St. John Bosco Today June-August 2017

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Contents St. John Bosco Today Volume 47 I Number 01 June- August 2017

a Magazine of Information and Religious Culture of the Salesian Family in the Philippines

Message from the Rector Major .............. 3 Editor’s Note.......................................... 5 SALESIANITY 101

St. John Bosco Family Ministry ......................... 6

MHC CORNER

EDITORIAL TEAM Owner Salesian Society of St. John Bosco Printer Don Bosco Press, Inc. Publisher Don Bosco Press, Inc. Editor Fr. Bernard P. Nolasco, SDB Associate Editor Fr. Joel Camaya, SDB Copy Editor Fr. Mario Baclig, SDB Coordinators Fr. Randy Figuracion, SDB FIS, Sr. Ernielyn Deypalan, FMA, FMA Past Pupils, Sr. Sophia Akiko Oshita, SCG, Brenda Ramirez ASC, Dr. Victor B. Endriga DBAPNF, Maria Junifer Maliglig, ADMA, Evangeline Dolliente FADS Art Director Early Macabales Graphics & Design Studio DBPI-Multimedia Section Circulation Commission on Social Communication For subscription, please contact Commission on Social Communication ) 'RQ %RVFR 3URYLQFLDO 2IÀ FH Don Bosco Compound, C. Roces Ave. cor. A. Arnaiz Ave. Makati City, Philippines Tel (02) 893-8227 loc. 114 | Telefax (02) 892-8174 Annual subscription (4 issues) P300.00 Send your comments and suggestions to salesianbulletinphilippines@gmail.com Visit us at www.sdb.org.ph All rights reserved © 2017 by Don Bosco Press, Inc. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without permission from the publisher.

Mary Help of Christians Conquers

the Ivathans ................................................ 10

FEATURES

Amoris Laetitia (The Joy Of Love) .....................12 God was with Us All Along................................16

The Family Ministry of the FMA

Educating Communities.................................... 18

SPECIAL FEATURE

Family Matters Magazine .................................. 21

God’s Gift to the Church ................................... 23

FIN FIS NEWS SDB Ordination, First Religious Profession

and Perpetual Profession .................................... 26 FMA Jubilarians and Religious Profession ............ 27 Cooperators’ Congress in Japan .......................... 28

FIN Province Holds Youth Leadership Camp ...........30

About The Cover

Rino Angeles of DBJ-Bacolor, Batch 84, together with his lovely wife Marnie and four loving children: Rocky, Marti, only daughter Pat, and Chicco. Rino and Marni have been married for 26 years.

Strenna 2017

Message of the

RECTOR MAJOR

“We are Family! Every Home a School of Life and Love�

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n the 1st of January, 2006, my predecessor Fr. Pascual ChĂĄvez Villanueva, the Rector Major then, introduced the yearly Strenna with a letter entitled: “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years and in favor with God and man.â€? (Lk 2:52) It was an invitation by the Rector Major to renew our commitment to the family, taking up the challenge given by John Paul II to defend life through the family, and on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of Mamma Margaret, mother of St. John Bosco and a true mother to the boys of the Valdocco Oratory. Today, ten years later, I offer the whole Salesian Family around the world this new Strenna which is meant to focus our attention on families in the very diverse situations in which we Ă€ QG RXUVHOYHV 7KH WKHPH KDV EHHQ VXJJHVWHG DQG LW FRXOG QRW be otherwise, by the priority that the Church wants to give to an ever greater and more appropriate ministry for families. In fact, Pope Francis opted to devote two synods to UHĂ HFW RQ WKH IDPLO\ WDNLQJ RII IURP VRPH RI WKH LGHDV WKDW KH had proposed in his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium in 2013. There was the Extraordinary Synod in 2014 and the ordinary one in 2015. After these synods came his Apostolic

Exhortation Amoris Laetitia last March 19, 2016. I believe that this stage in the life of the Church in which we are living demands that we, the Salesian Family of St. John Bosco, give priority to the educative-pastoral care that must be given to families around the Salesian world. As is the case every year, the Strenna is addressed to each and every member and group of the Salesian Family, with the aim of making us more aware of our task and duty WRZDUG IDPLOLHV 7KXV ZH PD\ À QG SUDFWLFDO ZD\V RI FDUU\LQJ out the ministry of accompaniment expected of us.

1.THE THEME OF THE STRENNA

When we say, “We are Family! Every Home A School of Life and Love,â€? we want to declare from the start that each one of us has had the experience of being born into a family, along with the good things and the limitations of every family. We were born into the bosom of a family and DUH DQ HVVHQWLDO SDUW RI D IDPLO\ ZKHUH LGHDOO\ ZH Ă€ QG D school of life and of love. We are convinced that the family is the human experience in which we learn the art of life and of love. JUNE-AUGUST 2017 | ST. JOHN BOSCO TODAY

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Moreover, they make explicit reference to ministry in the family and with families. This helps us realize our responsibility as the Salesian Family. It is a responsibility which in practical terms means that we do not turn our gaze in a direction different from that which the universal Church, under the guidance of Pope Francis, is strongly committed. It is a responsibility which demands that we as educators of boys and girls, teenagers and young people, look through “Salesian eyes� at the real situation of families nowadays and in all humility offer our contribution.

2. AN INVITATION TO READ THE EXHORTATION AMORIS LAETITIA

We were born into the bosom of a family and are an essential part of a family, where, ideally,we find a school of life and of love. All families throughout the world – while being different – are made up of persons who love each other, speak to and communicate with each other, share with and make VDFULĂ€ FHV IRU HDFK RWKHU ORRN RXW IRU HDFK RWKHU DQG protect each other’s lives. We grew up as persons, normally living in a family, enjoying the warmth of our home, and receiving from our parents our name and the dignity it brings. In the family we H[SHULHQFHG DIIHFWLRQ IRU WKH Ă€ UVW WLPH DQG HQMR\HG WKH sense of “feeling at home.â€? In the family we learned to say “Thank you,â€? and “I am sorry,â€? and to ask for permission. We are well aware that not all children had the good fortune of experiencing this. But taking into account the diversity of contexts and cultures, we can say that most of us have experienced this kind of family life. Someone might ask: “What does this have to do with us, the Salesian Family?â€? It is relevant because this message of OLIH DQG ORYH LV DGGUHVVHG Ă€ UVW RI DOO WR XV WKH 6DOHVLDQ )DPLO\ of Don Bosco. We are well aware of the links that bind us together as a religious family. It is a family made up of thirtyone diverse groups (congregations, institutes of consecrated life, societies of apostolic life, associations of the faithful, and so on), yet our respective Constitutions, Regulations, and Statutes present the family spirit and the family atmosphere as the constitutive element of our being and identity. 4

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I invite you to read calmly and carefully, and with a heart open to dialogue and personal involvement, the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (AL). Strive to discover what the document is offering and requesting from us. Anyone who believes and loves the Church will realize that this Apostolic Exhortation is indeed a gift to the human race and a genuine treasure for spiritual life and ministry. From our awareness of being the Salesian Family, we want to become involved. The Exhortation of Pope Francis is based on the Magisterium of the recent popes, Saint John Paul II and Benedict XVI, and on the two synods of 2014 and 2015, the Ă€ QDO UHSRUWV RI ZKLFK DUH IUHTXHQWO\ TXRWHG ,W WKHUHIRUH VXPV XS WKH &KXUFK¡V UHĂ HFWLRQ RYHU PDQ\ \HDUV EXW DW WKH VDPH time introduces a change of tone, language, and perspective, moving from the canonical level to a more pastoral one.

The Pope himself declares: “We also need to be humble and realistic, acknowledging that at times‌ we have proposed a IDU WRR DEVWUDFW DQG DOPRVW DUWLĂ€ FLDO WKHRORJLFDO LGHDO RI PDUULDJH far removed from the concrete situations and practical possibilities of real families.This excessive idealization, especially when we have failed to inspire trust in God’s grace, has not helped to make marriage more desirable and attractive, but quite the opposite.â€? „

Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime, SDB Rector Major

EDITOR’S NOTE

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nspired by our Strenna 2017 that is dedicated to the family, this June-August 2017 Issue of St. John Bosco Today is dedicated to the family. We feature in this issue the Message of the Rector Major about the Strenna 2017. And inasmuch as our Rector Major encourages every member of the Salesian Family to read, UHĂ HFW DQG DSSUHFLDWH LQ WKHLU OLYHV 3RSH )UDQFLV¡ Apostolic Exhortation ‘Amoris Laetitia’ on family and marriage, this June-August offers us a deeper understanding of this Apostolic Exhortation with the help of Fr. Salvatore Putzu, SDB (page 12-15). Still in the family, we present how members of the Salesian Family, like the Salesian Cooperators (page 16-17) and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (18-20), are active in the family ministry. We truly hope that this issue will allow all our readers to treasure with so much love and care the sacredness of marriage and family as God’s gracious gifts to all. Other features of this issue are the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Pedro Baquero, SDB, DD, (page 23-25), the FIN Summer Youth-Leaders Camp “CHAMPOREEâ€? (page 30-31), and the MHC CORNER, the latest added permanent feature of St. John Bosco Today beginning this Issue. Lastly, we thank the Lord Jesus for our newly professed SDBs and FMAs, for those who made their Perpetual Profession, for our newly ordained priests, and for the new members of the Salesian Cooperators. We pray for their holy perseverance. VIVA DON BOSCO!!!

