austraLasia #1667

Japan's newest Salesian Brother makes his first profession in Cebu

CEBU: 18th October 2006 -- Today Bro. Minoru Peter Watanabe SDB made his First Profession as a Salesian Brother at Don Bosco Missionary Seminary, Lawaan, Cebu. At 23 he is now the youngest Salesian Brother in Japan. He made his profession before Fr. Julius Arthur Sanchez SDB – FIS Provincial and witnessed by Fr. Orlando Puppo SDB – GIA Provincial and Fr. Shinjiro Urata, his formator from the Salesian Seminary in Chofu, Tokyo. Present too for the occasion were Salesians, Cooperators, seminarians, alumni, seminary workers, religious sisters amongst whom two Caritas Sisters of Miyazaki, and young people where Bro. Mino has carried out his apostolate.
    After a one and a half year absence from Japan, he now takes a month's vacation with his family before moving to Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu City to coach the school football team, to assist the boarders as well as to polish his English. After this school year ends in March 2007, however, he goes back to Japan to continue his university course in English.
    On his profession day, Bro. Minoru took inspiration from Psalm 23:1 “The Lord is my True Shepherd. There is nothing I shall want.”
    “Bro. Minoru is full of enthusiasm”, observed Fr. Puppo. May his enthusiasm never wane. May it instead attract more young  people to become Salesian Brothers.
   ___________________
 AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific.  It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome.  For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com  Use BoscoWiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - subscribe to www.bosconet.aust.com/RSS/rssala.xm A separate service entirely is called F/OSSERVATORE to help us keep abreast of trends in the digital world.  To contact austraLasia by voice on Skype, the Skype name is austraLasia.