The festivities continued through different stages, while Fr Á.F. Artime and his secretary, Fr Horacio López, were accompanied by young people first to the parish and later to the Salesian House. There he spoke to the Superior of the Vice-Province, Fr George Challissery, who said on behalf of all present: "We are really happy to have with us the successor of Don Bosco. We want to hear everything you have to say to us, we will try to do everything that you tell us."
"Today the whole Salesian world is looking towards Malawi" the Rector Major replied, before thanking all those present in the local language, with a much appreciated "Zikomo Kwambiri".
Afterwards the Rector Major presided over the opening ceremony of the Salesian House dedicated to Blessed Philip Rinaldi, with the ritual cutting of the ribbon and the unveiling of a plaque.
Later in the afternoon Fr Á.F. Artime celebrated the Eucharist with the Council of the Vice-Province and, in the evening, he blessed the premises of the Salesian House.
Thanks to the collaboration of the ZMB Social Communication team, numerous photos of the first day of the visit of the Rector Major to Malawi are available on ANSFlickr. A video-synthesis is available on the Facebook page of ANS.
