(ANS – Rome) – Ecuadorian on mission in Ecuador, but among the indigenous Shuar: the missionary path of Fr Jorge Eduardo Loaiza Galvan is similar to that of another of the participants in the Return to the Sources organised by the Mission Sector – Fr Segundo Manuel Cabrera Arevalo; yet, each life story is always unique and unrepeatable. Today, therefore, it is Fr Loaiza who recounts the birth of his own vocation and his missionary experiences.
(ANS – Rome) – Don Bosco had a great devotion to the Sacred Heart and he recommended it to his boys. This devotion was displayed in many forms and expressions during his life: writings, prayers, good advice and recommendations, and even churches. And his devotion was so compelling that it became part of the Salesian Charism itself, being spread by his Successors and Spiritual Sons to this day.
(ANS – Rome) – Resilience, humility and abandonment are qualities that Fr Severino Laredo Neila has made his own in his life, resources that have often come in handy in the many circumstances in which he had to change his plans to rely on those of Someone greater than himself. The "Return to the Source Course", organised by the Mission Sector for elderly and long-term missionaries, gave a rich testimony, which we share here.
(ANS – Rome) – A life on three continents rich in stories and events, meeting so many people and with so many experiences, in his native land in Spain, in Africa, ranging through various countries of West Africa, and now in Brazil, in contact and service with the indigenous peoples: the 71 years of life of Fr Juan Carlos Ingunza Uscola, one of the ten missionaries who took part in the "Return to the Source Course" promoted by the Missions Sector to bring missionaries ad gentes who have reached old age back to the charismatic source.
(ANS – Rome) – Portuguese, 78 years old, active for more than half of his life – 41 years – in Mozambique: this is, in a nutshell, the identity of Fr Francisco Gonçalves Lourenço, Salesian of Don Bosco and missionary, who in May was among the first 10 participants in the "Return to the Source Course" designed by the Missions Sector to encourage the return "to the source" for elderly Salesian missionaries. Yet, there is much more to say about Fr Lourenço, as he tells us today.
(ANS – Rome)– The fourth missionary who shared his vocational and life experience at the "Return to the Sources" course for senor missionaries was Fr Michele Gentile, 84 years old from Puglia, who has been active in Albania for 33 years, a country where he was one of the pioneers of the Salesian mission, and where he continues to work.
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INTERVIEWS
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Chile – Former Salesian student in the fight against Alzheimer's disease(ANS - Santiago) - Dr Nibaldo Inestrosa, graduate of the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and national prize of Natural Sciences winner, is a pioneer and expert in the study of Alzheimer's disease in the country. In this interview, he offers an insight into the current challenges, but not before reflecting on his formative experience at the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and how this influenced his interest in biology and science.
EDITORIAL
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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.
EVENTS
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India – INS youth solemnise Don Bosco’s Feast Day with ‘Ka Sur Kynud S-3’ Grand Finale(ANS – Shillong) – The Youth of St John Paul II, Shillong Province, celebrated the Feast Day of St. John Bosco with the Grand Finale of “Ka Sur Kynud, Season 3.” Organised by Don Bosco Media Network Television, the Social Communication Department of the Province, at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, this two-month-long singing competition, which imitates the global singing competition The Voice, concluded on 31 January 2025, coinciding with the Solemnity of St John Bosco.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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RMG - St. Francis de Sales Communicator: All for Love(ANS – Rome) - The figure of St. Francis de Sales, chosen by Don Bosco as an example of a communicator, teaches that communication is a matter of the heart. In his expression, "Everything in the Church is love: everything lives in love, for love, and of love," we understand his revolution in the way of communicating, and how communication becomes fruitful when it allows communion and the exchange of one's experiences in a path of accompaniment and collaboration in God's project.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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WHAT A GIFT TIME IS!THE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR,
Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDBThe beginning of the new year is illuminated in our liturgy by the ancient formula with which the Israelite priests blessed the people: "May the Lord bless you, and keep you. May the Lord show His face to you, and have mercy on you. May the Lord turn His countenance to you, and give you peace."