austraLasia 790
ASIAN FESTIVE CELEBRATION AT
UPS
ROME: 14th January '04 --
Salesians from various parts of Asia, incorporating both the South Asia and East
Asia-Oceania regions, gathered today for a celebration in the Don Bosco
Community at the UPS with the two Regionals, Fr Joaquim D'Souza and Fr. Vaclav
Klement ...and of course the Rector of the community, Fr. Altieri. The
gathering involved the Eucharist, and 'agape' to follow and a brief Academy and
Goodnight.
The Eucharist was a multilingual experience with hymns
and Prayer of the Faithful in 8 languages including English, Singhalese, Hindi,
Tamil, Korean, Tagalog. In his homily, Fr. Joaquim shared a range of
significant experiences in the two regions, under the general title of 'the dawn
of Asian evangelisation'. The experiences ranged geographically from India
to Samoa.
The meal was likewise a multicultural experience, all
prepared by the confreres, with culinary delights like Belachang (from Myanmar),
Kimchi (Korea) and a wide range of Indian specialities from hot stuff to
sweets. The 'Italian connection' was maintained via some good Piedmontese
wine!
A number of special guests attended, including the
Provincial, Fr. Nicolussi and Other Asian Salesians in the vicinity - Fr.
Shirieda from Japan was one of these.
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