4450(III)_The 'Majcen Day'

Every 30th of the month Vietnam province celebrates

By Our Own Correspondent

HCM City, Vietnam, 28 July 2017 -- After the extraordinary visitation of Vietnam - Mongolia Province, the Rector major asked in his official letter to celebrate every 30th of the month the Majcen Day:

"Facilitate a deeper knowledge of the charismatic roots in your province in order to foster the apostolic zeal of the younger confreres. Celebrate every 30th of the month the ‘Majcen Day’ with sharing about Fr. Andre Majcen's life witness as Servant of God and Don Bosco of Vietnam."

The official canonical process of canonization was started in Slovenia, where Fr. Andre Majcen passed away on 30th September 1999, was started in 2010 and the first phase of testimonials and preparation of the 'Positio' (Report on the Virtues of the Servant of God) is being prepared under the responsibility of the Vice-postulator of the Cause, Fr. Alojzij Slavko SNOJ (former provincial of Slovenia).

For the EAO Salesian family members are available on the Boscolink quite few materials (biography, video, power points) in English.

Short biographical profile of Fr. Majcen:

• Born in Maribor – Slovenia 30. 09. 1904
• Baptised 09. 10. 1904
• Novitiate 1924 – 1925
• First profession 04. 10. 1925
• Perpetual profession 09. 01. 1932
• Priestly ordination 02. 07. 1933
• Left for the missions 15. 08. 1935
• Kunming – China 1935 – 1951
• Macau 1951 – 1952
• Hanoi – Vietnam 1952 – 1954 Hong Kong 1954 – 1956
• Saigon – Vietnam 1956 – 1976
• Tainan – Taiwan 1976 – 1979
• Return – Slovenia 1979 – 1999
• Died Ljubljana – Slovenia 30. 09. 1999

Prayer of thanksgiving

Thank you, God, for calling me

and giving me the courage to repond

to your call…




Thank you, God, especially

for the paths I took

at home and in the missions…

I am happy

that I followed this road…




Thank you God, for calling me

to the Salesian Congregation

and for sending me to proclaim the Gospel

in Far Eastern lands.




Mary, Help of Christians,

thank you for everything, because I know

that this is what I learned from St John Bosco, that everything I haqve achieved

is your work.

Without Mary I am nothing.

If I am not a saint I am nothing.

(Andrej Majcen)

Related article:

• AustraLasia n. 4208 The Servant of God moves many in Vietnam and Slovenia

Resources:

• Biography of Fr. Majcen (ENG)


• Power point presentation of Fr. Majcen (ENG)

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