【慈幼通訊社
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2016 年
06月
17
日中國香港訊】
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被譽為「中華鮑思高」的畢少懷神父，他的真福列品程序，有賴三個教區（菲律賓聖費爾南多、香港及澳門）及兩個慈幼會會省（中華會省及菲律賓北會省）的五方合作下，過去數天取得了一些進展。
慈幼會斐林豐神父
香港及澳門教區的主教分別對此給與准許及歡迎，並指定一個合適的獨立地點（非慈幼會的地方），聽取證人見證。聖費爾南多平彭加(Pampanga)總教區總主教派出主教代表馬利奧蒙席(Msgr. Mario Roche)及公證人大修院修生本雅明(Benjamin Espiritu)。菲律賓北會省派出前列品申請人黎士度神父(Fr. Nestor Impelido)及新任列品申請人山度士神父(Fr. Emiliano Santos)。中華會省提供十多名見證人。
鄰近慈幼會母院風順堂區的聖若瑟修院，被選定為6月14日星期二，聽取澳門見證人的地點。列品案團隊探訪了澳門教區主教李斌生蒙席後，隨即聽取首5名證人的見證。證人包括87歲的舊生張承裕、兩名年長的慈幼會修士，88歲的陸華清修士及77歲的侯保祿修士、兩名年長的慈幼會神父，87歲的劉志剛神父及77歲的謝肇中神父。
6月15日星期三，另外10名證人加入出席天主忠僕畢少懷神父的聽證會。這10名證人包括3名慈幼會修院孤兒院的舊生。這一天的星級見證人包括101歲的胡子義神父，其後有87歲的蔡國祥神父及87歲的陸達初神父。這三位的訪問獲特別安排，分別於慈幼會少懷之家及慈幼會修院進行。
下午，列品案團隊移步到宏基國際賓館聽取見證，首名證人為88歲，於上海出生的李海龍神父；次名證人為李神父的學弟，同樣於上海出生，85歲的張默石神父；接著三名證人為慈幼學校的舊生：蔡克綿、何國華及譚雅達。何國華帶同一本中文版「青年袖珍」，是畢少懷神父於1950年親自送給他的，上面有畢少懷神父贈與時的簽名。最後一位證人為本人中華會省省會長，有幸認識這位天主忠僕，與他度過了半天時光，實為對自己的祝福。這事發生於1969年8月中，當時畢少懷神父正探訪慈幼會會院的長洲國際哲學院。原由畢少懷神父受中華會省首任國籍省會長馬耀漢神父的邀請，回港慶祝八十大壽（他出生於1889年），以及他來華福傳金禧（1919－1969）。
六月十六日星期四，平彭加的調查員來到聖保祿醫院，聽取另一位星級證人，84歲，於上海出生的陳日君樞機的見證。他後來與一些慈幼會士，於1969年8月15日聖母升天瞻禮，在畢少懷神父手中矢發初願。
中華會省對真福列品程序邁出重要一步予以感謝，並繼續為此祈禱。
The cause of the Servant of God Fr Carlo Braga SDB is moving slowly ahead
(ANS - China –Hong Kong, 17 June 2016) – The Cause of Beatification of Fr Carlo Braga, the “little Don Bosco of China”, has taken a little step forward in the last few days thanks to the pentagonal cooperation of three Dioceses (San Fernando-Philippines, Hong Kong and Macau) and two Salesian Provinces (CIN and FIN).
By Fr Lanfranco Fedrigotti, SDB
The Bishop of Hong Kong and the Bishop of Macau contributed their gracious episcopal permission and welcome and designation of a suitable independent venue (= non-Salesian site) to receive the witnesses. The Archbishop of San Fernando Pampanga contributed its Episcopal Delegate Msgr. Mario Roche and his Notary Senior Seminarian Benjamin Espiritu. The FIN Province contributed the old Vice-Postulator Fr Nestor Impelido and the new Vice-Postulator Fr Emiliano Santos. The CIN Province contributed more than a dozen witnesses.
Tuesday, June 14th the site of reception of witnesses in Macau was identified as the Seminario Diocesano São José, close to the Parish of São Lourenço near the Salesian Mother House. After visiting the Bishop of Macau Msgr. Stephen Lee Bun Sang, the hearing of the first 5 witnesses began. These first witnesses included an 87 year old past pupil Mr. Domingos Cheong, two elderly Salesian Brothers, 88-year old Br. Marius Lu Hua Ching and 77-year old Br. Paul Hao Pou Loh, and two elderly Salesian Priests, 87-year old Fr Francis de Assis Lau and 77-year old Fr Norbert Tse Shiu Chung.
Wednesday, 15 June, another 10 other witnesses joined the inquiry about the Servant of God Fr Carlo Braga. Of the 10, three were past pupils of the Salesian Missionary House Orphanage. The star witness of the day was the 101-year old Fr Gaetano Nicosia, followed by 87-year old Fr John Tsai Kuo Chang, and 87-year old Fr Stanislaus Loh Tat Cho. These two witnesses were interviewed, exceptionally, in the Salesian setting of Casa Braga and Salesian Missionary House.
In the afternoon, the setting was transferred to the Bishop Lee International House, where the first witness was Shanghai-born 88-year old Fr Joseph Lee Hei Lung, followed by his junior also Shanghai-born 85-year old Fr Peter Tsang Yong Ken and the three Past Pupils of Don Bosco: Mr. Martin Tsoi, Mr. Ho Kwok Wah, and Mr. Peter Tam. Mr. Ho Kwok Wah brought with him the Chinese “Giovane provveduto” given him personally by Don Carlo Braga in 1950 with Don Braga’s own dedication and signature. The last witness was the CIN Provincial himself who considers himself blessed to have had the fortune of knowing the Servant of God for half a day. It was mid-August 1969, when Don Carlo Braga visited the international Studentate of Philosophy of Cheung Chau Salesian House. He had been invited by the first Chinese Provincial Fr Alejandro Machuy to return to Hong Kong to celebrate his 80th Birthday (Don Braga was born in 1889) and the Golden Jubilee of his missionary life that had begun in China (1919-1969).
Thursday, 16th June, the Pampanga Investigators went to St. Paul’s Hospital to receive the witness of another star witness, 84-year old Shanghai-born Card. Joseph Zen Ze Kiun and continued with some other Salesians who made their first vows in the hands of Don Carlo Braga on 15 August 1969, Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven.
China province is grateful for this important step in the beatification process and continue to pray.