Brazil - Opening Mass of Curatorium of Salesian post-novitiate in Campo Grande
Campo Grande, Brazil - March 2023 - The Salesian post-novitiate community of the "São Vicente" Institute in Campo Grande participated in the opening Mass of the Curatorium on March 2. Fr. Ricardo Carlos, Superior of the "St. Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori" Province of Campo Grande (BCG), presided over the celebration. The Salesian formators concelebrated were Fr. Ademir Oliveira Lima, Institute Director; Fr. Osmar Bezutte, Vicar; and Fr. Francisco Cipriano, in charge of Studies. On the occasion, Fr. Ricardo Carlos welcomed the newly professed who joined the post-novitiate community and began their philosophical studies at the Catholic University "Dom Bosco." There are eight young people from the three Provinces that make up the Curatorium of Campo Grande: Alison Penha, Evandro Lucas, Gabriel Pinto (Manaus); Antonio Arnaldo, Mario Carlos, Yuri Carvalho (Belo Horizonte); Arthur da Rocha, Guilherme Racim (Campo Grande). At the end of the celebration, the post-novices received the Community Life Project for the year 2023.