sim-

plicity to his Provincial, who had been a cleric in trainhg under

him. Even after he left the office of Rector, never did he fail to

make his monthly manifestation. If he was unable to make it otally,

he would put it in writing and mail it to him. (His last Rector, Fr.

Crevacore, was also his biogapher.) The reason that he used to

give for such conduct was that he needed guidance...

I, too, need guidance, dear Father condudes the confrere

I - and want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for

-having reminded me and my confreres of this gteat need. I must

confess that in the past I have been chronically inconstant in the

practice of ,spiritual Guidance. But I am now determined to get

with it and get the most out of it >>.

Dear confreres, it is my sincete hope that all of you share

this confrere's feelings and resolve.

- There is much talk about renewal today so much that

perhaps the very wotd has become an meaningless dich6 or a term

surrounded by hoy or even wild notions. But let us be convinced

that there can be no renewal unless one's heatt is i1s siaging point

and its main staging arca. This is a truth that has been frequendy

stated by the Holy Father in many of his authoritative documents

and has been restated over and over ryfu by the Superiots and

by the General Chapter, and has also been confirmed by experience,

particularly within the last few years.

I pray to our Father Don Bosco that he may obtain from the

Eloly Spirit for all the Salesians, especially those directly in drarge

of the Confreres' formation, the grace to be fumly convinced of

this truth and to take ptactical steps towatds carrying it out both

in their personal lives and in their pastoral activities.

Tbe earthquake in Gadtelilala

I am sure that all of you have followed the news reports on

the awesome devastation caused by the earthquake in Guatemala

last February.

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\\Ve are gratefuI to God tlrat He has spared the lives of our

Confreres and of the Salesian Sisters: they have all come out

unharmed. Some of the buildings were damaged, however. ITith

a ptomFtness and generosity equal to that which Don Bosco

displayed in similar occasions, our confreres orgenizgd rclief ser-

vices for the victims.

It would be pretty close to impossible or ar least impractical

for me at this point to mention the many initiatives which the

Confreres, the Novices and the pupils themselves undertook at

that time and are still carrying on at present to relieve the suffer-

ings of the Guatemalan victims. We at the Generalate, besides

sending dkect financial aid to the Salesian Communities whose

damaged buildings need repair work done to become operable

again, sent a handsome contribution to the Holy Father in response

to his personal appeals on behalf of the yi6rims.

I am well aware that many of the Provinces and local Com-

- - munities some of whidr are themselves quite in need of help

sent generous contributions either direcdy or through the Center

to that Central Amedcan Province, which v/as so severely tried.

I On behalf of the Guatemalan confreres wish to thank all

of you for associating yourselves to their ttagedy and doing so

mucJr to meet their needs and relieve their sufferings in a spirit

of Chdstian cJrarity and Salesian solidarity. It is indeed a com-

forting thought that the beneficiaries of charitable works are as

much the givers as the receivers.

Mi s sions C e ntennial ac tiai tie s

As you r,ay have found out from the vadous Salesian news

sources, there is in the Congtegation a steady stream of activities

for the celebmtion of the Missions Centennial. One thing that I

find most pleasing and comfortiog io this regard is the confreres'

concern to utilize this wonderful occasion for pastoral purposes,

particulady to stir up new vocarions.

Later in this issue of the Acts you will find a repot on

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several Centennial activities as they have been first reported in

Provincial Newsletters. I hope you will find them interesting

and inspiring.

Here I would only like to mention the two commemorations

of Card. Cagliero, our fitst and geat missionary and one of Don

Bosco's beloved sons, held in Rome and at Frascati (near Rome)

on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. I urge you to read his

life. His exemplary spirit and missionary dedication will, I am

sure, serve as an inspiration for all of us to be mote srongly

attached to Don Bosco's ideals and teachings and to our Salesian

vocation.

Some data on Salesian vocations

I now would like to call your attention to some important

facts on our Salesian vocations, and then make some considerations

and finally draw some practical conclusions.

I will statt from taking a look at the statistics on the number

of novices for the year L975-76. This year we have roughly 400

novices. Needless to say, this number is considerably below the

number we have had over the past years. Besides, these 400 nov-

ices are scattered far and wide, over the five continents. I must

say quite frankly and quite regretftrlly that side by side with some

Provinces which have a rich crop of novices, there arc others

which instead have none at a17. True, in some Provinces this is

due to the fact that the academic cumiculum has been lengthened

or expanded, and this in tutn has caused a dday in the candidates'

entrance into the novitiate; but this situation has not been verified

in several of the Ptovinces...

Fortunately, today in a good number of Provinces, where

some years ago a critical downward trend was experienced, there

is a noticeable and encouraging pickup in the number of novices,

and there is hope that it will continue.

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Some obseroations and considerations

These facts call for some serious considerations, because here

we deal with a matter of vital importance and concern to all of

local

all of you,

community

whether you are the Superior

or the rank-and-file member of

of a Province

a communiry.

I invite all of you to reflect upon the following points.

1. It is invariably true that there are no novices where the

aspirantates have been done away with or are set up wrong or

are being run with wrong methods and a bad envfuonment, or

are staffed with the wrong kind of personnel, or take in the wrong

kind of candidates.

2. Many of the young men who enter our aspirantates or

postulantates or Sons of Mary's programs and later the novitiate

are the products of our own houses, schools, etc.

3. In not a few of the Provinces a f.atly large number of

vocations has come out of our youth movements. Ordinarily, this

is the case of young men in their 20's, some of which have received

their College diplomas and have held a job.

4. As a norm, the perseverance index among the novices

hailing from our houses and youth associations is now consistendy

better than in the past.

Some conclusions

not

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I admit,

all cases,

ate

but

seem nevertheless to

us try to draw some

contain some truth

brief and practical

and some vdidity

conclusions.

let

1. Complaining is of no avail. \\[e must be persuaded that

vocations will come, if we deserve them, if we work for them.

'We must seriously reflect on the fiact that, whereas ure get no

vocations in certain areas where we have large foundations, otler

congregations do get them, and at times get many of them. 'S7e

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should then ask ourselves in all honesty and seriousness why this

is so... I7e have to admit that there are no pat answers, no easy

remedies, no cure-all solutions. \\7e have to acknowledge that the

situation is different in different countries under many respects.

There are, however, certain common things that should help us

to come up with certain answers and certain practical conclusions.

2. Vocations are intimately connected with the inner nature

of an individual community and its outer projection or image, and

the individual

dependent on

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Now, young men are particularly sensitive to certain aspects of

our vocation, to t}e way we live them and ptoject them before

them. Let me mention just a few of them.

3. Our consistency of character and conduct is important. Are

we teally what we say we ate? In other words, do we show in

our daily lives that supernatural sense which alone should inspire

our vocation and transpfue from our speech, from our prayer life,

from our catecJresis, from out liturgies, from our way of acting,

ftom out dealing with the boys? By being consistent with out-

selves we give direction and meaning to our vocation and mission,

and inspire others otlrers to a similar vocation and mission.

4. Young men today are particularly demanding with regard

- to one form of consistency that of individual and communal

poverty. They want a poverty that embraces a simple and austere

way of living and rejects the all-too-common creeping bourgeois

mentaliry, that is, the mentality that seeks daintiness at the dining-

toom table, easigoingness at the work desk, comfort in dothing,

lots of leisure, long vocations... Also here we must be quite per-

suaded that youth is attracted to where they can see generosity

without bounds, austerity with joy, work without stint and an

almost allergic disdain for material comfort and ease and pleasure.

5. Youth easily pick up our chariry lengthwave. Th.y quickly

sense whetler charity reigns among us or not, whether we truly

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love each other or are indifferent to eadr other, whether we really

work together with a spirit of solidarity or each goes his own

selfish way. If chuity is vigorously alive and active among us,

then it exerts a powerful attraction on tl:ose who have the seed

of vocation; otherwise, tL.y feel repelled, and any desire to join

with us is choked off. This shows us how great the power of

- this virtue is on the minds on the young a power which is

exercised in numberless, subde and often unconscious ways.

6. Our cheerfulness in carrying on our responsibilities what-

ever these may be, our very joy of being Salesians are open invi-

tations to many a young man who, particularly at certain delicate

moments of his life, may be searching f.or a way to serve God

in holy joy.

7. Another imFortant factor in the Christian formation of

youth, especially in the development of Salesian vocations is per-

son-to-person contact, friendly exchange, direct concern for their

welfare. In spite of its recognized value, personal contact is a1l

too often neglected with incalculable harm to prospective voca-

tions. Its negligence, besides being contrary to Don Bosco's will,

must honesdy be acknowledged as one of the chief reasons for

our having so few vocations.

There are certainly several good reasons for adopting group

approach in our apostolic activities; but should this be a valid

reason fot neglecting the individual approach? Let each Salesian

study how he can eliminate the causes of his failure to ac.lrieve

this person-to-person contact with his boys which he must have

for pastoral and vocational effectiveness.

8. Let us speak of Don Bosco and of our Congregation, and

let us speak with the #fection of sons speaking of their father

and mother. Obviously, the more our boys get to know Don

Bosco and our Congregation, il the more they are going to

love them. Let us talk not just about our litde house and our

PT ovince, but about the whole Congregation, in particular about

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our Missions. Boys are extremely interested in our Missions. '!7e

need not feel guilty of miumphalism, if we give them a flactual',

well-documented pictute of what our Congregation is doing a1l

over the world. I recendy received the news that some youth

groups have become very enthusiastic about Don Bosco and our

work as a result of their having been introduced to them with

enthusiasm and realism. Yes, we must speak about them intelli-

gently and lovingly, most of all lovingly.

9. Last but not least, the young need to have the issue of

vocation put squarely before them. This, of course, can be done

only by one who knows them well and keeps close to them, one

who knows to choose the right moment and to use the right

technique. A religious education class is a good occasion for

dealing with the issue of religious and/ot priestly vocation. As

a matter of. fact, talks on vocation should alway be part of teligious

education.

10. Though I have said nothing about praying for vocations,

it is apparent that all human means, policies and techniques for

getting vocations can be effective only if they are supported by

prayer. Without prayer any work for vocations is bound to fail

miserably, for it would be like expecting a living response from

a lifeless body.

It is not enougb to talk about uocations

My dear confrefes, much is being said and written nowadays

on the issue of vocations. But v/e should not stop at that, thinking

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own conviction that he can either foster or stifle vocations.

May Our Blessed Lord give us the grace to work all together

by word and deed towards this common goal in spite of many

difficulties and soon to have the joy of seeing more young men

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bring new blood into our communities, for this is indeed our

crying and urgent need.

Please have a constant remembrance of me and of the mem-

bers of the Supetior Council in your prayers, and be assured of

our prayers in return. My affectionate greetings to all of you.

Fr. Lours Rtccru,

Rector Major

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I!I. COMMUNICATIONS

l. New Provincials

The Rector Ma1'or nominated the following Confreres to the Office

of Provincial:

Fr. l7alter Bini for Ca-po Grande (BraztT),

Fr. Giorgio Casanova for Buenos Aires (Argentina),

Fr. Giorgio Nieto for Medellln (Colombia), and

Fr. Antonio Possamai for Recife (Brazil).

2. Meeting of the Salesian Publishers from Europe and U.S.A.

Ttre Salesian P,ublishers from Europe and the United States held

a meeting at the Generalate on January 7-10, t976, to study their

apostolic work and to search for common policies and areas of co-

operation.

The meeting was called by the Rev. Fr. John Raineri, S.D.B.,

Councillor for the Adults' Apostolate. The Directors of the Salesian

Publishing Houses considered the indispensable role of their institutions

fot the Salesian mission in the light of Don Bosco's thought. On the

practical side, they compared their plans and programs, and checked

the possibiliry of joint publishing and studied the ever increasing

opportunities in the field of audio-visual aids. During the trast few

days they were joined by the directors of the Italian Salesian bookstores,

whose roles and problems ane evidently closely rolated to those of

the publishers.