By Fr. Bernard P. Nolasco, SDB Editor

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SALESIANITY 101 | Family Ministry

ST. JOHN BOSCO’S

Family Ministry 7KHUH FDQQRW EH DQ Hȧ HFWLYH \RXWK PLQLVWU\ ZLWKRXW D YDOLG IDPLO\ PLQLVWU\ BY FR. CESAR DIZON, SDB

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t. John Bosco developed his Salesian way of forming ƵƉƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŝƟ njĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ ŚƌŝƐƟ ĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŝƚ “The WƌĞǀĞŶƟ ǀĞ ^LJƐƚĞŵ͘͟ It was based on his experience at the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales in Valdocco. This experience had ͞ĨĂŵŝůLJ͟ as a paradigm. Fr. Fabio Ʃ ĂƌĚ͕ ^ ͕ ŽƵŶĐŝůŽƌ ĨŽƌ zŽƵƚŚ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͕ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌĂĚŝŐŵ ƚŚƵƐ͗ “dŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐǁĞĞƚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ Ă ŚŽŵĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĨĂƚŚĞƌŚŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌŚŽŽĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐ͘͟ &ƌ͘ ůĚŽ 'ŝƌĂƵĚŽ͕ ^ ͕ Ă ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶŝƚLJ ĞdžƉĞƌƚ͕ ĐŽŶĮ ƌŵĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ďLJ describing how the family atmosphere of Valdocco was meant “ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂďƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ Žƌ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ” in the care of the young. 6

&ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ĂƐƐĞƌƚ ƚŚĂƚ the family atmosphere at the Valdocco Oratory was based on St. John Bosco’s own experience of ͞ĨĂŵŝůLJ͟ at Becchi. &ƌ͘ WĞƚĞƌ ƌĂŝĚŽ͕ ^ ͕ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚ͗ ͞,ŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟ ŽŶĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞŵĂƚƵƌĞ ĂďƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ĚŝĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚǁŽ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽůĚ͕ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ Ă ƐƚĞƉ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ŽůĚĞƌ ďLJ ƐĞǀĞŶ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŽĨ Ă ƉĂƚĞƌŶĂů ŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚƐƚ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚŝƐ͕ ŚĞ Į ŶĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ Ă ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂŶƚ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ĞŶŽƌŵŽƵƐ ŚƵŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů Į ƌŵŶĞƐƐ͕ Ă ƚƌƵĞ ͚ĨĂƚŚĞƌůLJ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ’.” &ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ the experience of St. John Bosco at Valdocco “ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞĂů pastoral subject” ; Ʃ ĂƌĚͿ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ĞǀĞŶ ĂƐ ĂŶ object of youth ministry͘ ZĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ǁĂƐ

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the paradigm or model of his youth ministry. dŽĚĂLJ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŚĂǀĞ changed. Pope Francis on the occasion of the bicentenary of St. John Bosco’s ďŝƌƚŚ ƚĞůůƐ ƵƐ͗ ͞WĂƌƟ ĐƵůĂƌůLJ / ƌĞƉĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂďƐŽůƵƚĞ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŽĨ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ There ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ĂŶ Ğī ĞĐƟ ǀĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ǀĂůŝĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͘” ŶĚ ŝŶ ŚĂƉƚĞƌ ϴ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůĞƩ Ğƌ͕ ŵŽƌŝƐ >ĂĞƟ Ɵ Ă͕ ƚŚĞ WŽƉĞ ǁƌŝƚĞƐ͗ ͞ Ɛ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚƵƌĐŚ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ;ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJͿ ƚŽŽ ŶĞĞĚ ƉĂƐƚŽƌĂů ĐĂƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŵĞƌĐŝĨƵů ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉĨƵů͘” ĐĐĞƉƟ ŶŐ ƚŚĞ WŽƉĞ͛Ɛ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ to do family ministry is one thing. But looking to St. John Bosco to teach us how to do family ministry may be ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ƐŝŶĐĞ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ǁĂƐ ŶĞŝƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ

We can state that in the experience of St. John Bosco at Valdocco “the family was not considered as a real pastoral subject” and not even as an object of youth ministry. Rather, the family was the paradigm or model of his youth ministry.

subject nor the object of his priestly ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͘ EĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ ǁĞ ŵĂLJ Į ŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟ ŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂů DĞŵŽŝƌƐ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĮ ĐĂůůLJ ǁŚĞŶ ^ƚ͘ :ŽŚŶ ŽƐĐŽ ƐƉĞŶƚ Ɵ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞŶĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ǁƌŽƚĞ ůĞƩ ĞƌƐ to them.

Meals with Friends and Benefactors Fr. Lemoyne who painstakingly documented the life of St. John ŽƐĐŽ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚ͗ ͙͞ůĞƚ ƵƐ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĂĚĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞ ;^ƚ͘ :ŽŚŶ ŽƐĐŽͿ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĨŽƌ ĂůŵƐ͕ ŚĞ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂĚ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ŶĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌŐŽƚ͗ ŚŝƐ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŐŽŽĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ families͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĨƵůĮ ůůŝŶŐ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚ ŝŶ ĞůĞǀĂƟ ŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŝŶĚƐ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĞdžĞŵƉůĂƌLJ ŵŝĞŶ͕ ŚŝƐ ŵŽĚĞƌĂƟ ŽŶ͕ ŚŝƐ ƵŶƉƌĞƚĞŶƟ ŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ͕ ŚŝƐ ŬŝŶĚ ǁŽƌĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ĞĚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟ ŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ ŚĂŶĚůĞĚ ƐŽ ĞdžƉĞƌƚůLJ ĂŶĚ ƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚůLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ĨĞůƚ ƐůŝŐŚƚĞĚ͘͟

:ŽŚŶ ĂŐůŝĞƌŽ͕ :ŽŚŶ dƵƌĐŚŝ͕ :ŽŚŶ ĂƉƟ Ɛƚ ŶĨŽƐƐŝ͕ :ŽŚŶ ĂƉƟ Ɛƚ &ƌĂŶĐĞƐŝĂ ĂŶĚ DŝĐŚĂĞů ZƵĂ ƚĞƐƟ Į ĞĚ͗ ͞/Ŷ ĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ ƚŽ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů Ɵ ŵĞƐ͕ ǁĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŚLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƐŽ ĂŶdžŝŽƵƐ ƚŽ ŝŶǀŝƚĞ Śŝŵ͘ dŚŽƵŐŚ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ͕ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƵƉ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟ ŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞĚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚĞĚ ŚŝƐ ŚŽƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŬŶĂĐŬ ŽĨ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƐĞƌŵŽŶ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŝƚ͘ ,ŝƐ ǁŽƌĚƐ ŵĂĚĞ Ă ůĂƐƟ ŶŐ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽŶ Ăůů ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͘ ,ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŐŽŽĚŶĞƐƐ͕ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐLJ ŽĨ 'ŽĚ͘ ,Ğ ƐƉŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵĐŚ ƌĞůŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌŵƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŝƐ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ Į ůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶŶĞƌ ũŽLJ ĂŶĚ ĨĞƌǀŽƌ͘ dŚĞLJ ĐŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ŚĞůƉ ďƵƚ ƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƐĂŝŶƚ͘ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ ƐƉŽŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂƐĞ ŽŶ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ Ăƌƚ͕ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͕ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂŵĂnjĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ăůů͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ƐŽŵĞ ƉĞƌƟ ŶĞŶƚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ Žƌ ƚŽ ƐƟ ƌ ŚŝƐ ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟ ŽŶ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ Śŝŵ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ͘͟

Saying grace before and after meals was a custom very dear to St. John Bosco, but which had been discontinued in many families. Once when he was invited by one such family and dinner was announced, he lingered for a moment with one of the children. As they were entering the dining room, he told the youngster: “Now let us say grace.You know why we do that, don’t you?” “No, I don’t,” the child replied. “Well, it’s to show that we are different from animals.They have no intelligence, and thus they don’t know that food is a gift from God. But we do, and for that reason we thank him.” He then said grace while the parents blushed in silence. From then on they never forgot to say grace at every meal. In 1855 St. John Bosco was conversing ZLWK WKH SDUHQWV ZKLOH WKHLU À YH \HDU old son was playing with his toy wagon. The toy bumped against a chair and overturned; the boy swore angrily. His mother scolded him. St. John Bosco

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SALESIANITY 101 | Family Ministry called the child over and asked: “Why did you say that?â€? “Because my wagon turned over.â€? “Don’t you know the Commandments?â€? “Sure I do.â€? “Will you recite them for me?â€? When he came to the Second Commandment, “Thou shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain,â€? St. John Bosco interrupted him. “Do you know what that means? It means that we must never use God’s name in anger.We must always use his name with great respect.â€? “But Daddy always does,â€? the child blurted out. The mother paled visibly. But the father rose to the occasion. He called his son over and sat him on his knees. “You’re right, but I’m sorry. From now on, I will not do it anymore. And neither should you.â€? Once, St. John Bosco was dining at the home of Count and Countess Camburzano. Among the guests was a brave, retired general who was not particularly religious. When St. John Bosco was Ă€ QDOO\ DERXW WR OHDYH WKH JHQHUDO FDPH XS WR KLP DQG VDLG “Please give me some words of wisdom as a memento of your visit.â€? “General,â€? he replied discreetly, “pray for me that I may save my soul.â€? “Me! Pray for you?â€? H[FODLPHG WKH RIĂ€ FHU LQ DVWRQLVKPHQW “You’d better give me some good advice instead.â€? “If you insist, my advice is that you, too, should think about saving your soul!â€? “Thank you, Don Bosco,â€? exclaimed the general. “Yes, I’ll do that and I’ll also pray for you, but please remember me in your prayers.â€?

and Benefactors Letters to Friends ÄšĆŒÄžÄšĆ?Í• Ĺ?Ĩ Ĺś ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ç ĆŒĹ?ĆŠ ĞŜ ĹšƾŜ Ĺ˝Ç ĹŹĹś Ä‚Ć? Ç Ä?Ĺ˝ Ĺ˝Ć? Ĺś ŽŚ ^ĆšÍ˜ : ŜĚĆ? ĨŽĆŒ Äš Ä?Ĺ?ĆŒÄ?ƾůÄ‚ĆŒĆ? ƚŽ ĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?Ć?Äž Ĩƾ Ä‚Ĺś ĆŒĆ? Äž ĆŠ Ĩ ĹŻÄž Í• Ĺ˝ ÄšĆ? Ä‚Ĺś ĆľĆ? ŜŽĆš ƚŚŽ ĹśĆ?ƚĂŜÄ?ÄžĆ?Í• Ć?͘ dĹšÄžĆŒÄž Ç ÄžĆŒÄž žĂŜLJ Ĺ? ĹšĹ?Ć? ĂƉŽĆ?ĆšŽůĹ?Ä? ÄžĹśÄšÄžÄ‚Ç€Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ä?Ä‚ĆŒĆŒÇ‡ ŽƾĆš žĂĚĞ ĆľĆ?Äž ŽĨ ůĞƊ ÄžĆŒĆ? ƚŽ ĹšĹ˝Ç ÄžÇ€ÄžĆŒÍ• Ç ĹšÄžĹś ŚĞ Ä‚ĹŻĆ?Ĺ˝ doing good to souls. his priestly ministry of dĹ˝ Ä‚ Ĺ?ÄžĹśÄžĆŒŽƾĆ? Ä?ĞŜĞĨÄ‚Ä?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒÍ• WĹ?Ĺ˝ 'ĂůůĞĂŜĹ?Í• ŽƾŜĆš ŽĨ Ĺ?ĹŻĹ?Ä‚ŜŽÍ• Ç ĹšĹ˝ ŚĂĚ ĨĂůůĞŜ ŽŜ ĹšÄ‚ĆŒÄš Ć&#x; žĞĆ?Í• ŚĞ Ç ĆŒĹ˝ĆšÄž ŽŜ ^ĞƉƚĞžÄ?ÄžĆŒ ĎŽĎ´Í• ϭϴϲϰÍ—

Several times already, my dear count, I have shared your family troubles and prayed that God would assist and guide you in all things to his great er glory. Do not be upset; be patient. Our paradise is not here on earth; our happiness should not ) ' (' † - ' - + (( ,B know in your heart you are thinking: I shall no longer be able to do charity as I used to. True, but the Lord will reward your good will just the same. dĹ˝ ÇŒÄžĹŻĹ?Ä‚Í• ƚŚĞ ĚĂƾĹ?ĹšĆšÄžĆŒ Ĺ˝ Ĩ DÄ‚ĆŒÄ?ĹšĹ?ŽŜÄžĆ?Ć? &Ä‚Ć?Ć?Ä‚Ć&#x; Í• Ä‚Ĺś Ä‚ ĆŒÄšÄžĹśĆš Ć?ĆľĆ‰Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšÄžĆŒ ŽĨ ĹšĹ?Ć? Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŹĆ?Í• Ĺš Äž Ç ĆŒĹ˝ĆšÄž ŽŜ ĆľĹ?ĆľĆ?Ćš ϭϹ͕ ϭϴϲώÍ—

Many thanks for your wonderful news. I am sorry that I cannot write more often. I exhort you to behave so as to become your parents’ joy and model of Christian conduct to Emmanuel [her brother]. The enemy of our souls will put you to the test, but do not be afraid. Be obedien d place your hope in the Blesst an ed Sacrament.

