austraLasia #2159
Salesian
Provincial Day in Vietnam
HO CH MINH CITY: 27 May 2008 -- The Salesian province
of Vietnam
annually celebrates its Family Day at the end of May, after the solemn
Feast day of Mary Help of Christians. This year, that day fell on 26
May. 42 pre-novices, 19 novices and more than 250 confrères
gathered together to enjoy the precious moment of a Big Family,
surrounding the Provincial as their spiritual father and the vicar of
Don Bosco in Vietnam.
The
program of the day was nothing extraordinary except that it was a time
for everyone to meet with each other (for some, after a whole year of
labor in the apostolate) and share the family spirit. The eldest of
the Salesians in Vietnam,
also the first professed Salesian, Fr. Isidore Le Huong, an alumnus of
Bottolengo Community of Theology, was present at the early part of the
day. He came from a very far village parish where he has worked for
more than 30 years. The young confrères quickly gathered to
share their
joys (for ending a scholastic year) as well as their looking forward to
the summer apostolate. The adult confrères chatted for more
information
regarding new works in distant areas or new commitments of their
classmates.
The
formal program was scheduled with some talks and theatrical
performances by the novices, pre-novices. The provincial gave an
informal talk about the General Chapter and its guidelines as well as
its lines of action. The delegate of the GC26, Fr. Joseph Phuoc also
gave some input during the talk. Both of them received questions from
the floor for a better understanding of the directions of GC26.
Anyway, a talk of 30 minutes could only cover some main points of the
work of GC26.
Another
item of the program attracted the attention of this Big Family. The
confrères who are involved in new presences or commitments in
poor areas shared their experiences and their understanding of the
cries of the poor youth of today and how their communities are trying
to respond to these. Everyone seemed very pleased and inspired by these
efforts to re-actualize Don Bosco among the young. It seems that the
pre-novices and novices have been truly encouraged by these practical
initiatives to help poor youth.
The day finally
ended with the solemn celebration of the Eucharist and a buffet lunch.
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Title: australasia 2159
Subject and key words: EAO Provinces VIE Provincial Day
Date (year): 2008
ID: 2000-2099|2159
