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「鮑思高神父訪親女修會」成立於一九八三年五月三十一日，由慈幼會士西隆總教區胡拍特．得羅沙總主教(1919-1994, 總主教任期為1969-1994)，是一個屬教區的修會。修會成立儀式於西隆聖母修院舉行，當時共有八名修女：修會至今已有一百零六名發願者、十六名初學生及九名望會生，共有十八所會院，分佈於印度東北部的梅加拉亞邦及阿薩邦。 修會使命分為三大範疇：福傳、教育及支援發展，尤其扶助居於經濟發展落後的偏遠鄉村地區的貧困者。修會中大部份修女，都在尚未開發的地區工作，獻身講授要理工作。她們的會衣及生活十分樸素，並致力透過日常生活，在人群中進行宗徒事業，回應他們的需要，實踐瑪竇福音的格言：「你們要去使萬民成為門徒。」( 瑪 28：19) 現時修會總會長為Cecilia Sad修女。 目前，慈幼大家庭共有三十個組別。最近，一個於1954年由嘉祿．戴道萊神父在曼谷成立的教區性修會「瑪利亞無玷元后女修會」，決定一分為二：成為瑪利亞無玷元后獻身在俗會及瑪利亞無玷元后獻身女修會。 A new Group of the Salesian Family (ANS - RMG – Rome, 27 January 2012) – In recent days in addition to the presentation of the Charter of the Charismatic Identity the Salesian Family has had another gift : the recognition by the Rector Major of new Group that of the “Visitation Sisters of Don Bosco” (VSDB).The official approval of the VSDB was given on 24 January the liturgical feat of Saint Francis of Sales. The Institute of the “Visitation Sisters Of Don Bosco” is a Religious Congregation of diocesan right, founded on 31 May 1983 by Archbishop Hubert D’Rosario SDB (1919-1994), archbishop of Shillong (1969-1994). On the day of the Foundation, which took place in the “Madonna” Convent in Shillong, there were 8 Sisters : at present the Congregation has 106 professed, 16 novices and 9 aspirants, in 18 houses in the States of Meghalaya and Assam, in the north east of India. The mission of the Congregation is in three areas: evangelisation, education and sustained development especially of the poor who are living in the rural villages in ion economically deprived areas For the most part, the Visitation Sisters of Don Bosco are working in the underdeveloped areas mainly devoting themselves to catechesis. They have a simple and poor style of dress and behaviour and are engaged in the apostolate in being close to the people on a daily basis, responding to their needs with the motto, inspired by the Gospel of Matthew (28, 19): “Go, Disciple”. The Mother General at the moment is Sr. Cecilia Sad. At present there are 30 Groups making up the Salesian Family. Recently the Daughters of the Queenship of Mary Immaculate, a diocesan Institute founded by Fr Carlo della Torre in Bangkok in 1954, decided to split: the Daughters of the Queenship of Mary Immaculate consecrated lay persons and the Sisters of the Queenship of Mary Immaculate, consecrated religious women. |
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