The Rector Major delivered the keynote address, which on acrount

of its special interest appears among the Documents in this issue,

Section VI pp. 25-33.

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3. Meeting of the Directors of the European Salesian Bulletins

The Directors of the Eutopean Salesian Bulletins met at tlrc

Generalate on February l4-lr, 1976. They were representing the

Bullotins of France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Italy,

Lithuania, Spain and Yugoslavia (Croatia and Slovenia). Portugal was

reptesented by its Provincial. Also Ma,lta and Poland, which publish

something akin to the Bulletin, sent their reprcsentatives.

,Greeted by the Rector Major and led by Fr. John Raineri, Coun-

ci.llor for Social Communications, the Directors and representatives

firs,t discussed two comprehensive repofts and on the next day the

ideological and practical aspects of this great Salesian institution which

Don Bosco cal[ed "tbe journal ol tbe Congregation" ,and the Specia,l

General Chapter defined as "the oflicial organ ol tbe Salesian fantb"

(Reg., an. 32).

A duplicated brochute, containing the figures and facts ptesented

at ,the meeting, the Rector Majort adress, the speakers' reports and

t}e assembly's proposals and resolutions, is in preparation.

4. Meeting of the Far-East Provincial Economers

A meeting of the Far-East Provincial Economers was held in

Hong Kong on January 7-9, L976. Organized by the Economer Gen-

'elfriallli'asmOsff,icSe.Din.Ba.,gtietemweanst

with the Regional CounciJlot Ror. George

attended by the Provincial Economers of

,dustralia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Phflippines and Thailand.

The meeting opened with an evening of spiritual recollection. On

the next day the Economer General Fr. Roger Pilla, S.D.B., introduced

the agenda and successively spoke on two themes: "The Spirituality

sf the rdigious Salesian Economer" and "The mora,l duties of the

Provincia,l Economei". Other confreres dealt with specific topics, such

as those contained in aticles 195, 196, and L97 of the Constitutions

and articles L74, 180 and 183-187 of the Regulations. In particular,

the relationshiF between the Ptovincial Econsmer on the one side and

the Economer General, the Provincial, his C,ouncil and the houses on

the other was examined; an eventual Confreres' social security policy

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uras discussed; the topic of whether it would be convenient to cen-

tralize book-keeping fot all the houses in the Province was likewise

discussed.

One immediate result of the meeting was a clearer definition

- also in its spiritual aspects of the image of the Provincial Economer,

- whom Fr. Pilla presented as a man animated by great faith in Divhe

Providence, by a spirit of service and sacrifice, by prompt faithful

vigilant solicitude, and as an exemplar in ttre practice of all that he

must demand of others.

5. Publications on Don Bosco

Two pu,blications on Don Bosco's writings are coming off the

press these days and we would like to bring them to your attention.

Fr. Joseph Aubry, S.D.B., Editor, Grov,lNNr Bosco: Scnrrtr

Sprnrruer.r (John Bosco's Spiritual lTritings), Citt) Nuova Publishers:

Rome 1975, 2 vols., pp.260 and 356, Lit. 5,500 (approximately U.S.A.

$ 7.00- the two paperback vols. cannot be sold separately).

This anthology is preceded by a masterly Inmoduction (pp. 14-

50). "Is Don Bosco a spiritual wtiter?", Fr. Aubry b"grot by asking.

And immediately he replies: "Certaintry not. Is he a spiritual master?

Yes indeed!" He then proceeds to consider t-he sources of Don Bosco's

spiritual writings and the ideological and practica,l characteristics of his

spiritual docmine.

The text is made up of an ample and judicious selection of 230

passages from Don Bosco's "Memorie dell'Oratorio", the biogtaphies

of his saindy 'boys, letters to young men, maxims, s€rmons to the ge-

neral public, conferences to C,onfteres and C,oopetators, letters to

friends, etc..., arranged in a loosely chronological order.

The criterion that guided the editor in the choice of the passages

was to select "what seemed to (him) more conducive to nourish today

the spiritual life of one who desires to take inspiration from Don

Bosco('s writings)" (page 48). Thus the editor has gathered and con-

densed in two pocket-size volu-es the "best" of Don Bosco's spiritual

writings for a deeper and mote effective understanding of his spiritual

doctrine and life.

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You may

1111 - 00L63

order directly from Fr. J. Aubry (Via

Rome, Italy) or from ELLE DI CI or

della Pisana,

any Salesian

Bookstore (for instance, ELLE DI CI, Via della Conciliazione, 26f 28,

00193 Rome; LES, Via Marsa'la 40, - 00185 Rome).

Gioaanni Bosco, Opere Edite, Ristampa anastatica a cura del

<< Centro Studi Don Bosco > dell'Universiti Pontificia Salesiana (JOIS{

BOSCO'S PUBLISHED ItrORKS, Photostatic technically anastatic

- reprint by the Don Bosco Study Center at the Salesian Pontifical

-University), Libreria Ateneo Salesiano Publisher: Rome 1976-77:

(Intro-ducInti*oond: uTzhioenPeu:bGlisIhiesdc'Writotrikas

sta,mpa di San Giovanni

of St. John Bosco) by Fr.

Bosco

Piemo

Stella, S.D.B.

- Prina Serie: Libri e Opuscoli (First Series: Books and Pamph-

lets), in 37 vols.

- Secanda e Terza Serie: Circolari, programmi, appefii, ecc.

(Second and Third Series: Circulars, progrzrms, appeals, etc., including

also articles from the Salesian Bulletin), in 4 vols.

This colossal publishing and cultural venture has already been

announced in the Acts (cfr. No. 280, Oct.-Dec. '75, p. 14), but the

recent publication of the fust volumes catrls for another "prff".

The edition is the fruit of twenty years of scientific investigation.

The aut'horship of many anonymous wtitings had to be ascertained.

Don Bosco's writings, which at times were mingled with those of

other ar.rtlrors or scattered through newspapers and magaztnes of various

kinds, had to be patiently excerpted and gathered. First editions of

Don Bosco's writings have become extremdy rare and hatd to get.

But with this publication it is now possible to present to the Salesian

Family and,to scholars throughout the world a vast and splendid doc,u-

mentation of Don Bosco's original writings.

Besides reprinting the published works, the Study Center plans

to publish Don Bosco's "Opere inedite" (unpublished works, such as

correspondence and manuscripts).

The size of the entite

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swuroprrkise-

pen. It

over

no one

should

40 volumes just for the

who knows of the prodi-

be remembered, however,

that the apostolate of the pen was only one of his many types of

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apostolate, and all of them, this one in particular, were part of his

gtandThprisojewcot r-k

the "salvation of youth".

shou'ld, then, become the

prized

possession

each

Salesian library. An invitation to place an order and information on

how to do it are found in a brochure, which has been mailed to all

Provincials and Reators. It is to be hoped that this work, once it is

placed in the hands of the Confreres, who can read Don Bosco's native

language, will give them a widet and more solid base for the understand-

ing of Don Bosco's versatitre genius and for a continuous momentum

in the renewal of our Congregation according to his spirit, begun by

the Special General Chapter and to be consolidated by the upcoming

21st Chapter.

6. Acts of the Goadjutor Brothers' World Gongress

The official Italian edition of the Acts of the Coadjutor Brothets'

ITolld Congress is coming off the press in eartry Apdl. A copy will

be sent to all the Delegates to the Congress and to every house in

the Congtegation. The 650-page vol,ume contains: a) the opening

and closing addresses of the Rector Major to the Delegates; b) the

fr:,ll text of the Speakers' r€ports; c) the Delegates' interventions on

the assembly floot; and d) proposals and motions voted on by the

General Assembly.

In the Appendix are found the Rector Major's letter of convo-

cation of the Vorld C,ongress, summaries of tlre proposals ,made at

the Provincial and Regional meetings, and otlrs important documents.

Renato

was the

Romaldi,

aim of

S-D.B.,

inthcehacrogme poilfertslre-

drief among them, Bro.

Coadjutor Brothers' Section

- of the Salesian Personnel Formation Department not only to necotd

past exchanges of ideas and disctrssions, but especially to present to

the C-oadiutor Brothers and to all the confreres a handy work tool for

further tesearch into such impotant issues as the Salesian Coadjutor

Brother's identity, apostolic activity, formation and vocation, This

research should, of course, be carried on with greater intensity as the

date for the next General Chapter approaches.

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IV. THE CENTENNIAL OF THE SALESIAN MISSIONS

1. Meeting of the Missionary Bishops

Twenty Salesian missionary Bishops and six Provincials, whose

Provinces are located within the Bishops' temitories, met at the Gene-

ralate on January 12-24, 1976 f.or a 72-day workshop on Sa.lesian and

missionary problems.

The meeting was called by the Rector Maior for the purpose of

giving the participants, as he said in the letter of convocarion, "the

opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences and to jointly explore

common problems and thus foster a closer cooperation among Bishops,

Provinciatrs, missionaries and the C-ongregation".

The Bishops and Provincials listened ro lecrures given by experts

from the Salesian, Gregorian and Urbanian Universities on rtre ,more

recent theological, jnrridical and pastoraL developments on a variety of

areas, such as ecclesiology, missionology, ecumenism, spirituality,,liturgy,

etc. Following tle lectures, they discussed matters with the expertc

and Iatet continued with group discussions. In particular, they explored

and debated the typically Salesian aspects of their missionary work,

focusing their attention of the problems of formation of Salesian mis-

sionary personnel, coresponsibility between a Bishop and a Salesian

Provincial when both are working within the same area; the ever more

influential role played in mission territories .by the Salesian Sisters, and

by dedicated laymen and laywomen; the fostering of loca,l vocations, etc.

On the 2Lst. of lanuary the Bishops and Provincials were received

in a special audience by the Holy Father and on the dosing day they

were addressed by the,Rectot Major. Both Pope Paul's address and

that of Fr. fucceri are reporred in this issue of the Acts, Section VIII,

pages 40-43 and Section VI, pages 3336, respectively.

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2. Missionary Spirituality Week

The Missionary Bishops' Meeting was immediately followed, still

at the Generulate, by a Missionary Spirituality \\feek (January 25-31).

This was organized by the Missions Department to give all those

who work in the Salesian missionary field the opportunity to get

together, to get to know each other, to pray together, to exchange

experiences and to discuss common problems and to plan for the future.

The I7eek was attended by 13 of the 20 Salesian Missionary

Bishops mentioned above, by the Mothet Superiors of the eight

C-ongregations and Secular Institutes which have grown out of the

Salesian stock, and by 79 Salesian Sisters, 37 Salesians and various

representativos of the Cooperator's and Past Pupils from various parts

of the world. All together, 12 difierent otganizaions u/ere represented,

all issuing from, and united in, Don Bosco's spirit. This was the

first meeting of the kind in the history of the Congregation.

AJso this group was received in a special audience ,by Pope

Paul VI on January 28. [ 6trmm2ry of his words on that occasion

is found on pages $-44 of. these Acts.

3. The Prefecture Apostolic of Lashio (Burma) entrusted to the

Salesians

On November 20, '1.975 His Holiness Pope PauI erected the

Apostolic Prefecture of Lashio in Burma and entrusted it to the

Salesian Society. On the sa-e day he nominated Very Rev. John

Jocelyn Madden, a Burmese, as its Prefect Apostolic.

The new Prefecture comprises the territory that was formerly

the northern portion of the Kengtung Diocese. Sitlrated ,between

the 22nd and the 24th parallels of longitude Noth and between

the Mandalay Archdiocese and the boundaries with China, the Prefec-

ture co\\,€rs approximately 2),700 sg.d., has a population of 1,418,915

inhabitants belonging to six difierent ethnic-linguistic groups.

The Catholics number 1r,580, with 2,749 catechumens, centered

in 150 vil,lages. Numerous are the converts, especially among the

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Kachins and the Lishaws, who are prevalently animists, and less

numerous among the !7as.

The new Prefecture is stafied by 2 p.IM.E. missionaries (who

were the first to evangelize the territory), seven native salesians,

one diocesan priest, 22 Sisters of Reparation, and 20 catechists.

