austraLasia

?

Shortcut

PrevPrev Article

NextNext Article

Larger Font Smaller Font Up Down Go comment Print Attachment

20151026_ITM.jpg


By Fr. Manuel Pinto, SDB


Dili, Timor Leste - Next October 4-8, 2016 the capital of RDTL (Republica Democratica de Timor Leste) – Dili – is preparing for the 11th East Asia – Oceania Regional Congress of the Don Bosco Past Pupils. This was probably one of the motivations for 50 members strong delegation from Timor Leste that participated this month in the 5th World Congress of the DB Past Pupils in Rome-Turin. Their pilgrimage continued from Torino through Fatima in Portugal. After return to Timor Leste the provincial delegate for the DB Past Pupils and leader of the delegation to the World Congress, Fr. Manuel Pinto answered few questions:


1. What is the background of this largest EAO delegation to the 2015 world congress?


As we know this year of Don Bosco’s Bicentenary is a year of grace for us as Salesian Family. The World Alumni Assembly was a very good coincidence where we took advantage to renew and enrich our Salesian life. Unlike the previous one (we were less than ten) this was big number, again, because of the year of grace.


2. Most striking moments of the pilgrimage in DB places?


From October 6 till 9 we were in Turin to learn more about Don Bosco by seeing, hearing and experiencing the Salesians Holy Land. For most of us it was really a blessing because it was first time in life and it happened in a very important year, Bicentenary. We focused only in three very important places where DB was formed and became saint: Castelnuovo (Colle), Chieri and Valdocco. We were divided in four groups according to the languages we know better (group of Tetum, Portuguese, Spanish and English). It was really enriching because we heard things with our own mother tongues (from Italian to four other languages).


Then another very striking moment was in Fatima, Portugal. We were able to participate in the Solemn Mass in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima October 13. It was the 98th. aniversary of the apparition of Our Lady to three small shepherds: Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia.


3. Fruits of the Fifth World Congress?


There were good results came out from Congress: Michal Hortz (Slovakian) the newly ellected president of world confederation. As many of us observed, including our Rector Major, was a very fast and good ellection unlike the previous one; the other fruit was the discussion and correction of the Statutes of world confederation which which was not spent much time thanks to the commission who was given mandate to do it before the Congress itself; then the last positive output was suggestions and proposals for the Strategic Plan for next period 2015-2021.


4. Any other sharing?


Other important moment which I valued much was sharing of the groups by linguistic. We (ITM) were mingled with the Portuguese and Bazilian. We made a kind of situational analysis focused on seven (7) important issues: world confederation organization, communication, formation, GEX (Young Alumni), Adults Alumni, financial question, and social commitment. The process was we each federation look back (2010-2015) what are the failures (weaknesses) then highlighted priorities and put them as commitment in the federation's lines of actions for the next 6 years.


We in our group we singled out at least three issues which should be given more importance to improve: communication (both world level and regional level), second is formation, and the third is social commitment.


5. Wishes for the EAO DB past pupils growth after wonderful interaction with other EAO delegates in Rome?


When we came together in such an occasion of meeting we use to interact more with those come from the same continent (it might be very subjective) than with those from the other region.

Fr. Manuel Pinto,SDB: Delegate for the DB Past Pupils, Timor Leste, ITM


20151026_ITM1.jpg


20151026_ITM2.jpg


20151026_ITM3.jpg


20151026_ITM4.jpg


20151026_ITM5.jpg



Attach

Drag and drop your files here, or Click attach files button.

