【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2022 年2月 26 日烏克蘭Lviv訊】 ─ 目前在烏克蘭國內，身歷當前困境的慈幼會士，正盡一切所能，為青年及有需要人士提供援助。從受援助者的眼神中，可以看出當前是怎樣的景況，也為此懇求天主，並希望得到國際團體的關注及支援。
希臘天主教拜占庭禮烏克蘭「聖母進教之佑」準會省的會長Fr Mykhayl Chaban說：「不幸地，情況持續惡化。我們要準備經歷更艱苦的時刻。我們不知道戰事持續多久，因此必須作出持久戰事的準備。」
他繼續說：「親愛的兄弟……罹難者為數眾多，有軍人，也有平民。全世界正等待能及時制止攻擊者的決議。烏克蘭到處充滿受襲的危機。今天在我們首都基輔，以及接壤俄羅斯邊境的地區，飽受創傷。人們紛紛逃離家園。」
慈幼會士在國內一些大城市服務：基輔、Lviv、Zhytomyr、Dnipro、Odessa，以及Korostyshiv、Peremyshlany和Bibrka。他們與當地人民保持聯繫，直至最後一刻，設法為絕望的人民賦予希望。
慈幼會士正在進行的工作及尋求的援助：
——安排至少能收容國立學校的青少年及所有有需要人士的處所
——為收容人士提供食物及處所（食物、床墊、毛毯等）
目前，慈幼會士已作好準備，收容約一百名弱勢人士，以孤兒為優先對像，並計劃在Lviv開設收容所，接收首批從東部逃難過來的難民。
Chaban神父總結時說：「親愛的兄弟，我請求你們，首先一起為烏克蘭祈禱，並接收逃往你們國家的難民，感謝你們的援助及支持。」
在烏克蘭提供服務的波蘭克拉科夫（Krakow）聖 Hyacinth會省，省會長Marcin Kaznowski神父說：「在烏克蘭發生的戰事，其震撼力足以影響當地社會及整個歐洲。我們身處當地的慈幼會士，生命飽受威脅。他們覺察到可能出現的危險，但卻保持平靜，信賴天主的眷顧。我們所知道的，就是他們已準備留守當地，在此困難的時日，陪伴著交托於他們的信眾及青年。」
Kaznowski神父向整個慈幼家庭發出邀請，「為世界和平，以及為那些為他人生死擅作主張的人尋求悔改之恩」祈禱。在結束時，他把所有烏克蘭人民，交托於聖母進教之佑。
Salesians in the current difficult situation
(ANS – Ukraine–Lviv, 26 February 2022) – In the current reality that Ukraine is experiencing, the Salesians present in the country are doing everything possible for the young and the needy population, describing the situation they see with their own eyes and raising their prayers to God, along with requests for solidarity and help from the international community.
“Unfortunately, the situation continues to be tragic. Let’s get ready for even tougher times. We do not know how long this war will continue, and then we must be ready for even a long period,” said Fr Mykhayl Chaban, Superior of the “Mary Help of Christians” Vice-Province of Ukraine of the Greek Catholic Rite (UKR).
“Dear brothers… There are many victims among the soldiers, but also among civilians. The whole world is waiting for immediate decisions to stop the aggressor. Throughout Ukraine, there is a danger of bombing. Today our capital, Kyiv, is suffering a lot, as well as the areas bordering Russia. People are fleeing their homes,” adds Fr Chaban.
The Salesians are present in several major cities of the country: Kyiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Odessa, as well as in Korostyshiv, Peremyshlany, and Bibrka, and remain close to the population until the last moment, trying to be those who give hope to the disillusioned population.
What Salesians are already working on and seeking support for is:
– the arrangement of a shelter to protect at least the children and young people of the state schools, and also all the people who will be in need;
– food and shelter for the people who will be taken in (food, beds, mattresses, blankets, etc.)
Currently, the Salesians are already welcoming about a hundred minors in their shelters, giving priority to the children from orphanages, and hundreds more are expected to be hosted in Lviv with the arrival of the first refugees from the east of the country.
“Dear brothers, I ask you first of all to pray for Ukraine and also to be welcoming if refugees arrive in your country. I thank you for all your help and support,” concludes Fr Chaban.
For his part, Fr Marcin Kaznowski, Provincial of the “St Hyacinth” Province of Poland-Krakow (PLS), which also has works in Ukraine, communicated: “The outbreak of the war in Ukraine is an immense drama that has affected the local society and all of Europe. Our Salesian confreres are among those whose lives are at risk. The confreres are aware of the dangers that there may be, but they are serene and confident in God’s providence. All have informed me that they are ready to remain there to accompany their faithful and the young people entrusted to them in this difficult time.”
The invitation that Fr Kaznowski addresses to the whole Salesian Family is to pray “for peace in this country and for the grace of repentance for those who are making themselves masters of the life and death of others”; and he concludes by entrusting the Ukrainian population to Mary Help of Christians.
