Cumiana, Italy – March 2025 – On Sunday, March 16, the monthly retreat for ADMA Piemonte-Valle d’Aosta and the Salesian Cooperators took place at the Salesian House in Cumiana (Turin). The gathering brought together 130 participants, including families and Salesian Cooperators, and concluded with a Holy Mass celebrated by Fr. Michele Molinar, the Vice Provincial of the Salesians in Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta.

This year, the ADMA group, led by Fr. Gabriel de Jesús Cruz Trejo, is focusing on the theme of prayer. After previous reflections on prayers such as the Morning and Evening Adoration, Hail Mary, Guardian Angel Prayer, and Eternal Rest, Fr. Roberto Carelli delved into the Act of Faith, emphasizing its foundational role in the Christian life.

Unlike a prayer that is simply recited, the Act of Faith is a prayer to be lived, beginning with the profession of belief: “My God, because You are infallible truth, I believe all that You have revealed.”

It continues by affirming the core truths of the Creed: “I believe in You, the one true God in three equal and distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”

The prayer concludes with a plea for deeper faith: “Lord, increase my faith.”

Fr. Carelli reminded participants that this final supplication carries a hopeful message: those who pray are already embracing faith and seeking its growth. He encouraged everyone to preserve and nurture their faith, describing it as the seed of the Christian life. “Above all, we must not lose our faith but safeguard it. Lord, increase my faith.”