By way of introduction the Rector Major wished to first of all thank all the Councillors for the dedication and unity manifested in accompanying the action of animation and governance of the Congregation; and later extended his gratitude also to all the other Salesians and lay people in the various Sectors who with their work have supported the entire General Council and its work.

Subsequently, Cardinal Á.F. Artime presented some significant data of the work carried out in this work session, coordinated, as usual, by the Vicar of the Rector Major, Fr Stefano Martoglio.

Through 44 meetings, from 8 June to 25 July, the following were appointed:

- 6 Superiors of Circumscriptions (the Provincials of South Korea, Paraguay, Central Italy, India-Dimapur, Colombia-Medellín and the Superior of Africa Great Lakes);

-      69 Provincial Councillors;

-      165 Rectors;

-      4 Novice Directors;

In addition, the following were opened:

-      3 canonical houses

-      1 non-canonical.

During the session, the reports on 20 Extraordinary Visitations were also studied (Argentina South – ARS; Vietnam – VIE; Timor-Leste – ITM; Italy-Lombard-Emiliana – ILE; Venezuela – VEN; Croatia – CRO; Italy-Central District – ICC; United States-West – SUO; Poland-Wrocław – PLO; Pontifical Salesian University – UPS; Central Africa – AFC; Africa Great Lakes – AGL; South Korea – KOR; India-New Delhi – INN; Poland-Warsaw – PLE; Spain-Saint James the Greater – SSM; India-Chennai – INM; South-West Africa – AOS; Central America – CAM; Africa – Mozambique MOZ, and also the Team Visits to the East Asia-Oceania, Africa-Madagascar and UPS Regions.

Other topics of great interest for the life of the Congregation addressed were the revision of the Ratio Fundamentalis, carried out by the General Councillor for Formation, Fr Ivo Coelho; and the Directory of the General Council, presented by the Vicar of the Rector Major, Fr Martoglio.

Among other significant moments, the summer session included the traditional accompaniment reserved by the Rector Major and his Councillors for newly appointed IProvincials who participated in the course reserved for them (9-21 June); the celebration of the Feast of Appreciation for the Rector Major, on 24 June, the Feast of S. John the Baptist, the namesake feast of Don Bosco and, by tradition, also an occasion to pay tribute to his successors for the service rendered; and, as a moment of synthesis and spiritual and collective relaunching for the members of the General Council the retreat days at the San Biagio community in Subiaco (19-22 July).

The Rector Major's "goodnight" was then followed by a fraternal agape shared with the entire Salesian community.

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