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Homily at the funeral of Fr John Ty (1933-2020)

By Fr. Joseph Nguyen Van Quang
Provincial of Vietnam - Mongolia


HCM City, Vietnam, 16 March 2020 -- Dear brothers and sisters:


What Constitution article 54 states is also what Fr John Ty nourished in his constant readiness: "Here I am Lord, please send me" (Is 6:8)”. He conducted his life in the manner of Jesus the Good Shepherd, in the distinctive spirituality of profound humanness and profound holiness of Don Bosco! In fact, his life was one of working tirelessly, loving the young and serving them, advancing their well-being in spite of putting himself at risks, especially in the early history of Salesian missions in Vietnam, from May 1975 until recently.


After a long period of contracting various diseases since 2007, many times critical ones, he went through the ones that led to his death from 16-29 January, 2020, with heart attacks, kidney failure, liver inactivity, blood poisoning, end-stage diabetes, fluid-filled lungs. In spite of terminally ill pains like these, he heroically suffered them with strong will and consciousness control. Finally, at 4:00 PM on 29 January, after 20 minutes of personal agony, he gave his last breath to return to our Divine Father’s Home. For those who witnessed his departure, this was really a peaceful one, in the serene trust of a disciple of the Lord, who had called him, chosen him to be His servant, and to be sent out to serve. It seemed that he heard the consoling words of the Divine Master: “Good and faithful servant, come in and have the joy with your Lord!”


Looking at the biography of Fr John Nguyen Van Ty, we have to acknowledge that he lived his life with total dedication, high energy which came from the heart and his competence, a life of service in view of his Salesian vocation. The war took away his parents when he was a little boy. The religious sisters of Holy Cross in Hanoi raised him and sent him to the Therese Family at the orphanage of Christ The King run by Fr Paul Seitz (Fr. Kim in Vietnamese). In 1952, when Fr Paul Seitz was appointed bishop of Kontum, with the approval of the Salesian Superiors, Frs Giacomino and Andrew Maicen were sent to Vietnam to assume responsibilities for the orphanage of Christ The King. This was how young John Ty was brought into the Salesian Family with its spirit and way of life. Later on, he joined the aspirantate at Don Bosco Thu Duc in 1958, made his novitiate in 1960 and his first religious profession in 1961 and continued his formation. After his perpetual profession in 1967, he was sent to Rome for theological studies and was ordained in 1971 in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin. Returning to Vietnam, he took on various responsibilities.


At the end of Vietnam War on 30 April 1975, as all missionary superiors were forced to go back to their home countries, the Vietnamese Salesians lived through years of unpredictable difficulties in various forms. It was at that historical moment that Fr John Ty was entrusted with the leadership role of the Salesian Delegation of Vietnam in spite of his young age. He courageously animated and led the Salesian presences and works. Together with other Vietnamese Salesians, without any sign of hope, he persevered in his leadership role and passed it on to his successors to be able to see the Spring time of the Salesian missions in Vietnam today. Indeed, he was Superior of the Salesian Delegation for 10 years, to be continued with 7 years as Superior of the Salesian Vice-Province and 6 years as the Provincial of Vietnam, 6 years as Novice Master and 11 years living in and serving the community at Ba Thon, and finally 2 years in the community at K’Long. It was he who decided to send the first Vietnamese ad gentes missionaries in 1999, and he himself received the missionary cross in 2005 to serve the Mongolian missions. Yet, because of the severe cold weather of Mongolia, he contracted critical sickness and after some recovery, he returned to Vietnam to continue his life of service.


Looking at Fr John Ty’s life and work, I think that this was a continual process of love, service without mundane calculations, dynamism, joy and optimism. He never hesitated to take steps for advancing the mission and yet, he was deeply human in heart and action. Let us remember that at the moment of our death we will have no legacy except what comes from our own sincere heart, from the love for others and not what comes from the positions or power, wealth, personal works. Fr John Ty bore witness to this truth: Charity has to be the first priority; therefore, living in love means living in union with God and expressing it by a life of giving oneself for the well-being of the young, for the life and growth of the Congregation in the province. His life was conducted in line with what St Paul affirms: “For the disciple of the Lord, to live means to live for the Lord, and to die means also to die for the Lord”. For us Salesians, we live for our brothers and sisters, for our young people.


To Reverend Father John Ty, I would like to use the prayer of Christ of the today Gospel as the sentiment of the whole province, in gratitude for him and in prayers for his eternal rest: “Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me in your love for me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you; and these know that you have sent me. I made known to them your name, and I will make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them and I in them.” (Jn 17:24-26).


May God bless your earthly life with abundant rewards, Dear Fr John. May He reward you with a peaceful rest in His embracing and loving hands. May He bestow upon you His mercy, take away all of your sufferings, human limitations and weaknesses. Eternal rest grant to you, O Lord.


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  • vaclav 2020.03.19 19:11

    Photos are mainly from the year 2002

    when the province celebrated 50th anniversary

    of the Salesian mission in Vietnam, esp.

    from Hanoi, where the first work (Orphanage)

    was open 1952


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