The Very Rev. Madden was born in Toungoo, Burma, on May

23, 1934. After attending elementary schools in Mandalay, he entercd

our houses in Sonada and shillong, India. He was ordained priest in

Rangoon, where he completed his theological studies. In lgll he

was made Pastor of Namtu (Lashio) and provincial Delegate of

Buma. He continues as Provincial Delegate.

4. Solidarity Fund (t9th report)

a) Coxrnrnurrrc Pnovrucrs (December 15, 1.97 j - March l| , Lg76)

Arvmnrce

BraziT, Belo Horizonte

Chile

Colombia, Medellln (for Guatemala)

Mexico, Mexico

U.S.A., New Rochelle

U.S.A., San Francisco

Uruguay

Lit. 1,904,522

2,000,000

840,000

1,290,000

2,0r0,000

7,650,000

1,000,000

Asre

China

Japan (for Guatemala)

800,000

2,406,000

Eunopr

Austria

Belgium, Southern Province

50,000

291,262

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England

Getmany, Northern Province (for Guatemala)

Germany, Southern Province

Italy, Ligutian Province

Italy, Novarese

Italy, Southern

Italy, Venetianst. Mark (for Guatemala)

Spain, Batcolona

1,200,000

7,460,600

5,175,98)

100,000

5,5oo,ooo

4,7oo,0oo

1,643,000

115,000

Total

Casb on band

Total anzt. for distribation

46,156367

,1,3r5

46,187,702

b) DIsnunsEMENr (December 15, 1975 - March 15, 1976)

Arnrce

Capo Verde: for work among sl,'m-dwellers

Central Africa: for the Kigali (Rwanda) mission

Egypt: for the Cairo and Alexandtia Youth Centers

Ethiopia: for the new mission (from U.S.A.-!0est)

Mozambique: for its many urgent needs

1,0oo,oo0

1,000,00o

1,000,000

2,460,ooo

1,o0o,o0o

AuBnrce

BrazrT, Guirantiga: for the Catechists (from Ger'

many)

Brazil,Humaiti: idem

Brazil, Porto Velho: idem

Brazi,, Rio Negro: idem

Brazil, Rio Negro: for a smatrl building in Ta-

racui

Campo Grande (from Getmany Northern Province)

150,000

67,600

150,000

1,ooo,o0o

2,129,L90

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Central America: for the eathquake victims in

Guatemala

Central America: Haiti: for abandoned boys

Chile (from the Novarese Province)

Colombia, Bogoti: for abandoned boys in Bo-

,sconia

Colombia, Bogotir: for tlre Contractatibn Leper

C,olony (from Germany Northern Province)

Colombia, Medellln: for needy students at the P.J.

Bemio Technical School

Ecuador, Cligaaza: for the mission's poor

Ecuador, Sucua: fot an outboard motor

Parugaay, Chaco: to help pay the debts at Puerto

Casado

Venezuela, Puerto Ayacucho: for the San Fernando

de Atabapo Mission (from the Novarese Pro-

vince)

11,746,000

1,000,000

6oo,ooo

1,ooo,oo0

2,329,19'

1,000,000

300,000

1,000,000

1,ooo,oo0

300,000

Asre

India, Bombay: for the needy in \\Tadala

India, Calc,u,tta: f.or the Don Bosco Welfare Centre

at ltzimganj

India, Madras: for St. Michael's Industrial &hool

in Guntur

India, Madras: for adult vocational education in

Tirupattur

India: Raipur; for polio victims

lapan: ftom Germany Northern Province

Middle East, Lebanon: for our school in Beirut

Middle East, Nazareth: for needy students

Philippines: for the slum-dwellers in Joriz, Pasil

and Tondo

Timor: for our three missions

Vietnam: for the formation of young confreres

500,000

1,ooo,00o

1,000,o00

1,0oo,ooo

300,000

1,r50,000

1,ooo,ooo

500,000

1,500,000

2,600,000

1,3oo,ooo

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EunopB

Italy: for the F,MA's work at Ostia, near Rome

Italy: for ptison work in Milan

Sweden: from Germany Northern Province

Yugoslavia, Zagreb: from the Novarese Province

Total

Casb on band

200,000

5o,o0o

2,7oo,ooo

600,000

46,181,983

5,719

c) FrueNcrnr, pRospEcrus oF THE Sor-rDAnrrv Fuwo

as of March 15, 1976t

lncone

Disbursenent

Casb on hand

445,96),426

445,957,707

5,719

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V. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUPERIOR COUNCIL AND MATTERS

OF GENERAL INTEREST

For a brief time, that is from ,mid January to the Feast of St.

Joseph, the entire body of the Superior Council was back together

at tlre Generalate. The Regional Counci,llors had returned from their

several-month--long visitations and wete getting ready for another

round.

During the two short months in fu,ll session, the Superior Council

took care o{ many items on its lengthy agenda. First, it proceeded

to appoint new Provincials; then, it carefu,lly examined .the Visitation

Repots submitted by the Regionals, that is, the reports on the

South ltalian and Adriatic Provinces by Fr. Luigi Fiora, on the Bombay

and Madras Provinces and the Korean Delegation by Fr. George

!7i'lliams, on the Bilbao and C6rdoba Provinces by Fr. Antonio

M6lida, on the Peru and Medellln (Colombia) Provinces by Fr. Jos6

Henriquez, on the South German Province, and on the Buenos Aires,

Campo Grande and Recife Provinces by Fr. Giovanni Vecchi.

Furthermore, the Superior Counci,l prepared its Activities Calendar

for April 1976-March 1977, fixjng the dates of many importarit meet-

ings, congresses, study weeks, courses on permanent formation, etc.

There will be very many of these courses in the future, since their

usefulness has been widely recognized and their request is growing

among the Confreres

presently being held

tlhaergSea.leOsinaenusmucfhorco2u2rseco-nfretrhees

sixth

from

- is

many

parts of the world.

The two-month-long spell also provided the Superior Council with

t'he much needed opportunity to make plans and preparations for the

next General Chapter, our 21st, that will take place in 1977. In

particular, the Council discussed its nature and scope. The Chapter

is in the nature of the periodic checkups requested of all Congregations

by the Holy See. Among other things, it will rcview and checlr

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all of the decisions and deliberations taken by the Special General

Chapter. The Superior Council also laid down the organizational

procedures for the upcoming Chapter, following in this the various

requirements set forth in the renewed Constitutions and Regutrations.

The uftcial document of convocation of the General Chapter will

appear in the nex,t issue of the Acts.

Needless to say, the Superior Council's time during the same

period was also taken up with the ordinary departmental activities.

Fr. Bernard Tohill, of the Missions Department, had a particular.ly

busy schedule on account of the many Missions Centennial celebrations

which he attended. Fr. Giovanni Raineri, of the Apostolate for the

Adults and for Social Communications, held two important separate

meetings: the fust for the Salesian Publishers, and the second for

the European Salesian Bulletin Directors. The Economer General

Fr. Pilla presided at the Fat-East Provincial Economers' meeting in

Hong Kong, which has been roported previously in this issue.

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VI. DOCUMENTS

l. To the Salesians in the publishing field

'Ve bere report the uords ad.dressed by tbe Rector Maior t,o tbe

European Publisbers coruaened at tbe Generalate (see abooe, p. l2).

Alter greeting tbern and reminding them ol tbe priuilege of working

in tbis typically "Bosconian apostolate on bebaff ol the young and.

ol tbe uorking classes", Fr. Ncceri uent an to sayi

This meeting, in my opinion, has a special significance. It could

and should be the beginning of a reawakeoirre in the field of publishing.

As you know, many things have been said on this matter in the

past, but most of them have rcmained just printed words and have

never .been carried out.

The fact is that our Congregation states and acknowledges the

all-important role of publishing in the fulfilLnent of our ecclesial and

socia,l mission: this I say to you and to all those who ,bear this

responsibility at provincial level. This was indeed our Founder's

explicit wi,Il, expressed in various ways and under many circumstances.

And this should also be our own starting point.

As I see it, Don Bosco's thought on the role of publishing as

a typical Salesian mission is beautifully summed up in his letter of

the 4th of April 1885. I consider this letter somewhat similar in

purpose to, though difierent in kind from, the one written in Rome

in 1884: that was a forcefu,l document on our Preventive System,

this one on our specific mission in the field of publishing and printing.

Please note the year: 1885. Don Bosco was then a man of mature

experience and, as he wrote in the letter, was feeling his physical

energies ebbing away; and consequently he was deeply concerned

about setting forth the ways, tlre means and the style to be followed

by his sons in fis fulfillment of their mission in the world.

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Vithout hesitation a diuine instrument

This is a letter that is to be constandy read and mediated upon

by all those who are in any way involved in this highly relevant

form of modern apostolate. A"llow me to quote from this very

important document, so that we can become aware of Don Bosco's

conviction that the ministry of the word should not be restdcted to

pbruetaschhionugld-

a field in

be extended

which he

to writing

hainmdspeulfbulisnhdionugb, tetodlywheaxtcdislecdal-le,d

the apostolate of the pen, of the book, of the magazine.

In fact, spenking of writing and publishing books, Don Bosco

stated: "l7ithout hesitation I consider this a divine instrument,

inasmuch as God himself used it fot the salvation of man. It was

in fact the Bihle, ,literally "the books", inspited by him that brought

the right doctrine to the whole world".

Then he made this powerful statement that should be carefully

weighed: "Good books, spread among the masses, are one of the

best means for preserving the kingdom of the Savior in many a

soul... They are all the more needed, because ungodly and immoral

people

making

tuosdeayo{-

thiasnvdetrhyistowoal stoabboriuntgodneeshtruuncdtiorendaynedarcsoanfguos!io-n

are

into

the fold of Christ. It is therefore necessary to oppose them by

using the same tool >>.

Don Bosco was an all-out fighter, particularly in this field. I

wonder what he would think of us today...

Here is another statement of his, set in clear and stirriflg terms

so as to encourage his sons to follow his example. "This was one

of the main underla:kings entrusted to me by Divine Ptovidence",

he said, "and you well know with what untiring energy I had to

work at it, in spite of the thousand and one other occupations

pressing on me...".

As if this were not enough, Don Bosco finally "laid down the

law" with one of his remarkably pithy and forceful statements:

"The spreading of good literature", he said, "is one of the chief

goals of our Congregation". In the face of this, we shou,ld stop

and ask ourselves how we have been carrying out this "one of the

chief goals of our Congregation".

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In addition, Don Bosco quoted article 8 of our old Constitutions,

which said: "The Confreres shall also endeavour to spread good books

among the people, employing all the means which Christian charity

ispires; and they shall seek by word and example to combat heresy and

irreligion among the less well-educated classes".

To the unschooled and uncultured in Don Bosco's times has

succeeded in our times a generation of well-schooled neo-pagans, highly

cultured at}eists. These people and those aflected by the many other

negative forces operating in our society make our dedication to

evangelization through the printed wond all the more pressing.

Towards the end of his letter, Don Bosco came out with a

passionate plea: "I, therefore, beg you and beseech you", he said,

"not to neglect this important sectof of our mission". Then, as it

was customary with him, he made some practical suggestions: "Begin

to carry out this mission not only among the boys placed in our

care by Divine Ptovidence, but by dint of word and example .make

your boys into as many apostles for the spreading of good literattrre".

A missioru of good.ness and religion

Don Bosco's wonds, it is apparent, bespea,k both his strong convic-

tion and his rich experience as a writer, pu,bli,sher and propagator of

good literature. Pages upon pages in the Biographical Memoirs

document this fact.

His prodigious and almost incredible activity was inspired by,

and aimed at, this goal. "All of Don Bosco's writings", wrote Henri

Bosco in his biogaphy of the Saint, written in collaboration witl ttre

photographer leonard von Matt, "revea.l oleady his aim as a priest

and an educator, his apostolic putpose, and the interests of the Salesian

Society which he founded. Even the smallest page which came from

his pen had the sole purpose of doing good to the reader or giving

instruction in the faith: a mission, therefore, of goodness and religion"

(p. 155).

