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#1771
Mary and the martyrs -
Indonesia remembers
JAKARTA: 25th February 2007 -- A clash between the 1st Sunday of Lent and the
Feast of the two Salesian proto-martyrs of China, Sts Louis Versiglia and
Callistus Caravario, meant that the latter feast was dropped, liturgically
speaking, this year. But the 25th February feast, and the preceding
memorial of the 24th of the month for Mary Help of Christians, were given due
recognition in ITM province in another way - the publication of two booklets
just translated into Bahasa Indonesia, by Fr Peter Tukan
sdb.
Don Bosco's Madonna, and a Short
Biography of the two martyrs, were originally written by Fr Philip Pascucci,
from the Easter USA Province. They were distributed to parishioners
attending masses in Salesian parishes in Indonesia on 24th
February.
St Callistus Caravario is closely related to ITM
Province. He spent some time in Dili before his ordination to the priesthood in
China in 1929. The ITM Province is named after this Saint.
While still on the discussion of liturgical calendars, here is a point most have
missed: Joseph Kowalski and the five young oratorians (Poznan) - in actual fact
these are two separate celebrations in the Salesian calendar, Kowalski being
29th May and The Five being 12th June. It means a minor re-write of the
hard work recently achieved by the willing band of translators! We've all
somehow, but mistakenly, grouped the Polish martyrs
together.
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