In DB's garden

Brother Luis Kawabe went to the Salesian garden: Witness of contagious joy and happiness By Fr. Mario Yamanouchi, SDB Beppu, Japan, 5 August 2017 -- Salesian Brother Aloisio (Luis) Kawabe Kinshiro was called to the house of the Father on 3r...

Fr Cyril Francis   Life story by MYM Superior of the Viceprovince   25th November 2020 Rev.Fr. Cyril Francis Edgar  sdb , whose bright star  was shining  all over Myanmar has now shifted its orbit into the eternal celestial home land, on the...

Vietnam Province mourns Brother: Br. Peter Duong Hien By VIE provincial secretary HCM City, Vietnam, 1 March 2019 -- At 12:00, March 1, 2019 Br. Tien was called by God, at Ben Cat Community, No. 258/3 Duong Quang Ham, Ward 5, Go Vap Distric...

86 years of age, 63 for Salesian and 54 for priest By Fr Will Matthews, SDB Melbourne, Australia, 1 September 2017 -- A much loved priest, hardworking individual and Salesian pastor from the province of Mary Help of Christians, Australia-Pa...

Extract from the Mortuary Letter for Bro. Edward Kowala, SDB By Fr. Lanfranco Fedrigotti, SDB Hong Kong, 1 June 2017 -- The last words we heard from Br. Edward, before he passed away in Canossa hospital on February 10th, were (spoken in Can...

“Rejoice, becasue your names are written in heaven” (Lk 10.20) By Fr. Mario Yamanouchi, SDB Beppu, Japan, 2 August 2016 -- In the early morning of August 2nd, 2016 passed away Salesian priest Paul YAMANO Gentaro at the age of 69 years in Be...

Salesian for the poor and Mission partners By Bro. David O'Brien, SDB Melbourne, Australia, 30 April 2017 -- I believe Fr. John Murphy (Senior) was born in the Melbourne suburb of Middle Park on May 15 1924. He was finally professed on 31 J...

Fr Luis Badilla, SDB returned to the Father By FIS provincial secretary Cebu, the Philippines, 12 April, 2019 -- Fr. Luis Badilla, was born on 21 May, 1957, grew up in Tondo (Manila) and entered the seminary after his high school. He profes...

ALA_5284 Fr. Monix, welcome to the Salesian Garden! By our own correspondent Cebu, Philippines, 30 December 2019 -- The FIS Province breaks the sad news of the sudden death of Fr. Ramon Pacada, SDB. Fr "Monix" as he was called, who collapse...

A gentle Salesian with a lovely smile By Fr. Will Matthews, SDB Melbourne, Australia, 28 August 2017 -- A much-loved priest, a highly respected Salesian and a gentleman, Fr Joe Pulis SDB, passed away peacefully at Cabrini hospital in Melbou...

Fr. Joseph Kamezawa went to the house of the Father By Fr. Mario Yamanouchi, SDB Beppu, Japan, 16 June 2018 -- Last Sunday, June 16th passed away Fr. Joseph KAMEZAWA Tsunemizu in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Island at the age of 90 years....

Japan Province mourns former Provincial Fr Stefano Fujikawa (1943-2018) By GIA SC Tokyo, Japan, 2 November 2018 --- Father Stefano FUJIKAWA (1943-2018), former provincial of Japan (1997-2002) passed away this morning after a period of serio...

Fr. Antonio Shirieda RIP (1937-2017) By Mr. Chihiro Okawa, EXDB Tokyo, Japan, 6 October -- Salesian Priest Antonio Takei SHIRIEDA, passed away at Hospital in Tokyo (Meguro Ward) at 1:55 AM on October 6, 2017 due to pneumonia . He was 80 yea...

Bro. Aloysius Tam Chaik-Kei passed away By Fr. Joseph Ng, SDB Provincial CIN Hong Kong, 28 August 2018 -- Bro. Aloysius Tam was born in Le Chang County, Guang Dong Province (China). He did his novitiate formation in the Salesian Missionary ...

Message of the Rector Major to the Salesian Family in the world By Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB RMG, 18 May 2019 -- Dear brothers and sisters of the Salesian Family in the world, I write to you to share sad news and to invite you again to...

Fr Brian Kevin Diamond, great missionary for India passed away By Fr Frank Freeman, SDB Melbourne, Australia, 18 September 2018 -- Thus, spoke Fr Brian Kevin Diamond, who passed to his eternal reward on Sunday 1st September at Don Bosco Ala...

The Patriarch of Japan Province enters the Salesian Garden By Our Correspondent Tokyo, Japan, 9 August 2016 -- “Blessed are the meek, they will own the earth” (Mat 5,5). On August 9, 2016 went to the Salesian garden the most senior member o...

By Bro Tetsushi Francis Sudo, SDB Prov. Secretary Tokyo, Japan, 5 June 2019 -- The most senior Salesian in the Japan Province, Fr Joseph Emi Zenkichi, passed peacefully away to the house of the Father at the hospital in Beppu (Kyushu island...

Fr Jesus Molero passed away By Fr Joseph NA, SDB Secretary KOR Seoul, Korea, 18 October 2018 --The most senior member of the Korean Salesian Province (KOR) passed away on 18 October October 18. He was Spanish missionary, Fr Jesús Molero, ha...

Rest in peace, Fr. Ambrosio Park Yang Ung By Our Own Correspondent Seoul, Korea, 6 January 2018 -- Known to many who visited or lived in the former General House community (Pisana: 1982-1984, 1988-2006) where he was in charge of the Central...