FROM ALL AROUND: 9 December 2010 -- 'Pot pourri' or a mixed bag
of goods! it is just that so much has been coming in these last
days, and your austraLasia coordinator, though much improved
healthwise, has been anywhere but sitting in front of a computer, so
maybe the best thing for now is simply to list the materials coming in
and offer a hint from each, and I'll catch up in the next day or two
with something more substantial.
But first, of your charity please pray for the
repose of the soul of Fr Peter Him Sam Tsang, member of the Australian
Province, originally from China Province, who has worked in the
province of his adoption (and which adopted him) for the past 28 years
at least (haven't got all the details at hand). Fr Tsang died today
after a brief illness. Fr Tsang was a gentle, determined missionary and
pastor to thousands of Chinese families who have migrated to Australia,
and a much appreciated member of the Chadstone community, Melbourne -
he worked in Melbourne throughout his years in Australia.
Fr Nick Castelijns has resumed his interesting
Samoan episodes, after a long break. He now finds himself back on the
'main' island (Nick used wirte from the island of Savai'i). This time
he writes up the Don Bosco Tech Graduation for this year. Deserves its
own full space - later.
From Japan two items of news. One is that the
Cagliero11 mission newsletter coming from the Missions Department can
now be found online (http://salesians.jp/library/cariero)
,
and while you may not understand much Japanese, it is interesting to
see how they have 'converted' the item to this medium. Also from Japan
an item on the Golden Jubilee of the Yokohama School, celebrated on 4
December. The 8th December
always brings important events. In Philippines North the priestly
ordination of two young men - at least one of those (and possibly the
other, not sure) studied abroad. Reggie Porlucas certainly did his
theology at the Crocetta. Glenn Joseph Protacio was the other Salesian
candidate for ordination. In the South, it was Kabankalan City's turn
and privilege to receive the Casket on 8 December, and as our
correspondent puts it, "the expected 3 hour trip from Victorias took
just about 2 hours! With police escorts and about two dozen motor-bike
police leading the way it was quite a sight. The organizers were being
careful not to require the use of sirens because of a presidential
announcement that even he (the president) "would never use such means
to weave through traffic". But a street-wise cop's retort was hard to
beat: "It's ok, we are escorting a saint, not the president".
And finally, a Christmas greeting from Beijing where
a member of the region is teaching Latin at the University, and
reflects wistfully on Christmas in other climes. He writes all this
down in verse - but the verse is in Italian and I would not dare
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