Our Brother Anthony Mana Thang, OP and two diocesan candidates were ordained deacons on October 24 in Mandalay, Myanmar in the hand of His Excellency Mons. Nicholas Mang Thang, archbishop of Mandalay. We pray that the Good Lord will continue to bless him and guide him especially for his ministry in the future.
With joy we inform the members of the Province that today, Monday, 23 July 2018, at St. Dominic’s Priory, in Macau, three of our Dominican brothers: Ignatius Ngo Van (from Vietnam), Francis Nge Nge (from Myanmar) and Peter Zya Reh (from Myanmar) made their solemn profession in the Province. Thus they sealed their promise to dedicate themselves to the Lord until death.
The celebration was presided over by Fr Raymond M, OP who in his homily exalted the preaching work of St Mary Magdalene, Patroness of the Order and of the Province, and proposed her as a model to imitate in our life as preachers of the Gospel.
A welcome embrace and our warmest congratulations to the three Brothers Ignatius, Francis and Peter.
After becoming champion in the Excell competition in Macau, he took part in the worldwide competition in USA representing Macau. After days of tough, challenging and high stressed moments he took the second position in the competition. We congratulate him and Saint Paul School, especially the ones coaching him. Well done.
On 15 and 22 July, Saint Paul School held its graduation ceremony for about 800 students from Kindergarten Three, Form Three and Form Six at Saint Paul School, Clementina Leita Ho, Hall.
The ceremonies were graced with the presence of the Bishop of Macau, Don Stephen Lee; Representatives from DSEJ: Subdirector, Ms. Vicky Leong (names); The Provincial of the Our Lady of the Rosary Province, Fr. Bonifacio Garcia Solis; Representatives from the China Liaison Office in Macau, Ms. Choi Teng;Â The Rector of Saint Joseph University, Fr. Peter Stilwell; the President of Sing Ming Wui, Ms. Melinda Chow, Members of the School Board of Director and member of the Dominican Order. Likewise, the ceremony saw the presentation of the yearly awards in recognition for their personal growth and outstanding contributions to the School, in the company of distinguished guests and representatives from local Schools and schools from Hong Kong, parents and friends of our graduates.
The awards were presented to the following students
Students of the year:
The Outstanding Awards were presented to the following students：
In their speeches, Bishop Lee and representatives from DSEJ congratulated the graduates and expressed their hope that they would know how to combine the moral and social values, skills and knowledge being taught at Saint Paul Schools. For some of the graduates, there were tears of joy and sadness as they say their final goodbyes to their friends and teachers before departing to embark on the next chapter of their lives. ” It is going to be really weird to not come back next year. We really are saying goodbye to a big part of our life”, one of the Form Six students said after the graduation ceremony.
In his address, the Principal of the School. Fr. Alejandro Salcedo congratulated the students and told them that the graduation was the culmination of a long and challenging but ultimately rewarding journey. He reminded them that they had been educated and empowered to be leaders, not followers. You are among the best students in the world. God has put in each one of you the talents and potential to be outstanding in your further studies and future careers, to serve Him and the people around you. Make sure that you feel proud of what you do and the same for the people around you. Similarly, he reminded the graduates, who will continue their education in the School, that it is only in the dictionary were success comes before work. The School will continue providing you with a unique globalized learning environment where talent and creativity will be nurtured for you to become empowered with the skills and attributes you need to be the next generation of global leaders, but you will have to continue to try your very best in learning with perseverance and commitment.
The audience was amazed and entertained with performances from students and past students. Their high-quality performances reflect the foundation of excellence and seriousness that Saint Paul School has in everything they do.
On the 25th of June 2018, the “La Pira, Advocator for Peace, Crusader for China†exhibition Opening Ceremony took place at the Saint Paul School Hall. With the presence of our school community and followed live by our parents and school friends, Giorgio La Pira was remembered and honored.
The opening ceremony was graced with the presence of the special guests Doctor Alexis Tam, Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture; Father Manuel Antonio Silva Machado, Chancellor of the Macau Dioceses; Ms Xu Ting, Minister of Culture and Education of China Liaison Office in Macau; Mr Lo Pak San, Director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau; Monsignor Ante Jozic, Head of the Holy See Study Mission in Hong Kong; Ms Vicky Leong, Sub-Director of Education and Youth Affairs Bureau and Fr. Bonifacio Garcia Solis, Provincial of the Rosary Province.
The event took place within the “framework of the approaching fiftieth anniversary of the start of the diplomatic relations between the Italian Republic and the People’s Republic of China and to recover the figure of a man who worked on the civil cultural plan for the consolidation of International peace and the recognition of the People Republic of China by the International Community and as a permanent member in the UN Security Council†the school Principal stated.
Extracted from the video of La Pira’s life and works, shown during the ceremony, Giorgio La Pira was born in Pozzallo, in south-eastern Sicily, in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, January 9, 1904. After his Primary education in Pozzallo and Messina, he attended the ‘ Antonello’ and the ‘A. M. Jaci’ technical-commercial colleges and graduated in accounting and commerce. After obtaining his degree in Law he moved to Florence where he attained the chair or Roman Law in 1934.
La Pira was a prominent Italian politician. His work as mayor of Florence is punctuated by noteworthy administrative achievements and extraordinary political and social initiatives. Not only for the reconstruction of Italy after the fascist dictatorship and the disastrous outcomes of World War, but he also tireless defended, through the magazine ’Principi’ and the drafting of the ’fundamental Principles’  of the Constitution of Italy, the value of the human person, the universal right to work and freedom setting the Christian premises for authentic democracy.
La Pira’s commitment toward the People’s Republic of China was intense Unknown to many, La Pira was also the key player for the bishops of China to take part in the Second Vatican Council and the main supporter for the full integration of China into the International Community starting with recognizing the right to take part, as a permanent member with veto power, in the UN.
On Saturday 5 November 1977 La Pira passed away in the Clinic of the English Sisters in via Cherubini in Florence “and on 9 January 1986, the 82nd anniversary of La Pira’s birth Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli, Archbishop of Florence opened the diocesan process for his beatification in the Dominican Basilica of St. Mark, place where he lived, during his post as a mayor, as a member of the third order of the Dominicans Friars.
“I am glad that with the help of Mr Mario Primiceiro, President of the Foundation Giorgio La Pira and Mr. Giulio Conticelli and of course all the members of the school community who have been involved in this event we remember and pay honour to a politician, a man of the world and a man of God, whose process of beatification is on course†the school Principal said in his speech.
Likewise, Monsignor Ante in his speech emphasized the special role La Pira played during his life, not only in Florence and Italy but in the whole world as a promoter for peace and protector of the poor; message that was consolidated by Father Manuel Matchado during his blessing when he said that one of the lessons we can learn from La Pira today is that each one has a mission and we must have the courage to carry it out up to the very end no matter the obstacles we may come across.
After the beautiful mixed-East -West musical performance by our primary student Sung Ga Wai, the guests visited with admiration the exhibit of La Pira’s life and works at the Saint Paul School Fra Angelico exhibition gallery.
According to the School Principal, the exhibition will remain open for visits from Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 hours until 25 July 2018.