This is indeed a neat summary of Don Bosc's stand on this matter,

and we should be exremely wary of drifting away from it towards

other forms of apostolate which would not be "a ,mission of goodness

and religion" on behalf of the young and the working classes.

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!7e read in the fourth volume of the Biographical Memoirs that

one of tlre reasons which prompted Don Bosco to take up writing

and publishing was his "interest in the working class" (p. 482, Eng.

Ed.). To male his writings easily available to them, he wanted the

price to be kept very low. In the midst of many occupations and

preoccupations fot his boys and his two C,ongregations, he would

6nd time and all too often it was time taken away from his

lseletteepr,-nottowwitrhitoeuthissaftaismfaocutisonpaomvpehrlehtiss...aTchhiuesvehmeecnot:u"ldInwrtihtee

in a

past

years

thing

the

for

Sthaolesseiandsahyasv!eTshpuresadweeigchatnmhialliiol nDobonoLB:os"sc-o

no small

as a true

apostle of the working class.

This, in brief, was Don Bosco's thought, example and will with

regard to writing and publishing. \\U7e, therefore, should not consider

writing and publishing as mere appendages to our mission, but as

vital parts and expressions of it.

In more rccent times

Now we shou,ld ask ourselves some pertinent questions: How

did our Congregation respond to this chaltrenge in the past? How

is it responding to it at present?

It seems to me that the Salesians of the i-mediate "post-Don

Bdsco" period did, on the whole, in view of the limitations of petsorulel

and of the circumstances under which they were wonking, respond

well to the urgent request of our Father and Founder and to the

commitment of our Congregation embodied in out Constitutions. A

ptoof of this is the fact, recorded in the Annals, that wherever the

early Salesians opened a house, they also opened a bookshop and

often a small-scale publishing house next to it, somewhat in the

style of the SEI, the Salesian Publishing House annexed to Va,ldocco.

Inaolution and deaiation

Unfortunately, the decisive involvement of the eatly Salesians in

this field was not maintained in out Congregation in later years, when

instead it should have kept pace with the great development of printing

and publishing in the civil society. fn an age which has been witnessing

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a phenonemal growth of the means of social communication, the so-called

I mass media, we instead have been undergoing what thinl< we could

I call a kind of involution in our publishing mission

would almost

- dare call it, at least in certain cases, a deviation from the true outlook

on our mission. W'hen we should have been "feeling the times", we

have instead showed Iittle sensitivity, and certainly we have la&ed the

intuition and daring of Don Bosco. We have not been sufficiently

aware of the ttemendous importance of this Salesian apostolate, and

so all too often we have channelled our energies into other activities,

I such as teaching. Now, please do not get me wrong. As said many

times, I 4m not against teaching. But it is true that in many a case

we have seen teaching monopolizing, so to say, our activities to the

detriment of otlrers.

\\fhat has been the consequence of this? The overwhulming

concern to provide {ot the im'mediate needs of our growing number

of academic and professional instiar'tions has progressively natrowed,

and nearly phased out, our interest in the field of writing and publish-

ing, which Don Bosco and our mission demand of us.

On the othet hand, we should not fool ourselves and pass off as

publishing what in reality is not. By the mere fact that it offers

employment to foty or fifty workers, a Salesian printing establishment

- is not a publishing house and certainly it is not a Salesian publishing

house unless it produces the type of literature that we have spoken

of above.

The most serious sign of this involution is, ,as I see it, the fact

that we have not made provisions for the training of qtralified men in

this apostolate. !7e lack good writers' and publishers. Today it is

not enough to have a natural propensity with a dose of good will to

be successful in this field: a serious professional preparation is needed.

Thus, in the absence of this, we have, so to say, degraded an apostolate

which should have produced and spread literature with a Christian

message among our boys and the working class, down to a co-mercial

I - and perhaps money-making printing establishment a merely h'man

venture, which is far from Don Bosco'e &ea+. know of some Sale-

- sian presses which have churned out exercisebooks and notebooks

a f.ar cry from Don Bosco's pamphlets, designed to promote the Faith.

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Unless ue train personnel...

This is all the more saddening inasmuch as we now see certain

religious Orders and Congregations, whose origina,l goal did not con-

template the apostolate of the press as their own special instrument

of evangelization, getting involved not only in the purblishing field, but

also in the wider atea of. mass media. I read quite recendy that the

Master General of the Dominicans issued a strongly-worded letter to

all he members of the Dominican Family, both men and women,

asking them that, in view of the present and future needs of society,

more attention be given to the use of modern means of social commu-

nication for the ourpose of. evangelization and, most of a,ll, to the pre-

pafation of professional men rained in the use of such means.

Unless, therefore, we train personnel for this apostolate, we run

the serious risk of compromising, to some degree at least, all of our

apostolic activities. !7e cannot stop at making nice qpeeches and holding

meetings on the impoftance of writing and publishing, and then let

things go on as before. \\7e need to invite more Salesians to enter this

field and to give them the opportunity to gertle necessary professional

112ining, or else we will .miss on something vital .to our work.

After a,ll, every one should have recognized by now that the

Church and the Council have been insisting not j,ust since yesterday,

- but for many, many years of the special importance of the press

- and the other means of social gsmmrnisxlion and have repeatedly

urged Religious to get seriously involved in this form of aposrolate.

You must l<now "Inter mirifica", "Cornmunio et Progressio" and the

other Church documents on .this regard, and there is no need for me

to quote from them at this ti re.

'Wbat are ue to d.o tben?

!7e Salesians have received this specific mandate at the very birth

of out C.ongregation, ,long before the intervention of the Church and

of the Council. !7hat are we to do? The answer was given in the

Iast General Chapters.

The Special General Chapter took a very special interesr in this

sector of our apostolate. Seeing it in the Iight of our mission and of the

teachings of the Church, it confirmed its impotance, necessity and

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timeliness, and showed deep concern not ontry for printing and publish-

ing, but for the whole spectrum of mass media. , It dedicated an entire

documI ewnitll-notthreepseixatthh-eretowhitat(siesecAoncttasinoefdSiGnCth, aptpd. o2c9u9m-3e1n3t),. which

should be re-read and stu&ed with care. I will only recatrl that the

SGC underscored how the 19th Chapter had already set up in L965 a

vast progr4m to sensitize the Salesians on this most important matter;

but the SGC added, quoting the Rector Major's introductory report,

that there had been "no systematic, co-ordinated involvement on a

par with the importance and timeliness of the mass media... for the

renewal of our apostolate" (ib., p. 307).

In all fairness to the facts, something has been bone here and

there; but, al,l summed up, the ibalance sheet is negative.

Now, not only did the SGC restate what the XIX Chapter had

said and ddiberated, but it also updated and enriched it with practical

directives which, if implemented, would give publishing and mass

media tleir rightful place in our store of apostolic tools.

fn refetence to publishing, the SGC requires "our publishing

houses and printing works to be always conscious of their principal

aim, which is the spreading of the gospel message amorg the people

and especia.l,ly among the young" (No. 461) and "Salesian publishing

houses of the same country or language to aim at a spitit of mutual

co-operation and an exchange of ideas and personnel on an international

basis" (No. 462).

Sensitizing Salesian pablic opinion

At this point I almost hear you object: "Yes, but why tell this

only to us? After all, what can we do?"

I do recognize that it is not enough to talk to you alone, because

this is every conftere's problem and responsibility, and in a very special

way it is the problem and responsibility for the individual Provinces,

the Provincial Confetences and the groups of Provincials. The issue is

closely tied up with the whole problem and effort of the redimensioning

of out work, on which we still have a long way to go.

'We need a grass-root campaign or movement to sensi,tize public

opinion within our Congregation, within our Salesi2p pamily and in

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particular udthin each Province. !7e have to help create a common

'a!7wearehnaevses

this Salesian heritage that will translate

help the Confreres realize the aweful

itself into action.

mistake we have

made and are still making in our Provinces by neglecting or underes-

timating this tool of evangelization which is today highly valued and

extensively used by others. We have to help the confreres see the

increasiag harm that would come to our work if in redimensioning

our work we kept other activities in their present privileged position.

In aLl this you, our Salesian publishers, can do your good share of

enlightenment and persuasion by using your expertise in your own field.

I would only offer you two suggestions, rather reminders, that

you could pass on to the others.

I remember a confrere who was taken out of his high-school

classroom and assigned.to work for some years in a publishing center,

on the editorial staff of a popular youth magazine with a circulation

of over one hundred thousand. One day this confrere remarked to me:

I "From my classroom desk was able to reach some thirty boys, and

now from my editorial room I can reach up to four hundred thousand

boys, if not morel'. Yes, we need Salesian writets, editors, pu,blishers,

I - - besides and perhaps even more than Salesian teachers.

draw the other thought from Don Bosco's letter aJready men-

tioned. There he descdbes, with his own psychological finesse born

out of experience, the adventurous journey of a book ot pamphlet,

such as one of the many that came out of his pen. He tells how a

good publication can continue to be effective even after i,t has been

tossed aside or thtown away; if momentarily neglected, it does not feel

put out, it does not lose its value; it can fall into the hands of someone

else and resume its work of enlightenment... ft can enter a home or

an office ot a f.actory where a priest could not feel welcome... And

then it can travel on and on, even after its author and first readers

are rlong gone!

I As said before, it is absolutely necessary in my view that all of

us be sensitized on this matter. As publishers, you see the need and

possess,the talent to do it better than any one else.

I hope that these words of mine have given you a reassurance

that, as you continue working at your profession and sharing in one

of Don Bosco's cherished apostolic activities, you have the fulI support

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and appreciation of the Congtegation and hold a favorite spot in his

heart.

E ora... buon lauorol Now get busy, and every success!

2. To the Salesian Missionary Bishops

At the conclusion ol tbe Meeting ol the Salesian Missionary Bisbops

and Prouincials reported preuiously, tbe Rector Maior deliaered. an

ad.dress to thank tbe participants at, and tbe organizers of, tbe meeting,

to expresse bis latherly concern for tbeir missionary uork, and. in par-

ticular to assare tbern of tbe continuinglooe and sapport by tbe Congre-

gatian. Below, excerpts lrom bis speecb:

Pethaps the best way for you to be truly grateful and happy for

the success of the days spent at the Salesianum would be, in my

opinion, to treasure ,the wealth of spiritual, pastoral and Salesian expe-

riences that you have gathered together. To this end please allow me

to offer you some hu,mble reflections and suggestions, that will a,lso

help emphasize and sum up the fundamental ideas and tesolutions

which have emerged from this meeting.

l, "Ut anurn simus"r let us be united.

'We are 1i[g links in a chain. Let us stick together. In union

there is strength. This was a constant concern of Don Bosco.

I7e live in difficult times, in a world rife with strife-causing

egoism and selfdestroying individualism. We must keep all the more

united. "Cor r,utu.m et anina u.na": we must be of one heart and one

mind, in Christ and in Don Bosco, to build the Kingdom of God. I

would ,like to express the close relationship between you, the Bishops,

and us, the C-ongregation, in this kind of motto: we fot you, and you

with us. Thus united, we will all increase our potential for good.

This union of minds and hearts cannot be achieved through rules

and laws and canons. Necessary though these are, they are powedess

to create that communion of vision and purpose which is indispensable

for a successful evangelization. Such communion is, instead, the fruit

of charity and faith living in our hearts.

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2. Souls aboae all!

As Bishops and Provincials, seek souls above al'l! And do not

forget your own and those of your own co-workers and confreres: you

are also responsible for them.

In practice, gather t'hem together as often as you can. I was

pleased to know that some of you keep contact with your men by

amateur radio. That surely is a wonderful thing, but it is not enough.

To establish a truly effective union and to express your father.ly concern,

physical presence is necessary. So gather your men together for the

monthly, quarterly and yearly retreats.

