Caracas, Venezuela - August 2023 - The Salesian Youth Ministry Sector for St Luke Province Venezuela is conducting the "Oratory on Holiday" (Ovas, in Spanish) 2023 programme over these weeks in all Salesian works and presences. Its motto is "Like Mary, do what Jesus tells us to do." Over 7,000 children, teenagers and young adults are participating in the various summer activities, carried out with the aim of continuing to educate and evangelise Venezuelan youth even during the school break. Last week, leaders and participants experienced their activities in an atmosphere of connection and spiritual communion with the more than one million pilgrims who came to Lisbon for the great event of World Youth Day. Through their testimonies, the youngsters are happy to be part of the great movement of young people who continue to seek Jesus in their lives and their vocation.