The scope of my work was to remember our founding fathers and to help preserve their legacy by keeping a record of the Salesian charism transmitted by the pioneers to our Filipinos, so that it may serve as one of our constant references for a “return to Don Bosco.”
Lo scopo del mio lavoro è stato quello di ricordare i nostri padri fondatori e di aiutare a preservare la loro eredità tenendo traccia del carisma salesiano trasmesso dai pionieri ai nostri filippini, in modo che possa servire come uno dei nostri riferimenti costanti per un “ritorno a Don Bosco .”
Index:
- Introduction
- 1. Origin of the Salesian Work in the Philippines
- 2. Challenges and Corresponding Answers
- 2.1. Socio-Political Situation
- 2.2. Educational Situation
- 2.3. Ecclesiastical Situation
- 3. Development and Expansion in the First Thirty Years
- 4. Results
- Conclusion
Reference time period: 1951 – 1981
R. Bati, The implantation of the salesian charism in the Philippines in the first thirty years (1951-1981) in Implantation of the Salesian charism in Asia – Ideals, challenges, answers, results. Acts of the Salesian history seminar East Asia – Oceania region Batulao (Manila), 24-28 november 2008, Kristu jyoti publications, Bangalore, 2009, 367-376.
Reference institution:
ACSSA