). Eaangelization reqaires constant stud.y.

Bishops and missionaries exist to serve and evangelize the people

of God. !7e ate altr convinced of that. But evangelization requires a

previous intellectual preparation and a constant study to keep abreast

with the continuing development of ideas and techniques in the field

of catechesis. This means that it is imperative {or everyone to read

professional books and magezines which improve and update one's

understanding of the issues conceming evangelization.

4, Laity and social comnzunication.

Lay men and women, and mass media are irreplaceable factors

and tools in the work of evangelization. The former should be ade-

quately trained and the latter be in adequate supply.

5. Sharing responsibility.

Evangelization presupposes and req,uires that the Bishops act in

fulI cooperation with their helpers. More than ever before, we can

see today the truthfuIness of the scriptural saying: "Vae soli! \\[oe

to the loner!" IToe to the man who thinks he can do it all,by himself.

Such a man is doomed to make costly mistakes, even in serious

matters at times, because he deprives himself of the advice, cooperation

and support of his co-workers. Therefore it is imperative to solicit

cooperation and share responsibility.

I And since am speaking to Bishops and Provincials assembled

together, on this matter I think we should speak of coresponsibility

rather than of dyarchy, even though we shou,ld at all times maintain

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the necessary distinction of powers and roles vested in the two separate

persons.

6. Material means.

Even though money and what money can buy are not everything,

nevertheless they are obviously indispensable. The Congregation wiltr

continue to help you financially: she will never abandon you. Before

the Church and out of love for her children, such as you are, she is

bound to assist you and she will do so to the extent of her means

and of your needs.

This, however, does not dispense you from doing your best to

obtain aid from other sources as well, and from exercising prudence

in the administtation of your dioceses. This means, among other things

making a budget and keeping financia,l records. It would not be right

to su,bmit a request for aid without stating one's financial situation

and the reasons for the request. By making a budget, eadr project can

be propetly funded, and priorities can stand out for special attention.

Receiving assistance from the Congregation should not dispense

you from keeping your co-\\rorkers, friends and benefactors informed

on, and involved in, your works. People today want to know what

happens to their money and to the money given by others to those

in authority. '!7e must thetefore break out of the old-fashioned shell

of secrecy and keep people posted by releasing information from time

to time.

Lasdy, I would like to inviie every Bishop to observe, when

making a budget, all the norms which have,been laid down concerning

the preparation and the functioning of the personnel involved in evan-

gelization: priests, religious men and women, andlay men and women.

All of them are vital forces, and deserve adequate remuneration.

7. Your loue ol tbe Congregation.

The Congregation is always your mother, and she wants to show

herself as such. You, beloved sons, in tutn maintain and foster a

filial love towards her, no matter who is heading her. Carty on the

examplary attitude of filial devotion to her which has been the charac-

teristic of the great Salesian Bishops from Card. Cagliero to Mons.

Pittini, from Mons. Costamagna to Mons. Piani, from Mons. Mathias

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to Card. Trochta (though the last mentioned never worked in the

missions in the suict sense of the word, he was a real martyr in a very

difficult mission territory and a most devoted son of the Congregation).

To keep this Salesian love smong, keep in touch with us and we

will be very happy to keep in touch with you. Read our Salesian

publications: the Acts of the Council, the AI.{S mont}ly and kooks

on Salesian spirituality. As you know, the more we know someone,

the more we can love him. Our Congregation deserves to be known

better and to be loved more.

Tbe last uord to Don Bosco

At the conclusion of this brotherly meeting, dear Bishops and

Provincia,ls, I would like to turn to our beloved Father Don Bosco

for the parting thoughts. These are indeed the thoughts that sustained

him through his sleepless and relendess apostolic wonk and that he

nevet grew tired of repeating to his sons. Here they ore in his own

words: "Io conlido illirnitatarnente nella Dioina Proaoidenza. Ma la

Proaaidenza auole essere aiutata da inzmensi slorzi nostri. I have

boundless trust in Divine Providence. But Divine Providence wants

to be helped by our utmost efforts" (MB 11,55 - Ital. Ed.).

And speaking of missions, "Let us hope in the Lord. In this

undertaking we do as in all others. Let all our confidence be placed

in God, let us hope everything from Him. Ma nello stesso tempo spie-

gbianto tutta la nostra attioifi. But at the same time let us display

all out activiry" (MB 12,280 - Ital. Ed.). The word "display" is

certahly very expressive: let us spread our action widely and gene-

rouslyOn-e

but

final

squureoltyatwioitnh:o"uTthoestfeuntutarteionof-thebewfoorreldthise

view of all.

very dark. But

God is light, and the Blessed Virgin is forever our morning star.

Let us therefore have confidence in God and in Mary" (MB 1r,608 -

Ital. Ed.) And with a litde touch of poetry and practicality, he adds:

"Be with God like a bird perched on a branch: it senses the branch

sway and shake, but it keeps on singing, because it knows it has

wings".

With Don Bosco's words inspiring us with faith and confidence,

we can conclude our brotherly meeting and go back to our work with

the desire to ,share the graces of God with all the people entrusted to

our pastoral carc.

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VII. FROM THE PROVINCIAL NEWSLETTEHS

l. Antilles Province: lnitiatives for vocations

Some interesting initiatiues to promote oocations, undertaken by

tbe National Vocation Delegate in the Doruinican Republic, were

reported in the Antilles Prouincial Neusletter ol Decernber 1975. Here

are excerpts.

On the occasion of the Salesian Missions Centennial the National

Vocation Delegate visited all the twelve Salesian houses in the Dominican

Republic to prcsent a complete picture of the Salesian apostolate in

the corntry.

\\7ith the aid of 200 colot slides prepared by his Office he

highlighted the various Salesian activities, and focused on the Salesians

presently at

fruit of 28

work and on

intense years

the

young confreres still in

vocational promotion.

Bfoyrmaantioianls-ll.igthenet

use of the same slides he was able to stress the necessity of maintaining

the present apostolic activities and also starting new ones to fill the

special needs of the times.

The project kept the Vocation National Delegate busy for one

month. Forty meetings were held, during which about 5,000 boys

were contacted on a person-to-person basis. The initiative met with

a very favotable t"rpoo*, the boys watched the 50-minute slides show

with the same lively interest with which they would have watched

an exciting movies. A sign that, as the Vocation Delegate underscores,

our boys ,love to hear about Salesian vocation and missions more than

we at times give them credit for.

At the end of his tour, the Delegate gathered 80 vocation prospects

in the larubacoa Aspirantate to give them the opportunity to spend

one day among the aspirants and see for themselves what Salesian life

is like. The boys were accompanied by confretes from their respective

houses, and this, too, helped create a family spirit.

The Vocation Delegate feels optimistic about the results of this

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initiative and believes that if today there is a large number of native

Salesians at work in his country, it is because the vocation recruiting

program t}ere has never been discontinued.

"The day we neglect to carry on an extensive vocation promotion

pfogram", he warns, "we shall begin to suffur serious consequences

and face difficulties in staffing our houses".

In the meantime, to put his slides to a wider use he has already

begun visiting the houses of the Salesian Sisters and other sdrools

where the Salesian work is still unknown or little known.

2. Gauhati Province: Bible Translated in Khasi

Tbe Decernber 1975 issae of tbe Gaubati Prouincial Neusletter

carries a report on this "colossal u.ork" undertaken by the Conlreres

in Assarn. Here are excerptsi

The translation of the whole Bible into Khasi has just been com-

pleted. It is expected to be ready for distribution within rwelve

months. Fr. Henry Fantin is the chairman of the Translation Committee

and Chief Editor. Francis Diegdoh, Headmaster of St. Paul's High

School, is the Chief Translator, and George Chyne, Assistant Head-

master of Don Bosco High School in Cherappunjee is the Chief Revisor.

Some of the other collaborators are Rev. Fr. Sylvanus Lyngdoh, Prof.

Alexander \\Ufarjri and Prof. Mary Blah.

The translation was completed in just five years. It was what we

would call a "second-generation" or "native" translation

The new Khasi Bible scores a first in that it is the first complete

CathoJic Bible translation in North-East India.

The reasons for going in for such a colossal work are the following:

1. The former Khasi translation, done by the Presbyterian Church

in the early 1890's, is too "old".

2. Done on strict criteria of literal rendei'ing, it was fat from

exact in giving the true sense of the Scriptures.

3. In 80 years the Khasi language has developed into a rich and

matur€ language. Hence the necessity for an updated translation.

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4. Furthermore, this Catholic translation had to include the deutero-

canonical books omitted in the Protestant ranslation.

The printing of the new Khasi Bible is done by the Don Bosco

Press in Shillong. Ten thousand copies of the whole Bible will be

printed, and five thousand more of the New Testament separately.

3. New Rochelle Province: At the service of a Ghinese community

Tbe Septenber L975 issue ol SALESIAN EAST r'eported a

"success stary" ol wbat a line scbool can do to serue its local community.

nMeawsssFl.e)ottmrerathgreenliafsitceeecdon-nt drestcuhrceecaeDtsioosinnvaeBl yofaescacoirlit-TieescthhwneeicraNel eHpwuigtRhtooScchehexollcoeel Pl(lBeronovstintuocsnee,

during the sum-er months for the minority groups in the South Cove

atea of. Boston, particulady for the Chinese Community.

Daily attendance at the Youth Center by Chinese boys and girls

averaged better than two hundred. Activities included sq/imming,

basketball, ping-pong, and volleySall.

Several Chinese social workers teamed up with Salesians to pro-

vide adult supervision and coordinate tlre various activities.

According to Father Eugene Palumbo, S.D.B., founder of the

Youth Center, approximately g 20,000 in funding was obtained from

several local foundations and the City of Boston. "The Center has

enhanced the position of the Tech in the Chinese Co-munity", obser-

ved Father Eugene, "and has demonstrated the school's concern for

the people in the immediate neighborhood. !7e have breached the

invisible wall which seemed to separate us from the Chinese Com-

munity".

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VIII. PONTIFI.CAL,MAGISTERIUM

l. To the Salesian Missionary Bishops

On'Wednesday, Janaary 21, 7976, Pope Paul receiued in a general

aadience 20 Salesian Missionary Bisbops and tbe Rector Major. As

custonaty uitb hirn, he departed. from the olliciol text as he spoke

to tbern. Here ue report the entire speecb, uhicb we uere able to

?ecofistruct from a tape record.ing and lrorn tbe ollicial text publisbed

on tbe Osseraatore Ronano.

The Pope's opening greeting

!7e would like to have plenty of time to comm,unicate with each

of you and show you the importaace we attach to dialoguing, even if

it were for a few moments. Fot this is indeed an ecclesial situation,

temporary though it is: here we feel united, here we feel in Christ,

hete we fulfill those famous marks of the Church, which justify her

defense and in final analysis also estahlish her true identity.

Tlre Church is one: here we are gathered as one body. The Church

is universal: here you came from all patts of the world, frcm different

paths, but with one and the same goal, one and the same spirit, one

and the same soul: here the Church's catholicity becomes most appa-

r€nt. I7'hy is it so? Because Peter is here! !7hy are we here assem-

bled? Because we want to become better Christians, mote deeply

conscious of our vocation, and want to receive a greater share of

osaunrcvtiotyca-tiotnh.eTsoanaclltitoyf

ecdesial one.

that,

you,

by the Iord's grace, helps us

- therefore, goes our greeting

to fulfill

a uuly

Then tbe P.ope addressed tbe Salesian Bisbops:

!7e reserve our first special $eeting to an exffaotdinary and

choice group of Bishops. They, too, bear witness to the ecclesial marks

that we have just spoken of. They ate Salesian bishops. As you may

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know, the Salesian Congregation, which quite recendy celebrated its

first centenary, is now found in every part of the world, and it has

been distinguishing itself not only for its missionary activities, but

also for its widespread pastoral work among the many peoples where

it is found. We therefore wish to greet these follow Bishops of oum

in a special manner,

Fortunately, all of you are able to understand Italian, because the

sons of Don Bosco have been schooled in this language, which vitnessed

the birth and growth of his work.

