K 'Long, Vietnam – April 2024 – The Formation Sector for the Salesian Province of Vietnam organised the Annual Formation Program for Salesians in their Quinquennium, held from 15-19 April at the Salesian Retreat Centre in K'Long, in the presence of Fr Barnabas Le An Phong, Provincial and Fr Joseph Do Duc Dung, Provincial Delegate for Formation. The theme chosen for this year was: "Practical Spiritual Accompaniment", shared by Father Michael Truong Thanh Tung, SJ. The course was divided into three parts. In the first, the concepts, characteristics and bases of the spiritual life were illustrated and the peculiarities of spiritual accompaniment were examined. In the second part, the participants were guided to grasp the necessary knowledge on the pedagogy of prayer, discernment, the search for the will of God, accompaniment through the stages of spiritual development and spiritual accompaniment through the psychological stages. Finally, in the third, the course focused on the following points: an overview of Spiritual Accompaniment in Formation to religious life; the role of the spiritual guide specialised in the stages of formation to religious life and important knowledge related to inner and outer areas, in guiding religious life.