Rev. ROSSI, Luigi Maria PIME
恪慎齋神父

Father Louis Maria Rossi
R.I.P.

The sad news has just been received from Italy of the death of Rev. Father Louis Maria Rossi, who spend more than 25 years of his life as a Missionary in the Hong Kong Diocese.

Father Rossi was born at Pontida, in the Province of Bergamo, in 1889, and made his classical and theological studies in the seminary of his Diocese.

Following God’s call to a missionary life, he joined the Pontifical Foreign Missions institute of Milan, where he completed his studies of Theology and was ordained a priest.

In 1913 he was sent to the Mission of Hong Kong, where for about 12 years he was in charge of the difficult district of Tam Shui and To Yeung.

In 1925 he was called to the city of Hong Kong to be in charge of the Portuguese community of the Cathedral Parish.

A few years afterwards he succeeded Rev. Father Spada as Rector of Rosary Church, where he had ample opportunities to show his zeal and spirit of enterprise.

In 1938, for reasons of health and also to pay a visit to his relatives, whom he had not seen for 25 years, he obtained leave to go to Italy. Unfortunately, the Second World War prevented him from returning to Hong Kong when his leave was over, and he had to adapt himself to become assistant priest at the large and beautiful Church of Our Lady of Graces in the city of Bergamo, where he carried out his much appreciated work until the day of his death, which occurred on 1 December 1956.

It was only a few months before his passing away that the gravity of his illness was realized. When he was hurried to the Hospital of Varazze to undergo an urgent operation, the surgeons deemed it useless to proceed with it, as they found out that the patient was affected with severe and widespread cancer. In fact, less than two months afterwards he passed away.

Rev. Father Rossi was very much esteemed and loved by all the priests on account of his jovial, kind and generous disposition.

He was also loved and appreciated by all his parishioners, whom he always treated with paternal kindness and charity. To the last day of his life he remembered them all and would have welcome the possibility of returning to his Mission.

The news of his death will bring deep sadness to all who had the fortune of knowing him. May all pray for the repose of his soul.
 4 January 1957

Much esteemed by his fellow priests, Father Rossi is particularly remembered by parishioners of the Cathedral and Rosary Church for his patience, Kindness and charity to all.
25 January 1957

此 間 米 蘭 外 方 傳 教 會 頃 接 獲 意 大 利 傳 來 噩 耗 ， 謂 曾 在 本 港 教 區 傳 教 達 廿 五 年 之 米 蘭 外 方 傳 教 會 會 士 恪 慎 齋 神 父 ， 最 近 在 意 國 病 逝 。

恪 神 父 誕 生 於 意 國 貝 加 摩 城 龐 諦 達 地 方 ， 入 當 地 教 區 之 修 院 攻 讀 神 哲 學 ， 後 遂 進 入 米 蘭 外 方 傳 教 會 ， 並 在 該 會 之 修 院 內 完 成 神 學 及 晉 陞 鐸 品 。 一 九 一 三 年 奉 調 來 港 ， 在 困 難 重 重 之 淡 水 及 屯 洋 (沙 魚 涌) 兩 地 傳 教 ， 迨 一 九 二 五 年 調 返 本 港 總 堂 服 務 ， 專 事 管 理 葡 籍 教 友 ； 數 年 後 ， 復 調 任 九 龍 玫 瑰 堂 ， 繼 德 神 父 為 主 任 司 鐸 。 一 九 三 八 年 ， 由 於 健 康 發 生 問 題 ， 遂 返 鄉 渡 假 及 省 視 鄉 親 。 詎 料 二 次 世 界 大 戰 爆 發 ， 不 能 返 港 ， 遂 留 在 貝 加 摩 城 之 聖 母 聖 寵 之 母 堂 任 助 理 司 鐸 ， 直 至 一 九 五 六 年 十 二 月 一 日 ， 因 病 逝 世 。 恪 神 父 為 人 慈 祥 和 靄 ， 尤 為 本 堂 區 教 友 所 愛 戴 。 今 一 旦 逝 世 ， 識 與 不 識 莫 不 惋 惜 云 。 深 望 本 報 讀 者 為 彼 求 主 ， 俾 得 早 登 安 所 。
1957 年 1 月 4 日


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