'We greet you, therefore, in Italian, and we do it from the depth

of our heart. !7e give thanks to the Lord, who after giving us the

joy of meeting last November the new Salesian missionaries, grants us

this day the great consolation of seeing here united before our eyes

these most distinguished and rnost beloved missionary Bishops of the

gteat religious Family of Don Bosco!

These meetings, while recalling an important stage in the history

of your Congregation, give us the opportunity to appreciate to its fulI

extent the wealth of services that it has rendered to the Church

eversince, a hundred years ago, the first group of yout Confreres was

launched by Don Bosco into a marvelous missionary venture.

Many are the things, venerable Brotlets, that we would like to

- tell you about this great venture of yours a venture that you have

patiendy vroven and knitted through the years everywhere in the world

and is now a beautiful robe showing forth the youthful vitality of Christ

ianity. Many are also tte things that we would like to say about the

personal experiences and meetings which we had with some of you

before we were raised to this office. Most of all, we would like to tell

you how muc-tr we appreciate, and depend on, your presence in the

Church and the evangelical boldness which led you and still leads you

to accept high posts of responsibility and to undertake delicate and

difficult tasks on behalf of newly-organiz,ed churches in missionary

Iands. All this would certainly deserve a much more extended and

heart-felt address thant our words at pr€seDt, To you, in brief, our

most cordial thanks.

Tbe next day, tbe Osseruatorc Rornano canied, the following text

uhicb, tbougb it bal not been deliaered, would seenz to lit the context

ol tbe Pope's add.ress at this particalar point;

'S7e knovr the anxieties and ttre serious problems that your zeal

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must face in a moment that marks a new era, a decisive turn in the

field of missionary activity. New perspectives, but also new difficulties

lay open nowadays before the courageous adventurers of the Gospel.

This means that missionary apostolate must today be conceived on a

wider scale, with more up-to-date views. A renewal in advertising for,

and recruiting and preparing of new candidates, a renewal in the very

metlods and courses and programs for training the same candidates

is imperative. And all this cannot take place without risk.

Prudent vigilance is, therefore, necessary on our part, patticularly

in order to strike a harmonious balance between evangelization and

[r,m2n promotion, for this is the binomial by which the over-all otienta-

tion of missionary activity is stated nowadays.

I7'hile keeping yourselves sensitive to the needs and aspirations

of developing nafions and being mindful of the authoritative Gospel

lesson on loving one's suffering and needy neighbor (cf. Mt. 25: 3L-46)

- 2 lgs5en which was repeated by the Apostolic teaching (cf. 1 Jn 4:

20,las 2z 14-18) and confirmed by the whole missionary tradition of

tahcetivCihtyurwchou-l,d

always

lose its

hold on to the firm conviction that missionary

raison d'6tre if it departed from the religious

it. core that animates Evangelization must always be given its priority:

the Kingdom of God must come before everything else. Here is the

strength of missionary activity, here is its wisdom. This is, after all,

the wisdom incarnated in *rc souvenirs given by your Holy Founder

to his first missionaries. And this is no less what the Church is expec-

ting of you today.

Tben the Pope concluded:

Our wish to you, venerable Brothers, is that the Lord guide your

steps on your arduous journey. In the meantime fest assured that our

prayers ate with you-may the Lord give you, tloo"gh the intercession

of Mary Help of Christians, the necessary enlightenment and strength

in your generous efforts.

I7e always read with great interest, with voracity we would

almost say, the reports you send us from the missions, particularly

when your activities take place in situations of stress and contestation.

Our thoughts and affections are, therefore, always with you!

\\tr7ith you and on you is also our Apostolic Blessing, which we

affectionately extend to all your Faithful People, to all the sons and

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daughters of this great Salesian Family, and to all the youth to which

you are dedicating the best of your pastoral cares. God bless you.

2. To the Participants in the Salesian Missionary Spirituality Week

In tbe general audience ol Vednesd.ay, lanuary 28, 1976, Pope

Paul ad.dressed special uords to the rnembers ol tbe Salesian Farnily

u'Vbeoeku.eHreertebeisnupbaartticbiepastainidg: at the Salesian Missionary Spirituality

lfith special affection do we wish to address the members of

the Salesian missionary Family here present. The Salesians, as you

knov, are aLways generous and numerous. Last week, right in this

hall, we met the missionary Bishops of the Salesian Family: th"y

showed us how far and wide in the world this prodigious Family

of Don Bosco has spread its in{luence. Today we welcome Priests,

Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, members of Congregations and

Secular Institutes founded by Salesians in mission lands, Co-operators

and Past Pupils, who are spending this week in common prayer and

study to deepen their understanding of the missionary Salesian charism.

Bdoved sons and daughters, we wish, first of all, to tell you of

the joy that fills our heart at this meeting with you, which is meant

- - it sould be known to all, because it concerns the entire Church

to commemorate the firct centennial of the beginning of the missionary

activity of your Congregation. By rctracing the steps and stages of its

glorious history through the many regions of the world where it took

place, you will be inspired to carry it on with renewed vigor. S7e recall

with joy that during our youth he head the story of Card. Cagliero's

missionary exploits. That was but the dawn of your missionary history;

nevertheless,it left behind a trail of shining examples which you must

follow and carry on.

Also to you we meant to address our recent Apostolic Exhortation

on Evangelization in the modern world, dated last December 8. In it

we mentioned the Priests, "the educators of the People of God in

faith" (no. 58); the Religious men and women, whose "apostolate is

often marked by an originality, by a genius that demands admiration",

inasmuch as "often they are found at the outposts of the mission, and

they take *re greatest of risks for their health and their very lives"

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(no. 69); the Laity, "whose particular vocation places them in the

midst of the world and in charge of the most varied temporal tasks

(and) must for this very reason exercise a very special fotm of evangeli-

zatiot" (no. 70).

Keep fixed in your hearts and minds the example and the teachings

of your great Founder, St. John Bosco. As you well know, Don Bosco

becomes greatef and greater as he becomes distanced from us in time.

This is indeed the historic evidence that he has crossed the thresholds

of the world and reached into its farthest outposts.

'S7ell, then, beloved sons and daughters, be mindful of his teachings.

You will thus be able to respond with genetosity and enthusiasm to

the invitation of the Church who is calling you to be untiring in the

work of evangelization. May your charism and motto be: "Non stan-

carsi rzai, Never gtow weary!".

God bless you.

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IX. NECBOLOGY

f *tu. lohn Allanni

Traversolo (Pama), Italy, 2,5,L902; Caracas, Venezuela, 1.2.1976; 71 yearc

old, 48 prof., 43 priest.

He left the Seninary of. Patma to join the Salesians at a difficult time

in his life. He was always deeply grateful to Don Bosco, whom he imitated

by his exact dedication to duty. He worked in the Upper Orinoco missions

ard other houses in the Venezuelan Province. His cheerfulness often

exploded in hearty song and peats of laughter. His zeal brought'[rim very

close to his people. He built maay churches on tihe Venenzuelan Andes.

He died of heart attack and diabetes. At his funeral a joyful hymn to

Don Bosco w,rs sung, as he himself had willed.

t *FrIs.,cbhniaadnidCaAslteross(aVnitde.rrbinoi), ltaly,24.2.1906; Rome, Irzly, 18.12.1975; 69 years

old,53 prof.,45 priest, T Rector.

He exercised an intense and varied Salesian and priestly apostolate

in Terai, Macerata, Latiaa, Rome, Ftascati, Genzano, and lastly at the

St. John Boaco Scrhool in Rome, where he prepared himself to meet the

Iord through much suffering. He worked with the spirit o'f an aposde

panicularly in the Christian training of youth in the Oratories, schools and

Past Puipils' Associations. His warm human qualities and good Salesian

spirit endeared him to all.

Fr. Louis Algeri

t * Nembro (Bergamo), ltaly, 19.3,1891; Darfo (Brescia), Italy, L5.7.1975; 84 years

old, 60 prof., 52 priest, 3 Rector.

He entered the aspirantate in lvrea, Northern Italy, from where he

was sent to Chile to do his novitiate. After his priesdy ordination, he was

assigned to the

worked with a

incipient

pioneet's

Rio Nego Mission

enthusiasm. From

in the Amazon bash, where

thete he moved on to work

Columbia and Venezuela. He enjoyed perfect health up to his mid seventies,

until 1969, when ftre had to return to Ita'ly because of a progtessive paralysis.

He spent his last five yeas in the "Casa del Fanciullo" atDar6o, sorrounded

by the boys and townspeople who liked his jorrial character, his child-like

simplicity, and the stories of his adventurous fifry years in the missions.

ruJ numiti y in giving the credit to others {or his best missionary under-

lakings was edifying.

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f *FrM. oJnotseePphorAzionz(Pueinsiaro), Italy, 9.3.1909; Anmna, ltaly, L2.2.1976; 76 years old,

15 prof., 44 priest.

He entered the Congrqgation at the age of 50, after his .mother's death.

A kindihearted man, he spent his Salesian lirfe in the Ancona parish. He

worked with special success among the eldedy and the sick, whom he used

to visit very frequently. His chief characteristic was a filial love for the.

Congregation.

f *FrS.eLpiinboer(oCaBmipoonbdaisso), ltaly,5.7.L883; Bethlehem, Israel, 18.12.L975;92 years

old,73 ptof., 63 priest, 25 Rector.

He was a top-notch man in his Province. At Valdocco he assimitated

the Founder's spirit from the salesians of the first generation, ,particularly

from Blessed Fr. Rua. He worked in the Middle East from t911 to the

very end of his life. Do.ing Vorld !7ar II, he substituted the Provincial

in taking charge of the Salesians and their works. He kept our activities

alive during that difficult period, and made them flourish wrhen the conflict

was over. He distinguished himself for his aurtere and exacting fideliry to

Don Bosco's spirit. He used to qpend many firours in adoration before the

Blessed Sacrament and to visit the Grotto of the Nativity daily.

f *FrS.t.PMaaarlcBeollinnne(IsEre), France, I1.5.L920; Lyon, Fraoce, ).2.1976; 55 years old,

28 prof., 22 piest.

Ridrly talented for art, Iiterature and music, he was dynamic, futl of

initiative and dedication in his educational apostolate. A tireless worker,

he spent his energies with little care for his heakh. For twenty years

he toiled for his boarrding students. At the same time he was chaplain in

a school of the Salesian Sisters and for nine years also in our technical

school in Marseilles.

Fr. Fra,ncis CarpanC

t * Revine Lago (Treviso),1ta1y,26.4.1887; Pordenone, Italy, L0.12.L975;88 years

old, 69 prof.., 62 priest, 15 Rector.

Fr. Carpan} can rightly be nr:rnbered among our ,,patdarchs". He

was a.mong the first Salesian missionaries to Tanjore, ,the first missionary

center in India. After his retr.rrn to his native coutrtry for reasons of health,

he worked for the new Salesian foundations at Tolmezzn and Belluno-

Sperti. He was then chosen as the third Rector of Don Bosco College,

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pordenone. Keeping his spirit forever you*ful, he walked with Don Bosco

and at the rrme 1i-i velcbmed tthe new ti,mes. He sought the face of God

among the peaks of the Alps and tlre frce of Christ in the Holy Shroud,

oo *f,i.h hL made diligent researoh and lectured with great love to latge

rudieoces.

t *CoSaadn.toBDroom. Mingaour(uCshaCrcoalsu)r,tgMaexico, 22.9.L98; Mexico City, Mexico, 19.3.1975;

41 years old, 21 prof.

said

In his eulogy the C,onfederal

of him: ,,Tf,i Lord called him

President of

to Himself at

the

Mexican Past

very beginning

P'upils

of his

mature age... He was a good teligious, a true exemplat in the obsenance

of his vows... He was a good Salesian, who spoke to us very often of Mary

Hof"l,ppri"nftinCgh,risintiawashiacnhdftoreiDsoenrveBdotshceo.C..oHnegrweagsataiogno..o.dHweorvkaesr

in the field

one of the

fevwho d-edicated himself wholeheatedly to qur Past Pupils' Association..."'

