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YEAR LII

NOVETMBER 1971

N. 265

il A[I$ ilrt $llpfltflfl mllilHl

OF THE SALESIAN SOCIETY

SUMMARY

l. Letter of the Rector Malor: The Speclal General Chapter In progress

Communion of

structive work

splrlt - - A reasonable demand

- Assiduous common research

Slow but cons-

- Premlse for

Henewal - Chapter documents - Updated Gonstitutlons - Our

- - - commitment The early Salesians lntenslfied prayer D.M.H.C.

Centenary.

ll. NECROIOGY (2nd llst of l97l)

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t. THE RECTOR IVAJOR'S LETTEB

Rone, Feast of AJI Saints, l97l

My dear conlreres,

You have had no direct communication ftom the Rector

Major since the special number of the ACTS sent at t}re beginning

of the General Chapter. Of course you have received the regular

newsbulletins informing you of the progress and development of

the work of the Chapter, but I know you expect a word from

me also. I am taking advafitage therefore of a few days' break

in order to fulfil a great desire to speak to you on a subject which

is at present very much in the mind of every Salesian thtoughout

the wotld.

Gommunion of Spirit

Possibly my silence during these months of the Chapter,

when we have been very much absorbed in all the work it involves,

may have given some the idea of a certain disjunction between

I the Cenme and the rest of the Congregation. can assure you

that this has not been the case. Here at the Chapter the Con-

gregation and the confrEres who are its life and soul have been

present in deep and positive communion of spirit. You, dear

confrbres, are present in our daily prayer and especially in our

I solemn concelebrations. would say that at such times we feel

ourselves visibly united to vou tltough the representatives here

of the whole Congregation. You are present each evening at the

Goodnight (which has here necessarily gone beyond its normal

limits) when the provincials and delegates of the various worldwide

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provinces have told us about your work and problems. You are

continually present in a positive way in all the phases of our

work. How often indeed the thought and observations made by

the confrbres at the Special Provincial Chapters are quoted when

the various documents are being prepared and discussed, as the

new Constitutions and Regulations are being formulated, and as

so many problems are being studied. Besides, the Chapter membets

themselves who are representing you in our Assembly constantly

recall that you are standing right behind them.

The Rector Major and the Chapter members therefore all

feel smongly united with each Salesian no matter where he lives

and works. Acting on your mandate we are at an exffemely

imFortant and delicate phase of our work of forwarding the interests

of the Congregation, and hence you yourselves should feel mote

than ever united to the Society and to ourselves, who are here

seeking to fulfil the Churdr's behest to show forth a Congregation

renewed above all in spirit and in its mission as Don Bosco would

wish to have it today.

A reasonable demand

But at this stage I imagine you would like to say to me:

< Tell us something definite and precise about the progress of

the work. >> This is a very reasonable request, especially since

you feel that you, no less than ourselves, have a particular interest

in the Special Chapter. Its prolongation and perhaps also the

spreading about here and there of certain << information > totally

devoid of foundation and the sheer fruit of pure fantasy may

have given rise to a certain impatience of to a sense of weariness,

perplexity or real preoccupation. Let me set your minds at rest.

Slow but constructive work

Regatding the length of the Chapter I would ask you to

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reflect that the amount of work involved is immense. One has

only to think of the << Schemes >> or documents to be drawn up

and the many problems and topics that have to be studied, debated,

confronted and solved. Consider too the profound revision of

the Constitutions and Regulations firmly required by the Council

and by post-Council directives. Reflect also that our Assembly

consists of two hundred members, each with his own sensibilities,

experience and mentality.

Given all this, one can easily understand how such a vast

and complex task confided to two hundred persons requires much

time, so that by means of the necessarily slow ripening of ideas

and various viewpoints one can arrive at a balanced convergence

of decisions to be made by the Chapter. It is a matter, then, of

work that is far from easy and which by its very nature cannor

be speedy.

Certainly, looking back, we can see now that various mistakes

could have been avoided. Unfortunately, however, it is much

easier to acknowledge this afterwards but at the actual time the

causes were not so easily recognizable. However, I can tell you

with satisfaction that at last one can see and begin to gather

the fruits of the rich and complex work already accomplished.

'We are now, we might say, at harvesting stage. The work is

going on with intense rhythm and day by day one can see results

and progress. I am only sorry I cannot reproduce here for you

a large ,liagram we have which indicates graphically the daily

progress of our work, for it would convince you of what I say.

Personally, I feel that at this rate we shall be able to have

the election of the Superiors of the Council about mid-November,

but I cannot predict when the Chapter will actually end, beyond

fepeating that matters are speeding up towards it.

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Assiduous common research

Feeling sure you will be pleased at what I have just said,

I would like to tell ;rou something definite and explicit about

certain very positive factors that have become increasingly evident

during these mont'hs. Fot you too, as for myself and all hete

at the Chapter, they will give cause for reassurance and confidence.

Referring back to the necessarily gradual maturing of ideas

that I mentioned before, I can say that our assembly has reached

and shown a very marked sensibility to the needs of the times,

as well as an unqualified decisiveness in the treatment of problems.

At the same time a dominant and increasingly clear feature among

the Chapter members has been a realistic love for the Congregation

and for its true renewal. This love has shown itself very strongly

in spite of personal or group diffetences of opinion. Sincere and

f.actual,it has enabled us to work together for so many long months

(even during the almost tropical heat of this past Roman summer)

in order to come to grips with situations which were in some

ways sometimes unpleasant and painful, not to mention a nattal

weariness and temptation to discouragement.

Our assembly has been aware of two facts that cannot be

ignoted, and firstly the great dissimilarities between various

situations existing in the Congregation. This fact btings about

differences in mentality. These, however, have been faced up to,

not as points of disintegration but, by means of a true and dynamic

fidelity to Don Bosco, as effects of an authentic inclusion of the

Congregation in the actual environment in which the Salesian has

to fulfil his mission.

Bound up with this recognition of diversity of situations in

the Congtegation is the demand for a decentralaation that will

provide a renewed sense of responsibility and of impetus to the

provincial community, but with a deep, decisive and positive

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awareness of the Congregation's intensified unity in the Salesians

working in every corner of the globe.

To this end the principle of solidariry has been reinforced,

developed and, in a certain sense, institutionalized as a practical

application of the principle of unity. Moreover, the principle

of subsidiariry and of co-responsibility has been widely and

constantly applied at various levels in so many aspects of our

life as Salesians consecrated to the mission confided to us by

Providence.

In due course you will find all these elements present in

the various Chaptet documents.

Premise for renewal

I would like to draw your attention to one factor that has

come to light in the ffeatment of so many of the << Schemes >>

and on whi& t}ere has been complete agreement.

Renewal in at y sphere of the Congregation is conditioned

by the personal reanimation of each of us Salesians. Nothing could

be more true than that. And renewal for the Salesian means

above all a true, deep and sometimes radrcal conversion to a life

that is rcalhy faithhtl to the Gospel, to the counsels professed,

and to the specific vocation we have embraced. This means

therefore a hfe that is above all permeated with ptayer in the

truesr sense of the word. \\Tithout this we cannot seriously and

wofthily live each our own consecfation nof cafry out fruitf'r:lly

the mission confided to us by Providence through Don Bosco'

This urgent and inescapable need for personal renewal as an

irreplaceable premise for any sort of efficacious reanimation of

the Congregation has been brought home to us by various eminent

persons who have visited our Chapter, e.g. by Cardinal Gamone,

Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Education, and by Bishop

Pironio, Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference for Latin

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America. The very f.act. of. this convergence of ideas and appeals

invites us to reflect, and we can prodaim most clearly that even

if the Chapter can produce very fine and exalted directives and

prepare satisfactorily updated Constitutions according to the

instructions of the Church and in perfect fidelity to Don Bosco,

all this would be useless if the Salesian himself is not reanimared

in the working out of his own personal conversion. This must

certainly be the case from now onwards.

It is true that from the Chapter will come forth directives

and helps towards a courageous renewal of life in the Congregation,

but surely no one could think that the Chapter will encourage

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not one that is over-indulgenr or tn any way aligned with what is

today called << the permissive society >.

Precisely because it is committed to show forth a Congregation

youthfully reanimated in its perennial mission, the Chapter desires

above all an authentic and profound renewal in the life of the

actrrd, members of the Society. The Congregation of tomorrow

will not be ready ro accept a form of Salesian life that is a mere

compromise, or a form of consecration that is a dead weight of

counter-witnessing to the values it claims to practise.

