Italy – Annual Retreat for the Provincial Councils of the Mediterranean Region
Turin, Italy - November 2021 - From November 18-23, the Provincial Councils of the Mediterranean Region participated in Annual Spiritual Retreat at Valdocco. This year, the Provincials & their team have been spending a few days praying, reflecting, and sharing on specific themes while being immersed in the holy places of associated with Don Bosco. The meditations are preached by the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime. Each day is marked by a specific morning meditation on a theme that concerns the charismatic aspect of the Provincials and the Councils, which highlights elements in relation to Don Bosco, dwelling also on the aspect of consecration as Salesians, in the light of the Word of God. The central moment of each day is the dialogue and the direct meeting with the spiritual guide, Fr Á. F. Artime. Finally, each evening ends with the "Salesian good night", animated by each Provincial of the Mediterranean Region. Very intense moments of prayer and fraternity have thus been lived together in the Salesian places. The moments of communion, visits to the Don Bosco House Museum and the participation in the "Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival" have also been noteworthy. The Retreat represents an important and spiritually intense occasion to be united in Don Bosco and be ready to live the Salesian charismatic unity around the 10th Successor of Don Bosco.