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“Blessed are the peacemakers.�

“Counsel the doubtful.â€? St. John Bosco made known his opinion about a proposed marriage in which the bride’s only dowry was her virtue. Now the groom belonged to a noble and renowned family that was not too Ç ÄžÄ‚ĹŻĆšĹšÇ‡Í˜ dŚĞ Ĺ?ĆŒŽŽžÍ›Ć? ŜĂžĞ Ç Ä‚Ć? /Ĺ?ŜĂĆ&#x; ĆľĆ?͘

^ĆšÍ˜ :ŽŚŜ Ĺ˝Ć?Ä?Ĺ˝ Ç Ä‚Ć? ŽŜÄ?Äž ĆŒÄžĆ‹ĆľÄžĆ?ƚĞĚ ƚŽ Ć?ĞƊ ĹŻÄž Ć?ŽžÄž Ä?ŽŜŇ Ĺ?Ä?Ćš Ĺ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒ ÄŽ ŜĂŜÄ?Ĺ?Ä‚ĹŻ žĂƊ ÄžĆŒĆ? Ä?ÄžĆšÇ ÄžÄžĹś Ä‚ Ä?ĆŒĹ˝ĆšĹšÄžĆŒ ÍžÇ ĹšĹ˝ Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŹÄžÄš Ä‚Ć? Ä‚ ůĂLJ ĨŽĆŒÄžĹľÄ‚Ĺś Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ KĆŒÄ‚ĆšĹ˝ĆŒÇ‡ WĆŒÄžĆ?Ć?Íż ĂŜĚ ĹšĹ?Ć? Ć?Ĺ?Ć?ĆšÄžĆŒÍ˜ ,Ĺ?Ć? žĞĚĹ?Ä‚Ć&#x; ŽŜ Ć?ĞĞžĞĚ Ć?ĆľÄ?Ä?ÄžĆ?Ć?Ĩƾů Ä‚Ć? ƚŚĹ?Ć? ůĞƊ ÄžĆŒ ƚĞĆ?Ć&#x; ÄŽ ÄžĆ?Í—

“Nothing� is too little. It is true that virtue is more valuable than any other treasure, but one must still have means to live on. If you were my brother, I would say: “Don’t rush. While rating highly the rare qualities of the bride, and hoping to obtain something tangible later if not right now, I would rely on the advice of your mother; she is both prudent and religious, and she loves you.�

Mr. Sandrone fully acknowledges what his sister Mary has done for him. He acknowledges this and assures me that he would be ready to spend his last penny for her, were she ever truly in need‌. Both he and his wife have also formally charged me to convey to his sister their invitation to stay at their home whenever she is in Turin‌. If anything, or rather, if any word from the past has caused these strained relations, they ask her to forgive them. “Comfort the sorrowful.â€?

ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĂƚŚ Ĺ˝ Ç Ä‚Ć? Ĺ?ŜĨŽĆŒĹľÄžÄš Ć?Ä? Ĺ˝ Ĺś ŽŚ ͘ : ^Ćš ed to /Ĺś ϭϴϳϾ gene. He hasten Eu t un Co of ife ƚĞ͗ of the w Ç€ÄžĹľÄžĹśĆšÍ˜ ,Äž Ç ĆŒĹ˝ ĞĂ ÄžĆŒ Ä? Ĺ?Ć? Ĺš Ĺ?Ĺś Ĺ?Ĺľ Ä?ŽžĨŽĆŒĆš Ĺš

ugene, you hav'eB E t n ou C ar de y m t, Bu ' 2(.+ † - ( , / + (',( - de('vot, ed wife on earth but You have lost aa patroness in heaven, and have acquired ice at the thought of joining you may rejo perhaps soon, in a life far her one day, on earth. Furthermore, all better than thises we can help her, if needed, through our livd good works. Better still, we by prayer an his glory in heaven in the may enhance at she is there already. event th

Mrs. Teresa Vallauri was a well-known Salesian Co operator. KĹś žĂŏĹ?ĹśĹ? ĹšÄžĆŒ Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻÍ• Ć?ŚĞ Ć?Äž Ćš Ä‚Ć?Ĺ?ĚĞ Ä‚Ĺś Ä‚žŽƾŜĆš Ç ĹšĹ?Ä?Ĺš Ć? ŚĞ personally gave to St. Joh n Bosco for the Salesian wo rks and ĹľĹ?Ć?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ͘ ^ŚĞ ÄšĹ?ĞĚ ŽĨ Ä‚ ƉĂĹ?Ĺś Ĩƾů Ĺ?ůůŜĞĆ?Ć? ŽŜ DÄ‚ĆŒÄ?Ĺš Ď­ĎŹÍ• Ď­Ď´ ϳϾ͘ ƾƚ ƚŚĞ Ç‡ÄžÄ‚ĆŒ Ä?ÄžĨŽĆŒÄž ^ĆšÍ˜ :ŽŚŜ Ĺ˝Ć?Ä?Ĺ˝ Ç ĆŒĹ˝ĆšÄž ĹšÄžĆŒ Ä‚ ůĞƊ ÄžĆŒ ÍžE ŽǀĞžÄ?ÄžĆŒ ϭϴϳϴͿ Ĺ?Ĺś Ĺ˝ĆŒÄšÄžĆŒ ƚŽ Ä?ŽŜĆ?ŽůÄž ĹšÄžĆŒÍ˜

The last time I had the pleasure of felt very downhearted because I couseeing you I your illness was much more seriou ld see that realized. Our boys are praying for s that I had and evening, as I promised. I woyou morning uld like to storm heaven with prayers, provide not go contrary to God’s greater d we do good of your own soul. This is myglory and the next Sunday until the feast of the plan: from Conception, our boys will every da Immaculate Communion for you; I will celebr y receive Holy ate for that same intention. daily Mass

tÄž Ä?Ä‚ŜŜŽĆš ŚĞůƉ Ä?ƾƚ ĆŒÄžÄ‚ĹŻĹ?njĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĹŠĆľĆ?Ćš Ä‚Ć? ^ĆšÍ˜ &ĆŒÄ‚ĹśÄ?Ĺ?Ć? ĚĞ ^Ä‚ĹŻÄžĆ? ÄšĹ?Äš Ć?ƉĹ?ĆŒĹ?ƚƾĂů ÄšĹ?ĆŒÄžÄ?Ć&#x; ŽŜ ĆšĹšĆŒŽƾĹ?Ĺš Ä?Ĺ˝ĆŒĆŒÄžĆ?ƉŽŜĚĞŜÄ?Ğ͕ Ć?Ĺ˝ ÄšĹ?Äš St. John Bosco in his family ministry. &ĆŒŽž ^ĆšÍ˜ :ŽŚŜ Ĺ˝Ć?Ä?Ž͛Ć? Ä‚Ä?Ć&#x; ŽŜĆ? ĂŜĚ ĹšĹ?Ć? ůĞƊ ÄžĆŒĆ?Í• Ç Äž Ä?Ä‚Ĺś Ä?ŽŜÄ?ůƾĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĹšĹ?Ć? ĹľĹ?ĹśĹ?Ć?ĆšĆŒÇ‡ Ä‚žŽŜĹ? ĨÄ‚ĹľĹ?ĹŻĹ?ÄžĆ? Ç Ä‚Ć? ĞĚƾÄ?Ä‚Ć&#x; ǀĞ ĂŜĚ ƉĂĆ?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒÄ‚ĹŻÍ˜ dŚĞ ^ĆšĆŒÄžŜŜÄ‚ ĨŽĆŒ ĎŽĎŹĎ­Ďł Ĺ?Ć? Ä?ŽŜĆ?Ĺ?Ć?ƚĞŜƚ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ ƚŚĹ?Ć?͘ /Ćš žĂŏĞĆ? Ä‚ ÄŽ ĆŒĹľ ĚĞÄ?Ĺ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ ͞ƚŽ žĂŏĞ Ä‚ Ć‰ĆŒĹ?Ĺ˝ĆŒĹ?ƚLJ ŽĨ ĞĚƾÄ?Ä‚Ć&#x; ŽŜÄ‚ůͲ ƉĂĆ?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒÄ‚ĹŻ Ä‚ĆŠ ĞŜĆ&#x; ŽŜ ƚŽ ĨÄ‚ĹľĹ?ĹŻĹ?ÄžĆ?͘Í&#x; DĹ˝ĆŒÄžĹ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒÍ• ƚŚĞ Ä‚Ć‰Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ä‚Ä?Ĺš ƚŚĞ ^ĆšĆŒÄžŜŜÄ‚ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ć‰Ĺ˝Ć?ÄžĆ? Ĺ?Ć? ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨ Ä‚Ä?Ä?ŽžĆ‰Ä‚ĹśĹ?ĹľÄžĹśĆšÍ˜ ^ĆšÍ˜ :ŽŚŜ Ĺ˝Ć?Ä?Ž͛Ć? Ä‚Ä?Ä?ŽžĆ‰Ä‚ĹśĹ?žĞŜƚ Ç Ä‚Ć? ĆšĹšĆŒŽƾĹ?Ĺš Ć‰ÄžĆŒĆ?ŽŜÄ‚ĹŻ Ć‰ĆŒÄžĆ?ĞŜÄ?Äž Ĺ˝ĆŒ ĆšĹšĆŒŽƾĹ?Ĺš ůĞƊ ÄžĆŒĆ?͘ dŚĞ Ć?Ĺ?ƚƾĂĆ&#x; ŽŜ ƚŽĚĂLJ žĂLJ Ä?Äž ÄšĹ?ÄŤ ÄžĆŒÄžĹśĆšÍ˜ ƾƚ ĨÄ‚Ĺ?ƚŚĨƾů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ^Ä‚ĹŻÄžĆ?Ĺ?Ä‚Ĺś ĆšĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?Ćš ŽĨ Ň ĞdžĹ?Ä?Ĺ?ĹŻĹ?ƚLJ ĂŜĚ Ĺ?ĹśĹ?Ć&#x; Ä‚Ć&#x; ǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ^Ä‚ĹŻÄžĆ?Ĺ?Ä‚Ĺś &Ä‚ĹľĹ?ůLJ Ä?Ä‚Ĺś ÄšĹ?Ć?Ä?Ĺ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒ Ğč ÄžÄ?Ć&#x; ǀĞ Ç Ä‚Ç‡Ć? ŽĨ accompaniment that will transform every family into a school of life and love. „ JUNE-AUGUST 2017 | ST. JOHN BOSCO TODAY

