(ANS - Rome) - The figure of St. Francis de Sales has accompanied the spiritual and pedagogical journey of the entire Salesian Family during this year 2022 that is drawing to a close, due to the fourth centenary of the death of the saint from Annecy. The motto of the Rector Major's Strenna, "All through love, nothing through constraint," has been a powerful guideline to more deeply know the roots of the charism common to all groups and to be led spiritually and pedagogically by the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales.
(ANS - Rome) - Yesterday, Dec. 14, 2022, as part of the work of the winter plenary session of the General Council, the Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of his Council, appointed Fr. Roberto dal Molin as the new Superior of the Lombardy-Emilian Province "San Carlo Borromeo" for 2023 - 2029.
(ANS - Rome) - Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Venerable Attilio Giordani, husband and family man, Salesian Cooperator.
(ANS – Rome) – Inspired by the goodness, zeal, and optimistic humanism of St. Francis de Sales, Don Bosco chose him as the patron of his congregation and called his followers Salesians (SDB Const 4, 17). But we can also learn a lot from his missionary strategy which he developed during his missionary experience in the Chablais region of France (1594 – 1597), and during his ministry as exiled bishop of Geneva (1602-1622).
(ANS - Rome) - The Days of Spirituality of the Salesian Family have been an unmissable appointment for more than forty years for all those who recognize themselves in the charism of Don Bosco. They are an opportunity to share dreams, hopes, and expectations and, this year especially, an opportunity to get to know and deepen the lay dimension of the Salesian Family and hear the message of the Strenna for the New Year from the living voice of the Rector Major himself. It is, ultimately, an opportunity to tap into the roots of one's being "of Don Bosco."
(ANS - Rome) - After consultations that took place among the Salesian houses in Peru, and with the consent of the General Council, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, has appointed Fr. Juan Pablo Alcas Michilot, SDB, Superior of the "Santa Rosa da Lima" Province of Peru (PER) for 2023-2029.
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INTERVIEWS
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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.
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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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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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."