Our times demand principles of decision that arc coherent

and men who have the courage to rnake them and to live them

honestly. Only in this way can the Congregation give adequate

reply to the appeals of today and of the future that are far

more urgent than those of the past.

Chapter documents

I should say something also about the actual << Schemes >> or

Chapter documents. These have a doctrinal and pastoral pat,

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elucidating and as it were placing a basis for the constitutions

and General Regulations that follow. In certain cases there are

also working directives which have particulal imFortance in that

they serve towards pracrical application of the norms of Renewal

in each document. I shall limit myself here to quoring some in

advance, but necessarily without comment on specific content.

The documents drawn up so fat arc doctrinally sound and

even courageous, logically reflecting an assembly that is integrated

but of diverse mentalities. It is obvious, however, that the courage

of the Congregation at its various levels should measure up ro

this in translating them into acrion. In them you will find a

clear perception and an interesting explanation of the innermost

secret of the Salesian vocation in the Church. In this regard the

document on << The Salesian Spirit > and on our effective mission

among poor youth and the working classes deserves special mention.

Of particular importance is the part on << The Salesian Family >

which opens up promising horizons for us in regard to spurring

on the laity. Another very positive aspecr is the insistence on

the missionary impetus that should arumate all our communities

towards the better rcaltzation of our Congregation's own mandate

of evangelization and towards overcoming the danger of worldliness

in Salesians and in communities.

Updated Gonstitutions

The most important and compelling expression and synthesis

of all the long and complex work not only of the Special Chapter

but also of the whole Congregation, which so widely participated

in its various stages of preparation, will certainly be the updated

constitutions and the relative General Regulations. The material

for these has already been prepared and paftly amanged. All that

is lacking now is their final definition and official approbation.

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As you will notice when you receive them, the Constitutions

obey the nofms ol Ecclesiae Sanctae in their rid: ascetical, theo-

logical and scriptural content. Hence they are not mere meagre

standards of religious life but offer profound motivation for the

principles of an evef mofe conscious and convinced life of

consecration.

It is well ro mention also that the new constitutions will

be impregnated with salesianity, Don Bosco always expressly pre-

sent. In this way vr'e can be sure that far from alienating us from

our Father they will bind us more intimately ro him and to the

congregation which the Holy Spirit inspired him to found and

which he developed with the visible aid of the Help of christians.

1il7e can affirm moreover that the Constitutions which will

come forth from the Special Chapter will actuate the directives

of the Church that correspond to modern needs. At the same

time they will be permeated with that spirit of Salesian holiness

towards which our Father and his successors have constantly

spuffed on the members of the congregation. You will see in fact

that in their modern form and style the new Constitutions aim at

helping the Salesian of the world of today to live his vocation

more intensely and with deeper awareness. The matter and

subsrance of the old Constitutions remain but the ptesentation

novr corresponds to the needs indicated to us by the Church'

Our commitment

It is possible that some may be disappointed in not discovering

in the Constitutions or in the documents all that they personally

hoped to find there. However, it is a matter of obvious com-

monsense that any legislation which is the fruit of collegial work

and synthesis cannot be expected to include the requests of every

single person. Given its mandate and authority by the Church

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and by the Congregation itself, the Special Chapter has had to

study long and hard; it has prayed so mudr too, looking ever to

Don Bosco; and now it will give us positive results, confiding their

fulfilment and practice to our goodwill.

It is up to us therefofe to accept its conclusions not only

with docility but also with firm decision, translating them into

practice in our lives. I feel I can say that at this delicate moment

in our history this is the one way for us to express our personal

and productive attachment to Don Bosco and to out beloved

Congregation. Any other attitude, no matter how one may try

to justify it, can only be negative and can in no way contibute

towards the true renewal of the Congregation, since it will only

create harrrful obstacles.

The early Salesians

In 1874 Don Bosco came to Rome to seek the approbation

of the Constitutions of the Congregation. At Valdocco prayers

wefe most fervent as our confreres awaited our Father's feturn

with the anxiously expected news. rJ7hat was the attitude of tlose

first Salesians? \\7e can find it in the Biograpbical Memoirs.

Briefly, this was the combined sentiment of the confrBres at Yal-

docco: ., \\7hen the Constitutions artive approved by the Holy See,

we shall be happy to practise them, for they will show us the

safest means to follow out orrr Salesian vocation >.

So too should it be today in the Congregation, not merely

at Valdocco but throughout the world. Today, a century latet,

by means of the legislative body prcvided by Don Bosco himself,

namely the General Chapter, the Church equips us with the

instruments for infusing new life into the Congegation. The most

essential of these are certainly the Constitutions and Regulations.

Just as our confreres of old felt so huppy and enthusiastically ready

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to accept the first Constitutions, so too we Salesians of this day

and age

and in

ready to

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in the first place the Constirutions, with firm will to practise

them. Let us seek to enter into them with reanimated spirit

in faithful accord with the demands of our Salesian vocation.

This will be the sure sign not only of our fidelity but also

of true love for our Father, for how can we ever forget his last

message: << If you have loved me in my lifetime, continue to

love me after my death by the observance of the Constiturions >.

Intensified prayer

I know that you arc praying much for the Chapter and I

thank you also on behalf of its members. I can tell you that

various confreres have offered up their lives for the happy outcome

of our Chapter. The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, the

Don Bosco Volunteers and the Cooperators, as well as so many

other good souls, are also praying for us. \\Thilst thanking all

very sincerely, I invite you again to remain united to us and

to intensify your valued prayers during this very important and

delicate phase of our work. Join us in interceding with the Virgin

Help of Christians, especially by means of the rosary, recalling that

v/e are in the centenary of the Battle of Lepanto. nfle feel so

deeply the need of light from above, especially ar certain moments.

Help us.

In the meantime continue your work in the provinces,

enriching them by generous fidelity to your consecration, by

Iively fraternal charity in our communities. In this way your

activities will always be increasingly apostolic and rich in good

for souls.

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Recall also our dear deceased confreres, especially during this

month of November.

To each and all of you I bring not only my own personal

affectionate greetings but also those of the Chapter members and

in particular those of your own Provincials and Delegates. More

than ever in these days we feel solidly united and we seal this

fraternal Salesian communion in the daily eucharistic sacrifice.

D.M.H.C. Centenary

Before ending this letter I would like to mention, even if

briefly, the centenary of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary

Help of Christians to be celebrated in 1972. The Mother General

has sent me the interesting and practical programme of events.

!7e can truly call this a family event, for it concerns us also

because of our strong and common link as children of the same

Father, in the same Spirit and in that fraternal collaboration

which has hitherto been so strong and which will certainly become

more intense in the near futute.

\\flhilst asking you to do all you can wherever possible to

give your helpful collaboration in the various celebrations, I feel

sure that you will unite with me in prayers of thanksgiving to

God for all the good accomplished during the past hundred years.

Let us unite also in our fervent good wishes that the century

ahead will see Don Bosco's Second Family reanimated in fidelity

to our common Father, giving of itself generously and with Salesian

zeal in the fulfilment of its specific mission, which is today even

more pressing than in the past.

I Once again greet you one and a11..

Affectionately,

Fr. L. Ricceri

Rector Major

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II. NECROLOGY

Fr. Antbony Agostinelli

f "' Nove, Italy L2.1..1904, Verona, Italy 76tA1977, age 67,42 profession, 36

priesthood.

A deeply priestly soul, he dedicated his whole existence to the formation

of future priests at Chieri first of all, then at Bollengo, Monteortone, and

fnal7y at Verona. In this mission he gave generously of the riches of his

Iively intellect, his delicate and sensitive heart, and of his moral uprightness.

He was a man of deep piety, great love for the Church, the Pope and the

Congregation, and aII this inspired him a year before his death to make a

generous offer of his life to God.

t F* rV.aJleanimtiae,

Aguilar

Spain 12.10.1925,

Carucas, Venezuela 22.7.1971, age 45,27 profession,

17 priesthood.

Inspired with great missionary spirit, he was sent first to India and

then, after some time in his own country, to Upper Orinoco. His generosity,

spirit of sacrifice and dedication to work were always exemplary. He knew

how to win the friendliness of the natives by his aptitude for languages

and music. Hew as always jovial and cheerful; he never seemed to weary

or to be in a bad mood no matter what the situation, and he was always

ready to frilfil the will of God.

t F* rS. aJnotbhni),

Alberto

Ttaly 22.11.L886,

Barcelona, Spain 20.5.L971, age 84, 68 profession,

62 priesthood, 28 rector, 6 provincial.