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Mary Help of Christians Conquers the Ivathans BY BRO. KARL TOLENTINO

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here is no “by chanceâ€? with God. When He wants, it happens even in mysterious ways. Mary, as the humble handmaid of the Lord, sees to it that God’s plan is accomplished. Having said this, I believe that the presence of Mary Help of Christians in Batanes was not something that happened “by chanceâ€? just because I was invited to talk to the young Ivathans, by my former classmate, Fr. Ronald Manabat, the incumbent Parish priest of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Basco, Batanes. I believe that Mary has prepared the way for Her to conquer the Ivathans through him. Knowing Fr. Remo Bati, SDB, who spreads the devotion to MHC all over the Philippines, I invited him to come with me to introduce Her to the Ivathans, which he wholeheartedly accepted. As we were preparing our “pilgrimageâ€? to Batanes, we have known that the Bishop of the place, the Parish priest and their guest priest are all great devotees of Mary Help of Christians from their tender years. Bp. Prelate to Batanes, Msgr. Camilo Gregorio, since his aspirantate up to his priesthood, was formed and trained in Mary Help of Christians Seminary in Pangasinan. Fr. Ronald, was with the Salesians in Macao together with his OFW mother since he was ten years old, where he was introduced to know and love Mary Help of Christians; while Fr. Manheim Abellana, a former Salesian priest and the Prelature’s present guest priest, is already well–attuned with this devotion. It was on Feb. 25, 2017 that Fr. Bati and myself attended the Enshrinement of the statue of Mary Help of Christians at the Cathedral with Bp. Gregorio himself presiding the Mass and the procession. The IDLWKIXO Ă€ OOHG WKH FKXUFK ZLWK OLJKWHG FDQGOHV ZKLOH WKH VRQJ ´+HOS RI Christiansâ€? was being sung and Mary’s image was being solemnly carried to Her elegantly prepared throne. (Besides the 5 foot statue, another 3 foot statue and 20 other smaller ones were requested by Fr. Ronald from Fr. Bati so that he may disseminate in all the corners of Batanes the devotion to Mary Help of Christians.) It was an awesome manifestation of faith and love to Mary, Help of Christians, who had conquered the hearts of the Ivathans through the instrumentality of Her 3 Marian devotees, who happened to be together not “by chanceâ€? but by the will of God and Mary’s intervention. „ 10

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Clockwise: 1. The Ivathan’s typical House. 2. Bishop Camilo Gregorio with the Parish Priest, Fr. Ronaldo Manabat in procession 3. Fr. Ronald with the faithful kissing the statue of Mary Help of Christians. 4. Bro. Karl Tolentino, incensing the statue of Mary Help of Christians. 5. The Main altar of the Cathedral 6. The Batanes Cathedral

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FEATURE | AMORIS LAETITIA

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fter the two synods on the family in 2014 and 2015, people eagerly awaited the Pope’s “Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation” on the hotly debated topic of the family and marriage in our time. The camp of the so-called “conservatives” fervently hoped that Pope Francis would reassure the Catholic world that nothing had changed in the traditional teaching of the Church concerning marriage and the family. The so-called “progressives” ZHUH HTXDOO\ KRSHIXO WKDW 3RSH )UDQFLV ZRXOG À QDOO\ DQG RIÀ FLDOO\ HVSRXVH D OLEHUDO DWWLWXGH WRZDUG divorce, second marriages, “same-sex marriages,” and similar issues often discussed in the media and society at large. When the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation ZDV À QDOO\ SUHVHQWHG WR WKH PHGLD XQGHU WKH title of “Amoris Laetitia,” both camps were partly disappointed. For in Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis does restate the traditional teaching of the Church on the topics of marriage and the family, but also outlines a relatively “new” attitude toward those who are in “irregular situations.” Cardinal Schoenborn, who presented the papal document, offers a balanced and synthetic evaluation of the Exhortation. He stated that Amoris Laetitia contains “No rupture” with the traditional teaching of the Church, but some “true innovations” which, however, are “in line with a comprehensive development of doctrine and in continuity with the teaching of the recent popes.” In adopting this approach, Pope Francis took as guiding principle the example of Jesus who, on the one hand, stated forcefully that he had not come to abolish the law or the prophets (See Mt 5: 17.), but, on the other hand, when faced with concrete cases of people who had “broken the law,” showed mercy and compassion toward them. (See, for example, Jesus’ attitude toward the Samaritan woman, the woman caught in adultery, the woman who kissed his feet in the house of the Pharisee Simon, and Zacchaeus.)

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BY FR. SALVATORE PUTZU, SDB

(The Joy Of Love) A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF AMORIS LAETITIA The Table of Contents gives a quick and clear outline of the Exhortation. One may also read paragraph no. 6 of the document. A little more can be learned through this concise chapter-bychapter outline.

Amoris Laetitia is a monument to God’s plan for the human family, an invitation to a mercy-filled understanding of human frailty, and a presentation of what has to be done to remedy it.

CHAPTER ONE “In the Light of the Wordâ€? (nos. 8—30) After a short Introduction (Just seven paragraphs.), Pope Francis starts off by pointing out the Biblical foundation of the teaching of the Church on the family. From the story of the creation of mankind, we learn of the origin of the human family as the cradle of life and love. But we also learn that *RG¡V Ă DZOHVV SODQ ZDV VHYHUHO\ GLVUXSWHG E\ WKH intervention of the devil who enticed Eve and Adam to ignore the Creator’s instructions and warnings. As a consequence of that tragic misstep, the life of all families and society in general followed “a path of suffering and bloodâ€? (nos. 19—22). But Pope Francis reassures us that all is not lost in God’s original plan for the family. Hence, his positive conclusion: “Begetting and raising children‌ mirrors God’s creative work (no. 29). Every family should look to the Holy Family of Nazareth as the icon to be not only revered, but also imitated. (See no. 30.) CHAPTER TWO “The Experiences and Challenges of Familiesâ€? (nos. 31—57) The second chapter focuses on the situation of the family in our time—a situation characterized E\ PDQ\ FKDOOHQJHV DQG GLIĂ€ FXOWLHV DV EURXJKW RXW JUNE-AUGUST 2017 | ST. JOHN BOSCO TODAY

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by the members of the synods, especially that of 2014. Pope Francis insists on the need for the Church, to pay attention WR WKH GLIĂ€FXOWLHV IDFHG E\ PDQ\ IDPLOLHV DQG WKH FRQFUHWH situations in which they live and make their moral choices. (See no. 36.) Hence, the Church must form consciences, “not to replace themâ€? (no. 37), and to balance the presentation of the ideal as it is etched in God’s law, with an “understanding heartâ€? that takes into account human weakness and “woundedness.â€?

CHAPTER THREE “Looking to Jesus� (nos. 58—88) This chapter presents the teaching of the Church about marriage and the family, as outlined in the documents of Vatican II and the writings of Popes Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Against the background of what all families should be, Amoris Laetitia views the various imperfections and shortcomings in many families. Echoing the teaching of St. John Paul II in Familiaris Consortio, Pope Francis points out that the pastors have the duty to exercise sound discernment of complex situations, and the need to avoid negative judgments, for the degree of personal responsibility of the individuals is known to God alone. (See no. 79.)

CHAPTER FIVE “Love Masde Fruitful� (nos. 165—98) This chapter describes married love as fruitful, not only in the begetting of children, but also in the adopting of children of parents who are incapable or unwilling to care for them. (See nos. 179—180.) Pope Francis mentions also the readiness to welcome and care for those who constitute the “extended� family—relatives, in-laws, and friends. The family’s network of relationships is also seen as a training ground for the integration of the young members in the wider social community. (See nos. 187—193.)

Chapter Six “Some Pastoral Perspectivesâ€? (nos. 199—258) This chapter outlines pastoral initiatives based especially on the reports and “Relationesâ€? of the two synods. It starts by emphasizing the need to proclaim “the Gospel of the Familyâ€? today (See nos. 200—204.), the need for an adequate preparation of engaged couples for marriage (See nos. 205— 216.) DV ZHOO DV RI DFFRPSDQ\LQJ WKHP GXULQJ WKH Ă€UVW \HDUV of married life (See nos. 217—230.). Pope Francis gives special attention to an adequate formation of the clergy to deal with family problems, and the accompaniment of those who have been abandoned by their spouse, or are separated or divorced. But he emphasizes that it is even more important to strengthen all families in order to forestall the occurrence of similar breakdowns in family relationships, as well as to equip them adequately to deal with members with homosexual tendencies and with death in the family. (See no. 250 and nos. 253—58.) CHAPTER FOUR “Love in Marriageâ€? (nos. 89—164) 0DQ\ FRQVLGHU WKLV FKDSWHU D UHDO PDVWHUSLHFH ,W Ă€UVW RIIHUV D FDSWLYDWLQJ H[HJHVLV RI 6W 3DXO¡V UHĂ HFWLRQ RQ WKH TXDOLWLHV RI DXWKHQWLF ORYH DV LV IRXQG LQ FKDSWHU RI KLV Ă€UVW OHWWHU WR the Corinthians. Pope Francis applies these qualities of love to family life in a truly inspiring manner. The second part is a UHĂ HFWLRQ RQ WKH VSRXVHV¡ QHHG WR JURZ LQ FRQMXJDO ORYH 7KH conclusion focuses on the “transformation of loveâ€? that should endure even when the physical aspects may wane with the passing of time. (See no. 164.) 14

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CHAPTER SEVEN “Towards a Better Education of Children� (nos. 259—290) This chapter is totally devoted to the education and character formation of children (See nos. 263—267.). Pope Francis is adamant in stating that “What is more important [for the parents] is the ability to lovingly help their children grow in freedom, maturity, overall discipline and real autonomy� (no. 260). This demands patient realism (See nos. 271—273.) and the growth in the awareness that family life is a privileged educational setting

(See nos. 274—279). The chapter ends with a very appropriate reminder that the family is the best natural setting where the faith is handed on to the new generations, and in which “education in the faith� is carried out with due attention to the development stages of the children and youth (See no. 288.), and the family becomes an “agent of pastoral activity� (no. 200).

