Giuseppe Quadrio – Vicarius amoris. Alcune fra le pagine sacerdotali più significative del ven. Giuseppe Quadrio

Il Venerabile don Giuseppe Quadrio cercò di educare i suoi giova ni studenti che si preparavano al sacerdozio ad ascoltare il grido di tanti uomini e donne, soprattutto di giovani, che chiedono, come fece un gruppo di greci all’apostolo Filippo: “Vogliamo vedere Gesù” (Gv 12,21). Egli commento spesso questa pericope evangelica: “Sembra che tutti, sotto la crosta degli interessi, abbiano una grande sete di Gesù, e stiano sempre aspettando qualcuno che glielo faccia vedere: Volumus lesum videre” (n. 22). “Gli uomini che vi avvicinano o che vi fuggono, sono tutti indistintamente affamati di bontà, di comprensione, di solidarietà, di amore: muoiono del bisogno di Cristo, senza saperlo. A ciascuno di voi essi rivolgono una preghiera disperata: Volumus lesum videre!” (n. 26).

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Giuseppe Quadrio – Esercizi spirituali

Un progetto unitario scandisce queste riflessioni, raccolte dagli appunti del Servo di Dio don Giuseppe Quadrio e ordinate a formare un corso “ideale” di esercizi spirituali: incontrare Gesù. Nel silenzio profondo di tutto lo spirito, egli ci conduce a comprendere come tutto è da Dio, tutto di Dio, tutto per Dio. L’uomo è fatto per la felicità, è divorato da questa sete che non è possibile eludere. Ma nessun bene finito, nessuna gioia terrena può rendere felice il suo cuore. Egli è fatto per l’infinito.

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Giuseppe Quadrio – Diario e pensieri. Trasparenze d’azzuro

Si tratta di una corposa raccolta di manoscritti originali del venerabile don Giuseppe Quadrio articolata in sette sezioni, che si propone come scopo fondamentale di riprodurre il più fedelmente possibile i suoi ori ginali. Tra questi documenti eccellono in modo speciale il Diario, restituito in un’edizione completa e sicura, e Una miscellanea di varia natura che raccoglie annotazioni e pensieri sparsi: una specie di “zibaldone” spirituale. Non si tratta solo di integrità materiale delle fonti, o di aggiunta di nuove, è in questione la loro significatività. E qui la statura spirituale di don Quadrio emerge in maniera nettamente superiore.

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Egidio Viganò – “Don Bosco e il mondo del lavoro” in “Rassegna CNOS. Speciale Don Bosco e la formazione professionale. Problemi, esperienze, prospettive per la formazione professionale”

Michael Chang – “A concise history of the salesian corean missions” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.

Don Bosco was a man who dreamed dreams. His dreams became reality and are still becoming reality. A lot of people think that he had a dream that is connected with the Korean province. The dream concerns the evangelization of Northeast Asia. If we look at the historical records that we have in our possession, the first Salesian confrere to set foot on Korean soil was the “Don Bosco of the East”, the Eastern Interpretation of Don Bosco’s Preventive System, the Venerable, Fr. Vincenzo Cimatti. ln 1934, he went to Manchuria to give a concert. At the same time he visited Korea, giving a concert in four cities. After that Fr. Cimatti himself as Provincial began to form missionaries in Japan to send to Korea. The first Salesians to enter Korea were the fruits of these endeavors. Continue reading “Michael Chang – “A concise history of the salesian corean missions” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”

Nestor Impelido – “Salesians in the Philippines (1949-1963): historical notes” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.

The aim of the Seminar is to present the beginnings of the Salesian Presence in East Asia and Oceania. The Philippines, as part of this Salesian Region, has also its beginnings and origins from the first Salesian Presence in East Asia: China. For in the two times that the Salesians started to root themselves in the Philippines, they came from China to negotiate and to concretise what they negotiated. Continue reading “Nestor Impelido – “Salesians in the Philippines (1949-1963): historical notes” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”

John Nguyen Van Ty – “The beginning of the salesian work in Vietnam: the patriarchal story and exodus” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.

Up to the present day, officially the Salesians of Vietnam has had a history of over 52 years. A history that is long, as well as epic and fruitful enough to draw admiration from many, as well as attention of those who are interested in Salesian history, as we are here in these days. Unluckily, because of the social and political turmoil of the country, most of the documents had been destroyed or lost, which certainly renders the writing down this history become a very challenging task. it is my task to present to you a short historical account of the first period of this glorious history. The beginning of the Salesian Work in Vetnam, of which, in using biblical expression, I would dare to give a subtitle: The Patriarchal story and the Exodus. The account that my presentation is dealing with covers a time-span of about 25 years, roughly from 1930 to 1955. Continue reading “John Nguyen Van Ty – “The beginning of the salesian work in Vietnam: the patriarchal story and exodus” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”

Amador Anjos – “The first salesians in east Timor: 1927-1929” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.

The purpose of this work is to show the process of the first presence of the Salesians in East Timor, between 1927 and 1929. It is a meteoric presence for it did not last two whole years and it is also intriguing due to questions that rose. In fact, how is it possible that the Salesians decided to abandon the Island shortly after a year and a half, when the Salesians had accepted the administration of a school of arts and crafts existing already in Dili (capital of the territory) – after having celebrated a contract with the Bishop of Macau, Josè da Costa Nunes, for a sexennium – what important reasons led the Major Superiors to take such a decision before the bilateral contract celebrated in January 1927 come to an end? Continue reading “Amador Anjos – “The first salesians in east Timor: 1927-1929” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”

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