He was a gteat and patriarchal figure of the exemplary Salesian. He

left Italy at the age of nineteen to go to Spain and at Matarb, Gerona,

and Marti-Codolar he put at the service of youth his fteasures of knowledge

and goodness, working tenaciously and without respite until his last years.

As an educator he was a man of few words but many deeds. Intense piery

shone forth from his face and his whole exterior and was the source from

which he obtained strength for his work and efficacious apostolate. He was

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most enthusiastic about the affairs of the Congregation and he worked

indefatigably for vocations and among the Past Pupils. Vhen he died he

was surtounded by past pupils then attending their annual congress.

Fr. Augustine Alaarez

f * Bituima, Colomtia 25.9.L894, lbagu6, Colombia 1.5.197L, age76,53 profession,

44 priesthood.

An indefatigable apostle of confession, he spent long hours at this

mission, ready to receive every type of person, and he was greatly appreciated

as a confessor by various religious communities. Right until a week before

his death he was a very active bandmaster and each year he patiendy

prepared new music so as to give a joyful totre to all the feasts. He was

a man of very $eat humility and left a wonderful example to all his

confrEres.

Coad. Alphonsus Anbrosio

t * Ottaviano, Italy 18.5.1880, Juaret6, Brazrl 30.10.L968, age 88, 43 profession.

An emigrant 5s Slazil, he entered the Congregation as an adult, leaving

suaight after profession to work in the Missions of the Rio Nego. He was

a fine figue of a cheerful missionary, the friend of all, and he preferred

above all to assist and teach our native boys. In his last illness he had the

rosary constandy in his hand, serenely awaiting his encounter with Our Lord.

Fr. Telmo Andrade

f "' Atahualpa, Equador 2L.I.7889, Quito, Equador 30.5.7971, age 82,57 profession,

46 priesthood, 24 r*tor.

He was a great Salesian, religious and exemplary priest, an indefatigable

worker and a mainer ril/orthy of Don Bosco. \\flifi1 smiling goodness he

knew how to be prodigal with the gifts of his heart and intellect in favour

of souls and of the Congegation. Right to the end his time was given up

to prayer and work.

f F*rF. oFnrzaanscoi,sItAanlydr2i2g.b5.e1t,t8i88, Florida, Chile 1.8.1971, age 93,66 profession, 59

priesthood, 20 rector.

Conscious that the Salesian is made for work, he laboured indefatigably

at the various tasks entrusted him by obedience. In his time he was a rector,

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parish priest and provincial economer and knew how to multiply in

wonderful fashion his work of evangeltzation and civilization. As a worthy

son of Don Bosco he loved youth, particularly the poorest, whom he always

tried to help. Innumerable past pupils, as well as colleges and festive

oratories, remember him with gratitude.

Coad. Joseph Bader

f *Ludwigsburg, Germany 9.12.1905, Kinshasa, C,ongo 23.7.L97t, age 65, 40

profession.

As a young metal-worker he felt drawn by the charm of Don Bosco

and became a Salesian. After a few years he went to the Missions of Central

Africa and there laboured ,as a gardener, craftsman and factorum. Piety

nourished his ever busy life. He was a man of exemplary poverty, incessant

work, and fidelity to the Rule.

Fr. George Bainotti

f o Torre San Giorgio, Italy 20.10.1899, Bangkok, Thailand 9.9.L97L, age 7L,

44 profession, 18 priesthood, 21 rector.

During his novitiate he left for China and after his profession went

to Thailand with our first group of pioneer missionaries. As a priest he

obtained excellent results in parish work and as prefect and rector, laying

everywhere solid foundations for the continuation of his fruitful apostolic

u,ork. Latterly he was provincial economer and chaplain to the Sisters,

greatly edifying all. A most devout and fervent propagator of devotion

to Our Lady and Don Bosco he purified his life by the painful trial of

a long illness.

Fr. Alexander Ballb

* f 4, Granada, Span L9.'J.2.1926, Madrid, Spain 27.9.L97L, a5e 25 profession,

18 priesthood.

The last years of his life were a painful calvary because of an artificial

kidney, but the physical and moral pain matured in him an ardent religious

spirit and a generous will to give of himself. Previous to this he had

helped to train furure candidates to the priesthood and then to writing

articles of a religious nature for various journals and magazines, He gave

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edifying example of silence and resignation in regard to his sufferings

and in spite of these he showed indefatigable priestly dedication.

Fr. Maarice Barbarin

" f Villamayor de Monjardln, Spain 22.8.L91L, Lima, Perir 16.9.1971, age 60,

40 profession, 31 priesthood.

After his novitiate in Italy in 1930 he went to Peru for his philosophical

studies; after his tirocinium he was sent to the Gregorian University

for theology. After working among the theology students at Madrid he

returned to Peru and dedicated himself to the priestly apostolate in various

offices of responsibility in our colleges in Peru and then in Bolivia. Simplicity

of Iife and generous giving of self without pretence or show were

characteristic of him.

t C* oSaadn.

Sante Bartalini

Miniato,ltaly 4.11.1,890,

Lanzo, Italy 27.5.1971, age 80, 45 profession.

This Salesian Brother followed Don Bosco enthusiastically and lived

his vocation in fulI coherence, cultivating a great love for the Church, the

Pope, the Congregation, the liturgy. By means of these ideals he spread

the wealth of his lively intelligence 2nd diligence.

t C* oRaodc.cJaofobrtne

Basso

di Mondovl,

Italy

11.11.1881,

Casa Madre, Turin 8.3.L97L, age 87,

56 profession.

He entered the Motherhouse in 1912 and stayed there for the rest of

his life, apart from his year of novitiate at Iwea. His religious life was

a very simple one but evangelically exemplary. For 42 years he was the

faithful and self-sauificing night-porter at Valdocco, after which he spent

15 years close to the suffering Christ in a little room in the infirmary,

suffering and praying until the end.

Fr. Leilgi Bertuzzi

t * Este, kaly 6.10.1927, Turin L.lL.l97L, age 44, 24 profession, 15 priesthood.

Right fuom his early Salesian years he showed great generosity and

enthusiasm in his apostolate among youth, dreaming of becoming a missionary,

but Providence destined him instead for the task of seeking to help the

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missionades financially through his work at the Generalate. He was a

dynamic aod genial organizer and among other things founded a special

dub for hdpi"g zones that were especially tried by catastrophes, hunger and

poverty. He had aheady collected more than 40 million lfue and a huge

amount of material for the refugees ftom Pakistan. God will certainly have

rewarded his great chariry.

t C* leHroicntCoraiarmdeel lBPeirnzaosr,a Spun L9.5.L944, Madrid, Spab 2L3.L97L, age 26, 8

profession.

Friendly and serene in chatacter, he loved youth and gave them the

best of his life. He was an exemplary religious, observant and exact in

his duties through a setrse of conviction, generous in his charity and fraternal

collaboration. As a student of theology he longed ardently for the priesthood

but God accepted his offer of himself as a victim. After three years of

illness he died a holy death.

Coad.. Paul Blanc

f *' Cotignac, France 19.1.1886, Marseilles, France 24.2.1971, age 85,54 profession.

A past pupil from our house at Marseilles and an apprentice, he did

his novitiate at San Benigno in 1904. As a soldiet dor-g World ![at I he

received the Croix de Gaerre. Apart from that intemrption, his religious

life was spent at our house at Marseilles, where he was a humble, likeable

and kind confrere, aTways avaiTable and sincerely pious.

t C* lCearircmiJgonahnno

Brand.alese

San Urbano,

Italy

26.6.1944,

Turin 19.9.L977, age 27,7 profession.

He had completed one year of theology at the Crocetta and during the

holidays met with a fatal accident. Gifted with gteat goodness of heart

and particular sympathy for the poor zrnd suffering, he Ieft behind him a

great impression among those who knew him.

Fr. Bartbolomew Bruno

f * Cordoba, fugeotina 4.9.1910, Buenos Aires, Atgentina L7.5.L97L, age 60,44

profession, 34 priesthood.

