austraLasia #2649 Solemnity of Mary Help of Christians in the Diocese of Baucau,
Timor Leste
BAUCAU: 25-05-10 -- Traditionally the Feast of Mary Help of
Christians in ITM vice province is solemnly celebrated in the Shrine of
Mary Help of Christians in Fatumaca. However this year, it was
celebrated at the Cathedral of the Diocese of Baucau. One reason was to
celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Foundation of the Salesian
Congregation and to thank Mary Help of Christians, Our Mother, for the
Help she had given during the past years to the people of East
Timor. But it was also due to the request of both bishop of Dili
and Baucau.
The theme of the celebration: “Mary has done
everything”. The Eucharist was presided by the Bishop Basilio
do Nascimento of Baucau, concelebrated by Fr.
Pronvincial, Andres Calleja, and the Salesians and some diocesan
priests. In his homily the bishop thanked the Salesian Congregation for
the effort in imparting education and evangelization in East Timor
specially during the difficult moments of the history of the country.
The bishop also ask the Salesians and the Salesian Family to continue
to respond promptly and with new spirit to the needs of the Church and
the country and to the new challenges today particularly in the area of
education and evangelization of young people.
Though it was raining, there were aproximately 5000
young people from Salesian communities participating in the event.
Two weeks before the celebration, the oldest statue
of Mary Help of Christians from the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians
of Fatumaca was solemnly taken around to visit the Salesian communities
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