SEOUL: 3rd November 2007 -- The Salesian Family in Korea is
mourning the death of Michael Kim (Dong Uk) on 1st November, 26 year
old prenovice for the Salesians of Don Bosco, and younger brother of
Salesian Brother Stephen Kim (Seung Uk). Michael died from an attack of
epidemic haemorrhagic fever contracted while completing his compulsory
military service. There was little doctors could do to save him from
this virulent disease. He was buried today.
Michael belonged to the community at Shin An Dong.
It was only the
need to finish his military service that had prevented him from
entering the novitiate. He had already spent four years with the
community and was regarded as an exemplary candidate. During his
military service he had not wavered in his desire to join the ranks of
Don Bosco as a Salesian SDB. His express desire was to continue as a
candidate for the priesthood.
While it may or may not be possible to list
Michael's name in the
Salesian Necrology, the Lord has clearly chosen to list his name
amongst the 'great white band' of the saints on an auspicious day. Let
austraLasia's announcement of his passing also be a way to encourage
the Salesian Family throughout East Asia Oceania to pray for Michael,
to pray with his brother and family, and to pray for the Korean
Province. As we believe so firmly that out of death comes life,
we
believe that there is also a blessing for the Province in this death.
And the Lord has similarly tried and blessed other Provinces likewise
in the past twelve months - Australia lost a prenovice through a fatal
illness, and the Slovak Province a novice in an alpine incident. _________________ AustraLasia is an
email
service
for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions
as an
agency for ANS based in
Rome.
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