His characteristic virtues were a profound love for the Congregation

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a gteat spirit of work. Right until

g^nredat dedication in spite of an incurable

the end he fulfilled

illness that wracked

his

tasks with

fine frame.

* t Coad. Gernano Busarello

fuo dos Cedrcs, Brazil L1.6.1901, Campinas, Brazl 28.5.L970, age 68, 47

profession.

An observant religious, he treated all with respect and was most

solicitous in seeing to the needs of the confreres and boys. He was

distinguished also for his spirit of work and his love for Don Bosco and

the Congregation.

* f Fr. losepb Carupoy

Malaga, Span 21.3.1910, Uuera, Spun L2.4.1971, age 61, 44 profession,

34 priesthood, 3 rector.

God gave him a great heart which found ample scope for expansioa

in the Congregation. He vorked with geat success among the boys and

past pupils, and as an aposde of Mary Help of Christians he spread this

devotion everyvhere.

f *FrP. uHeennteryGCenaipl,illSapain 18.7.190r, Buenos Aires, Argentina 25.5.1977, age 67,

48 profession, 40 priesthood.

He devoted his life to elementary and secondary school teaching and

numerous pupils came to appreciate his gifts as a conscientious teacher and

enthusiastic trainer. Among the boys he also exercised his talents as a

playwright and as a writer of artides that were alvays inspfuing in their

Salesian educative principles. There was no limit to his generosity at work,

in spite of his delicate health which cut him off suddenly ftom all activity.

Everyone apprcciated his cordial manner and generous avaiTabiTrty.

* f Coad. Francis Castrc

Parl Cachoeta, BmziT L4.r.L936, Ananindeua, Branl L1.L1.7970, age 34,

6 profession.

He was born in our Mission at Pari-Cachoeira, Rio Negto, belonging

to the Tucanos tribe, and was a real child of the forest bgfore beco-itrg a

Salesian through the intense and apostolic work of our missionaries. As an

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adult he did his novitiate at Pindamonhangaba, then worked for six years

in out aspirantate at Ananindeua, dedicating his best energies to the boys

in the festive oratory. His last two years saw him doing excellent work in

our technical school at Belem-Sacramenta, before death took him suddenly.

Fr. Louis Cbiandotto

f *' Concordia Sagittara, Italy 22.12.1921, Rome 17.8.1971, age 49,33 profession,

21 priesthood, 8 rector, 6 provincial.

After spending twenry-two years in Spain, where he is affectionately

remembered for his apostolate among the theologians, he was appointed

the first provincial of the Pontifical Salesian Athenaeum. In him God

manifested the greatness of His grace through his intense u/ork at a delicate

task and during his incurable illness. Through mysterious ways He led him

to become a simple and faithful religious, a priest fulI of zeal and dedication,

a good and undetstanding superior who gave training to the flock entrusted

to his care in a firm but kindly way, a man of physical and moral suffering

rsho remained strong and serene. Those who approached him found in

him the ransparent reflection of his spirit and a living witness of the

love of Jesus Christ.

Fr. Francis Cigan

t *Zizkt, Jugoslavia 18.9.1908, Ljubljana, Jugoslavia 23.2.1971., age 62, 45 pro-

fession, 35 priesthood.

A fine educator, he had a great love for youth, unchangeable optimism,

and a rich priestly spirit; he was the choir master at Celoveno in Carinthia.

He died of cancer, continuing the rhythm of his work right up to the end.

Coad. Guy Colombini

f *' Mezzolombardo, Italy 10.6.1881, Motherhouse, Turin 1L.L0.197L, age 90, 7O

profession.

He came to the original home of Don Bosco at Turin as a young

orphan. Later as a Salesian he became a highly accomplished bookbinder,

but above all he left the example of a true Salesian: observant, diligenr

and pious, faithful to Don Bosco and most devout to Mary Help of Christians.

He had the joy of having a Life of. Don Bosco specially bound by him

presented to Pope Pius XI.

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F*r.LiPmaelrriicckk

Corcoran

Junction,,

Ireland

10.6.L928,

Hong Kong 5.10.197L, age 4), 2l

profession, 11 priesthood.

S7hilst still young he left Ireland to work in the newly-founded province

of the Philippines. After his ordination he fulfilled his apostolate among

the boys of Hong Kong. He was a capable and conscientious teacher, a

man of dury, leading his boys to victory in sporting competitions, but above

all he was a cordial and good priest. His alrnost sudden death caused

immense grief to everyone who knew him.

Coad. Ernanuel Crescini

t * Gussago, Italy L6.7.1906, S* Gabriele, Brazil 7.5.1971, a4e 63,38 profession.

He entered the Congregation as an adult, very eager to go on the

Missions. After two years in the Central Province he left for Rio Negro

and laboured there more than twenty years, fulfilling tasks of great trust and

building accomodation for our native boarder pupils. His was a li{e of

love, work and prayer.

F*r.TeDroenllea,toItaDleyl

Duca

4.1.19$,

Perugia, ltaly 27.9.1971, age 68,49

profession,42

priesthood.

As a cleric in 1925 he left for the Mato Grosso Mission and worked

there until the end of 1939, when he rerurned to Italy on account of

his health. From 1965 on he was at Perugia, where he dedicated himself

to the ministry of the confessional for the con{rBres and boys. His life

was noted for its spirit of love and dedication and latterly for his offering

of his sufferings for the Church, the Congregation and above all for the

Special General Chapter.

Fr. Rudolph Ebring

t *- Gelsenkirchen, Germany 28.9.L901, Santiago, Clttle 20.9.L971, age 70, )4

profession, 27 priesthood.

After his profession in the Province of Peru he went to Chile, where

he was ordained and worked in vatious colleges. Twelve years ago he was

stricken down with progressive neryous exhaustion and thenceforth had to

live in isolation in his room. There he offered himself to God as a slow

holocaust ,inspired by faith and comforted by Christian hope.

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Coad. George Eterooic

f *' Prasnice, Jugoslavia 16.71.190L, Buenos Aires, Argentina 78.8.1977, age 69,

28 profession.

He consecrated himself to the apostolate in the Salesian Congregation

when he was already well on in years, but he did so witJr generosity

and youthfirl enthusiasm. All his religious life was spenr ar Rio Grande,

in Terra del Fuego, where he exercised various trades and acted as diligent

assistant of the senior boarders. He was noted for his love of Don Bosco

and Salesian things, and left an indelible memory of his diligence, simple

goodness and availability for every type of work.

Fr. Elio Fabris

f *' San Giovanni di Casarsa, Italy 15.1.1926, Rome 21.4.L97L, Ae 45, 28

profession, 16 priesthood, L rector.

His life was an expression of sincere Salesian spirit, of generosity to

the point of sacrifice, of efficacious apostolate among youth. His virtue

shone forth above all when he was struck down by a terible illness in the

house of St. Callixrus, to which he had been appointed rector only a few

months previously. Absolutely patalyzed,, he suffered acutely and refined

his spirit as a serene holocaust to God, gr*,ing an ediffng example of faith

to his confreres. The success of the Special General Chapter was uppermost

in his intentions during his sufferings.

f C* oSaadn..

Archangel F alzone

Cataldo, kaly 23.L909,

Catanta, Sicily 29.8.197L, age 62,35 ptofession.

He entered as an aspirant at San Gregorio and soon adapted himself to

the work of the house. He was humble, peacefirl and serene, diligent and

of solid piety. After his profession various houses vied for his services

and his exemplarity in the religious life. Of him it could be said that

he was a true religious, without guile. He died with the rosary in his

hand, comforted by the last rites.

f F* rO. zJooras,epHbonGgaabryor72.L.1899, Budapest, Hungary 273.7971, age72,54 profession,

46 priesthood, 10 rector.

Of a very pious peasant family he was noted for his intelligence,

versatility and enterprise, showing exceptional musical talent from his early

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youth and capability as a v/riter. His gifts of mind and heart developed

in his work amoflg youth, in the parochial apostolate and in his direction

of our houses. After the 1950 dispersion of the Salesians he occupied

himself as the organist in various churches of the capital, leading an

ascetical life in his ill-furnished litde room, in his food and clothing, always

distinguished for his perfect gentlemanliness.

Fr. Tersilio Ganbino

f * Pozo del Molle, fugentina 7.11.1924, Cordoba, Argentina L7.5.t97L, age 46,

30 profession, 20 priesthood.

