Lima, Peru – July 2024 - With the words "Thank you for making our Province a living presence of Don Bosco", Fr Juan Pablo Alcas, Provincial of the Salesians of Peru, thanked the young people, parishioners and members of the Salesian Family who gathered in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians to celebrate the Feast of Thanksgiving 2024. It was a special day, full of joy and gratitude, where the Salesians who left a profound mark on Peruvian works, such as the Servant of God Fr Luis Bolla and Fr Ugo de Censi, were also remembered. Before the conclusion of the Eucharist, an artistic commemorative plaque was unveiled in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Lima as a tribute to Bishop Octavio Ortiz Arrieta (Lima, 1878 - Chachapoyas, 1958). The plaque, which bears a medallion with the portrait of Bishop Ortiz Arrieta, was unveiled by Fr Alcas and Bishop Alberto Lorenzelli, SDB, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile, to the applause of tco-workers. This plaque was made following the suggestion of the Postulator General of the Salesian Congregation, Fr Pierluigi Cameroni, expressed during his recent visit to Peru, to erect a memorial in memory of Bishop Ortiz Arrieta in all the Salesian houses where he worked and developed something significant. The celebration continued in the auditorium of the Breña Youth Centre where, in addition to members of the Salesian Family, the students of the Salesian schools in Lima and Callao were present. They offered the Provincial a pledge to be  "Don Bosco Today".