【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2022 年2月 26 日烏克蘭Lviv訊】 ─ 目前在烏克蘭國內，身歷當前困境的慈幼會士，正盡一切所能，為青年及有需要人士提供援助。從受援助者的眼神中，可以看出當前是怎樣的景況，也為此懇求天主，並希望得到國際團體的關注及支援。
希臘天主教拜占庭禮烏克蘭「聖母進教之佑」準會省的會長Fr Mykhayl Chaban說：「不幸地，情況持續惡化。我們要準備經歷更艱苦的時刻。我們不知道戰事持續多久，因此必須作出持久戰事的準備。」
他繼續說：「親愛的兄弟……罹難者為數眾多，有軍人，也有平民。全世界正等待能及時制止攻擊者的決議。烏克蘭到處充滿受襲的危機。今天在我們首都基輔，以及接壤俄羅斯邊境的地區，飽受創傷。人們紛紛逃離家園。」
慈幼會士在國內一些大城市服務：基輔、Lviv、Zhytomyr、Dnipro、Odessa，以及Korostyshiv、Peremyshlany和Bibrka。他們與當地人民保持聯繫，直至最後一刻，設法為絕望的人民賦予希望。
慈幼會士正在進行的工作及尋求的援助：
——安排至少能收容國立學校的青少年及所有有需要人士的處所
——為收容人士提供食物及處所（食物、床墊、毛毯等）
目前，慈幼會士已作好準備，收容約一百名弱勢人士，以孤兒為優先對像，並計劃在Lviv開設收容所，接收首批從東部逃難過來的難民。
Chaban神父總結時說：「親愛的兄弟，我請求你們，首先一起為烏克蘭祈禱，並接收逃往你們國家的難民，感謝你們的援助及支持。」
在烏克蘭提供服務的波蘭克拉科夫（Krakow）聖 Hyacinth會省，省會長Marcin Kaznowski神父說：「在烏克蘭發生的戰事，其震撼力足以影響當地社會及整個歐洲。我們身處當地的慈幼會士，生命飽受威脅。他們覺察到可能出現的危險，但卻保持平靜，信賴天主的眷顧。我們所知道的，就是他們已準備留守當地，在此困難的時日，陪伴著交托於他們的信眾及青年。」
Kaznowski神父向整個慈幼家庭發出邀請，「為世界和平，以及為那些為他人生死擅作主張的人尋求悔改之恩」祈禱。在結束時，他把所有烏克蘭人民，交托於聖母進教之佑。
Salesians in the current difficult situation
(ANS – Ukraine–Lviv, 26 February 2022) –(ANS – Lviv) – In the current reality that Ukraine is experiencing, the Salesians present in the country are doing everything possible for the young and the needy population, describing the situation they see with their own eyes and raising their prayers to God, along with requests for solidarity and help from the international community.
“Unfortunately, the situation continues to be tragic. Let’s get ready for even tougher times. We do not know how long this war will continue, and then we must be ready for even a long period,” said Fr Mykhayl Chaban, Superior of the “Mary Help of Christians” Vice-Province of Ukraine of the Greek Catholic Rite (UKR).
“Dear brothers… There are many victims among the soldiers, but also among civilians. The whole world is waiting for immediate decisions to stop the aggressor. Throughout Ukraine, there is a danger of bombing. Today our capital, Kyiv, is suffering a lot, as well as the areas bordering Russia. People are fleeing their homes,” adds Fr Chaban.
The Salesians are present in several major cities of the country: Kyiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Odessa, as well as in Korostyshiv, Peremyshlany, and Bibrka, and remain close to the population until the last moment, trying to be those who give hope to the disillusioned population.
What Salesians are already working on and seeking support for is:
– the arrangement of a shelter to protect at least the children and young people of the state schools, and also all the people who will be in need;
– food and shelter for the people who will be taken in (food, beds, mattresses, blankets, etc.)
Currently, the Salesians are already welcoming about a hundred minors in their shelters, giving priority to the children from orphanages, and hundreds more are expected to be hosted in Lviv with the arrival of the first refugees from the east of the country.
“Dear brothers, I ask you first of all to pray for Ukraine and also to be welcoming if refugees arrive in your country. I thank you for all your help and support,” concludes Fr Chaban.
For his part, Fr Marcin Kaznowski, Provincial of the “St Hyacinth” Province of Poland-Krakow (PLS), which also has works in Ukraine, communicated: “The outbreak of the war in Ukraine is an immense drama that has affected the local society and all of Europe. Our Salesian confreres are among those whose lives are at risk. The confreres are aware of the dangers that there may be, but they are serene and confident in God’s providence. All have informed me that they are ready to remain there to accompany their faithful and the young people entrusted to them in this difficult time.”
The invitation that Fr Kaznowski addresses to the whole Salesian Family is to pray “for peace in this country and for the grace of repentance for those who are making themselves masters of the life and death of others”; and he concludes by entrusting the Ukrainian population to Mary Help of Christians.