Peru – Rector Major to young people: "Let us live with authentic Salesian passion"

20 February 2023
Peru – Rector Major to young people: "Let us live with authentic Salesian passion"

(ANS - Huancayo) - The "incontestable city" of Huancayo - as it is known in the country - is one of the most important in the highlands of Peru, nestled in the Mantaro Valley, enveloped by rivers and a sky of a spectacular blue that mesmerizes visitors and residents alike. Moreover, in 2015 it was ranked as the place where the happiest people live, according to a study by Peruvian researcher Jorge Martín Yamamoto Suda, published by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. And indeed it was with great happiness that Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, 10th Successor of Don Bosco, arrived in Huancayo, meeting with the young Salesians of Peru on Saturday, February 18, to celebrate the national meeting of the 2023 Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) with them.

Over 600 young people from various centers of the Salesian Youth Movement (Huancayo, Chosica, Breña, Arequipa, Ayacucho, San Lorenzo, Piura, and Rímac) gathered in the gymnasium of the Salesian Institute "Santa Rosa da Lima" and shouted in unison, "Viva Don Bosco! Long live Don Ángel! Long live the youth of Peru! We love you, Don Ángel, we love you!" It was a great day, in which enthusiasm, joy, dance, gratitude, but above all the spirituality of Don Bosco and the Salesian charism shone through.

A few minutes before his entrance, the boys and girls of Peru prepared to welcome the 10th Successor of Don Bosco in the best possible way. They greeted him, in fact, with a cheerful and creative flash mob. Then, after a few moments of elation, the open and frank dialogue with the Successor of Don Bosco took place.

Before starting the conversation, the new Provincial of Peru, Fr. Juan Pablo Alcas, addressed the young people, telling them to feel privileged to be able to experience these moments. "This moment belongs all to you. Many of us have worked for you; feel happy, because the Lord loves you with all his heart."

For his part, Fr. Á.F. Artime began with words full of energy and enthusiasm for the young participants: "I dream that Peruvian youth can make Peru a more beautiful country. You have a beautiful country, a beautiful culture, a marvelous Latin American warmth, which makes me fall in love with you. We need young Christians with a Salesian spirit capable of many things: of commitment, of service, of professionalism."

Don Bosco wanted his boys to live everything with great intensity, that is, to live each moment as if it were the most important thing. This is why Don Bosco's 10th Successor again told young people, "Everything must be lived with absolute youthful intensity. Let us live with true Salesian passion."

A youth cultural evening was then held that was appreciated by all, especially by the Rector Major, who enriched his vision of Peru.

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