1296 Don Bosco feast day celebrated in Daejeong, Korea
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Don Bosco feast day celebrated in Daejeong, Korea
DAEJEONG: 21st October 2005 -- Elsewhere in the world
one might immediately wonder - have we missed a feast day of Don Bosco
somewhere along the way? But in mid-October, Daejeong, the
novitiate house in Korea, has celebrated a feast of Don Bosco for many
years now. The choice of October may have a number of
motivations, but one that features strongly is to find a time in the
Korean cultural calendar which is not dominated by other major
celebrations like the First Full Moon, or the Lunar New Year, Spring
and Harvest Festivals. So mid-October it is.
There are six novices in the novitiate this year,
and once again the celebration was an occasion to share the Salesian
spirituality. It was no small gathering. Some two thousand
people took part. Photos of the event will be found on the ANS
page of the Congregation's website.
Daejeong is a relative newcomer amongst the Salesian
communities. Some 180 kms south of Seoul, and in an area of
strategic importance in South Korea, it was opened in 1992.
Besides being the novitiate, the community also provides retreats for
young people, has homes for taking in young people at risk, and carries
out a ministry amongst young prisoners.
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