Today, meanwhile, the Rector Major, who will be accompanied by the Councilor for the Inter-American Region, Fr. Hugo Orozco, shall be meeting with the Salesians of the Bellflower community in Los Angeles this evening.
Tomorrow, Nov. 16, he goes to the Salesian house "Bishop Mora" to meet young people from several Salesian houses, followed by a visit to the work of "Boyle Heights." The day shall end with an evening of celebration at the Salesian Family Youth Center.
On Thursday morning, Nov. 17, the Rector Major will visit the "Don Bosco Technical Institute," while in the afternoon he will preside over a Mass in honor of St. Artemide Zatti for the local Salesian Family at the "Dominic Savio" school in Bellflower.
On Friday, Nov. 18, after a morning Mass with the Bellflower school children and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) community, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the FMA Institute, the Rector Major will fly to northern California to visit the "Don Bosco Hall" center in Berkeley in the afternoon and then have a dialogue with local Salesians in Richmond.
The morning of Saturday 19 will be devoted to a meeting with SUO's Provincial Council, while the afternoon will see a Eucharistic celebration of thanksgiving for 125 years of Salesian presence in the country, at the "Saints Peter and Paul" church in San Francisco. All significant anniversaries of ordination or profession of Salesians will also be celebrated on the occasion.
On Sunday, 20, the first part of the Rector Major's visit to the U.S. will be completed with a Mass in Spanish at the Corpus Christy community, including the reception of the promises of several new Salesian Cooperators, and a visit to the city of San Francisco.
On Monday, 21, after flying from the West Coast to the East Coast, the Rector Major will have just enough time for an evening of acquaintance with leaders, friends, and supporters of the "Don Bosco Cristo Rey" school, a school co-owned by the Salesians and the Archdiocese of Washington, which has been in operation for 15 years already and is directed by the Sons of Don Bosco.
The following day, Tuesday 22, will be devoted precisely to learning more about the "Don Bosco Cristo Rey" school, and the young people who attend it, while in the afternoon the Rector Major travels to the Provincial Center in New Rochelle to attend an evening celebration for the 75th anniversary of the Salesian Mission Office.
On Wednesday 23, the main events will be a visit to the local Salesian high school and the offices of the Mission Office; a meeting with the Provincial Council; and Mass, with a subsequent meeting, with members of the Salesian Family.
On his penultimate day of the visit, Thursday, Nov. 24, the Rector Major is scheduled to visit the FMA community at Haledon and then spend the traditional Thanksgiving Day with the Salesians, at the Ramsey center, spending the afternoon with them for talks and conversation.
Before departing for Europe on Friday, November 25, Fr. Á.F. Artime will still have time for a meeting with Salesians in initial formation and their formators.
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