Fr. Francis Conoertini

f * Locorotondo (Bari), Italy, 29.8.1898; Krishnagar, India, 11.2.1976; 77 yeats old,

47 prcf.,41 priest.

He cartied on his priestly, Salesian and missionary work in India, as

assistant pasto! at Bhoborpora, and as confessot in the Cathedral and in

several rJfgioor institutions in IGishnagar. His zeal knew no bounds.

During ,his Tree time he kept in touch with his Hindu and Moslem friends

in the city. He neither wrote big tomes tror built large ohulches, b3-t gave

his peopli the most,beautiful gifts he had: kindness and a,ffection. He was

welcome in all families, wi,tihout distinction of religion, caste or social

status. An nth heart attack was fatal. His last words, addreseed to Our

Lady, were: "Mothe!, I never displeased you in my life. Help me now!"'

t F* rI.zPmeirt,erTuCrokseeyn,ti2n9o.8.19L8; Cairo, Egypt, 2.11.1975; 57 yats old, 38 prof.,

27 priest.

His knovledge of several 'languages and above all his good qualities

of mind and heart made him a capable atrd beloved educator. From 1955

on ,he cared for the human and social welfare of the Italian irnmigtants,

who became unemployed when the British Almed Forces abandoned the

Suez Canal zone. First on a pafr-time basis while he was the Prcfect of

Discipline in the Italian College in Cairo, later on a 'full'ti'me basis, he

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*aanodf*ricdeonudr-ah,gaaer.dptroiehset l-p

them fiad employment.

always ready to serve

To rhem he was a brother,

with h,nmility, serf-sacrifice

f *CoCaodrp.uBsr(oM.isMioanertsi)n,

Czaikouski

Argentina, 4.9.1930;

old, 23 prof.

Rosario, Argentina, 17.g.1975; 44 yans

"!7e lost a confrere, who was highly effective in his work, attentive

izanena{laotulalsctifnhuleth,iaencHtsivgoirutviseinesgochfoisnthnneeecLitgeohdrbdo,wrw,ithahincdhit"awlwa(sa'fyreosnmtarvuatshitl€aedblRetootsohaimraio,ll".p,rHo*ve.in[ cwiaa,s,l

Newsletter, Jdy L975).

*-Pl4*g Ft. Mario Del Pos

t (Treviso), katy,9.9.1922: Cochabamba, Bolivia, 22.12.1975;53 years

old, 35 prof., 25 priest.

^soRuigthhtA.amfeterircathfeoraqrph,eirannotavteitiiantep.eHnaengwoas(NfourlltyhedrnedIictaaltye)d

was sent

his boys,

waheteLfeaaxraePcataezdsiandncisdeciM_phloiisnnepterfrieotm-sStlaynhotiarsrdcsirntuuadtzieo.nnt!s7hehwiilvetohrskcheaodlwmianisgJpgrreoefahetecteuronfudf lenDreissstcsaip.'iliHi.ngie,,

musical talents rhelped him create a suitable educational environment in the

sclrools where he served. He had a foreboding of his

which he accepted in fu]l consciousness. He had a

approaching death,

tender d.rrJtion to

Our Lady.

Coad. Bro. Pbilip D'Anna

t ]-Burglo (Agrigento), Italy, 10.5.1884; S. Gregorio (Catania), Italy,29.1.L976;

91 years old,47 plof.

He became a salesian in his 40 s after spenrling his youth vorking as a

cPhfraadhittsimrg9Sisile-oigtfruiGea:sarnehnlgiedrofeoefssrrieh.itoghetIunepnharhensteoieaormudcdnrr,aitsinacontaonygndSseaguadr.nelfdGwgftheaarteehriyiiosegnf-oagnklirren.imhoeeHepnaif-i-nosrnwgordaoMsam1wrha5.iavariey-spaepDniaanyurdsmtrro,eiinrvigindoenottiolho"ttheno"hetefL*arpa.drsh,aeatoeecftustpeuisicrwreepa.srriuytlhrtoeirdyeaiini.roowsgarganso..ds:,f

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F* rA. rClohna,rleLsuxDeme bForuerygn, l4,Ll.l92l; f LiEge, B.lgum, 30.8.1975; 53 years old,

35 prof., 26 priest, J Rectot.

lle used his fu-given talents to educate his boys and serve his

confreres, parishioners, past pupils, coqperators and friends. His vigilant

qpirit made him keenly aware of 669 chenges in the Church and in smiety,

to which ftre adapted. He relished ftiendship, and at times had to suffer

its delusions. A true son of Don Bosco, he srudied his message lovingly

and mans'mitted it faithfully. His last infirmity, far from dampeni"g his

resolve to serve, intensified it and made it stand out with the strength

of his Faith and Hope.

Coad. Bro. Henry Drille?

t * Busch bei Paderbon (Westfalten), Germany, 43]9W; there, 212.1976;71 years

old, 45 ptof.

A professional tailor, he entered the Salesian Society at the age of 26.

After his notiviate he was sent to Benediktbeuern, where he spent all his

li,fe, except for the rying years in the military service and in a Russian

prison. He trained scores of confreres in his trade and in the spirit of

Don Bosco. During the last ten years of his life he was sacristan in the

lbifaesislichaorat n_d

parish in care of

alrte of service to

the

his

Salesians. An accident

brothets and faithfulaess

fall) cut his

his vocation.

t *FrE.sJseons,epGberGmealndy.r,na2c9b.1e2r.1899; Bendorf, Germany, L2.4.1975; 75 yars old, 50

ptof., 17 priest.

His was a lirfe loving service to the young' From l9)2 or, for 26

years &re fought with tenacity against a desease. Afterwards he was able

to resume his theolqgical studies, and in 1958, at 58, he was given the

joy of being qdained priest. Assigned to the house io Bendo'rf, he worked

there for the rest of his life, as a6sistant, catechist, infirmarian and sacristan.

His dedication to duty left an indelible impression in his pupils, who used

to visit him often aftet leaving sohool. Of each of them he would remember

the nrme and litde incidents.

*CoNaadr.zoBlero(.CFurnaenoc)i,sItGarlayn,5e.rli2s,l9L2; t Bologna,ltaly,29.L.l976; 63 years old,

44 ptof.

He taught cabinet.malting to the boys in the houses of Valdocco-Turin,

San Benigao Canavese ard Novara. In 1958 a physical ailmsnl, from which

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he did oot recovered even after a s,urgical intervention in the immediate

after-\\7orld tUfar II period, forced him to relinquish his teaching post.

Thereaftet he served with genetoity and self-sacrifice in the adrninistration

offices at Atese and in Bologna. Co,mplications after a second srrrgical

intenrention euded his life abruptly. H- passed away in full lucidity of

anind and full acceptance of fu's will.

* t Coad.. Bro. lohn Kaizer

Lodygowice, Poland, ).6.L892; O5wiecim, Poland, 6.1.L976; 83 years old,

61 prof.

For many years ihe was Rector of our uade school in O5wiecim. A good

architect, he designed many churches in Poland. h 1967 he was honored

with the "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice" decoration. A Salesian according to

Don Bosco's heart, he deserved to be called "fatiher of the young" f,or his

great loving care for them.

t *FrS.aRnroanrndeurl,usSpLaainit,a17.2.1891; there, 9.5.1975; 84 years old, 66 prof., 57 priest,

I Rector,

"He made joyful use of his priesthood by generously 4isi1i[u1ing the

Holy Eucharist and God's forgiveness to the souls in his care. A very

dedicated teacher, he taugftrt mathematics to the upper classes. A community-

Ii[e man, he made his proence felt for his puncnrality and active concern

for all trlre comm,unity paactices. He was the 'grandfathet' of t]re com-

munity. His presence gave us a sense of Don Bosco's presence a.mong us"

(f'rom the Bilbao Provincial Newsletter).

Fr. Josepb Mancard,i

t *' Farigliano (Cuneo), Ttaly, 27.LL.L913; Sampierdarena (Genoa), Italy, 28.3.1975;

61 years old,43 prof., 35 priest, 61 Rector.

He died suddenly of ,treart attack on the street, while he uzas asking a

policeman for directions to the Chilean Consulate in Geaoa: he wanted to

renew his passport in onder to return to Chile, which had become his second

country. In fact he spent there over forty years, working as a dedicated

and kindihear,ted Salesian priest. Until almost his last day rhe vas a successfuI

schol teacher and beloved educator.

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f *FrN. iJironsbeepthg,MGoesremrany, 20.6.L909; Munich, Germany, 12.1.1976; 66 years old,

45 prof.,37 priest.

Already during his novitiate he was sent to the missions in S. A,rnerica.

After his profession Fr. Ricaldone assigned hfun to Colombia, where as a

young priest he used lris musical and athletic talents in the apostolate.

It L957 he returned to his native country, aod .there he continued to teach

mtrcich and cganize sports activities in several houses, especially at the

Salesianum in Munich. Here ,his lreart, which had loved youth, music

and physical prowess, suffered a sudden and fatal attack.

t *FrM. oJnothesncaNgoliobsiloe (Potenza), Iu[y,27.11.1873; Vibo Valentia, Italy, L3.7.1976;

102 years old, 59 prof., 63 priest.

Born of a peasant fqmily, after his mili12ry service, he enteted the

Benedictines' Abbey in Venice, but on the Abbot's advice he later ioined

the Salesians. In the house of Ivrea (Northern Italy) he met Blessed

Fr. Rua, to vhom he was bound in deep

Beatification he, at the age ol 99, had

and

the

lasting dtienrdshrp

indescribable joy

"o"fdaatttenwdhionsge.

He treld various offices in many schools and ,spent his last 46 years at Vibo

Valentia, wrtrere quiedy and sel,f-sactificingly he heatd confessions by the

thousands, visited and comf,orted the sick and the dying, befriended the

prisoners, and was a f.ather and a brother to several generations of boys in

trtre Youth Center. At the time of his death, he was the oldest Salesian

in the vorld.

t *FrT.uJrainc,oTptooJNy,a2t9i.10.1916; there, 5.2.1976; 59 years old, )9 prof.,3O priest.

D..ply concerned for the spiritual and material wel4ate of his boys,

he spent his energies in many initiatives at Youth Centers. Dudng his

last twenty years ,Lre was assistaut ,pastor in the St. Dminic Savio Patish

fu Tudr and showed himself an untiring worker and organizer in the

administration of the parish and in ,its liturgical services. He never took

a day off.. The maoy families who had benefited from ,his charity showed

their heardelt gratirude at his funelal.

f *FrN. iJeomsaedpobvk0az,6P9oland, 29.L.L898; Vroclaw, Poland, 7.L0.L975; 77 years old,

60 prof.,51 priest,3 Rector.

He spent all his energies in the service of souls, epecially those of

his boys, as zupervisor and teaoher in uade schools and as bursar'in several

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houses. During the last war he suffered perse$tion. He was also a much

appreciated pastor and confessor.

t *Coad. Bro. Benito Pando

Basauri (Yizcaya), Spain, 20.10.1919; Renteda (Guiprizcoa), Spain, 9.L.1976;

36 years old, 16 prof.

Of amiailg disposition, he loved to study and to teacfir. He was a

Master Mechanic and Head of the Laboratory; in his last years he was also

School Principal. I7ith his delicate, affable and winsome ways and with

his total dedication to his work, he conquered trhe good will and affection

of all.

*Fr. Ed,uard. Paoanetti

Montevideo, Uruguay, 21.4.1916; tthere, 20.10.7975; 59 years old, 42 prof.,

34 priest, 26 Rector, 3 Provincial.

