~徐神父80寿辰快乐!!~

徐神父是我最敬爱的人之一.我被他从小看到大,就如爷爷般. 他的人生可算是蛮坎坷地,尤其是最后到了浮落耶稣圣名堂那个时候.说实在那里的教友对他很不客气.徐神父是个严厉的人,正因为太过严厉所以引起了那里的人的不满.
如今他已经退休了,由于他是来自中国因此照例,应该也回到故乡去了.我们曾与他要电邮联络,不过他却只给我们地址而已,而且那地址也只是转交的罢了. 如今他人在何放,我们也不知道....
今天是他的80大寿,我想在这里祝他~富如东海,寿比南山~天主保佑!! 虽然知道这里的祝福语是送不到他哪里,不过这些字字都是取自真心.希望他老人家可以快乐,平安~偶尔回来探望我们也好!!!
徐神父的小故事~
College General has been a refuge for a lot of overseas seminarians who have to flee their country because of persecutions. The story of Fr. Peter Shyu, a China-born priest is typical of these courageous young men whose desire to be priests is not extinguished by the trials they have to undergo.
I joined the minor seminary in Xin-jiang when I was still studying in primary school. Later in 1940 it was closed down for some time by the Japanese. It was reopened later only to be close again - this time by the Communists in 1947. So I left my homeland to study in a Franciscan seminary in San-yuan. One and a half years later, we were forced to leave when the communists took over the territory. I then joined the seminary run by the MEP in Cheng-du. There I met Fr. Chao (currently parish priest of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Penang). We were there for only half a year before the communists closed it down. Despite these difficulties, the desire to be priests was still strong and we decided to continue our training even if we have to leave the country. I arrived in Penang on 13th August, 1949, with eleven others from China. Altogether there were about 40 of us China-born seminarians and we made up about half of the enrolment in College General. We all slept in dormitories and had to converse in Latin. The food was not very good. I remember during class one day, the professor asked if soup could be used for baptism. One of the seminarians quickly answered, "The soup from other homes cannot be used but college soup can be! (because it was so diluted)" But I was happy and grateful for the opportunity to continue my priestly training in college. I was not well for about 2 years and the professors were especially kind to me. They adapted the course for me so that I studied only the core subjects and I took some of the exams in the hospital. Back in college, I had an egg everyday and slept in my own room - much to the envy of the others! We thought that at the end of our training we would be able to go back to serve in China, but it was not meant to be. However I have no regrets. I have gone through a lot of difficulties before and I am prepared for anything.