austraLasia #2527
Cardinal Zen on Salesian and missionary spirituality
RAMSEY (USA): 19 October 2009 -- Last week, Cardinal Joseph Zen
made a flying visit to Rome, then immediately left for the US. On
Saturday October 17 the retired bishop of Hong Kong led a day of
recollection for almost 90 Salesian priests, sisters, brothers,
novices, and candidates from the New York metro area at Don Bosco Prep
in Ramsey. Specifically, there were confreres and sisters from New
Rochelle, Port Chester, Ramsey, Haledon, North Haledon, Elizabeth,
Orange, and Newton.
The cardinal gave two conferences to the entire
group and also had
two question-answer sessions, one with the young men and women in
formation and one with the whole group. The day concluded with the
celebration of the Sunday vigil liturgy, at which the cardinal preached.
In his conferences the cardinal, a native of
Shanghai, spoke of
Salesian spirituality and how that affected the development of his own
vocation in the 1930s; of the present situation of the Church in China;
and of the Salesians in Hong Kong.
Questions from the young Salesians and candidates
concerned not
only those same matters, but also the qualities that are important for
them as they discern or continue to follow their own vocations, and
what they ought to do if they hope one day to be missionaries.
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Title: australasia 2527
Subject and key words: SDB General Cardinal Zen, Salesian, mission
spirituality
Date (year): 2009
ID: 2000-2099|2527
