Fr Visser Golden Jubilee of Priesthood SIHANOUKVILLE
June 30, 2014 --Fr John Visser has celebrated his Gold Jubilee
of priesthood in Cambodia. Read about this in the article
below.
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The
Cambodian Salesian Delegation has celebrated the 50th
Anniversary of priestly ordination of Fr John Visser at Don
Bosco Technical School, Sihanoukville. The preparation
was a surprise for Fr John, who is the current rector at
Sihanoukville and who is also 81 years old.
The Solemn Mass of Saints Peter and Saint Paul saw Fr John
preside, accompanied by Archbishop Yves Ramousse, former
Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, Fr Roel Soto, Salesian
Delegate, Fr Leo Ochoa and other diocesan and Salesian
priests. The Salesian Family and the Cambodian Catholic Church
were also represented by different delegations, including some
teachers from Don Bosco Poipet, Don Bosco Battambang, Don
Bosco Phnom Penh and Don Bosco Kep.
Fr John recalled a deep sense of Church in his homily
honouring the memory of the two apostles of Faith and
Evangelization.
The Mass was followed by a cultural homage of music, dancing
and the presentation of a video clip, The Builder of Dreams.
The childrens music group led by Dominican South Korean Sister
July dedicated a short and wonderful concerto of violins.
The video can be watched at the following address in one of
our Youtube Channel (Chan Bora):
