Pakistan – Don Bosco Lahore celebrates the Saint of Youth with a program filled with activities for young people
Lahore, Pakistan – January 2024 - On Friday, 12 January all the staff from Don Bosco Lahore Technical and Youth Centre met to better prepare for the feast of Don Bosco, planning the activities and distributing the tasks to each member. The activities began on Saturday 20 January in the main hall where the students gathered to watch the screening of a film about Don Bosco. On 22 January, the students and teachers gathered on the sports field to begin the Novena of Don Bosco, where every day, a teacher or a member of the Salesian Family, presented and explored an aspect of the figure of Don Bosco. On Monday 29 January after the Novena, the Don Bosco Olympics began, a series of outdoor games in honour of Don Bosco. Finally, on Wednesday 31 January, the Holy Mass in honour of Don Bosco was celebrated, presided over by the Bishop of Hyderabad, Bishop Samson Shukardin. In addition to the Salesians from Quetta, the celebration was also attended by staff, teachers, students and members of the Salesian Family, as well as some representatives of the local clergy from the Archdiocese of Lahore and Sisters of various Religious Congregations. After the mass, there was a performance prepared by the students.
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