Brazil - Tribute to the Salesian Evangelizing work in the State of Rondônia
Porto Velho, Brazil - October 2021 - The Theological course of the Catholic Faculty of Porto Velho paid homage to the Salesian evangelizing work in the State of Rondônia, where the Salesians have been working for 95 years. The tribute took place within the context of the 1st Theological Pastoral Week of the Institute of Theology, during an event held on 22 October in the auditorium of the parish "St. Cristóvão". In the historical study carried out, the Salesian Congregation is the pioneer in evangelization and in the foundation of churches, especially in Porto Velho. The online interventions of the Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Most Rev. Walter Ivan de Azevedo, and Fr Alberto Bresciani, who was the Rector of the "Colegio Dom Bosco" twice. In the interventions, the many Salesian pioneers who gave their lives for the Kingdom of God were remembered and honored including the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. Finally, Fr Sérgio Lúcio, Rector and parish priest of the Salesian Shrine "Our Lady of Fatima" in Porto Velho, received a commemorative plaque representing the entire Salesian Province Brazil-Manaus (BMA).
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