austraLasia #2753 Death of Fr Jack Trisolini, in KOR "When
it happens that a Salesian dies working for souls, the Congregation has
won a great triumph" (C. 54)
by Bro. H. Seo
SEOUL: 22 November 2010 -- A story of triumph, then, in KOR
Province. Today, 22 November at 5 pm Fr John F. Trisolini was called by
the Lord to Don Bosco's garden in Paradise, while at work in his office
at the Workers Centre, Seoul Archdiocese, where he had spent more than
20 years.
Fr John F. (Jack) Trisolini was born in
Hoboken, New Jersey (USA) in March 1937. Professed as a Salesian of St
John Bosco in 1958, he graduated from the Don Bosco Graduate School,
Newton, New Jersey in June 1959 and was sent to Korea to complete his
training in December 1959. After studying in Rome and Turin with
further studies in theology at Lyon and at the Graduate School of
Theology Fontanièères (France), he was ordained priest in
1967. He then became very active in youth ministry amongst young
workers since 1968 in Seoul Archdiocese. He was especially
involved in assisting the JOC (Jeunesse Ouvrière Catholique -
Young Catholic Workers) Korea during the period of military
dictatorship in which he had to suffer so much to protect young
worker's rights from the brutal military government. We should say that
really his life is the authentic testimony and history of the
youth-worker ministry in the Korean Church.
Recently Jack suffered from lung and kidney cancer,
which forced him to undergo dialysis twice a week, including this
morning. After he came back to his office, he was looking very tired,
and was anxious to prepare for the 40th anniversary of his office, the
Workers Centre of Seoul Archdiocese. At 5 pm he was found dead, seated
on his chair in front of the computer monitor on which appeared a part
of the draft of his new book on worker ministry history, which will be
published for 40th anniversary.
The funeral Mass will celebrated on 25 November in
the Seoul Archdiocese Cathedral and his body, according to his own
wish, will be given in donation for medical study, destined for the
Catholic Medical University in Seoul, without interment.
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