Memoria Passionis of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese Invasion: A Glimpse of the 100 Years of the Lazarists’ Mission in Indonesia
This historical study of the mission addresses the memoria passionis (memory of suffering) of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese invasion (1941‒1945). The first Dutch Lazarists (Vincentians) arrived in Indonesia in 1923 and began to work to establish the Diocese of Surabaya as mandated...
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| description | This historical study of the mission addresses the memoria passionis (memory of suffering) of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese invasion (1941‒1945). The first Dutch Lazarists (Vincentians) arrived in Indonesia in 1923 and began to work to establish the Diocese of Surabaya as mandated by the Propaganda Fide. In the next twenty years (1923‒1943) Surabaya was erected as a prefecture (1928) then vicariate (1941) with an increasing number of the Catholics. But all the missionary efforts of evangelization seemed to be halted by the bloody Japanese invasion. From the very beginning of the invasion, the Kempetai (the Japanese Military Police Corps) arrested the Dutch or other Europeans and interned them in camps and confiscated the Catholic buildings. This is a dark moment for the missionaries and the mission in Indonesia. The title of this study borrows a theological expression from JB Metz, memoria passionis (Metz 2007), and demonstrates it in action with accounts of the Lazarists’ mission under the Japanese occupation in Indonesia. The study utilizes the methodology of listening to the narratives of suffering from the excerpts of manuscripts discovered in the archives. From this study, we found that the Vincentians were persevering, test resistant and diligently continued along with the lay people to restore the mission in the vicariate. Their sufferings did not only put them in the way of martyria but also inspired people to participate more actively to rebuild the mission and eventually render a theological impact to form the Catholic Church of Surabaya to have strong participation by the laity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ca0dcf37ecd40a6b04ab9407839a9882023-07-27T05:57:10ZdeuFaculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, EUBogoslovni Vestnik0006-57221581-29872023-07-0183110312410.34291/BV2023/01/RiyantoMemoria Passionis of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese Invasion: A Glimpse of the 100 Years of the Lazarists’ Mission in IndonesiaArmada Riyanto0Robertus Wijanarko1Yustinus Yustinus2Gregorius Tri Wardoyo3Kusno Bintoro4Wiel Bellemakers5Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Teologi Widya Sasana, Malang, IndonesiaSekolah Tinggi Filsafat Teologi Widya Sasana, Malang, IndonesiaSekolah Tinggi Filsafat Teologi Widya Sasana, Malang, IndonesiaSekolah Tinggi Filsafat Teologi Widya Sasana, Malang, IndonesiaSekolah Tinggi Filsafat Teologi Widya Sasana, Malang, IndonesiaMissiehuis St. JozefThis historical study of the mission addresses the memoria passionis (memory of suffering) of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese invasion (1941‒1945). The first Dutch Lazarists (Vincentians) arrived in Indonesia in 1923 and began to work to establish the Diocese of Surabaya as mandated by the Propaganda Fide. In the next twenty years (1923‒1943) Surabaya was erected as a prefecture (1928) then vicariate (1941) with an increasing number of the Catholics. But all the missionary efforts of evangelization seemed to be halted by the bloody Japanese invasion. From the very beginning of the invasion, the Kempetai (the Japanese Military Police Corps) arrested the Dutch or other Europeans and interned them in camps and confiscated the Catholic buildings. This is a dark moment for the missionaries and the mission in Indonesia. The title of this study borrows a theological expression from JB Metz, memoria passionis (Metz 2007), and demonstrates it in action with accounts of the Lazarists’ mission under the Japanese occupation in Indonesia. The study utilizes the methodology of listening to the narratives of suffering from the excerpts of manuscripts discovered in the archives. From this study, we found that the Vincentians were persevering, test resistant and diligently continued along with the lay people to restore the mission in the vicariate. Their sufferings did not only put them in the way of martyria but also inspired people to participate more actively to rebuild the mission and eventually render a theological impact to form the Catholic Church of Surabaya to have strong participation by the laity. https://www.teof.uni-lj.si/uploads/File/BV/BV2023/01/Riyanto.pdfmemoria passionisinternmentnarrativevincentian missionariesvicariate of surabaya |
| spellingShingle | Armada Riyanto Robertus Wijanarko Yustinus Yustinus Gregorius Tri Wardoyo Kusno Bintoro Wiel Bellemakers Memoria Passionis of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese Invasion: A Glimpse of the 100 Years of the Lazarists’ Mission in Indonesia Bogoslovni Vestnik memoria passionis internment narrative vincentian missionaries vicariate of surabaya |
| title | Memoria Passionis of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese Invasion: A Glimpse of the 100 Years of the Lazarists’ Mission in Indonesia |
| title_full | Memoria Passionis of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese Invasion: A Glimpse of the 100 Years of the Lazarists’ Mission in Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Memoria Passionis of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese Invasion: A Glimpse of the 100 Years of the Lazarists’ Mission in Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Memoria Passionis of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese Invasion: A Glimpse of the 100 Years of the Lazarists’ Mission in Indonesia |
| title_short | Memoria Passionis of the Vincentian Missionaries during the Japanese Invasion: A Glimpse of the 100 Years of the Lazarists’ Mission in Indonesia |
| title_sort | memoria passionis of the vincentian missionaries during the japanese invasion a glimpse of the 100 years of the lazarists mission in indonesia |
| topic | memoria passionis internment narrative vincentian missionaries vicariate of surabaya |
| url | https://www.teof.uni-lj.si/uploads/File/BV/BV2023/01/Riyanto.pdf |
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