Maximum File Size : 0MB (Allowed extentsions : *.*)

0 file(s) attached ( / )

  1. 5484(II)_Youth Perspective For a Better world

    ALA_5484 By Mr. Alwin Ingua Legazpi, Philippines, 12 October 2020 -- Economy of Francesco is a global gathering of young people, entrepreneurs, and economists. It was called for by Pope Francis in 2019 inspired by an ideal of fraternity at...
    Date2020.10.12 CategoryFIN Reply0 Views1026 file
    Read More
  2. 5484(I)_Vietnam Salesian Cooperators celebrate 25th anniversary

    ALA_5484 By Fr. Joseph Phuoc Vietnam, 12 October 2020 -- The Salesian Cooperators in the Province of Vietnam celebrated their 25th anniversary of foundation [1995-2020] over two days (3-4 October 2020), in the K'Long Salesian Retreat Centr...
    Date2020.10.12 CategoryASC Reply0 Views583 file
    Read More
  3. 5483_ Prayer, Sacrifice and Solidarity

    ALA_5483 A Missionary Thought for the 11th of the Month By Fr. Alfred Maravilla, SDB General Councilor for Missions Sacro Cuore, Italy, 10 October 2020 -- October is the missionary month for the whole Catholic Church. Its high point is the...
    Date2020.10.10 CategoryRMG Reply0 Views1157 file
    Read More
  4. 5482(II)_How do our novices speak about their Salesian Vocation?

    ALA_5482 Vocation in Timor? - Saida mak vocasaun? By our own correspondent Fatumaca - Timor Leste, 9 October 2020 -- The National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians is at the heart of the large Timor Leste Motherhouse of Fatumaca, quite far...
    Date2020.10.09 CategoryTLS Reply0 Views674 file
    Read More
  5. 5482(I)_Rosary more frequent during Pandemic times

    ALA_5482 By our own correspondent EAO Region, 8 October 2020 -- Yesterday was the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (7 October), one of the most visible days during the Month of the Rosary and Month of the Missions - a good invitation 'to pr...
    Date2020.10.09 CategoryEAO Reply0 Views396 file
    Read More
  6. 5481_Past pupils of Don Bosco welcome to Br Dominic Nam!

    ALA_5481 By World Confederation of Past Pupils of Don Bosco World, 7 October 2020 -- The quarterly digital newsletter (magazine) 'Newsflash' (no. 39) of the World Confederation of Past Pupils of Don Bosco is again with us in 5 languages (E...
    Date2020.10.07 CategoryEXDB Reply1 Views415 file
    Read More
  7. 5480(III)_TLS: A monument: silent testimony of an expression of gratitude

    ALA_5480 By Fr. J Mota, SDB Quelicai, Timor Leste, 3 October 2020 -- On the first Saturday of October the Salesian parish community in Quelicai celebrated the belated feast day of their patroness saint, St. Therese of the Child Jesus. The ...
    Date2020.10.06 CategoryTLS Reply0 Views567 file
    Read More
  8. 5480(II)_Hamamatsu Catholics celebrate St Francis of Assisi

    ALA_5480 By Brazilian community Hamamatsu Parish Yokohama diocese, Japan, 6 October 2020 -- The Catholic Parish of Hamamatsu (Shizuoka Prefecture, Yokohama diocese) is famous for its well-integrated and inter-twined language and cultural c...
    Date2020.10.06 CategoryGIA Reply0 Views503 file
    Read More
  9. 5480(I)_Celebrating Alberto Marvelli - a genuine icon of the Past Pupil of DB

    ALA_5480 By our own correspondent Malta (Past Pupils of Don Bosco World Confederation), 5 October 2020 -- Between 24 June 2020 and 24 June 2021 the World Confederation of Don Bosco Past Pupils have been celebrating their 150th anniversary....
    Date2020.10.06 CategoryEXDB Reply0 Views428 file
    Read More
  10. 5479(IV)_A beautiful place for us

    ALA_5479 Personal sharing of Harold Womosa 3rd year Instrumentation Technology DBTI, Port Moresby, PNG, 5 October 2020 -- I’ve received four sacraments out of the seven sacraments. I have grown up in a prayerful Catholic family in Wevak Ea...
    Date2020.10.05 CategoryPGS Reply0 Views9571 file
    Read More
List
Board Pagination Prev 1 ... 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 ... 533 Next
/ 533