Panama - St. Francis de Sales promoter of the spirituality of the laity
Panama City, Panama - January 2023 - Under the motto "St. Francis de Sales, Promoter of the Spirituality of the Laity," the Salesian Cooperators of the Don Bosco Basilica in Panama City organized a conference on Jan. 21 in honor of the Saint of Lovingkindness. The topic was addressed by Fr. Manuel Gómez, SDB, who elaborated on the theme of the Rector Major's Strenna 2023. After the presentation, a forum was held, led by journalist and Don Bosco alumnus Miguel Olivarren, with Salesian Cooperators Delia Rodríguez, Miriam Pimentel, and Agustín Almario as speakers. To close the activity, the Salesian Family groups present at the convention - Salesians of Don Bosco, Salesian Cooperators, Association of Mary Help of Christians, Past Pupils of Don Bosco, and Daughters of the Divine Savior - promised to carry out a social pastoral visit to the "Hogar de la Divina Gracia," with the aim of providing support to young people at social risk who are taken to that Center for Integral Formation. The conference was attended by several groups from the Salesian Family, youth from the Salesian Youth Movement, confirmands and members of the different pastoral groups active in the Basilica of Don Bosco in Panama City.