Then, in the Don Bosco Technical School, there was a cultural programme attended by between three and four hundred people, including Msgr Wenceslao Padilla, Apostolic Prefect of Mongolia, students of the Salesian School and of the kindergarten run by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, parishioners from Darkhan and the faithful from Shovoo, the new missionary centre recently entrusted to the Salesians.
The cultural show opened with the Mongolian national anthem, and continued with traditional dances, music and song. The Rector Major expressed his gratitude to the local Church and the Mongolian people for their active cooperation with the Salesians in the service of young people. At the conclusion of this event, everyone present was given a small gift with the words "The family is a school of life and love".
In the afternoon Fr Á.F. Artime visited the Salesian mission in Shovoo, 40 km away from the city. Back at Ulaanbaatar in the evening, he spoke with Msgr Padilla on the challenges facing the Church in the country. He then attended a farewell party with the Salesian Family. "Keep the charism and the spirit of Don Bosco in families and in society" was his final message.
Early this morning 25 October he was accompanied by the 11 Salesians working in Mongolia to the "Chingez Khan" airport and from there he departed for Seoul in South Korea.
Fr Leung expressed his gratitude to Fr Á.F. Artime for his visit to the country, and also to Fr Václav Klement, Councillor for the East Asia-Oceania Region, and Fr Horacio López, Secretary of the Rector Major.
More photos on ANSFlickr.
A video on the third day in Mongolia is available on Facebook.