CHAPTER EIGHT “Accompanying, Discerning and Integrating Weaknessâ€? (nos. 291—312) This chapter focuses on the so-called “irregularâ€? situations—a mild and respectful term which is now used to indicate types of habitual behavior or states of life that were categorized earlier as “sinful.â€? Under the broad category of “irregularâ€? situations fall those of Catholics who live together as husband and wife but are married only civilly or not married at all, those who are divorced and have formed a new family, and those of the same sex who live as husband and wife (See nos. 296—300). But within this broad categorization Pope Francis remarks: “If we consider the immense variety of concrete situations‌ it is understandable that neither the Synod nor this Exhortation could be expected to provide a new set of general rules‌ applicable to all casesâ€? (no. 300). The attitude expected of the Church toward these persons is synthesized in the title of the chapter: “Guiding, Discerning, and Integrating Weakness.â€? What these three verbs entail is explained in detail in the course of this strikingly realistic and practical chapter. As regards homosexual behavior, Pope Francis made his own the statement of the synod fathers which read: “As for proposals to place unions between homosexual persons on the same level as marriage, there are absolutely no grounds for considering homosexual unions to be in any way similar or even remotely analogous to God’s plan for marriage and familyâ€? (no. 251). CHAPTER NINE “The Spirituality of Marriage and the Familyâ€? (nos. 313—325) 7KH ODVW FKDSWHU LV DQRWKHU PDVWHUSLHFH ,W RIIHUV D Ă€WWLQJ conclusion to the Apostolic Exhortation, as it outlines in simple and concrete language the way couples may grow spiritually and help each other to “share in the full life of the Resurrectionâ€? (no. 317). Characteristically, Pope Francis points out that this family spirituality “is made up of thousands of small but real gesturesâ€? (no. 315) — the gestures of which our ordinary life is made, and through which we can experience and communicate to the other members of the family our love and care. The concluding paragraph bears the touch of both realism and optimism: since human families are not perfect, they should constantly strive to improve, with each member doing one’s best and helping the others do the same (See no. 225.). A beautiful prayer to the Holy Family of Nazareth closes the Exhortation—a prayer made of simple sentences and practical requests that correspond to the needs of all ordinary families.

A BRIEF EVALUATION Amoris Laetitia is a beautiful and precious gift of Pope Francis to all families and the entire Catholic &KXUFK ,W LV WKH IUXLW RI KLV SUD\HUIXO UHĂ HFWLRQ RQ WKH “Relationesâ€? of the two synods and of his own personal H[SHULHQFH RI WKH GDLO\ GLIĂ€FXOWLHV HQFRXQWHUHG E\ ordinary families as he knew them in Buenos Aires. However, it is a fact that the Exhortation Amoris Laetitia has not pleased everybody, though it was intended to help everyone through the clarity of its presentation, the simplicity of the style, and the author’s eagerness to enable all families attain the purpose for which God created man and woman. Amoris Laetitia is a monument to God’s plan IRU WKH KXPDQ IDPLO\ DQ LQYLWDWLRQ WR D PHUF\ Ă€OOHG understanding of human frailty, and a presentation of what has to be done to remedy it. In its content and literary style, this Exhortation is in several ways different from other documents of the Magisterium on marriage and the family, especially the ones issued before Saint John Paul II. These focused mainly on the objective content of Church teachings. Pope Francis, in Amoris Laetitia, shows a special sensitivity and concern for the complex conditions in which couples living in “irregularâ€? VLWXDWLRQV Ă€QG WKHPVHOYHV :KLOH UHVWDWLQJ FOHDUO\ WKH traditional teaching of the Church on marriage and the family, he also insists on proper discernment and appropriate personalized interventions by pastors and the community of believers to make those who are in “irregularâ€? situations feel that they are still members of the community and are loved by it. Prayerful discernment applies not only to pastors but also to those who are in “irregularâ€? situations. Each one should seek to know God’s will and carry it out as generously as possible and as the concrete situations allow. Amoris Laetitia clearly aims at CONCRETE ACTION, which has to be carried out in the universal &KXUFK ZLWK GXH DWWHQWLRQ WR VSHFLĂ€F VLWXDWLRQV DQG conditions that vary from place to place, and from culture to culture. All Catholics should feel responsible that what Amoris Laetitia advocates becomes actual, for the family is a “common goodâ€? that we are duty-bound to hand on to generations to come. Terrible forces are constantly out to disrupt and destroy the family. We must ACT positively and decisively. Only to the extent that we will succeed in creating and supporting families according to God’s plan, shall we prove that the teaching enshrined in Amoris Laetitia is not a “nice theoryâ€? but an “action planâ€? that is DOABLE—a plan that can and should become a marvelous reality. Such result is worth the effort and WKH VDFULĂ€FHV WKDW PD\ HQWDLO IRU “the future of mankind passes through the family.â€? (St. John Paul II)

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FEATURE | AT HOME WITH GOD

God Was With Us All Along! Strengthening the Faith of the Family DV 6DOHVLDQ &RRSHUDWRUV BY LITA CUARESMA – ASC MAYAPA CENTER

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xequiel ‘Quiel’ de Guzman and Charito ‘Chato’ Lapitan were united in the sacrament of Matrimony thirty years ago at the Mary Help of Christians Parish in Mayapa (Calamba, Laguna). They are blessed with four children: Jonathan, Mary Glosary, Noli, and Jhonel. Both are members of the Association of Salesian Cooperators (ASC), Mayapa Center. Chato made her apostolic promise in March 15, 2009; Quiel in March 19, 2013. Chato serves in the parish as catechist in the public schools and Bible facilitator. Jonathan is a young catechist, so also Noli, who was once a member of the Knights of the Altar. Glosary and Jhonel are members of the choir at the Diocesan Shrine of Mary Help of Christians. The couple attests that the formation they received as Salesian Cooperators made a difference in their family life. It also deepened their faith in God and their relationship with Mary and St. John Bosco. They feel truly happy to be counted among the members of Don Bosco’s vast Salesian Family worldwide. They are convinced that this vast Salesian Family was with them when tragedy struck their family last July 7, 2015. 16

That night, Chato and her son, Noli, were watching TV together, talking about what to cook for breakfast. They were to leave early the next day for their monthly pilgrimage to the Mountain of Salvation in Batulao (Batangas). Chato went to bed leaving her son resting outside. Later that night, a friend of Noli came; together they got on the motorcycle to fetch a fellow catechist, Jessel, to bring her home in LEDC, Canlubang. While Noli and Jessel were on their way to Canlubang, a truck drove head on against them. It was about 11:30 PM when the De Guzman family was awakened by the barangay captain who informed them of the tragic accident. In the hospital, they saw the lifeless body of Noli. Jessel was VWLOO À JKWLQJ IRU KHU OLIH EXW VKH GLHG WKH following day. Chato revealed how painful it was to see the lifeless body of her own son. God himself had taken back the life that he had given. It was hard for the family to understand everything, but they trusted in God who alone had the answers to their questions. In faith, they accepted God’s will. In this Calvary journey, God sent people as instruments of his love for them—Salesian priests and brothers,

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Salesian sisters, Salesian Cooperators, parishioners, co-workers in the church, friends, and relatives. They were there to comfort and strengthen them in whatever way they could. The family felt that God had not left them. He was there all along. Chato described how, right from the start of this Calvary, she sought comfort in Mary, Help of Christians. “Nagpaampon ako kay Maria, Mapagampon sa mga Kristiyano.” She counted on her help as spiritual mother. She was inspired by Mary’s example; her son, Jesus, died on the cross and she accepted God’s will, though it pierced her heart. In their journey, the family was comforted by their belief that we are pilgrims on earth and our real home is in heaven where we shall experience the ultimate joy and peace. Noli was called by God to go ahead of them. They hope that one day their family will be together again in heaven. The case of Noli and Jessel remains unresolved in the court. Their families have entrusted this to God, who knows what is best for them. The tragedy has brought the family closer to each other, to God, and to the Church. They have not stopped

serving God in their own ministries. They are continually praying for the IXOĂ€ OOPHQW RI *RG¡V EHDXWLIXO SODQ IRU them. Their story continues to inspire families in similar circumstances. In fact, last January 14, 2017, the documentary Ă€ OP HQWU\ RI WKH SDULVK \RXWK PLQLVWU\ of the Mary Help of Christians Parish, Mayapa, won awards as Best Story and Best Documentary Film. The GRFXPHQWDU\ Ă€ OP “May Awa Yang Ating Panginoon. Amen,â€? was the story of Noli and the journey of the family. God’s plan is already unfolding before us. To him alone be the glory! „

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FEATURE | THE FMA FAMILY MINISTRY

The Family Ministry of the FMA Educating Communities BY DR. NERISSA R. ANGELES

Editor’s Note Dr. Angeles is currently the Chairperson of the FMA Provincial Educating Community Core Group. As a parent, she has collaborated with Don Bosco School Manila for the SDVW WZHOYH \HDUV DQG KDV VHUYHG DV DQ RIÀ FHU IRU DOPRVW D decade. On top of her duties as a devoted wife and mother to two teenaged boys, she is a servant-leader who skillfully manages her time and energies in the medical profession, family ministry and evangelization in the public schools.

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he FMA Provincial Educating Community of the Philippines-Papua New Guinea Province is made up of the different local Educating Communities of FMA schools and institutions with its main objective centered on Family Ministry. This Family Ministry Plan was launched in 2011 by the Provincial Educating Community Core Group in all the FMA schools and centers to guide the local Educating Communities in promoting family life and values and thus bear witness to their Christian faith. To achieve its main objective, the FMA Provincial Educating Community has created a lot of projects, activities and venues to educate families to Christian

love, uphold the sanctity of marriage and the dignity of human life, protect and defend the right of the family, and living the Preventive System in our own families. First of all, the Educating Community Core Group (ECCG) was established in each local community especially in schools. This is made up RI GLIIHUHQW HOHFWHG OHYHO SDUHQW RIÀ FHUV WHDFKHU representatives, student representatives and FMA representatives. It is the basic venue where parents, students, teachers and FMA’s meet, work in harmony while planning and implementing projects and activities aligned with its primary apostolate that will foster each member family’s spiritual growth, strengthen their relationship and guide them in their journey as a Christian family.

