austraLasia

?

Shortcut

PrevPrev Article

NextNext Article

Larger Font Smaller Font Up Down Go comment Print Attachment
Views 3788 Comment 1

20150407_KORs.jpg



By Seo Hilario

Another new book – collections of 34 short essays of Fr. Stefano Yang, present provincial of Korea, was published by Bible & Life editorial (www.biblelife.co.kr) in Seoul. The book of 262 pages was released recently. It’s already the third title of Fr. Yang published by the Caritas of Jesus Sisters (CSJ): Month of Blessing (2010) and Until the youngster feel they are loved (2005).

The whole book is a collection of Fr. Yang’s articles published during past three years by the Bible & Life monthly magazine. Each single essay is about five pages long with some concrete prayer suggestion, example or concrete guidance, like the last ‘Prayer Tip’ on page 262: In order to become contemplative in action:

    1. Live the household works with a loving heart
    2. Bless those whom you meet daily with a sing of the cross
    3. Start every work asking the help of Our Lady through the Hail Mary
    4. While working try to do it with love and prayer
    5. Be aware about the value and meaning of your duties
    6. Try to discover God who is present in the neighbor
    7. Look up to heaven three times a day
    8. Offer three times a day one short prayer
    9. Try to find out God also in the daily negative experiences
    10. When you finish some work give glory to God

First chapter introduces the beginners to basic Catholic prayers like Our Father, Rosary, Meditation, Eucharistic adoration and Way of the Cross. Second chapter helps the readers to embrace prayer as the way of self-emptying through listening - like short prayers, Lectio divina, Eucharist, recollection or retreat, praying the Bible, confession and learning from Mary. Third chapter is focused on prayer as ‘crying together’ – in front of the Christmas crib, during the pilgrimage to the martyr’s places, in the family, praying for the neighbors, prayer for good death and prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. In the last fourth chapter Fr. Stefano does teach the prayer of humble heart, prayer of listening, prayer of joy, prayer of thanksgiving, prayer in times of distraction or depression and within the busy daily life duties.

The sharing own prayer experience in very personal way makes the reading of Kind Prayer Lesson very easy, credible and attractive. For example the Lectio divina suggestions in the second chapter starts with the famous prison experience of the Servant of God Cardinal Nguyen Van Tuan (+2002) and continues with personal sharing of Fr. Stefano’s daily lectio divina experience which starts with a loud reading of the daily Gospel at the beginning of the new day. Or another personal experience shows how different look our difficult youngsters when we pray or not over them daily with short prayers of blessing.

Each page of this precious collection is a humble but convincing invitation for its readers to start to pray in the busy daily life – like those pages of ‘Introduction to the Devote Life’ (Filothea of Saint Francis de Sales) published in 1609.

Unfortunately and understandably, the book is written in korean, no English translation.

Attach

Drag and drop your files here, or Click attach files button.

Maximum File Size : 0MB (Allowed extentsions : *.*)

0 file(s) attached ( / )
  • Carlo Maria Savio 2015.04.08 09:15

    friendly reminder, it would be good as well as an esteemed communicative attitude to edit well the English grammar and phraseology before publishing. kudos as always.


  1. 3589_Salesian Family in Macau celebrates bicentenary birthday carnival

    By Savio Yeung Macau, China—The Salesian Family in Macau which celebrated the 200th birthday of Don Bosco through an oratory carnival in Tap Sek Square, Macau drew more than 5,000 participants. It was held last April 25, Feast of St. Mark, ...
    Date2015.04.29 CategoryCIN Reply0 Views2750 file
    Read More
  2. 3588_Katmandu: Salesians already in action

    Since we have 3 communities in Nepal which were not affected, our confreres are in good position to help the victims and contribute to other emergency relief action By George Menamparampil The Salesians are in several places in Nepal, but t...
    Date2015.04.28 CategoryWorld Reply0 Views4068 file
    Read More
  3. 3587_Deadly earthquake Nepal: First report from the Salesian in Kathmand

    By Tony Cherian (Kathmandu, Nepal): There was a strong earthquake at around 11.45 am. Kathmandu is worst hit. In Biratnagar and Sirsiya though it was quite strong, so far no damage or death is noticed. But in Kathmandu nearly 850 people hav...
    Date2015.04.26 CategoryWorld Reply0 Views3398 file
    Read More
  4. 3586_Technical education exchange between Timor Leste and Macau

    By Adriano de Jesus (Macau, China): Thanks to the initiative of the SDB Macau Affairs Committee convener, Fr. Francis Hung,SDB (Rector of Yuet Wah College – Instituto Salesiano community) two Salesians from Timor Leste are now visiting the ...
    Date2015.04.23 CategoryTLS Reply2 Views4437 file
    Read More
  5. 3585_FIN has a new Doctor

    By Donnie Duchin Duya (Parañaque City, Philinppine): DBCS(Don Bosco Center of Studies) is proud to announce that there is a new doctor in the house—Fr. Anthony Nguyen Ngoc Dung, SDB, who obtained his Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Un...
    Date2015.04.22 CategoryFIN Reply1 Views4346 file
    Read More
  6. 3584_Effective communication brings change

    By Ariel Macatangay Internationally acclaimed Vatican Radio Program Director Sean Patrick Lovett and Signis Services Director Fr. Fabrizio Colombo, held a conference on ‘Effective Communication’ for 60 participants on 17th April at Don Bosc...
    Date2015.04.21 CategoryPGS Reply0 Views5071 file
    Read More
  7. 3583_First training course for the Salesian Youth Leaders at K’Long

    By Huy Hoang (K’Long, Vietnam) – In the bicentenary year of Don Bosco’s birth, the Youth Ministry Commission of St. John Bosco province in Vietnam held the first training course for the Salesian youth leaders at the retreat house of K’Long ...
    Date2015.04.21 CategoryVIE Reply0 Views5897 file
    Read More
  8. 3582_Salesian Family Spirituality Day 2015: Like Don Bosco, For the Young, With the Young

    By Hilario Seo (Seoul, Korea) At the approaching summit of Don Bosco’s bicentennial celebration, various members of the Salesian family in the Metropolitan area of Seoul gathered at the Provincial House last April 18. They attributed the jo...
    Date2015.04.20 CategoryKOR Reply0 Views3512 file
    Read More
  9. 3581_Action Song 2015-2016

    By CIN Development Office Every year, the Salesian Youth Office of China Province prepares the annual theme song. The Salesian youth are also invited to help with a video production so that together with this theme song, an annual video pro...
    Date2015.04.16 CategoryCIN Reply0 Views4356 file
    Read More
  10. 3580_Quinquennium Seminar On Spiritual Accompaniment at K'long Retreat House

    By Minh Tuan (Dalat, Viet Nam) According to the process of on going formation, this year the seminar for young Salesian priests in Viet Nam was already organized in the Salesian retreat house of K'long in three full days from April 9 to 11,...
    Date2015.04.14 CategoryVIE Reply0 Views10667 file
    Read More
List
Board Pagination Prev 1 ... 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 Next
/ 562