【慈幼通訊社
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2016
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03月
08
日菲律賓 Batulao 訊】
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東亞大洋洲區(EAO)省會長及代理區長上會議，於3月7日在總會長范達民神父的蒞臨下揭幕。總會長較早前探訪負責Muntinlupa
City街童工作的Tuloy
sa Don Bosco機構時，所顯示的強烈神情，依然歷歷在目。
與會者還包括青年牧民議員Fabio Attard神父、社會傳播議員Filiberto González神父和傳教事業議員Guillermo Basañes神父。開幕彌撒由東亞大洋洲地區議員賢明漢神父主持。
接著，一眾與會人士於早上9時，齊集會議室進行首個部份
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神修反思。慈幼會總會長范達民神父，進行簡短講話，讓各人於早上餘下時間，在靜默中進行反省。
下午2時半，各人再次齊集進行第二部份。總會長發表有關會省策勵及管治富鼓勵性的講話。期間，總會長偶爾讓各人自由交流意見，作出回應、反省並進行提問。
在傍晚6時的晚禱後，菲律賓北會省省會長Paul Bicomong神父，主持祝夜安。他親身感謝總會長到訪菲律賓北會省，並分享到馬來西亞作為該會省新傳教區的可能性。
與此同時，總會長在探訪負責Muntinlupa
City街童工作的Tuloy
sa Don Bosco機構時，所展示的強烈神情，依然歷歷在目。總會長是在3月5日下午，彌撒後並與當地慈幼大家庭會面後前往該處的。顯然，他與該慈幼中心青年會面的經歷，使他深受感動，但這並非因為那些青年所受的嚴重傷害，而是因為他們在那裡得到令人驚奇的轉化。
在總會長到訪綜合大樓期間，他與青年之間都表現得十分自然，他們笑容滿面，互相擁抱，青年們都舉起手來，放在一起，為這位聖鮑思高的繼承人祝福。
East-Asia Oceania Provincial and Delegate Superiors meeting with the Rector Major
(ANS - Philippines –Batulao, 8 March 2016) – The East-Asia Oceania (EAO) Provincial Superiors’ and Delegate Superiors’ Meeting opened yesterday, 7 March, with the presence of Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major. Meanwhile the memory was still alive of the poignant visit of the Rector Major earllier to Tuloy sa Don Bosco, the work for street children in Muntinlupa City.
Among the participants at the meeting were the Councillor for Youth Ministry, Fr Fabio Attard; the Councillor for Social Communications, Fr Filiberto González, and the Councillor for the Salesian Missions, Fr Guillermo Basañes. The opening Mass was celebrated by Fr Václav Klement, Councillor for the region.
Then everybody gathered in the Conference Room for the 9.00 a.m. opening session – a spiritual recollection. The Rector Major, Fr Angel Fernandez Artime, SDB, gave a brief talk that led everyone to spend the rest of the morning in silent recollection.
At 2.30 p.m. everyone gathered again for the second session. The Rector Major gave a very encouraging talk on animating and governing the Province. Every now and then, the Rector Major left the meeting open for a free exchange of ideas, reactions, reflections, and questions.
After Evening Prayer at 6. 00 p.m., Fr. Paul Bicomong, SDB, the FIN Provincial, gave the Good Night Talk. He personally thanked the Rector Major for visiting the FIN Province and also shared the possibility of having Malaysia as the FIN Province’s new mission area.
Meanwhile the memory was still alive of the poignant visit of the Rector Major to Tuloy sa Don Bosco, the work for street children in Muntinlupa City. Fr Á.F. Artime went there on the afternoon of 5 March, after Mass and a meeting with the local Salesian Family. It could be seen clearly how deeply he was touched by the experience of that encounter with the young people at the Salesian centre, not so much because of the severity of injuries they had received but for the amazing transformation that the young people undergo there.
During the visit to the complex, the relationship between the Rector Major and the young people was truly spontaneous, with hugs and smiles all round and with the young people raising their hands at one point to bless the Successor of Don Bosco .