Although his health was Poor he was strong in his priesdy coherence

and in his unmovable attachmetrt to the Church and to Don Bosco. His

apostolic zeal led. im to promote important entefpfises in our catechetical

institute, universiry residences, mobile public libraries, in the care of the

slum-dwellers of the city, etc. He accomplished a lot because he knew how

to get the help of others, in a special way of the Cooperatots, for whom

he was provincial delegate for several years. The secret of his apostolate

'was the formation of teacher<atechists.

f C* oBaedr.neJzozbon,

G'arino

Italy L7.12.1881,

Cremisan, Israel 83.L971, age 89,58 profession'

He spent all his Salesian life in the house of Cremisan after his

novitiate in 1911; after some years of profession he was put << temporarily>

in charge of the vhe-growing concern: this obedience he fulfilled fot frtry

years, developing and strengthening it for the supporr especially of the local

house of formation. His diligence and piety were typically Salesian, permeated

by serene cheerfulness.

F*r.SAanntbDoonmyenGiceaneVlliattrooria, Italy 17.8.1892, I Catania, Itzly 1.4.7971, age 78,

62 profession, 50 priesthood.

A capable teacher of literatute in out Salesian high schools in Sicily,

he was also a much appreciated preacher, especially for retreats to the

confrEres and to the Salesiao Sisters. For a long time he collaborated

in the work of litetary reviews with widespread publication. Of strong

and vigorous character, he succeeded in getting his pupils to like studyilg,

to be serious about their tasks in ftfe and to love Christian and religious

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values, which he himself exemplified so intensely. He died in the act of

opening the srudy-hall, books in hand.

Fr. Paul Giua

t * Lanusei, Italy i3.11.1902, Rome t7.L2.L970, age 68,52 profession,42 priest-

hood, 18 rector,

'When Paul's father once pud a visit to Don Bosco at Alassio the

saint prophesied the vocation of his three sons, two of whom are still

alive today as Salesian priests. As for Paul, great activiry distinguished

his religious and priestly life as a reacher of Iiterarure, prefect of srudies,

catechisr, and rector. From 1950 to 1969 he dedicated his unlimited

apostolic energies to the lepers at contratacion in colombia, sacrificing

himself in numerous ways on behalf of the poorest, and especially youth.

Coad. Peter Gontram

I *' Maodalay, Burma 22.2.19)2, there 29.L2.I970, age 38, 14 profession.

He was the first Burmese Salesian to die, having entered the Con-

gregation as a cleric but being then constrained to give up his studies

on account of illness, working thereafter as a Brother. IJThen the foreign

salesians were exiled from Burma he remained behind as the fai*rtul

collaborator of the parish priest in Mandalay, accepting the handicaps of

his poor health with serene religious spirit right to the end.

* t Fr. Emaruuel Gonzalez

Celaya, Mexico 26.8.L903,

Mexico 25.7.197I, age 67,49 profession, 40

priesthood.

Gifted with a kind and peaceful character he was always an element

of unity and a joy-bringer to communiry life. At difficult periods in the

Province he fulfilled offices of responsibility in various colleges. Successive

illnesses finally reduced him to incapability for work and to solitude, which

he bore with extaordinary patience, accepting the painful realiry of his

death with resignation and a great spirit of faith.

t F* rA. nJtoesqeupehraG, Sonpzaainle2z3.d10e.l1P89in8o, Cordoba, Argenrina 2.2.1971, age 72, 55 pro.

fession, 45 priesthood, 13 rector, 10 provincial.

He became a Salesian of Don Bosco at a very early age and fuIfilled

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various offices in the Province of Buenos Aires before becoming Provincial

of the Antilles and then of Cordoba, Argentina, ever spending himself with

generous dedication for the good of souls and for the expansion of our

Congregation. His was a laborious life, exemplary, totally inspired by

simpliciry, goodness and generous sacrifice, a model of that genuine salesianity

which so distinguished the first generations of Salesians.

Fr. Thomas Gonzalez

t " Vitigudino, Spain 19.12.1890, Seville, Spain 29.5.L971, age 80, 62 profession,

49 priesthood.

As long as his health permitted he was a humble Salesian worker.

Afterwards, in spite of his sufferings he kept cheerful, edifying all by his

piery and love for the Congregation.

f F*-r.RAanjctbco, nSyloJvaankciaou1ic8.1.1905,

there 1,4.1.L971, age 66, 44 profession, 36

profession, 36 priesthood, 12 rector.

He was a laborious and jovial Salesian who made Don Bosco known

in eastern Slovakia, founding the house at Michalovce. Because of his

Salesian and priestly vocation he endured imprisonment and forced labour,

just barely able after that to dedicate himself to the priestly ministry in

his home parish. Many remember him as a good spiritual father of the

Salesians and of the faithful among whom he worked so zealously.

f Fr. Martin

* Krajweice,

Jankowski

Poland 2.11.1883,

Marszalki, Poland 7.L.L971,, age 87,65 profession,

56 priesthood.

He was one of the first pupils at the first Polish Salesian house at

Oswiecim and he always remained very attached to his Salesian vocation.

Very knowledgeable and keen on the ancient world, he was for many yeats

professor of Latin and Greek in our srudentate of philosophy and received

a gold medal for education. He was much sought after as a confessor for

priests and the faithful and passed very long hours in the confessional.

lWorkers and pupils of our schools were given official permission to attend

his funeral, because he was so greatly loved in our parish.

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* f Coad.. Josepb Klein

Lomas de Zamora, fugentina 9.L2.L890, Buenos Aires, Argentina 23.9.1971,,

age 80, 60 profession.

The dominant note of his long years of Salesian life was his gratirude

to God and to the Congregation for all he had received and he tried to

show this by dedicating himself with generosity and initiative in teaching

and in the education of the artisan and agricultural pupils. His last years

were a heavy calvary on account of his illnesses and pains.

Deacon Stepben Kohaut

f * Malacky, Slovakia 17.8.1900, S. Isabele, Brazil in May L97L7, aed71.

He went as a cleric to t}le Rio Nego Mission in Brazil but in the last

year of theology fllnlss forced him to give up his stud.ies. !7ith deep

hrrmilily he returned to the Missions, Iiving in extreme poverry and passing

his days in assisting the boys in the workshops and fields.

Coad. Emaruuel Leme

f * Areias, Btazl 28.1.1907, Rio de Janeiro, Braztl L43.L971, age 64,32 profession.

In the various houses where he carried out his great activity and in

the vatious mades he exercised, he showed himself to be of jovial spirit,

the friend of all, very kind, with a great sense of responsibility and above

a17 a great worker, with intense piety and an excellent religious spirit.

Coad. Bartbolonzeu Loaera

f oCuneo, Italy 8.3.1921, Avigliana, Italy 25.2.797L, age 49,28 profession.

His vocation matured in the natural atmosphere of his pious family.

As a Salesian he was noted for his solid piety, indefatigable .tiligence and

zeal fot souls, and everyone who met him felt he had encountered a man

of God. He was the good and faithful servant of whom the Gospel speaks,

dying at his work and for his work, giving the Congregation an example

of religious life lived sincerely and in great simplicity.

f *FrF.iloJvocsie, pJbugLoosluarveianc1ic0.10.1894, Trstenik, Slovenia 5.3.7971,age76,55 profession,

48 priesthood.

He was an indefatigable worker who did not disdain manual work.

He was a convinced Salesian, a zealous priest in the ministry of the

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oratories and parishes, and he always tried to improve himself in the

ecclesiastical sciences.

Fr. Daoid Maggiorini

f * Marlia-Capannori, Italy 30.11.1890, Bahia Blanca, Argentina L6.9.L971, age 80,

50 profession, 41 priesthood.

He was Provincial Secretary for twenty years but he was also very

much dedicated to the ministry of confessions and to preparing over 4,000

children for First Communion in the space of forty years of assiduous work.

He was very much beloved by the children who flocked about him and his

patience and joviality never deserted him in his apostolate.

* f Fr. Augustine Marinelli

Boiano ltaly 14.1.1909, Toulon, France 24.1,.L971, age 62, 44 profession,

34 priesthood.

f *Coad. Ernanuel Martin Crespo

ftero del Castillo, Spun 22.1,2.1896, Madrid, Sp"in 28.12.7970, age 74, 54

profession.

He was one of the early Salesians in Spain and one of the Conge-

gation's heroes during the Civil !Var. His simple goodness towards all

was known everywhere, his diligence, his solid and intense piery and his

charity when speaking about others. Always jovial and ready for service,

he made an apostolate of the stage and his assistance of the boys.

