(ANS - Rome) - Sunday, January 29, was a memorable day for Chieri. The Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, arrived in the Piedmontese town to preside at the 11 a.m. Eucharistic celebration, surrounded by the joyful presence of 640 faithful. It was also possible to follow the service from home through live streaming and television.
(ANS - Castelnuovo Don Bosco) - On Sunday, January 29, the Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, visited the Colle Don Bosco, celebrating the 5:00 p.m. Eucharist in the Basilica dedicated to St. John Bosco before a multitude of faithful.
Catania, Italy - January 2023 - The relic of Blessed Judge Rosario Livatino stopped in Catania on January 27 and 28. The initiative was promoted by the Salesian Province of Sicily (ISI), led by Fr. Giovanni D'Andrea, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Catania and "Salesians for the Social APS." The eventful two-day event opened in the morning of Jan. 27 with the reception of the relic at the "San Francesco di Sales" Institute in Cibali, accompanied by a meeting with numerous students from schools in the province of Catania. Afterward, the church remained open all afternoon for the veneration of the relic, while in the theater the Rector Major's Strenna 2023 was presented, and Dr. Luisa Turco, judge of the Juvenile Court of Caltanissetta, who knew Livatino, offered her testimony. The first day ended with a prayer vigil animated by the youth sector of Catholic Action of Catania. On January 28, students from the "St. Francis de Sales" Institute participated in a formative moment dedicated to the figure of the Blessed judge. Then, in the Don Bosco theater, a meeting was held on youth protagonist, and the beauty of legality and participatory citizenship, following the example of Judge Livatino, with volunteers from the Universal Civil Service of the Salesians of Sicily, volunteers from the Civil Service of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and students from Catania's higher education institutes. Finally, in the afternoon, a celebration of all the oratories and youth centers of the Archdiocese of Catania was held at the Salesian Oratory in Cibali.
Turin, Italy - January 2023 - This year the Salesian house in Turin Crocetta is celebrating an important anniversary: one hundred years since its foundation, under Fr. Filippo Rinaldi, who opened the Theological Studentate and a small oratory there on Sept. 8, 1923. The celebrations began on Sunday, January 29, close to the feast of Don Bosco, with Mass presided over by Fr. Stefano Martoglio, Vicar of the Rector Major and a former student of the Studentate. Fr. Martoglio invited us to celebrate this centenary not for dreams of glory, but with the gratitude of those who know they owe everything to God; and not to boast illustrious alumni, but to rejoice in all those who, trained here, live their daily apostolate, often hidden. The thanks to God, the Good Shepherd who cares for the poor and the little ones, was extended to the local realities that live this house: the youth of the oratory, the Scout group "TO24," the Crocetta Basketball team, the faithful of the "Mary Help of Christians" Church, and the many benefactors who in many ways support Don Bosco's dream in the Crocetta neighborhood.
(ANS - Savona) - During 2023, the diocese of Savona-Noli will celebrate the centenary of the birth of Vera Grita (1923 - 1969), Servant of God, Salesian Cooperator and Eucharistic mystic, with a series of events promoted by the "Vera Grita and don Gabriello Zucconi Foundation - Opera dei Tabernacoli Viventi" and the "Maria Ausiliatrice" parish of Savona.
(ANS - Rome) - Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, marks the centenary of the birth of Vera Grita, born in Rome on Jan. 28, 1923, the second child of Amleto, a photographer by profession for generations, and Maria Anna Zacco della Pirrera, of noble origins. The close-knit family also included her older sister Giuseppa (called Pina) and younger sisters Liliana and Santa Rosa (called Rosa). On December 14 of the same year, Vera received Baptism in the parish of San Gioacchino in Prati, also in Rome.
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RMG - Preparation, objectives, challenges and perspectives of GC29: in dialogue with the Moderator, Fr Alphonse Owoudou(ANS - RMG) - Just a few days before the beginning of the 29th General Chapter (GC29) of the Salesian Congregation, Fr Alphonse Owoudou, Councillor for the Africa-Madagascar Region and Moderator of GC29, recounts in detail, through an articulate interview, the work preceding and underlying this responsibility, indicating the spirit that will animate it and the attitudes and conditions to make it truly a Cenacle in which the Holy Spirit can act, for the benefit of the Congregation, the Salesian mission and the youth of the world.
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RMG – Don Bosco: “The Fascinating Saint”(ANS - Rome) - Don Bosco is perhaps the most amazing and fascinating saint, history has ever produced. The humble work which he began for the welfare of his poor and abandoned boys in Italy has produced astonishing results, and today there are nearly 14000 Salesians working in 138 countries, and there are more than 200,000 members belonging to the 32 groups of the worldwide Salesian Family sharing the charism of Don Bosco and reaching out to the needy young people.
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Spain – 33rd Edition of the Edebé Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature: Here Are the Winners(ANS – Madrid) – The 33rd edition of the Edebé Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature has been awarded to Beatriz Giménez de Ory (Madrid, 1972) for her novel Tres niños tristes y medio unicornio (Three Sad Children and Half a Unicorn) and David Lozano (Zaragoza, 1974) for his novel La cacería (The Hunt).
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United States – CATHOLIC WORLD DAY OF THE SICK: Salesian Missions highlights medical programs for people in need around the globe(ANS – New Rochelle) – Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring the Catholic World Day of the Sick. Every year on Feb. 11, the Pope marks the day with a special message calling for spiritual and physical closeness to all those who are ill. Saint John Paul II instituted the day “to encourage the people of God, Catholic health institutions and civil society to be increasingly attentive to the sick and to those who care for them.”
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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GOOD, FAITHFUL, AND COURAGEOUS SERVANTSTHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDB
During this Jubilee year, in this difficult world, we are invited to rise up, set out again, and, in newness of life, make our journey as human beings and believers.