One of the main activities of the ECCG is to plan and organize the Parents’ Formation quarterly. Different speakers are invited to talk on a variety of topics so as to educate parents on the preventive system of education, family life, parent and child relationships, discipline, bullying, proper use of social media and technology, etc. Another activity initiated in 2011 by the Christian Living Education Department together with the Evangelization Committee of Don Bosco School Manila was the Word of God Camp. In this event, all of the students’ families are invited to attend the camp featuring different activities that enables the participants WR SUD\ FHOHEUDWH UHà HFW RQ DQG VKDUH RQ WKH :RUG RI God. Families learned to conduct their own liturgical Bible studies. Aside from the Word of God Camp,

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families are also asked to participate in the annual Family Living Rosary, usually held in the month of October. Activities like the Family Day and Gratitude Day enables families to come together and collaborate in a variety of song and dance presentations. At the provincial level, the annual Gratitude Day is also done with cultural presentations and sports festivals. These celebrations become a venue for families to meet other families from different communities, create memories and form a strong bond among its family members. The Educating Community also participates in several outreach programs like Medical and Dental Missions, annual blood letting and relief and rehabilitation operations to different calamity-affected areas in the Philippines just like during typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), etc. Christmas gift-giving (Handog Puso) is another opportunity for the apostolate to grow in the Educating Community. Member families prepare Christmas packages annually and share them with about 500 under-served families from chosen communities. Another activity at the provincial level is the Educating Community Congress wherein speakers are invited to share their expertise and experiences on relevant topics and themes that form part of the formation program of the different educating communities. The 1st EC Congress, with the theme “FMA Educating Communities: Witnesses to the New Evangelization,” was held last August 9-11, 2013. The second EC Congress was held last November 28-29, 2015 with the theme “FMA EC Families As 20

These celebrations become a venue for families to meet other families from different communities, create memories and form a strong bond among its family members. Missionaries In Bringing the Gospel of Joy: A New Hope to the World.” It was also a part of the celebration of the 60th year of the Philippine Province and in line with the thrust of the 2014 Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the pastoral challenges to the family. Tree planting and street clean ups are also some of the social activities that the educating community participates in to respond to the Pope’s call on stewardship of the environment.

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Lastly, the establishment of volunteer parent catechists in the different schools is another apostolate to answer our call to bear witness to our Christian faith. These catechists are assigned to teach in the public schools that belong to the nearby parish. With all these activities, we hope to achieve an Educating Community Family that is built on the Catholic Faith, the Preventive System and the Gospel.

SPECIAL FEATURE | I LOVE MY FAMILY

FAMILY MATTERS MAGAZINE Family Matters Magazine! The name of the magazine by itself speaks about the identity and content of the publication. “Family matters!” For this reason, the magazine contains only family matters. Now on its fifth year, this family magazine is reaching not only the families of the students of Don Bosco schools but also the students of other Catholic schools. It has won back-to-back awards from the Catholic Mass Media Awards as the Best FamilyOriented Magazine for 2015 and 2016. Hoping to reach out to more homes through the help of other Catholic schools around the country, Family Matters Magazine is more than just a printed magazine. It is a ministry to the family, particularly to the Filipino family. Here is a quick glimpse into this magazine, that we may appreciate its value and eventually be convinced that we get our money’s worth at Php120 a copy.

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MAGAZINE IS FOR PARENTS AND YOUTH Family Matters Magazine allows parents and their adolescent children to talk about relevant family matters as they read this magazine. It provides parents with much needed information on how to fulfill their roles in the family. On parenting, each issue comes with family values, present family concerns, model celebrity or non-celebrity couples, and even lighter parental concerns like cooking, housekeeping, and family-bonding activities. On growing-up concerns of adolescents, each issue brings family values, school issues, career guides, celebrity or non-celebrity models for youth, the best and the worst in the world of youth, health and hygiene, and relationshipbuilding. How about kids 11 years old and below? They too are part of the magazine. Each issue comes with it a free kids’ magazine, Robotars. Truly informative and activity-filled, this kids’ magazine deals with health, ecology, and other day-today practical concerns in the kids’ real and self-created world.

The magazine counters the culture of relativism. Aside from two regular feature articles from the publisher, all the other articles are written by families—married couples and youth. They are based primarily on personal experiences. But there is no relativism here, for they are firmly founded on primary resources such as values, laws, beliefs, principles, traditions, cultures, and science.

The magazine counters the culture of consumerism and materialism.

The magazine believes that the family is the foundation of every society.

Family Matters Magazine stands for the genuine treasures of every family: living life simply, enjoying the beauty of family living, and loving one another. True happiness need not be expensive. Hence, this magazine gives a lot of tips for creative, expense-free, living and bonding!

We all believe that the basic unit of society, and of the Church, is the family. Family Matters Magazine strongly believes that by building a family with solid moral values and principles, we gradually build a strong and solid society of persons with untarnished integrity.

The Special Section Every issue of Family Matters Magazine includes a Special Section that focuses on an issue or topic of great interest and relevance. Three to four articles, written by experts, insure a thorough treatment of the topic. This Special Section is a favorite spot of many readers.

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SPECIAL FEATURE | A NEW SHEPHERD

God’s Gift to the

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BY: FR. BOB ZARATE, SDB

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t was just midmorning of March 25, 2017, Solemnity of the Annunciation, and the humidity was already high in Kerema. Yet, outside, people have gathered on the stretch of road from the convent of the Sisters of Charity that led to the Holy Spirit Cathedral of the Diocese of Kerema. The Episcopal Ordination of their new bishop, Rev. Fr. Pedro C. Baquero, Jr., SDB, was about to start. As the servers walked solemnly in procession to go to the small and humble Cathedral, around 45 priests followed. $IWHU WKHP %LVKRS HOHFW 3HWHU ZDONHG à DQNHG E\ KLV DVVLVWLQJ priests, Fr. Noel Sumagui, SDB, and Fr. Robert Zarate, SDB. (They KDG EHHQ KLV FODVVPDWHV VLQFH KLV À UVW \HDU LQ WKH DVSLUDQWDWH professed together with him as Salesians on April 1, 1990 and were ordained priests together on December 8, 1999, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception). As he approached the Cathedral, dancers in their native costumes welcomed him with chants and loud drums. He was greeted with the prayerful smiles of the people he already knew in his almost 20 years of missionary life in Papua New Guinea, as well as the people he was going to serve as their new Shepherd. The 3-hour Ordination Ceremony saw a Cathedral that RYHUà RZHG ZLWK SHRSOH <HW HYHQ WKRVH ZKR ZHUH XQGHU WKH heat of the sun and were far away from the altar prayed fervently and knelt on the bare ground. It has been 3 years that Kerema had not had any bishop. Their presence, their silence, their songs, GDQFH DQG SUD\HUV ZHUH DOO D UHà HFWLRQ RI WKH JUHDW MR\ WKDW WKH\ had upon seeing this Filipino Salesian missionary become their

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Shepherd. In the front row were his parents, Atty. & Mrs. Pedro and Sophia Baquero, a sister, Clotilde, and his youngest brother, Rex, who represented their big Baquero family of 11 children. Most Rev. )UDQFHVFR 3DQĂ€ OR 6'% in his homily, cited Mary’s YES to the plan of God as the model of answering the Lord’s call, “to which some‌ were called to the priesthood; and a few‌ to the episcopate.â€? He invited everyone to “thank God for the call and (to) thank Most Reverend Peter Baquero, SDB, for the response‌ because he believes that ‘nothing is impossible with God’â€?. %LVKRS 3DQĂ€ OR ZDV MRLQHG E\ RWKHU bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, together with the Papal Nuncio, Most Rev. Matthew Vayalunkal, and Archbishop of Port Moresby, John Cardinal Ribat, MSC, who was the Principal Consecrator. 24

Bishop Peter chose for his motto something that, as a Salesian, he has always prayed for, that is, to be “a sign and bearer of God’s love for the young.� Bishop Peter chose for his motto something that, as a Salesian, he has always prayed for, that is, to be “a sign and bearer of God’s love for the young.� He was also appointed bishop a couple of months after the closing of the Year of Mercy. Inspired by these, he made “CARITATE ET MISERICORDIA� his motto. In his thanksgiving speech at the end of the Holy Mass, he said, “The motto for my Episcopacy is expressed in Latin in this short phrase, CARITATE ET MISERICORDIA. In English, it may be expressed in various ways:

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From (the) LOVE AND MERCY (of God), He has called us to be His own children through Baptism. By (the) LOVE AND MERCY (of God), He has called me to be a Salesian, a priest, and now, a bishop. Before (the) LOVE AND MERCY (of God), I submit to His Will and to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. In (the) LOVE AND MERCY (of God), this sacred episcopacy is lived and offered for the Church, the Bride of Christ, and to the faithful of Kerema. With (the) LOVE AND MERCY (of God), we pray that this episcopacy LV H[HUFLVHG DQG IXOĂ€ OOHG NHHSLQJ LQ mind and heart that every thought, every word, every plan and decision,

HYHU\ UHà HFWLRQ DQG DFWLRQ EH GRQH with Love and Mercy. And may our journey as Church truly lead us to the LOVE AND MERCY of God.� From the busy streets of Poblacion, Makati, the young Peter entered as a shy and quiet boy in Don Bosco Makati. Under the leadership of the late Fr. Felix Glowicki, SDB, he was part of the vocation group of the school which sent them to Don Bosco Juniorate in Bacolor, Pampanga. His coaspirants could actually say that from that time, Bishop Peter was already a great balance of loud cheerfulness and deep piety, of candid friendliness and strong brotherhood, and of mature seriousness and ready spontaneity. He took Mathematics and Philosophy in Don Bosco Seminary College, Canlubang, Laguna. He was part of the À UVW JURXS RI 1RYLFHV ZKR PDGH WKHLU First Profession in the, then, Sacred Heart Novitiate in Granada, Bacolod City. He was already a missionary to Papua New Guinea during his Practical Training as a brother assistant in Don Bosco Technical School in Gabutu, Port Moresby, and the Secondary School in Araimiri. After his theology studies in Don Bosco Center of Studies, he left the Seminaryo ng Don Bosco in late March 2000, as a newly ordained priest, to go back to Papua New