Fr. Florence Martinez

t 'x Ncafiiz, Spain 28.11.1894, Buenos Aires, Argentina LL3.l97l, age 76, 57

profession, 48 priesthood,

He was formedy assistant to that great Salesian architect, Fr. Ernest

Vespignani. He was the head of the technical office as supervisor of

numerous buildings under construction. Various rcligious congregations gave

their work to him because of their confidence in his experience and abitty.

In his frequent journeys he also undertook to preach remeats with true

priestly zeal. A long and painful illness prepated him for his eternal

reward.

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Fr. Antbony Mautino

f *' Volpiano, Italy 1.1.1889, Buenos Aires, Argentina 25.4.1971, age 82, 61

profession, 53 priesthood, J rector.

He fulfilled various charges in his Salesian apostolate and was chaplain

to the Italian Hospital and chaplain for Italian immigrants, and in his last

twenry years he was curate in various parishes. In spite of his rather strong

character he was always a man of deep piety and of great availabiliry in

the service of others.

f *FrD. Laatadcishloawus,

Misa

Poland

15.1.1913,

Puntas Arenas, Chile 10.10.1971, age 58, 35

profession, 27 priesthood.

As an aspirant he nrent out to Punta Arenas to become a missionary

and he loved those lands of Magellan, devoting all his energies generously

to them. As a priest he first worked in various colleges, making himself

loved everywhete. Then he did parochial work and developed a magnificent

apostolate, living his priesthood fully in a spirit of humility, generosity

and self-sacrifice.

f C*'leNreicuhJoofseenp,bAMusotcrika L8.3.1941, Benediktbeum, Germany 24.2.1971, age 29,

8 profession.

During his philosophical studies an insidious illness undermined his

health but he offered up the sacrifice to God of not being permitted to

become a priest.

Fr. Luigi Preuitali

f * Ponteselva, Italy 1,1.1.1925, Turin 27.9.1971, age 46,30 profession, 17 priest-

hood.

He entered Ivrea in 1936, keen in his desire to follow Don Bosco

in his educative mission among boys, especially those who were poor and

from a simple family such as his own. To this end he was very keen

on studyhg pedagogy and psychology andinBruzn and in Italy he dedicated

himself keenly to teaching. As a priest he was always generous and gave

great edification by his faithful service in parishes and chaplaincies.

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f *FrV. iJlloosneep,bItFarlyan3c.i6s.1P8u9c)c, i Porto Velho, Brazil 25.6.1970, age 77,53 profession,

45 priesthood, 1 rector.

He was the grandson of Saint Anthony Maria Pucci of Viareggio,

canonized in 1962, and from him he inherited his special care for the

evangelization of the poor. He spent 45 yeats as a missionary in Amazonia,

a man of great goodness and commonsense, an excellent religious, good

and obedient. He loved the Congregation and Don Bosco, copying his

spirit and spreading his work, inseparable from his rosary which he claimed

helped him tfuough troubles and dangers of every kind.

* f Fr. Canzillus Pucholt

Tepliz, Bohemia 7.3.1,899, Recife, Brazil 4.2.1971, age 71,48 profession,

40 priesthood.

t Fi' rL.aJgoosneegprbo,RIataelley 17.9.1880, Cremisan, Israel 24.2.L97L, age 90,70 profession,

62 priesthood, 12 rector.

He was the oldest confrere in the province, venerated and loved for

his wonderful Salesian and priestly example. He worked fot 45 years in

houses of formation, a real model of religious life for his confreres. His

love for Mary Help of Christians and Don Bosco, his spirit of ulork, his

constant mortification arad zeal for the common life were all along genuine

Salesian lines.

Fr. Henry Ram6n

t *Aguilas, Spun 1,4.1.1927, Sabadell, Spuio 21..3.L971., age 44, 25 profession,

17 priesthood.

A dynamic and enthusiastic Salesian he generously gave his energies

for the good of souls, especially the young. IIe was very keen on the

sodalities, study groups, Christian formation activities; he was quite an

artist in prepadng academies and dramas, cheerful and simple, winning the

affection of the boys and their parents. His great characteristic was his

love of work and of Salesian ljfe.

Fr. Ferdinand Recinos

t * f2rranique, San Salvador ,0.5.1898, San Tecla, San Salvador 21.5.197L, age 72,

50 profession.

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After his ordination he worked in various fields of priesdy and Salesian

apostolate, always humble and without pretence, and throughout his life a

perenially indefatigable worker who never complained or seemed to weaken.

He died with a smile on his lips, quite ready to go.

Fr. Rosalio Rey

t "" ReaI de San Vicente, Spain 4.9.1900, Ramos Mejla, fugentina L8.8.197L,

age 70,51 profession, 41 priesthood.

Enthusiastic about festive oratories he helped to found and develop

many. Later as assistant pastor he developed his pastoral actios by spreading

above all devotion to Mary Help of Christians in families. His last years

were purified by illness and suffering.

* I Fr. Zanor Peter Rosa

Nichteroy, Brazrl 21.5.1915,

Pafi de Minas, Braztl 272.L97t, age 55,38

profession, 29 priesthood, 12 rector.

He was a man of high intelligence and accomplished oratory who

dedicated his untiring activities for the good of souls. IIis amiable character

helped him win the affection of his pupils and their families. He was

gteatly devoted to Mary Help of Christians.

f F* rC. aJnonseesp, bFrRanocsesi 6.2.1883, La Navarre, Frunce 5.5.7971, age 88, 69 profession,

60 priesthood, 30 rector,

As a boy and as a priest he met Don Rua and was ever grateful to

his first masters. He dedicated the years of his priesthood to the boys

and directed various houses wisely and generously. The Salesian Sisters

greatly appreciated him as a confessor. His geat desire was fulfilled that

he would be able to celebrate the Holy Sactifice right to the end, since

this for him was the source of the joy he seemed to radiate at all times.

* f Coad. Ernanuel Salinas

S. Andrds Chalchicomala, Mexico, 1.6.1890, Mexico 19.6.1970, age 80, 59

profession.

A Salesian of the old type, he was always austere and exemplary in

his conduct. In difficult moments he fulfilled his office of superior in

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various school with coutage, wisdom and notable efficiency, an indefatigable

worker.

Coad. Ernanuel Sancbes, Jwiot

t *- san Paolo, Brazil L73.1914, Goi6nia, Braztl 5.4.197L, age 57,31 profession.

This exemplary confrere died of lampant cancer. He was always aD

excellent religious: pious, observant, self-sacri{icing, cheerful, the friend of

a|l, and above all an untiring worker. As school secretafy he was cited

as a model by visiting inspectors. He endured his illness with patience and

serene perseverance.

t *Fr. Joseph S,incbez Roruero

Aspe, Spain 1.1.1903, Valentia, Spun 29.6.797L, age 68, 46 profession, 37

priesthood, 20 rector.

An active and well-organized salesian, he was noted for his delicacy

of mind and fine chariry towards all, able to keep smiling natumlly in

spite of bad health, never leaving out pfactices of piety. Among the Salesians,

Coop..utorc and Past Pupils of Pamplona, Sartiri, Saragossa and Villena he

is particularly remembered for his prudent direction, his Salesian optimism

and activity.

Fr. Rufinus Sinchez

" t Piedra Grande, Venezuela 6.11,L914, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela L3'4'1971,

age 56,26 profession, 22 priesthood.

A simple and pious priest, he was particulatly distinguished fot his

spirit of obedience and his goodness towafds others, easily winning the

confidence of the boys and others, constandy jovial. He spent six years

in our Upper Amazon Missions, distinguished for his zeal and his fidelity

to the Rule and Salesian sPirit.

Fr. Jobn Sandrone

f o Turin, ltaly 12.2.1916, there 22.4.1971, age 55, 38 profession, 11 priesthood.

Souls and youth were his absorbing interest and comfort. As a priest

and teacher he gave of his vast resources of mind and heart with great

delicacy and respect to all who approached him. Those who once confided

in him turned back to him naturally evef aftefwards, esPecially in moments

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of rial. As a priest he had resolved never to refuse a service of ministry

and he was able to confide to someone that he had arways kept this

resolution.

Fr. Michael Senisi

" t Andria, Italy 14.9.1883, Verona, Italy 7.5.1971, age 87,47 profession, 59

priesdrood.

