austraLasia #2705
141st Mission Expedition gathers
ROME: 3 September 2010 -- Forty three new (though some are old hands at the job) missionaries have gathered in Rome at Gerini, on the via Tiburtina, as part of their orientation course for the 141st Mission Expedition of the Congregation. Of particular interest for our region is the number of missionaries originating from there, or indeed coming to the region.
Of the 43 (not all have been able to obtain a visa for this first part of the experience) 16 are from the EAO region. The bulk (11) of these are from Vietnam and in the 25-32 age range, students for priesthood or brothers (3). Four are from the Indonesia-East Timor vice province and one from Korea, this latter being an older man, a priest. Five of those originating from EAO will be going elsewhere within the region. The others are spreading to the world's continents: Europe, South America, Africa in particular.
Coming to the region, excepting those who are moving within it, are four new missionaries, coming from as far afield as Africa and the US. It is worth noting that India is the next largest missionary provider in the Salesian world - 8 this time.
Africa has now firmly taken its place as a provider of missionaries. This year's group includes 6 coming from AFO, AET, AFC, AFE, AGL and ATE, so a mix of English and French speakers.
The preparation, of course, began in the home province, with a long period of discernment, assisted by the 'Criteria for Discernment of Missionary Vocations' put out by the Missions Department. The current orientation course will be based first in Rome then in 'Don Bosco' territory, culminating in the presentation of the mission cross in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians at Valdocco on 26 September.
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AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome. For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com . Use Bosconet-wiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - just go to Bosconet, click on austraLasia 2009 in the sidebar. You will see the RSS orange icon in your browser address bar - add it from there. Or be interactive with the EAO blog Cetera Tolle. Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at http://sdl.sdb.org
141st Mission Expedition gathers
ROME: 3 September 2010 -- Forty three new (though some are old hands at the job) missionaries have gathered in Rome at Gerini, on the via Tiburtina, as part of their orientation course for the 141st Mission Expedition of the Congregation. Of particular interest for our region is the number of missionaries originating from there, or indeed coming to the region.
Of the 43 (not all have been able to obtain a visa for this first part of the experience) 16 are from the EAO region. The bulk (11) of these are from Vietnam and in the 25-32 age range, students for priesthood or brothers (3). Four are from the Indonesia-East Timor vice province and one from Korea, this latter being an older man, a priest. Five of those originating from EAO will be going elsewhere within the region. The others are spreading to the world's continents: Europe, South America, Africa in particular.
Coming to the region, excepting those who are moving within it, are four new missionaries, coming from as far afield as Africa and the US. It is worth noting that India is the next largest missionary provider in the Salesian world - 8 this time.
Africa has now firmly taken its place as a provider of missionaries. This year's group includes 6 coming from AFO, AET, AFC, AFE, AGL and ATE, so a mix of English and French speakers.
The preparation, of course, began in the home province, with a long period of discernment, assisted by the 'Criteria for Discernment of Missionary Vocations' put out by the Missions Department. The current orientation course will be based first in Rome then in 'Don Bosco' territory, culminating in the presentation of the mission cross in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians at Valdocco on 26 September.
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AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome. For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com . Use Bosconet-wiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - just go to Bosconet, click on austraLasia 2009 in the sidebar. You will see the RSS orange icon in your browser address bar - add it from there. Or be interactive with the EAO blog Cetera Tolle. Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at http://sdl.sdb.org