Guinea. He was barely 6 months as WKH À UVW 3URYLQFLDO RI WKH QHZO\ FUHDWHG Vice Province of Papua New GuineaSolomon Islands (PNG-SI) when he was appointed as the Bishop of the Diocese of Kerema by Pope Francis. He is the 3rd Salesian priest – and the 3rd former Provincial! -- to become a part of the PNG-SI Catholic Bishops’

And may our journey as Church truly lead us to the Love and Mercy of God. &RQIHUHQFH $UFKELVKRS 3DQÀ OR ),1 Provincial 1986-1993, is the Archbishop of Rabaul and Bishop Luciano Capelli, FIN Provincial 1993-1999, is the Bishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands.) Bishop Peter is now the youngest bishop of PNG-SI. The Episcopal Ordination FHUHPRQ\ ZDV D À WWLQJ V\PERO IRU the faithful of Kerema Diocese. They

waited for someone to guide them. They were given someone they knew, a person to follow, to love and to care for. And so, they divided the preparations among themselves: the rooms, the tents, the place for cooking, the decorations, the seats and tables, the places to camp out for the night, the liturgy, the choir, the dances and costumes, the committees of welcome, security and assistance. They were there to show their eagerness to face a new tomorrow with a new Shepherd to guide them. In the afternoon, when all the FHOHEUDWLRQV KDYH À QLVKHG WKH *XOI of Papua lay peaceful in the beautiful weather that seemingly restrained itself from raining that day. On it, the dinghies carrying people going back to the other side could be seen from the terrace of the Bishop’s House. And on this relaxing afternoon, one cannot but UHà HFW RQ WKH JUDFLRXVQHVV RI *RG IRU Bishop Peter and his diocese. Mother Mary has surely made Her presence felt. Bishop Peter was ordained bishop on the same date when he was also ordained deacon. The Blessed Mother seems to assure him that everything will always be in God’s Hands, that St. John Bosco will always be his guide, and that he, himself, is God’s precious gift to the Church in Kerema. „

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FIRST RELIGIOUS PROFESSION >ĂǁĂͲĂŶ͕ dĂůŝƐĂLJ͕ ĞďƵ͕DĂLJ Ϭϲ͕ ϮϬϭϳ Ͷ ;&ƌŽŶƚ ƌŽǁͿ ů͘ ůĨŽŶƐ :ĂLJnjĂƌ <͘ WĂŶŐĂŶŝďĂŶ͕ ^ ΀&/E΁͕ ů͘ >Ğǀŝ &͘ ƌĂŽ͕ ^ ΀&/E΁͕ ƌŽ͘ ZŽŵŶŝĐŬ d͘ dĂďĂƋƵĞƌŽ͕ ^ ΀&/E΁͕ ƌŽ͘ ΀ /E΁͕ ů͘ ŚĂŶ ĂƌĂ EŽƌŶ͕ ^ ΀d, Ͳ D΁͕ ĂŶĚ ů͘ ƌƐĂŶ :ĂĐŽď ͘ ZŽƐĞƚĞ͕ ^ ΀&/^΁͘ ;DŝĚĚůĞ ƌŽǁͿ ů͘ :ŽŚŶ WĂŽůŽ ͘ ZŽŵĞƌŽ͕ ^ ΀&/E΁͕ ů͘ :ŽŶĂƐ WĂƵůŽ ͘ >ĂĐƐŽŶ͕ ^ ΀&/E΁͕ ů͘ DĂƌŬ ͘ ^ŽƌŝĂŶŽ͕ ^ ΀&/E΁͕ ů͘ :ŽŚŶ ƌǁLJŶŶ ͘ ŶĐĂƌŐƵĞnj͕ ^ ΀&/^΁͕ ĂŶĚ ů͘ &ĂƌĂnj ĂƌƐŚĂŶ DĂƐŝŚ͕ ^ ΀&/^ͲW <΁͘ WŚŽƚŽ ƌĞĚŝƚ͗ Dƌ͘ :ĂŶ KĚŝǀŝůĂƐ ;&/^ ^ŽĐĐŽŵͿ

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TO THE PRIESTHOOD EĂƟ ŽŶĂů ^ŚƌŝŶĞ ŽĨ DĂƌLJ ,ĞůƉ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƟ ĂŶƐ͕ WĂƌĂŶĂƋƵĞ ŝƚLJ͕ DĂLJ Ϭϭ͕ ϮϬϭϳͶ“PRO VOBIS” ;&ƌŽŵ ůĞŌ ƚŽ ƌŝŐŚƚͿ ZĞǀ͘ &ƌ͘ :ŽƐĞƉŚ EŐƵLJĞŶ YƵŽĐ Ăŝ͕ ^ ZĞǀ͘ &ƌ͘ :ƵǀĞůĂŶ WĂƵů E͘ ^ĂŵŝĂ͕ ^ ZĞǀ͘ &ƌ͘ DĂƌƟ ŶŽ ƵŽŶŐ YƵŽĐ ,ƵLJ͕ ^ ZĞǀ͘ &ƌ͘ DĂƌĐ tŝůů Z͘ >ŝŵ͕ ^ ZĞǀ͘ &ƌ͘ :ŽƐĞƉŚ WŚĂŵ sĂŶ dƌƵŽŶŐ͕ ^ ĂŶĚ ZĞǀ͘ &ƌ͘ ZĂŵŝů s͘ DĂƌĂŶĂŶ͕ ^

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PERPETUAL PROFESSION EĂƟ ŽŶĂů ^ŚƌŝŶĞ ŽĨ DĂƌLJ ,ĞůƉ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƟ ĂŶƐ͕ WĂƌĂŹĂƋƵĞ ŝƚLJ͕ DĂLJ ϯϭ͕ ϮϬϭϳ Ͷ͞/ Ăŵ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵ ĂůǁĂLJƐ͘͟ ;DĂƚŚĞǁ Ϯϴ͗ ϮϬͿ ;&ƌŽŵ >Ğƚ ƚŽ ZŝŐŚƚͿ ů͘ WĂƵů WĞƚĞƌ ^Ăŝ <ĂƵŶŐ ^ŝ͕ ^ ͕ ů͘ Ɖƌŝů :ĞƌŽŵĞ YƵŝŶƚŽ͕ ^ ͕ ů͘ :ŽƐĞƉŚ >Ă ,ƚŽůŝ >Ă ĂŶŐ͕ ^ ͕ ů͘ :ŽŚŶ dĞŶĞǁ >ŝĂƵ Ă hŬ͕ ^ ͕ ƌŽ͘ :ĂŵĞƐ DƵŶŐ ƵŶŐ͕ ^ ͕ &ƌ͘ WƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů͕ ůĞƌŝĐ sŝŬƚŽƌŝƵƐ <Žůŝ <ŽƚĞŶ͕ ^ ͕ ůĞƌŝĐ ,ĞŶƌLJ 'Ž >Ăŵ dŚĂŶŐ͕ ^ ͕ ů͘ :ŽŚŶ ^Ăǁ ^ŚŝŶĞ tŝŶ͕ ^ ͕ ů͘ ŶĚƌĞĂ DĂƵŶŐ DĂƵŶŐ͕ ^ ͕ ů͘ WĂƐĐŚĂů <LJĂǁ DŝŶ ,ƚƵŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ů͘ :ŽŚŶ YƵŝŶĐLJ ĂďĂůůŽ͕ ^ WŚŽƚŽ ƌĞĚŝƚ͗ Dƌ͘ WĂƵůŽ ĞƌǀĂŶƚĞƐ 26

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OF RELIGIOUS PROFESSION ^ƚ͘ :ŽŚŶ ŽƐĐŽ WĂƌŝƐŚ͕ DĂŬĂƟ ͕ DĂLJ Ϯϰ͕ ϮϬϭϳ Ͷ ; &ƌŽŶƚ ƌŽǁ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ůĞŌ ƚŽ ƌŝŐŚƚͿ^ƌ͘ DĂƌŐĂƌŝƚĂ ͘ /ŵĂŶŝů͕ &D ͕ ^ƌ͘ DĞůĂŶŝĞ Z͘ WŝůĂƌ͕ &D ͕ ^ƌ͘ ŚƌŝƐƟ Ğ &͘ ĂƌůŽƐ͕ &D ͕ ŝƐŚŽƉ WĞƚĞƌ ĂƋƵĞƌŽ͕ :ƌ͕͘ ^ ͕ ͕ ; ŝŽĐĞƐĞ ŽĨ <ĞƌĞŵĂͿ͕ ƌĐŚďŝƐŚŽƉ ^ŽĐƌĂƚĞƐ sŝůůĞŐĂƐ͕ ; ƌĐŚĚŝŽĐĞƐĞ ŽĨ >ŝŶŐĂLJĞŶͲ ĂŐƵƉĂŶͿ͕ ^ƌ͘ ZƵŶŝƚĂ '͘ ŽƌũĂ͕ &D ͕ ^ƌ͘ DĂƌŝĂ /ŵĞůĚĂ ͘ ĂǀŝĚ͕ &D ; ĂĐŬ ƌŽǁ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ůĞŌ ƚŽ ƌŝŐŚƚͿ͗ ^ƌ͘ ^ĂƌĂŚ 'ƌĂĐĞ ͘ ZŽďĂƐ͕ &D ͕ ^ƌ͘ ZĂǀĞŶĂ s͘ ŽŵŝŶŐƵĞnj͕ &D ͕ ^ƌ͘ DĂ͘ ƌŝƐƟ ŶĂ W͘ sŝůůĂƐĂŶƚĂ͕ &D ͕ ^ƌ͘ DĂƌŝĞ dŚĞƌĞƐĞ ůĞŶĂ ͘ ŵƉŝů͕ &D

FIRST PROFESSION DŽƌŶĞƐĞ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŽĨ ^ƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ WĂŶƐŽů͕ ĂůĂŵďĂ͕ >ĂŐƵŶĂ͕ DĂLJ Ϯϯ͕ ϮϬϭϳ ^ƌ͘ ^ƌ :ƵůŝĂ <ĂƌĞŶ ƐŚƌĂĨ͕ &D ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ Į ƌƐƚ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶŝ &D ͘

PERPETUAL PROFESSION ^ƚ͘ :ŽŚŶ ŽƐĐŽ WĂƌŝƐŚ͕ DĂŬĂƟ ͕ DĂLJ Ϯϰ͕ ϮϬϭϳͶ ;&ƌŽŵ ůĞŌ ƚŽ ƌŝŐŚƚͿ Bishop WĞƚĞƌ ĂƋƵĞƌŽ͕ :ƌ͕͘ ^ ͕ ͕ ; ŝŽĐĞƐĞ ŽĨ <ĞƌĞŵĂͿ͕ ^ƌ͘ ŝƌŝnj ŶŶ &͘ :ĂƉŝƚĂŶĂ͕ &D ͕ ƌĐŚďŝƐŚŽƉ ^ŽĐƌĂƚĞƐ sŝůůĞŐĂƐ͕ ; ƌĐŚĚŝŽĐĞƐĞ ŽĨ >ŝŶŐĂLJĞŶͲ ĂŐƵƉĂŶͿ