Already graduated from university and a priest and military chaplain,

he entered the congregation after !7orld s7ar I, and thereafter spent most

of his long and hard-working Iife in our houses at Triesre and Verona in

the parochial ministry, zealous, coherent, and with an intense love for the

Blessed Virgin, Don Bosco and the Congregation.

Coad. loseph Seren

f *- Ivrea, Italy 13.1.1915, Tucumrin, Argentina, age 56, 35 profession.

In a quiet but profound manner he daily lived up to his great missionary

ideal, pious, faithful, simple, good and humble, esteemed greatly for all

this by the Salesians and the boys.

Coad. Martin Serre

t ';- Oncino, Italy 1.1.1898, La Florida, Chile 2L.7.Lg7L, age 73,47'profession.

He became a Salesian after military service and then went to chile

where he spent his life in houses of formation, and especially the theologate.

lThilst still young he lost his sight but remained a hard and cheerful worker,

generous and pious, giving a fine example of Salesian life to many generations

of priests in their student years. Prayer was the real nourishment of his

life and he knew how to adapt himself to ecclesial and salesian renewal,

participating actively always in the community practices.

Coad. Anthony Tirendi

f * Maletto, Sicily 14.5.1906, Pedara, Sictly 25.5.1971, age 65,21 profession.

He entered the congregation when middle-aged and became at once

distingrished for his piery, dociliry and spirit of work, cheerfully willing

for all and every kind of work, ever smiling. He always desired to go to

God on a feast of our Lady and died just at the end of the feast of Mary

Help of Christians.

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Fr. Adolpb Tornquist

f * Buenos Aires, Argentina 4.12.7887, Alta Gracia, Argentina 20.4,1971, age 8),

48 profession, 50 priesthood, 6 rector.

He was an engineer, son of a wealthy banker, but, as he used to say,

he preferred << to leave behind his earthly goods in order to gain heavenly

ones )>. Ordained at 33, two years later he followed Cardinal Cagliero's

advice and became a Salesian, having abeady known and loved the

Congregation in Patagonia. For some years he was a missionary in India.

Constrained to return to his native land on account of his health, he

retained all his life a veritable passion for the Missions and for vocarions,

zealously helping in every way possible. He made use of his ourn family

wealth by munificent donations to works of every kind, within and outside

the Congregation, always with the one anxiety to promote the glory of God

and the salvation of souls.

Coad. Antbony de la Torre

f *' Chauchina, Spaa 28.2.1928, Seville, Spun 25.6..1971, age 43, 24 profession.

He had a true sense of responsibiliry and was exemplary for his spirit

of sacrifice and mortification. On this account he was entrusted with the

direction of one of the colleges at the University of Labour, where he

distinguished himself in maintaining order and in encouaging all kinds of

religious and recreational activities for the young, his whole life consecrated

to God and to souls.

Fr. Francis Tricerri

t * Trino, Italy 14.6.19$, there 4.2.1971, age 67,5L profession, 42 priesthood.

He dedicated all his priestly life to parochial ministry, being successively

assistant then director of the oratory, parish priest, chaplain to the Salesian

Sisters and confessor. A zealous priest, he consecrated all his fine gifts of

mind and heart to the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls,

working always according to the spirit of Don Bosco. He was an exemplary

religious who lived in true poverty and humble obedience.

Fr. Mario Ulloa

f * Mexico City 10.9.1906, Puebla, Mexico l).12.L969, age 63,41 profession, 32

priesthood.

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Always noted for his piety and goodness which made him liked by

all, at the age of fifry he asked to be sent to the Mixes Mission in spite

of bad health, and it was there that God' called him to Himself thirteen

years later.

Fr. Francis Valenti

f *' Sortino, Italy 25.9.L925, there )1.5.197L, age 45,29 profession, 19 priesthood.

Successfr:I as a teacher he was especially talented in the moral and

Christian training of his pupils, who always remembered him gratefully

and with affection. On account of serious family reasons and with the due

official indult, he was permitted.to return to his home, where he evenrually

died suddenly.

Fr. Ram6n Valero

f o Zaragoza, Spain 30.3.1911, Buenos Aires, Argentna 27,7.1977, age 60, 44

profession, 35 priesthood

He was an exemplary religious, highly intelligent, with an exquisite

goodness and a fine sense for music, putting his talents at the service of

the Congregation and working untiringly among the boys. On account of

various maladies he dedicated his last years to assisting the sick of the

parish in their own homes.

Fr. Paul Vassallo

t * Leonforte, Sicily 19.5.1902, Damascus, Syria L4.5.t97t, age 69,49 profession,

43 priesthood, 15 rector.

A man of high intellect, vast culture, and ability in government, he

was Master of Novices and then Rector of important houses of formation,

much sought after as a preacher and prudent confessor who guided many

souls along the paths of virtue: a man of God, closely united with Christ

and particulady during the severe illness that prepared him for his eod.

Fr. Francis Volpi

t * Milan, Italy 10.12.1901, S. Fernandi de Atabapo, Venezuela 28.7.1971, age 69,

42 profession, 37 priesthood.

He was a missionary for fifteen years in India, then in Colombia and

then in Venezuela, greatly esteemed by his confreres for his fine spirit of

sacrifice and generous dedication to all. Exemplary in his religious obseryance

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and apostolic spirit, he was well-balanced; he loved his superiors and

gave an example of great faith to all; a truly evangelical worker.

* f Fr. Josepb Zini

Cavareno, Italy 2.10.L9L9, Ttent, ltaly 24.8.1971, age 51, 33 profession,

24 priesthood.

A zealous and hardworking priest, he was particularly keen on vocations

and the C,ooperators. A great teacher, he loved music and always tied

to have a band. Above all he was a Salesian who was coherent and

without compromises.

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2° Elenco 1971

COGNOME E NOME

LUOGO DI NASCITA

DATA DI NASC. E MORTE ETA LUOGO DI M.

ISP.

53 Sac. AGOSTINELLI Antonio Nave (I)

12.1.1904 16.4.1971 67 Verona (I)

54 Sac. AGUILAR Giac. (Jaime) Valencia (E)

12.10.1925 22.1.1971 45 Caracas (VZ)

55 Sac. ALBERTO Giovanni Santhia (I)

22.11.1886 20.5.1971 84 Barcelona (E)

56 Sac. ALVAREZ Agostino Bituima (CO)

25.9.1894 1.5.1971 76 Ibague (CO)

57 Coad. AMBROSIO Alfonso Ottaiano (I)

18.5.1880 30.10.1968 88 Jauarete (BR)

58 Sac. ANDRADE Telma

Atahualpa (Equat.) 21.1.1889 30.5.1971 82 Quito (Equatore)

59 Sac. ANDRIGHETTI Franc. Fonzaso (I)

22.5.1888 1.8.1971 83 La Florida (RCH)

60 Coad. BADER Giuseppe

Ludwigsburg (D)

9.12.1905 23.7.1971 65 Kinshasa (RD Congo) AC

61 Sac. BAINOTTI Giorgio

Torre S. Giorgio (I) 20.10.1899 9.9.1971 71 Bangkok (Siam)

62 Sac. BALLO Alessandro

Granada (E)

19.12.1926 21.9.1971 44 Madrid (E)

63 Sac. BARBARIN Maurizio Villamayor de Mon. (E) 22.8.911 16.9.1971 60 Lima (Peru)

64 Coad. BARTALINI Sante

S. Miniato (I)

4.11.1890 27.5.1971 80 Lanzo (I)

65 Coad. BASSO Giovanni

Roccaforte (I)

11.11.1883 8.3.1971 87 Torino (I)

66 Sac. BERTUZZI Luigi

Este (I)

6.10.1927 1.11.1971 44 Torino (I)

67 Ch. BERZOSA Carmelo

Hontoria <lei Pinar (E) 19.15.1944 21.3.1971 26 Madrid (E)

68 Coad. BLANC Paolo

Cottignac (F)

19.1.1886 24.2.1971 85 Marseille (F)

69 Ch. BRANDALESE Gianni Carmignano S. Urb. (I) 26.6.1944 19.9.1971 27 Torino (I)

70 Sac. BRUNO Bartolomeo

Cordoba (RA)

4.9.1910 17.5.1971 60 Buenos Aires (RA)

