【慈幼通訊社
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2014
年
01
月
06
日敘利亞阿勒頗訊】
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敘利亞內戰持續破壞家園，塗碳生靈。當地人民繼續不時面對轟炸或槍炮的襲擊，活在不安的狀態。一名慶禮院少年就這樣遇害。
1月3日星期五下午2:30，當青少年們等候巴士前往慶禮院上教理班時，兩枚迫擊砲彈墜落鄰近阿勒頗的大馬士巴士站。當中有很多來自當地，參與慶禮院教理班的青少年。一些慶禮院青少年受傷，在慈幼會士陪同下送往醫院。一名被碎片刺進頭部的青年，碎片得以移除，但另一名小學六年級的少年不幸被殺，他名叫Jack Salloum。
當地慈幼團體院長Georges
Fattal神父，與籌組教理班的Rania
Selukjiwho
以及Georgina
Balli，來到Jack家中向他的
母親及家人致以慰問。Jack的母親說：「他如同多明我沙維豪一樣
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年輕時便進了天國！」
當總會長得悉這令人傷感的消息後，以下面的說話表達他的同情之心：「我們把這位新多明我沙維豪交托給上主，他將會移植到鮑思高花園，我們祈求他的母親及家人得到慰藉，並祈求這災難遍地的敘利亞得享和平。」
傍晚，Jack的朋友在阿勒頗的慶禮院舉行守靈祈禱。以下是他們的哀悼辭：
「與我靈，取其餘。」
這就是鮑思高神父所願意的……
Jack，這就在你身上發生……
如今你已與鮑思高神父在天國裡……
如今你是天國裡的天使……
感謝你的喜悅……
感謝你的愛……
感謝你無玷的心靈……
多明我沙維豪說：不必為我哭泣，我看到上主和童貞瑪利亞，他們在那裡伸手等候著我……
這是Jack現在向我們說的……
我很愛你們……Jack已在天國裡……
敘利亞內戰持續了33個月，共一萬一千名小孩在這場殘酷無道的戰爭中遇害。
A boy from the Oratory killed on his way to Catechism class
(ANS - Syria –Aleppo, 06 January 2014) – The civil war in Syria continues to destroy homes and human lives. People continue to live in complete insecurity due to frequent explosions or gunfire or mortar bombs. Now a boy from the oratory has been mortally wounded.
On Friday 3 January, at 2.30 p.m., while the young people were waiting for the bus to come to the Oratory for Catechism class, two mortar bombs fell at the Midan bus-stop near Aleppo. Many of the young people who attend the Salesian Oratory come from that area. Some of the young people from the Oratory were injured and were accompanied by the Salesians to the hospital. One of them had a splinter in his head which was removed. Sadly, another boy, a primary school student of sixth grade was killed. His name was Jack Salloum.
Fr Georges Fattal, Rector of the Salesian community, together with Rania Selukjiwho organizes the catechism classes and Georgina Balli,went to Jack's house to offer their condolences to his mother and family. Jack’s mother said: "He was like Dominic Savio - he has gone early to heaven!"
When the Rector Major heard the sad and painful news, he expressed his sympathy in these words: "As we entrust to the Lord this new Dominic Savio, who will certainly be planted in the Salesian Garden, we pray that his dear parents and all his family may find consolation, and we pray for the gift of peace in this ravaged land of Syria."
That evening, at the oratory in Aleppo, Jack’s friends attended a prayer vigil. This was their poignant tribute:
"Give me souls and take the rest."
That's what Don Bosco wanted ...
This is what has happened to you, Jack ...
Now you're with Don Bosco in heaven...
Now you are an angel in heaven ...
Thank you for your joy
Thank you for your love ...
Thank you for your pure heart that knew no sin...
Dominic Savio said: There is no need to cry, I see the Lord and the Virgin Mary, who is there with open arms waiting for me ...
This is what Jack is telling us now ...
I love you very much ... Jack is in the heavenly kingdom ...
In the 33 months of war in Syria11000 children have died, victims of a cruel and absurd war.