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COOPERATORS’ Congress in Japan dŽŬLJŽ͕ :ĂƉĂŶ͕ DĂLJ ϳͲϭϬ͕ ϮϬϭϳͶdŚĞ ϵth East Asia-Oceana Regional Congress ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟ ŽŶ ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ ; ^ Ϳ͕ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ŚĞůĚ ŝŶ dŽŬLJŽ :ĂƉĂŶ ĨƌŽŵ DĂLJ ϬϳͲϭϬ͕ ϮϬϭϳ͕ ǁĂƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͊ dŚŝƐ ĞǀĞŶƚ ǁĂƐ ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϯϮϬ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟ ǀĞƐ ;^ ͕ &D ͕ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƉŝƌĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ LJŽƵƚŚ ĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐͿ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ K ZĞŐŝŽŶ ŶĂŵĞůLJ ƚŚĞ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ ;EŽƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ^ŽƵƚŚ WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐͿ͕ WĂƉƵĂ EĞǁ 'ƵŝŶĞĂ͕ sŝĞƚŶĂŵ͕ ,ŽŶŐ <ŽŶŐ͕ dĂŝǁĂŶ͕ DĂĐĂƵ͕ ŚŝŶĂ͕ ĂƐƚ dŝŵŽƌ͕ DŽŶŐŽůŝĂ͕ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͕ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ͕ ^ĂŵŽĂ͕ EĞǁ ĞĂůĂŶĚ͕ :ĂƉĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ World Council from Rome. It was given much importance with the presence of &ƌ͘ sĂĐůĂǀ <ůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ^ ͕ ƚŚĞ K ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ^ƵƉĞƌŝŽƌ͕ &ƌ͘ 'ŝƵƐĞƉƉĞ ĂƐƟ ͕^ ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ tŽƌůĚ ĞůĞŐĂƚĞ͕ ^ƌ͘ >ĞƐůLJĞ ^ĂŶĚŝŐŽ͕ &D ͕ ƚŚĞ &D tŽƌůĚ ĞůĞŐĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ DƐ͘ EŽĞŵŝ ĞƌƚŽůůĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ tŽƌůĚ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ϰ WƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ &/E͕ &/^͕ s/ ĂŶĚ DLJĂŶŵĂƌ͘ dŚĞ K ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ ŝƐ ŚĞůĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ dŚĞ :ĂƉĂŶ KƌŐĂŶŝnjŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞ͕ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐ ƚƵƌŶŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĂŶĚ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϬ ŝŶ :ĂƉĂŶ͕ ŚĂƐ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Ěŝī ĞƌĞŶƚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ Į ƌƐƚ Ɵ ŵĞ͕ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ^ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ĐƟ ŽŶ WůĂŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ůŝŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŽĚĂLJ͕ ĂƐ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͘ KƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϯϱ ĂƩ ĞŶĚĞĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ EŽƌƚŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ WE'͕ ϯ ǁĞƌĞ LJŽƵƚŚ ĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐ͘ ŝŐ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ :ĂƉĂŶ WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟ ŽŶ ĨĞĞ ŽĨ ƵƉ ƚŽ ϯ LJŽƵƚŚ ĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĞĂĐŚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂƟ ŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ϴϬ LJŽƵƚŚ ĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ K ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ϯϮϬ ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ͘ DĂLJ ϵ͕ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟ ŽŶ ĂLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ǁĂƐ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ũƵďŝůĂƟ ŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ϭst Promise of new ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟ ŽŶ͘ ϯ ĨƌŽŵ &/E ŵĂĚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ϭst Promise in Japan. This ǁĂƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ Ă ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ &D ,ŽƵƐĞ ŝŶ zĂŵĂŶĂŬĂ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉŝůŐƌŝŵĂŐĞ ƚŽ Dƚ͘ &Ƶũŝ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ KƵƌ >ĂĚLJ ŽĨ Dƚ͘ &Ƶũŝ ;DĂƌLJ ,ĞůƉ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐƟ ĂŶƐͿ ǁĂƐ ŵŝƌĂĐƵůŽƵƐůLJ ĞŶƚŚƌŽŶĞĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ :ĂƉĂŶ ŝƐ Ă ŶŽŶͲ ĂƚŚŽůŝĐ ŶĂƟ ŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ ǁĂƐ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ũŽLJŽƵƐ ĞǀĞŶƚ͕ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵƉƚƵŽƵƐ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͕ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ ŐŝŌ ͲŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚ camaraderie. >ĂƐƚůLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĨƌƵŝƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ K ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƟ ŽŶ WůĂŶƐ ĚƌĂǁŶ ďLJ ĞĂĐŚ WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶĐƌĞƟ njĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ &ŽƌŵĂƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ͊​͊​͊ The next EAO Congress will be held in 2020. The next host country will ƐŽŽŶ ďĞ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĂŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ tŽƌůĚ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚĞůĚ ŝŶ ZŽŵĞ͕ /ƚĂůLJ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϴ͘ ĂĐŚ WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ WƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ĞůĞŐĂƚĞ ;^ Žƌ &D Ϳ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ WƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͘ dŚĞ ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ ĐŽŶƟ ŶƵĞ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŶĞǁƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĂŝůLJ ůŝĨĞ ĂƐ ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶƐ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă Ěŝī ĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ͊​͊​͊

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>ĂŐƵŶĂ͕ ƚŚĞ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ͕ DĂLJ ϵͲϭϮ͕ ϮϬϭϳ Ͷ&Žƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĨƵůů ĚĂLJƐ͕ ŽƐĐŽŶŝĂŶ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƐĞƫ ŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &/E WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ converged for a leadership training seminar-workshop. Two non-Salesian ƉĂƌŝƐŚĞƐ͕ ^ƚŽ EŝŶŽ WĂƌŝƐŚ ŝŶ dŽŶĚŽ ĂŶĚ Santa Maria Magdalena Parish Church in ĂůĂŵďĂ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞŶƚ LJŽƵƚŚ ĐŽŶƟ ŶŐĞŶƚƐ͘ ƵďďĞĚ ĂƐ ŚĂŵƉŽƌĞĞ͕ Ă portmanteau of the words Champion and JĂŵďŽƌĞĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ŝŶƉƵƚƐ ŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ͞ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐ͕͟ alongside a camp experience that is ƚƌƵůLJ ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶͶŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ ĂĐƟ ǀŝƟ ĞƐ͕ ůŝƚƵƌŐŝĐĂů ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟ ŽŶƐ͕ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ŐŽŽĚŶŝŐŚƚ ƚĂůŬƐ͕ ƌĞŇ ĞĐƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝŶŐ͕ and a whole lot more. The talks revolved around six ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƟ ĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĞŵďŽĚLJ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ͗ ƵůƟ ǀĂƚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͕ ,ĂǀĞ Ă ŚĞĂƌƚ͕ ŝŵ ĨŽƌ Ă ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ďĂůĂŶĐĞ͕ WƌŝŽƌŝƟ njĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƉŝƌŝƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ^ƚĂLJ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶŝƟ Ăů ůĞƩ ĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ Ɛŝdž ĨŽƌŵ the word CHAMPS. The over-all program was designed ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ŽĨ &ƌ͘ ƌŵĂŶĚ ZŽďůĞnjĂ͕ ^ ͕ and has been adapted by the Commission ŽŶ zŽƵƚŚ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ŚĞĂĚĞĚ ďLJ &ƌ͘ :ŽĞďĞƚŚ sŝǀŽ͕ ^ ͘ ƚŽƚĂů ŽĨ ϭϰϱ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ ŽůůĞŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ zŽƵƚŚ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝŶ ĂŶůƵďĂŶŐ͕ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů /ŶƐƟ ƚƵƚĞͲDĂŬĂƟ ͕ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ

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dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ŽůůĞŐĞͲDĂŶĚĂůƵLJŽŶŐ͕ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝŶ EƵĞǀĂ ĐŝũĂ͕ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů /ŶƐƟ ƚƵƚĞ dĂƌůĂĐ͕ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ zŽƵƚŚ ĞŶƚĞƌͲdŽŶĚŽ͕ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ ĐĂĚĞŵLJ ŝŶ WĂŵƉĂŶŐĂ͕ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ Agro-Mechanical Technology Center in >ĞŐĂnjƉŝ͕ ^ĂŶ /ůĚĞĨŽŶƐŽ WĂƌŝƐŚ ŝŶ DĂŬĂƟ ͕ ĂŶĚ ^ƚ͘ :ŽŚŶ ŽƐĐŽ WĂƌŝƐŚ ŝŶ DĂŬĂƟ ͘ DƐ͘ ůĚĂ ^ƵŵďŝŶŐĐŽ ŽĨ d/ DĂŬĂƟ served as camp master. dŚĞ ĐĂŵƉ ǁĂƐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶ ƉĂƌĂĚŝŐŵ ŽĨ ĨŽƌŵĂƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ leadership training for youth leaders and to enhance the experience and consciousness of unity among our ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶƐ͕ ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌŝĂŶƐ͕ >ĂLJ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ Partners and youth leaders. :ŽĂƋƵŝŶ dƵĂ͕ Ă ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ d/Ͷ DĂŬĂƟ ͕ ŶŽƚĞĚ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ led him to appreciate teamwork and ƚƌƵƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͘ DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ͕ ƌŝĞů ƐĐŽƚŽ͕ :ƌ͘ ŽĨ d/ dĂƌůĂĐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂnjŝŶŐ ZĂĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŵƉ ŵĂĚĞ them work as one team despite coming ĨƌŽŵ Ěŝī ĞƌĞŶƚ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ ƐĞƫ ŶŐƐ͘ zŽƵŶŐ ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĐƌĞĚ ,ĞĂƌƚ WŽƐƚŶŽǀŝƟ ĂƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ WƌĞŶŽǀŝĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŽŶ ŽƐĐŽ WƌĞŶŽǀŝƟ ĂƚĞ Seminary in Canlubang provided valuable assistance in the running of the camp ĨƌŽŵ DĂLJ ϵ ƚŽ ϭϮ͘ dŚĞ Į ƌƐƚ ŚĂŵƉŽƌĞĞ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ŝŶ >ŝƉĂ͕ ĂƚĂŶŐĂƐ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϰ͘ JUNE-AUGUST 2017 | ST. JOHN BOSCO TODAY

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