東亞澳區祝夜安 (71)
中國香港
2020年2月1日
沒有青年，我們進不到天國！
2020年贈言及第28屆全代會賦予我們希望
親愛的會士、朋友、慈幼家庭成員：
在第28屆全代會舉行之前，我前往你們的地區向你們致候，進行最後一次的策勵探訪，我感到十分高興。首先我要求你們為一位新祝聖助理主教祈禱，他是緬甸臘戍(Lashio)教區的Lucas Dau Ze助理主教，他是一名慈幼會士，剛於1月29日祝聖為助理主教。臘戍是接近中國邊境的偏遠教區，大約45年前，在我們會士的努力下得以展開事業。在緬甸這個地區的青年，面臨重大挑戰（武裝衝突、吸食毒品及人口販運），促使在24年之後，「召叫」了另一位慈幼會士主教！
2020年這新的一年，帶給我們什麼恩賜與機遇呢？
2020年贈言是美妙的恩賜，讓我們去探索。這張在日本製作，精美的2020年贈言海報，又或是《天主教青年教理》，向我們展示很多具體的方法，與青年同行，為青年生活，使他們成為「熱心教友與良好公民」。贈言釋義與影片，也為我們每天的教育，提供很多具體的靈感。
第28屆全代會即將在華道角舉行（2月16日至4月4日）。再一次在我們「慈幼五旬節」的中心（華道角），有青年人和他們的需要。這是第一次我們舉行全代會，我們要思考一個以問題作討論的主題：「今日的青少年需要怎樣的慈幼會會士？」這真是一條未來六年需要思考的神恩性問題。
這一年的兩個重要主題，是我們把生活的重心放回青年身上的契機。數天前，緬甸納匝肋院舍的寄宿生，向貌波樞機致候說：「我們相信喜樂是愛的果實。我們在這裡都感受到仁慈上主的愛。我們感受到慈幼會士的愛，而慈幼會士也感受到我們的愛。慈幼會修士及司鐸陪伴我們，讓我們成為良好公民和熱心教友。我們也陪伴著慈幼會士，找到他們的聖德之路，同樣我們也在這幸福的道路上彼此陪伴同行。」
經過最近的聖鮑思高瞻禮後，我們再一次謙遜地明認，沒有青年，我們進不到天國。我們有賴以鮑思高的方式、透過無論在何處的青年與耶穌相會。讓我們把握2020年這新的一年的契機，產生更以青年為中心的鮑思高神父的子女！
東亞澳地區顧問
慈幼會士賢明漢神父
EAO Good Night Talk (71)
Hong Kong, China
1st February 2020
Without the young we can’t reach heaven!
Strenna 2020 and General Chapter 28 are auspicious opportunities
Dear confreres, friends and Salesian Family members!
I’m happy to be greeting you from my last animation visit in the region before GC28. First I share the request of prayers from our newly ordained coadjutor bishop of Lashio diocese (Myanmar), Lucas Dau Ze, SDB who was consecrated on 29 January. Lashio, a remote diocese close to the border with China, began as the result of the hard work of our confreres some 45 years ago. And the strong challenges of young people in this part of Myanmar (armed conflict, drugs and human trafficking) have ‘called’ another Salesian bishop after 24 years!
What gifts and opportunities does this new year 2020 bring us?
The 2020 Strenna is a wonderful gift to explore. The beautiful Strenna 2020 poster made in Japan or ‘DOCAT’, as another example, show us many concrete ways for living with and for the young as ‘Good Christians and Upright Citizens’. The Strenna commentary and video offers also many concrete inspirations for our daily education.
General Chapter 28 is starting in few day time (16 February – 4 April) at Valdocco. Again at the centre of our ‘Salesian Pentecost’ are the young people and their needs. For the first time we enter a General Chapter that calls us to ponder an open question: “What kind of Salesian for the young people of today?” It is a truly charismatic question to ask for next 6 years.
Moreover, on 24 June 2020, we will celebrate the 150th birthday of the Don Bosco Past Pupils. Their Jubilee Year starts from Valdocco as an act of gratitude for their Father and Teacher and Friend, a precious chance to live this year with an eye to the fruits of our mission!
Both major themes of this year are a good chance to make sure that the young people are at the centre of our life. A few days ago, in their greetings to Cardinal Charles Bo, the Nazareth House (Myanmar) boarding students said: “We believe that joy is a fruit of love. Here we all feel loved by the good Lord. We feel loved by the Salesians and the Salesian too, feel loved by us. The Salesian Brothers and Fathers accompany us to become upright citizens and good Christians. And we, for our part, accompany the Salesians to find their way to holiness and so we accompany each other on our common road to happiness.”
After the recent Don Bosco Feast day, we again humbly recognise that without the young people we can’t reach our heavenly home. We give thanks for Don Bosco’s way of meeting Jesus wherever they are. Let’s take the opportunity of this year 2020 to become more youth-centred sons and daughters of Don Bosco!
Fr. Václav Klement, SDB
EAO Regional Councillor