He was Rector of Colleges and Seminaries, pzlstor aad Provincial. He

distinguished himsel-f as writer, speaker, wise counsellor and spiritual guide,

and consul,tor of various religious congregations in the post{otrciliar

aggiornaneento. He was the founder of the Philosophy, Sciences and Letters

Institute in Montevideo. His books, vhioh deal mostly witrh educational

mattefs, are well known thtoughout S. America and Europe. AIter a very

fruidul lirfe, he left his confreres the beautifu]. exa,mple o( a loving acceptance

of fu's will in his death.

* t Coad. Bro. Angelo Perotto

Sant'Ambrogio (Tudn), Ilaly, 2.8.1884; Chiad (Brescia), Italy, 29.1L.1975;

91 yeam old,40 ptof.

He was about 50 years old when he enterd the Congregation. He was

a man of deep piety, and qf great devotion to Our Irady. His favorite

expression in difficulties was: "To do God's vill". Having worked very

hald, he suffered muoh when his many illnesses forced him to inactivity

d"ritg 'his last years. He then beca,me a "living prayer". The rosary was

his'constant compaoion: he recommended it to a77 as a sure sign of salvation.

t *FrP. aMlesatrroio

Pezzale

(Pavia),

ItoJy,

8.2.L927;

Vercelli, Italy, 5.LL.1975; 52 yars old, 36

prof., 25 priest.

"Duriog his twelve-year-long sickness Fr. Mario taught us a great lesson

by ascending his Calvary day aftet day and by urging us, who lived with

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hirn, to get a deqrer understanding of the problem of strffeting. Though

feCtrnhelrigifsettritl,eatnnoevndirahinliimdtys,ligewhlftitethnhoeeudtbbeuyvtdeFeranrietlabr,ensldlhinotghweeadgraauivnsasght eoitsw.otfoFpobhreyahsreicwakilnthepwaiti,nfw,rohitmeh;

the words and rhe example of christ, what value suffering could have fot

one's own salvation and that of the world" (from his eulogy).

t *FrK.rA6luewgusksatin(eHuPtaie)c, bPuoraland, 14.8.1888; Przemy5l, Poland, 14.11.L975; 87 years

old, 66 prof.,7 priest, 8 Rector.

During his novitiate he was ill with TB, but after receiving a blessing

of Blessed Don Rua he was cured. He spent his life for youtfr as a teacher

aDd educator. He workod both ,in the Organists' School in Przemy5l and

rhe philosophical srg'dentate in Krakow. He showed his

as parish priest and Rector. His many sufferings dudng

fatherly

the last

crtrarity

'World

lVar mani(ested his Christian fortittrde. He was a Salesian of t'he old

sohool: you could truly call him "the living rule". The esteem in which

he was held ,by all was clearly shown by the crowd of confteres, nuns,

ordinary people w,tro tqgether with Church authorities were present at his

funeral.

* t Coad.. Bro. Josepb Pons

Pinerolo (Turin), Italy, 10.11.1896; San Ambrogio (C6rdoba)' Argentina,

22.7.1975i 78 years old, 40 prof.

A living example of deel hr:,mility in the old style, he found in constant

prayer his strength for examplary work and austere fidelity to the Rule

and Salesian traditions. Those who knew him adrnired him and loved hirr

for the simplicity of his life and for his spirit of sacrifice. He vas partic-

ularly noted for his Christ-like poverty.

Fr. Renato Raaner

t " MaSE Vicentino (Viceoza), ltaly,30.12.1920; Schio (Vicenza), Italy, t8.12.L975;

55 years old, 38 prof., 29 priest.

He entered the Society as a very young man and went to the S. Amer-

ican missions. By nature he was q>tinistic, genelous and courageous. He

worked prcdigies in his apostolate among ghs immigrants, in schools and

parishes. His holidays were spent working in tire leper colony at Ago?

de Dios. !7hen he had to return to Italy for reasons of health, he refused

it to rest. He took a deg,ree in Letters and Foreign I;anguages at the Catholic

University in Milan, aud went to teaoh our colleges, especially in Verona.

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\\?trren life among the students was difficult, he was still geatly appreciated

for his kindness and pleasantness.

f *FtG. oJoriszeiap,bltaRleys,en4.9.L889; Novara, Italy, 2L.12.1975; 76 years old, 56 ptof.,

47 priest, 3 Rector.

"He was an open personality: a simple and dedicated man. Tlrough

somew,hat reserved in deraling with people, he expressed his faith in deeds

and his charity in deerp and lasting friendship. School was for him his

secord vocation, and he approaohed it with grcat diligerce. For him

God was present everywhere, particularly in his neighbor. This is the way

Fr. Joserph lived for 76 years in various houses and for the last 34 years

at San Lorenzo in Novara" (from the homily at ttre fuaeral service).

* f Fr. Andreu Rodrigaez

Le6n (Guanajuato), Mexico, 30.11.1922;

Guadalajara, Mexico, 28.9.1975;

52 yars old, 31 prof., 21 priest, 12 Rector.

fn vhatever office he was assigned by his Su,periors he gave the best

of his energies in the service of the Church aDd of his confreres. He was

a,man with a fine mind and a magni,ficent setrse of humor. A man of few

words and many deeds. He worked unceasingly, and his vork was backed

up with a deep and easy-going sanctity. For 18 years he endured his illness

heroically. In the depth of his interior life he loved God silently and

faithfully to the end.

I *Fr. Olegario Sal,in

Ventosa de Pisuerga (Palencia), Spain, 2.2.19181, Zamon, Spain, 10.1.1976;

57 yeas old, 35 prof..,29 priest, 5 Rector.

He loved the Congegation and yourh very much and to them he

dedicated his tireless work with joy and sirrcere affection. Everybody loved

him for lris availabiliry to all. Teaohing and the apostolate of t}e confes-

sional were his fortes. He drew rnany vocations to the Salesians. He lived

a hfe of constant effort to climb the heights of sanctity.

f *FrG.eJsopsaenpobdSdaGoiroappa (Treviso), ltaly,2O.4.l9L2; there, 24.L.tg76i 63 years old,

44 prof., 35 priest.

He gave the best qf ffis hnmanistic culture and of his priestly forma-

tion over the 33 years of teacftring and sacerdotal ministry in such places

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as Venice, Mogliano, Tolmezzn, Este, Verona and, since 1957, Pordenone.

His ohief apostolate was in the classroom. He had a serious and eamest

approaoh to the education and fomation of youth in an authentically

Salesian fashion. His lived his priesdy life to the full without weakness,

compromise or complaint, and made it into a service of love.

f *FrB. eJnoebtunttiS(oSdadsasad), Italy, 82.1897; Lanusei (Nuoro), Italy, 9.1.1976; 78 years

old, 30 prof., 26 priest.

He was an adult vr,tren he joined the Society. He held a degree in

engineering from the Polytechnic Institute in Turin. Suaigftrtaway he threw

fiimself into Salesian life, in the apostolate of teaching and later in that

of the confessional. Sfunplicity of life, dedicated obedience and genuine

poverty were the tradernarks of his religious life. His last years were tried

and made precious by illness, which he endured with examplary serenity.

f *FtB. rHonetnery(CTataalanrian)o, Italy, 11.2.1884; Messina, ItoJy, 25.2.1976; 92 years old,

71 prof., 66 pdest.

He was one of the fimt Salesian aspirants from Sicily in the early

1900's. He was a lively and cheerful man. He had a keen mind, but a

genarally poor health. He shone in the study of classical languages. He

was esteemed in many schools for his competence in teaching literature,

especially Latin and Greek. At the age of 60 he had to leave his teaching

post because of his failing health.

* f Fr. Cbarles oax Lonanzel

Atendonck (Antwerp), Belgium, 6.12.19L2; Bruxelles, Belgium, 21.1.1975;

I 62 yarc old, 44 prof., 36 priest, Rector.

He was drawn to the Congregation by his desire to be a teachet and a

missionary. His character was jovial and dynamic. For this and for his

intellectual qualities and organiational ability he was chosen to start up

the Salesian work in Rwanda. Many were those who mourned his loss

bseenpctoharuutsssieafsiwemhl,degreoevtretrahnhinyegwsahpdeporeenaeree,ldsaen-d-

whether it as in the

he was the man

make many ftiends.

classroom or

who could

stir

the

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f 1 Sac. AFFANNI Giovanni a Caracas (Venezuela) L976 a 73 a.

f 2 Sac. ALESSANDRINI Armando a Roma (Ialia) t975 a 69 a,

t 1 Sac. ALGERI Luid a Darfo (Brescia-Italia) t975 a 84 a.

4 Sac. ANZUINI Giuseppe fad Ancona (It^lia) L976 a 66 a.

f 5 Sac. BIONDI Ubero a Bede--e (Israele) 1975 a 92 a.

f 6 Sac. BONNE Paolo a Lyon (Francia) 1976 a 55 a.

f 7 Sac. CARPENE' Francesco a Pordenone (ltaba) 1975 a 88 a.

f 8 Coad. COLUNGA Mauro M€rico 1975 a 4l a,

f 9 Sac. CONVERTINI Francesco a Krisbnagar (India) 1976 a 77 a.

f 10 Sac. COSENTINO Piero a Caito (Egitto) L975 a 57 a.

f 11 Coad. CZAJKOVSKI Martino Rosario (Argentina) L975 a 44 a.

ff t,t2 Sac. DAL POS Mado a Cochabamba (Bolivia) L975 a 53 a.

Coad. D'ANNA Filippo a San Gregodo (Catania-Italia) 1976 a 9l a.

f t4 Sac. DE FREYN Carlo a LiEge (Bdgo) L975 a 5) a.

f t5 Coad. DRILLER Enrico a Busch bei Paderborn (Germania) 1976 a 7L a.

f t6 Sac. GELDMACHER Giuseppe a Bendorf (Germania) L975 a 75 a.

f L7 Coad. GRANERIS Fraocesco a Bolopa (ItsJta) L976 a 6) a.

f 18 Coad. KAJZER Giovanai a O5wiecim (Polonia) 1976 a 8) a,

f t9 Sac. LAITA Romolo a Santander (Spagna) L975 a 84 a.

f 20 Sac. MANCARDI Giuseppe a Sampierdareno (C'enova-Itshal L975 a 6L a.

f 2l Sac. MOSER Giuseppe a Miincheo (Germania) 1976 a 66 a.

f 22 Sac. NOBILE Giovaoni a Vibo Valentia (kalia\\ 1976 a lO2 a.

t 2t Sac. NUTI Jacopo a Torino (Itaha) L976 a 59 a.

f 24 Sac. OZOG Giuseppe a \\flrodaw (Polonia) L975 a 77 a.

f 25 Coad. PANDO Benito a Renteda, Guip&coa (Spasna) 1976 a 36 a.

f 26 Sac. PAVANETTI Edoatdo a Montevideo (Uruguay) L975 a 59 a.

f 27 Coad. PEROTTO Angelo a Chiari, Brescia (Italia) 1975 a 9l a.

28 Sac. PEZZN-E Mario f a Vercelli (Italta) L975 a 52 a.

f 29 Sac. PIECHLIRA Agostino a Przemyll (Polonia) 1975 a 87 a.

f 30 Coad. PONS Giuseppe a San Ambrosio, C6rdoba (Argentina) L975 a 78 a.

f )L Sac. RAUMER Renato a Schio, Vicenza (IvJial 1975 a ,5

f ,2 Sac. RESEN Giuseppe a Novara (Iralla) L975 a 76 a. ^.

t 3) Sac. RODRIGUEZ Aodrea a Guadalajara (M&ico) 1975 a 52 a.

f )4 Sac. SALAN Olegario a Zamota (Spae3a) L976 a 57 a.

f 35 Sac. SAVIO Giuseppe a Crespano dd Grappa, Treviso (Italta) 1976 a 6) a.

f 36 Sac. SODDU Giovanni a Lanusei, Nuoro (Italia) 1976 a 78 a.

f )7 Sac. TALAMO Enrico a Messha (Iraljra) 1976 a 92 a,.

f l8 Sac. VAN LOMMEL Carlo a Bruxelles (Belgo) 1975 a 62 a.