11 c. SIHM ROOTED IN CHARISM


11 c. SIHM ROOTED IN CHARISM

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1. The Foundation of the
Congregation in God’s plan.
1.1 The Circumstances
The election of
the new Diocese
and it’s needs.

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When the MEP leaved, Mons.Pasotti
thought of Religious Sisters;
the Daughter of Mary Help of Christians
for the girls and women, and the Clarist
Cappucines for spiritual support.

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However the local church had its
own nature that need
“the siam for the siams”.

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Both Rev. Fr. Carlo Della Torre and
Mons.Pasotti realized well the
situations and the needs; to have a
native congregation of Sisters for the
apostolate of the parishes.

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1.2 God’s instruments : The roles of
the Salesians and the Daughters of
Mary Help of Christians.

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Many Salesians are involved in the
formation of the candidates to the
new Congregation.
Mons.Pasotti assigned the the
Salesian Sisters to prepare the good
ground of the Congregation.

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Sr.Antonietta Morellato was selected
to be the first novice mistress.
Thanks to The Major and the local
superiors who permitted and made
that possible.

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Later Sr.Luigina di Giorgio was
named the first Superior of the new
Congregation, and prolonged in the
position for 20 years.

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1.3 The Salesian Seminary’ kitchen :
The cradle of the new Congregation.

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Humble birth place, yet very close to the
Salesian family.
It gave us a symbol of deep spirituality
of the Congregation’s foundation.

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Dec.8, 1937 the first 7 novices
started their novitiate.

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2. The first borns, the reaching out
and growth of the Congregation.
First profession, Dec. 9, 1938

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The following year , April 13, 1939 four of
them with all the candidates transferred
to the other bank of the river, to the new
convent closed to the Cathedral of
Nativity of our Blessed Mary.

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The new Congregation grew quite fast at
the beginning and it could send their
members to help in many parishes.
They worked side by side with the
priests; Salesians and diocesans. At the
same time those parishes sent to the
Congregation new vocations.

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At Bang Nokkhuek, Samut Songkram
1949

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In 1956 the Congregation had its first
house and school in Ratchaburi.
Later it gradually acquired more
convents, schools and formation houses.

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The present statistics:
(in 2013, 76th year of foundation)
Members of perpetual profession 85
Members of temporary profession 9
Deceased members
17
Second year Novices
3
First year novices
2
Aspirants (After high school)
6
Candidates in high school
39

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Apostolates :
Parishes where the Sisters work in Thailand 15
Parishes in Cambodia
2
Congregation’s schools
8
Salesian Houses where the Sisters work
2
Home for the poor and abandoned children 1
Home for young ladies
1
Novitiate
1
School Camping compound
1
Home for the aged and sick members with
Sisters Residence
1

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Mother house and House for the
retreat and meeting
230/2 Phetkasem Rd., Hua Hin,
Prachuabkirikhan, Thailand. 77110

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3.Rooted in the Salesian Spirit.
Through initial and on- going formation
given by the Salesians and the Salesian
Sisters, the new Congregation’s
members had been growing in the
Salesian Spirit, added to their natural
inheritance from the foundation.

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There were continuously good
relationships with the Salesian Family
through many persons
and activities,
especially through
Salesian Bishops
who were the
ones responsible
of the Congregation.

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Each year there have been two
representatives joining the
“Consulta Mondiale della Famiglia
Salesiana” in Rome.

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4. Searching and discovering
the Congregation’s identity.
The Congregation have started their
Chronicles in May, 1937 before the
Foundation on December 7, 1937 ,
thanks to Sr.Antonietta Morellato who
helped the new candidates to write
down daily events. They gave us a lot of
insights and the real knowledge
of the Congregation history.

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The book “As Father Among His
Children” was our first attempt to
pile up the documents related to his
life and mission; letters, reports etc.
found in the Salesian Bulletins or
other Salesian Magazines. That was
started on the occasion of
the centenary of Mons. Pasotti’s
Birth Day in 1990, and completed as
a book in the year 2000.

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Before the 60th anniversary of our
Foundation in 1997 a team work
started to gather the materials on the
life of the Congregation from the
Chronicles.

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The team succeeded only on the first
period of the Congregation, the most
important part, from the foundation
to the end of the Founder’s life,
about 13 years from 1937-1950. This
work was completed as the book
entitled “Rooted in Charism” only in
2011, the first year of preparation for
the 75th Anniversary of our
Foundation.

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The last book issued after the 75th
Anniversary was “Be All Thing to All
People”, at the beginning of 2013. It
will not be the last of our work in
order to deepen our understanding
of God’s plan for us.

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The Present Superior General
and her councillors