by Fr Sebastian Koladiyil, SDB
The successor of Don Bosco joined the youth in singing before the Mass, that was celebrated by the Regional Superior for Africa Fr. Americo Chaquisse. The Mass was well prepared with a lot of cultural expressions. The faith of the youth and the people gathered for the celebration was well expressed in their singing and dancing.
After the Mass, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime joined the Salesian Family to listen to the young people and to talk to them. Various groups from different parts of Kenya presented the Rector Major with gifts and some of the groups made him part of their tribe by vesting him with their traditional dress. Then it was time for photos with different groups.
In the afternoon, the Rector Major visited the Salesian Sisters (FMA) who are in a compound next to that of the Salesians. There he was welcomed with singing and dancing and later the Rector Major gave them a talk and the sisters had a chance to ask questions. Here too he was vested with the traditional dress of the local people. After tea, the Rector Major and his team returned to Don Bosco for supper after which they returned to the provincial house in Nairobi. The day was tiring, but well spent.
