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With immense joy and gratitude to God, the Salesian Province of Tiruchy (INT) celebrated the priestly ordination of seven deacons on April 29 at Don Bosco, Thanjavur. Most Rev. Dr. Sahayaraj Thamburaj, DD, Bishop of Thanjavur, presided over the solemn Eucharistic celebration and conferred the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
In a moment of profound grace and thanksgiving, His Excellency, the Most Rev. Stephen Rotluanga, Bishop of Aizawlthe, consecrated the newly constructed parish church in Lawngtlai. Fr. John Zosiama, SDB, Provincial of Shillong, Fr. Joseph Lalbiakthanga, Vicar General of the Diocese of Aizawl, members of the Provincial Council, Sr. Maria Goretti Sangma, MSMHC, Provincial of Shillong and a host of priests and religious from the Dioceses of Aizawl, Shillong, Silchar, and Tripura attended the sacred ceremony.
As a Salesian, one cannot help but be moved by the deeply personal and foundational connection that Pope Francis shares with the Salesian Family — a bond rooted in the earliest moments of his life and nurtured by a figure who would become spiritually pivotal to him and his family: Father Enrique Pozzoli, SDB.
The Indian Ambassador, Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, during his visit to the headquarters of FUNDEMI Talita Kumi, a distinguished Salesian foundation located in San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, on 4th April, admired the exemplary work of Father Jorge (George) Puthempura, an Indian-origin Salesian missionary and the visionary founder of the institution. Fr Jorge is an alumnus of the Salesian College Sonada of the early 1960s.
The confreres of the Salesian Province of Shillong gathered at the Provincial House on March 11 to give thanks to God for Fr. Hubert Thyrniang's missionary vocation to Benin, North West Africa(AON). To mark this significant occasion, the confreres united in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, presided over by Fr. Hubert.
On January 26, over 2,000 people gathered to celebrate the Salesian Province of Shillong's expanded presence in the Barak Valley region. The Mary Help of Christians Quasi-parish and the Don Bosco Centre in Patharkandi, Sribhumi (Karimganj) District, Assam, were inaugurated as the first parish and second Salesian presence in the Barak Valley region, respectively.
The year-long celebration of the centenary of Fr. Constantine Vendrame's arrival in Northeast India in 1924 concluded on December 15, 2024, in the Province of St. John Paul II, Shillong, in collaboration with the parish of Mawpdang.
On December 17, the Catholic Church and the Salesian Congregation marked a historic moment as Father Wangbo George Wangsu, the first Salesian priest from Arunachal Pradesh, was ordained at St. Joseph Parish Mintong, by Rev. Bishop George Palliparambil, SDB, DD, the Bishop of Miao Diocese. Father Wangbo George Wangsu, belonging to the Wancho Tribe, is a testimony to the enduring missionary efforts in the region. Father Wangsu was ordained in the presence of Auxiliary Bishop Denis Panipitchai SDB and a host of Salesians, clergy, religious sisters, and faithful from across the region. Father George Wangsu is the eldest of seven siblings of Mr. Banwang and Mrs Banchoi Wangsu.
Fifty years have passed since the sons of Don Bosco began their mission work on the land of colour and culture – Gujarat. To express their gratitude to the Divine and celebrate this remarkable milestone, around 65 Salesian priests and brothers from the Province of Mumbai, 15 priests from the Dioceses, Religious Sisters and collaborators, parishioners, youth and children - beneficiaries of Salesian Institutions and well-wishers of Don Bosco gathered at Don Bosco Makarpura on December 7.
During the 155th Salesian Missionary Expedition on September 29, 2024, the East Asia-Oceania (EAO) Region sent and received missionaries. Among those sent is Fr. Joseph Vanga, one of two missionaries heading to the PGS Vice-Province, given the new Salesian presence in Vanuatu in 2025.
In preparation for the centenary of Kolkata Province, the first Salesian Province in India established in 1926, a Don Bosco Mission Seminar is being held in Salesian College Sonada, Darjeeling, from October 9-12. A large number of alumni are participating in the seminar.
In a joyous ceremony held on December 29 at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, seven deacons were ordained as priests for the Salesian Province of Tiruchy. Most Rev. Dr Antony Pappusamy, the Archbishop of Madurai, presided over the solemn Eucharistic celebration and conferred the ordination.
Kolkata Salesians have partnered in joint mission efforts for a second time with St Joseph’s Province of Vincentian Fathers by offering existing Salesian facilities in Nepal and India. Bishop Vincent Aind of Bagdogra in Siliguri blessed the existing Salesian facility, christened it Messengers of Good News and offered it to the Vincentians on April 19, 2023. Called Vincentian Ashram, the facility is situated near Champasari-Debidanga in Siliguri, the commercial hub of North Bengal.
Most Reverend Andrew R. Marak, Bishop of Tura blessed and inaugurated the Orestes Marengo Memorial Chapel at Bosco Mount, Rongkhon Parish, Tura, Meghalaya.
Missionary Formation
Corso Germoglio, or Beginners Course, is a five-week preparatory course for missionaries in Italy. It is the final stage of a process of vocational and missionary discernment for Salesians. The course is for missionaries "ad gentes, ad exteros and ad vitam".
The Missionary Expedition is the culmination of the Corso Germoglio. During the expedition, Salesians receive the missionary cross, along with members of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and lay volunteers from the Community of the Mission of Don Bosco.
Provincial In Charge:
Fr. Joseph Pampackal IND
Regional Delegate:
Fr. Sunny Palamthattel INS
delegate.missions@sdbsouthasia.org
Address:
Don Bosco Youth Animation,
Don Bosco House – SPCI,
C-991, New Palam Extension,
Sector 7, Dwarka,
New Delhi – 110077.
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