It is with emotion that I give voice to the heart of the Congregation this year, on the 150th anniversary of the first missionary expedition. The celebration of this anniversary marks our heart and soul. It asks us to renew the missionary spirit that has always been at the heart of the charism, so that in thanking God for his fidelity, he may give future energy to evangelisation and the Congregation.
Naming the urgent situations where it is hoped to send a significant number of missionaries, the Vicar of the Rector Major invites the Provincials and with them Provincial Delegates for Mission Animation, to be the first to help their Salesian confreres to facilitate their discernment to respond to the missionary needs of the Congregation, confreres who will be sent on 11 November 2025, the exact day of the 150th anniversary of the first Salesian missionary expedition.
The full text of the Missionary Appeal 2025 is available at the bottom of the page in Italian, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Polish.
