2743 KOR Casket preparations, Don Rua celebrations
austraLasia #2743 Korea Province preparations: Don Bosco, Don Rua
Seoul: 22 October 2010 -- Korea Province has been very busy
these past months and will be even busier within the next few days.
They have launched and concluded a major Art Festival featuring Fr
Michael Rua, published a Korean translation of 'The Wine in the
Chalice' by Fr Peter Lappin, and are by now fully prepared for the
arrival of the Casket containing relics of Don Bosco on 1st November ...
ART FESTIVAL
The book was published in August and distributed to
members of the Salesian Family and young people in Salesian schools,
oratories and the like; with it went a leaflet explaining an upcoming
Don Rua Arts Festival, inviting drawings or paintings, skits, poetry,
hymns, songs, recitals - in fact any kind of artistic presentation. Fr
Stefano Yang, vice provincial, and his team were behind the
organisation for all this.
The event drew many entries and was judged by a
competent team of teachers and artists working within the Salesian
ambit, and prizes were distributed on Sunday 17th October at the
conclusion of a Mass celebrated with the Salesian family by the ninth
successor of Don Bosco, Fr Pascual Chávez. All told there were 8
hymns about Don Rua, 12 poems, 21 recitals, 3 literary compositions, 5
musical compositions, one skit or theatre item, 35 paintings. 83 people
submitted entries covering a total of 87 items.
The judges' criteria for the event were: an
understanding of Don Rua's life and spirituality, and the display of
creativity and significance. Final results were: First prize, Sr Stella
Lee FMA for her 'Living in God and beside Don Bosco' pencil drawing of
Don Rua's' eyes, the eyes mirroring Don Bosco and the Holy Spirit. A
Gold Medal went to Joseph Lee, Cooperator. These two major prize
winners have also won a flight to Piedmont to visit the historical
places of both Don Bosco and Don Rua.
Additionally there were three Silver Medallists and
six Bronze Medallists covering a range of artistic endeavours such as
painting, music, theatrical presentation, recital and a letter.
All 83 entrants were given a statue of Don Bosco to keep as a memento.
The Art Festival has contributed to a deeper
knowledge and appreciation of Don Rua's life and spirituality.
The Rector Major, by his distribution of prizes and adding his own
words to the event gave it due honour, prestige and solemnity, and in
the words of one of the organisers: "We felt honoured and encouraged by
the Rector Major's words and felt ready to zealously and happily carry
out Don Bosco's mission in his spirit".
Readers who would like to see some of the major
prize winner's efforts can
visit the Rua pages now available on www.sdb.org.
DB CASKET VISIT
All is now in preparation. Bro Hilario Seo, long
time webmaster, major figure behind the graphic preparation of
'Salesians 2011' soon to be released, is now returning to his Province
of origin, in no better company than Don Bosco himself! It will be a
longer journey with the Founder than any Don Rua ever made with him!
They are due to arrive in Seoul in good time for the 'official' visit's
commencement some days later. We take this opportunity to wish Hilario
well and offer a profound thanks for his work. _________________ AustraLasia is an
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