Mailnews_old

Views 476 Votes 0 Comment 0
?

Shortcut

PrevPrev Article

NextNext Article

Larger Font Smaller Font Up Down Go comment Print
?

Shortcut

PrevPrev Article

NextNext Article

Larger Font Smaller Font Up Down Go comment Print
austraLasia #2391

Another step on the 150th - from an unlikely source

SYDNEY: 30th March 2009 -- While a major Catholic weekly (indeed it is called 'The Catholic Weekly') is hardly an unlikely source for news about saints, it was, one has to admit, a surprise to open Sydney's Catholic Weekly for the last week in March to find Michael Rua explicitly nominated as 'Saint of the week' - looking forward a few days to April 6th. And it was even more intriguing to see the acknowledgement at the bottom of the article: www.salesians.org.uk.  Well done guys!
    But there it was: Don Rua, the Living Rule, Feastday April 6th, Saint of the Day.  We probably would have overlooked this one, not that it is the 'feast day' we Salesians celebrate. Instead we do that on October 29, but let's not knock back a good thing when it comes our way. In true Catholic tradition, and the Catholic Weekly would adhere to such, as it is a voice for Sydney's well-known Cardinal Pell, the Rua 'feast day' is the day of his entry into paradise, which was 99 years ago on 6th April. The article, quoted in full from the UK website but in the new context of 'Saint of the Day' will certainly lead Sydney Catholics to know something of this wonderful Salesian and probably also lead them to believe he is a full-blown saint.  We won't be disappointed about that.
    There is little point in quoting extensively from the item here.  You can trace it yourself by going to www.salesians.org.uk and picking the 'Saints' tag, then Blessed Michael Rua.  The Catholic Weekly has also taken the photo, the one with just a hint of a smile.  Pity, since readers would know that we now could have offered them one depicting considerable mirth.
    Maybe we should include this as another step, another reminder, in the 150th, though no doubt it will be picked up again in late October. A bit like life at the Pisana where some can manage to celebrate both birthday and 'onomastico'.

  _________________ 
 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.  Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at http://sdl.sdb.org


Title: australasia 2391
Subject and key words: SDB General Rua
Date (year): 2009

List of Articles
No. Category Subject Views
1870 World 1829_A young people's Easter - Timor Leste youth gather for their local Youth Day celebrations 459
1869 KOR 1899_Korea's summer seminar for Salesians in initial formation 459
1868 MYM 2045_Don Bosco in the public eye in Myanmar 459
1867 KOR 2522_Province Co-workers Education Meeting - Korea 459
1866 PGS 2606_EAO Provincials meeting in Moresby 459
1865 World 2913_The changing face of mission 459
1864 KOR 2963_Great friend and father of many 459
1863 AUL 2970_New Chapel Blessed at St John Bosco College, Engadine 459
1862 Mongolia 3289_Mongolian diary 459
1861 EAO 1070_EAO Stats file improved and downloadable 460
1860 FIN 1393_Philippines under attack 460
1859 PGS 1521_YO Challenge at DBTI- Boroko: less for self, more for others, enough for all 460
1858 World 2169_Another Jerusalem 'twelve': Diaconate 460
1857 Cambodia 2242_Battambang's Luctor et Emergo motto inspires the kids 460
1856 World 2442_Keeping an eye on the Altars 460
1855 FIN 2612_Don Bosco Canlubang hosted differently-abled children 460
1854 THA 2757_Thailand: Don Bosco receives a "thunderous welcome with prayer and songs" 460
1853 Indonesia 2817_When you need to explain what relics are... 460
1852 GIA 2846_Letter from Fr Gaetano Compri, Japan 460
1851 VIE 3112_Large group of professions and ordinations coming up for VIE 460
Board Pagination Prev 1 ... 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 ... 177 Next
/ 177