71 Coad. BUSARELLO Germano Rio dos Cedros (BR) 11.6.1901 28.5.1970 68 Campinas (BR)

72 Sac. CAMPOY Giuseppe

Malaga (E)

23.3.1910 12.4.1971 61 Utrera (E)

73 Sac. CAPILLA Enrico

Puente Genii (E)

18.7.1903 25.5.1971 67 Buenos Aires (RA)

74 Coad. CASTRO Francesco

Pari Cachoeira (BR) 14.3.1936 13.11.1970 34 Ananindeua (BR)

75 Sac. CHIANDOTTO Luigi Concordia Sagitt. (I) 22.12.1921 17.8.1971 49 Roma (I)

PAS

76 Sac. CIGAN Francesco

Zizki (YU)

18.9.1908 23.2.1971 62 Ljubljana (YU)

77 Coad. COLOMBINI Guido Mezzolombardo (I) 10.6.1881 31.10.1971 90 Torino (I)

78 Sac. CORCORAN Patrizio Limerich J.T. (EIR) 10.6.1928 5.10.1971 43 Hong Kong

79 Coad. CRESCINI Emanuele Gussago (I)

16.7.1906 7.5.1970 63 S. Gabriel (BR)

80 Sac. DEL DUCA Donato Terelle (I)

4.1.1903 27.9.1971 68 Perugia (I)

81 Sac. ERRING Rodolfo

Gelsenkirchen (D)

28.9.1901 20.9.1971 70 Santiago (RCH)

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82 Coad. ETEROVIC Giorgio Prasnice (YU)

16.11.1901 18.8.1971 69 Buenos Aires (RA)

83 Sac. FABRIS Elio

S. Giov. di Casarsa (I) 15.1.1926 21.4.1971 45 Roma (I)

84 Coad. FALZONE Arcangelo S. Cataldo (I)

2.3.1909 29.8.1971 62 Budapest (H)

85 Sac. GABOR Giuseppe

Ozora (H)

12.1.1899 27.3.1971 72 Budapest (H)

86 Sac. GAMBINO Tersilio Pozo del Molle (RA) 7.11.1924 17.5.1971 46 C6rdoba (RA)

87 Coad. GARINO Giovanni Bemezzo (I)

17.12.1881 8.3.1971 89 Cremisan (IL)

88 Sac. GEMELLARO Antonio S. Dominica Vitt. (I) 17.8.1892 1.4.1971 78 Catania (I)

89 Sac. GIUA Paolo

Lanusei (I)

3.11.1902 17.12.1970 68 Roma (I)

90 Coad. GONTRAM Pietro

Mandalay (Birmania) 22.2.1932 29.12.1970 38 Mandalay (Birmania)

91 Sac. GONZALEZ Emanuele Celaya (MEX)

26.8.1903 25.1.1971 67 Mexico (MEX)

92 Sac. GONZALEZ D.P. Gius. Antequera (E)

23.10.1898 2.2.1971 72 C6rdoba (RA)

93 Sac. GONZALEZ Tomaso Vitigudino (E)

19.12.1890 29.5.1971 80 Sevilla (E)

94 Sac. JANCOVIC Antonio Rajec (CS)

18.1.1905 14.1.1971 66 Rajec (CS)

95 Sac. JANKOWSKI Martino Krajewice (PL)

2.11.1883 7.1.1971 87 Marszalki (PL)

96 Coad. KLEIN Giuseppe

Lomas de Zamora (RA) 9.12.1890 23.9.1971 80 Buenos Aires (RA)

97 Diac. KOHAUT Stefano

Malacky (cs)

17.8.1900

S. Isabel (BR)

98 Coad. LEME Emanuele

Areias (BR)

28.1.1907 14.3.1971 64 Rio de Janeiro (BR) BH

99 Coad. LOVERA Bartolomeo Cuneo (I)

8.3.1921 252.1971 49 Avigliana (I)

100 Sac. LOVRENCIC Giuseppe Filovci (YU)

10.10.1894 5.3.1971 76 Trstenik (YU)

101 Sac. MAGGIORINI Davide Marlia-Capannori (I) 30.11.1890 16.9.1971 80 Bahia Blanca (RA)

102 Sac. MARINELLI Agostino Boiano (I)

14.1.1909 24.1.1971 62 Tolone (F)

103 Coad. MARTIN Em. (Crespo) Itero del Castillo (E) 22.12.1896 28.12.1970 74 Madrid (E)

104 Sac. MARTINEZ Fiorenzo Alcafiiz (E)

28.11.1894 11.3.1971 76 Buenos Aires (RA)

105 Sac. MAUTINO Antonio Volpiano (I)

1.1.1889 25.4.1971 82 Buenos Aires (RA)

106 Sac. MISA Ladislao

Darach6w (PL)

15.1.1913 10.10.1971 58 Punta Arenas (RCH) CI

107 Ch. MOCK Giuseppe

Neuhofen/Ybbs (A) 18.3.1941 242.1971 29 Benediktbeuem (D)

118 Sac. PREVITALI Luigi

Ponteselvo (I)

13.1.1925 27.9.1971 46 Torino (I)

119 Sac. PUCCI Giuseppe

Villone (I)

3.6.1893 25.6.1970 77 Porto Velho (BR)

120 Sac. PUCHOLT Camillo Teplitz (CS)

7.3.1899 42.1971 71 Recife (BR)

121 Sac. RAELE Giuseppe

Lagonegro (I)

17.9.1880 242.1971 90 Cremisan (IL)

122 Sac. RAMON Enrico

Aguilas (E)

14.1.1927 21.3.1971 44 Sabadell (E)

123 Sac. RECINOS Ferdinando Tamanique (El Sal.) 30.5.1898 21.5.1971 72 Santa Tecla (El Sal.) CA

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124 Sac. REY Rosalio

Real de S. Vicente (E) 4.9.1900

125 Sac. ROSA Zanor Pietro Niteroi (BR)

21.5.1915

126 Sac. ROSSI Giuseppe

Cannes (F)

6.2.1883

127 Coad. SALINAS Emanuele S. Andres Chalch. (M) 1.6.1890

128 Coad. SANCHES Emanuele S. Paulo (BR)

17.3.1914

129 Sac. SANCHEZ Giuseppe Aspe (E)

1.1.1903

130 Sac. SANCHEZ Ruffino Piedra Grande (VZ) 6.11.1914

131 Sac. SANDRONE Giovanni Torino (I)

12.2.1916

132 Sac. SENISI Michele

Andria (I)

14.9.1883

133 Coad. SEREN Giuseppe

Ivrea (I)

13.1.1915

134 Coad. SERRE Martino

Oncino (I)

1.1.18998

135 Coad. TIRENDI Antonino Maletto (I)

14.5.1906

136 Sac. TORNQUIST Adolfo Buenos Aires (RA) 4.12.1887

137 Coad. de la TORRE Antonio Chauchina (E)

28.2.1928

138 Sac. TRICERRI Francesco Trino (I)

14.6.1903

139 Sac. ULLOA Mario

Mexico (MEX)

10.9.1906

140 Sac. VALENTI Francesco Sortino (I)

25.9.1925

141 Sac. VALERO Ram6n

Zaragoza (E)

30.3.1911

142 Sac. VASSALLO Paolo

Leonforte (I)

19.5.1902

143 Sac. VOLPI Francesco

Milano (I)

10.12.1901

144 Sac. ZINI Giuseppe

Cavareno (I)

2.10.1919

18.8.1971 70 Ramos Mejia (RA)

27.2.1971 55 Para de Minas (BR) BH

5.5.1971 88 La Navarre (F)

19.6.1970 80 Mexico (MEX)

15.4.1971 57 Goifuia (BR)

29.6.1971 68 Valencia (E)

13.4.1971 56 Puerto La Cruz (VZ) Vz

22.4.1971 55 Torino (I)

7.5.1971 87 Verona (I)

21.1.1971 56 Tucuman (RA)

21.7.1971 73 La Florida (RCH)

25.5.1971 65 Pedara (I)

20.4.1971 83 Alta Gracia (RA)

25.6.1971 43 Sevilla (E)

4.2.1971 67 Trino (I)

13.12.1969 63 Puebla (MEX)

31.5.1971 45 Sortino (I)

27.7.1971 60 Buenos Aires (RA)

14.5.1971 69 Damasco (SYR)

28.7.1971 69 S. Fern. Atabapo (VZ) Vz

24.8.1971 51 Trento (I)