DR Congo – The Festival of Gratitude of the Province of Central Africa, and prayer in time of war
Lubumbashi, DR Congo – June 2024 - A Feast of Gratitude for the Provincial of Central Africa (AFC), Fr Guillermo Basañes. was held on Saturday 22 June at Boys Town Lubumbashi. 228 Salesians and 22 novices belonging to and residing in the southern part of the country participated in this traditional annual meeting that was marked by the Eucharistic celebration, the reading of the messages addressed to the Provincial, a projection of the summary of the Rector Major's visit to the country and the sharing of a fraternal meal. The Mass was presided over by Fr Basañes, who chose gratitude and prayer in time of war as his intentions for the day, to highlight the communion of heart and spirit of the entire Salesian Province in the face of the cruelty and atrocities caused by the painful situation of war that the population of the North East of the country is experiencing.
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