The Rector Major at the Theological Institute of Blessed Philip Rinaldi
The Rector Major visits to Salesian Family in Viet Nam (3)
HCM City, Vietnam, 20 February 2017 -- On the afternoon of 20 January 2017, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, paid a visit to The Theological Institute of Blessed Philip Rinaldi at Xuan Hiep, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City. He was accompanied by Fr. Vaclav Klement, EAO Regional Superior and Fr. Joseph Nguyen Van Quang, Superior of Vietnam – Mongolia Province, together with The Provincial Council.
The Rector Major joined the community in their vesper, entrusting them to Mary, Help of Christians.
After the vesper, Fr. Ángel greeted them with fatherly affection. He pointed out that his main task during this 6 year term is to take care of all Salesian confreres and encourage them to be more committed in their service among the poor and abandoned youth. The Rector Major hopes that every confrere feels fulfilled as he commits himself for Salesian mission. Fr. Ángel emphasized that Salesians can only have that apostolic zeal if they take their formation seriously in all phases. Through formation, each Salesian draws his love and strength from Jesus, the Good Shepherd; with that, he is able to transform and imitate the Good Shepherd in the footstep of Don Bosco. Therefore, the aim of formation is to help Salesians put on Christ, The Good Shepherd and compel them to offer their lives for abandoned youth as Don Bosco did.
After his conference, the Rector Major listened attentively and gave advices to questions posed by theology students regarding their common life, studies and aspirations in their Salesian journeys.
The visit of the Rector Major to the Blessed Philip Rinaldi community was flavored with the supper filled with family spirit. The Salesians present showed their affection to the 10th successor of Don Bosco. Everyone enjoyed the fraternal meal, together with songs full of thankfulness and gratitude. The visit of Fr Ángel Fernández Artime is “Don Bosco among us” for the Province of Vietnam-Mongolia, particularly for the community of Blessed Philip Rinaldi on this occasion. This visit nurtures the affection of Salesians in Vietnam for the 10th Successor of Don Bosco and encourages them to serve the young more passionately in the Salesian mission, particularly for the youth of Vietnam.
4300_Welcome to the EAO Region again, Fr. Angel!
The Rector Major visits to Salesian Family in Vietnam (1)
Xuân Hiệp, Vietnam, 20 February 2017 -- At 14:10 on Monday, the Rector Major A. F. Artime together with his secretary Fr. Horacio already arrived at Tan Son Nhat international airport, Viet Nam in the enthusiastic welcome of the Salesian Family Viet Nam after a long trip coming from the Doha Qatar international airport.
Present at the airport to welcome the Rector Major is the Provincial of Viet Nam Fr. Jos Nguyen Van Quang and his councilors, also the Provincial of the FMA of Viet Nam Sr. Rosa Vu Thi Kim Lien and her councilors, then Rectors, Heads of Salesian Presences, Salesians, representatives of Cooperators, Pastpupils, aspirants and also many members of the SYM. The young people held different posters to welcome the Rector Major and all together sang the song of “Don Bosco Ritorna”.
After greeting all the members of the Salesian Family in Viet Nam, the Rector Major took pictures with different groups of the Salesian Family, and after that the Rector Major together with Salesian Family departed to go to the Provincial House in Xuan Hiep, Thu Duc District. When the Rector Major arrived at Provincial House many different members of the Salesian Family in Viet Nam formed in lines along the way to welcome the Rector Major.
And then, at the corridor of the Rinaldi Theologate, Fr. Provincial represented for the whole Salesian Family in Viet Nam officially welcomed the Rector Major. The Recor Major felt happy when there were many young people seating around him and he thanked all the people present there for warm welcome and with full family spirit.
This is the first time the Rector Major Fr. A. F. Artime comes to Viet Nam in his term of 6 years as Rector Major.
