Anna Grassi,Teresa Pharksuwan – “Witness of fidelity, rich in hope. Ideals, challenges, answers, results of the first 30 years of FMA in Thailand” in “Implantation of the Salesian charism in Asia – Ideals, challenges, answers, results”

This paper, which investigates the first thirty years of the history of the Thai FMA Province of “St Mary Mazzarello” through the lived experience of is members from the first batch of missionaries who came to Siam in 1931 to the 14th group in 1961, takes on added significance in the context of the celebration of the 75 years of FMA presence in Thailand two years ago and our present project of completing the chronicles of the Province.

Questo contributo, che indaga i primi trent’anni di storia dell’Ispettoria thailandese FMA “Santa Maria Mazzarello” attraverso l’esperienza vissuta dei suoi membri, dal primo gruppo di missionari giunti in Siam nel 1931 al 14° gruppo nel 1961, prende sull’ulteriore significato nel contesto della celebrazione dei 75 anni di presenza delle FMA in Thailandia due anni fa e del nostro progetto attuale di completamento delle cronache dell’Ispettoria.

Index:

• Introduction
• 1. An Overview of FMA History in Thailand
  • 1.1. Term of Mother Luisa Vaschetti (1924-1943)
  • 1.2. Term of Mother Linda Lucotti ( 1943-1957)
  • 1.3. Term of Mother Angela Vespa (1958-1969)
• 2. Implantation of the Charism: Ideals and Challenges
  • 2.1. As Women Consecrated to God: the ldeals
    • 2 .1 .1 Life of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience 
    • 2.1.2 Practise of Christian Virtues
  • 2.2. The Challenges as Salesian Educators
• 3. Answers and Results
  • 3.1. The Village of Bang Nok Khuek
  • 3.2. Banpong, the First FMA Institution inThailand
  • 3.3. School for the Blind, Bangkok
  • 3.4. Haad-yai, the Third FMA Institution in Thailand
  • 3.5. Bangkok- Hostel and New Provincial Office
  • 3.6. Udonthani, the First FMA Presence in North-East Thailand
• 4. A Particular Instance of Sharing and Thansmitting the Charism
• Conclusion

Reference time period: 1931 – 1970

Reference institution:
ACSSA