Pakistan - Don Bosco Festival in Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan - 31 January 2019 - The Salesian community of the "Don Bosco Technical and Youth Center" in Lahore celebrated the feast of St. John Bosco. The event was presided over by Msgr. Sebastian Shaw, archbishop of Lahore, in the presence of important representatives of the Pakistani government, directors of the technical institutes of Lahore, the parish priest of Youhanabad, the director of the diocesan seminary, religious, past pupils, teachers, students, families and friends. After the Eucharist the artistic program was held, with the representation of the dream of the nine years, a presentation of the work done by the Salesians since their foundation, dances and representations prepared by the students and the professors. A special part of the evening was a significant homage made by past pupils in honor of the Salesian Fr Pietro Zago, who died on December 28, 2017, founder of the two Salesian works in Pakistan.
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