Italy - September 2022 - The professions of young Salesians from the Lombardo Emiliana Province (ILE) were celebrated in September. On Sunday, September 4, at the end of the retreat for Salesians in formation, the Provincial, Fr. Giuliano Giacomazzi, welcomed the renewal of religious profession of three trainees. On Sept. 8, at Don Bosco Hill, about 10 novices, including two from the ILE Province, made their first professions. On Sunday, September 11, the culmination of the youth ministry event "Two Days of Youth," six Salesians and three Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) made perpetual profession. Welcoming the Salesians' professions on behalf of the Rector Major was the Councilor for the Mediterranean Region, Fr. Juan Carlos Pérez Godoy. The happy occasion was also an opportunity to celebrate the significant anniversaries of religious profession and priestly ordination of the Salesians.

Fr. Marco Begato, SDB