Ecuador – The Spiritual Exercises of the Interamerican Region

05 February 2022

(ANS – Quito) – From 4 to 10 February, the Provincial Councils of Inter-America will meet in Ecuador to participate in the Spiritual Exercises with the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime. This event will be held at the San Patricio Spirituality and Convention Centre, where around 77 Salesians from 13 Provinces will gather.

For the Salesians, according to the Constitutions, the Spiritual Exercises "are occasions of spiritual renewal, which Don Bosco considered the fundamental part and the synthesis of all the practices of piety. For the community and for every Salesian, these are privileged moments for listening to the Word of God, discerning his will and purifying our hearts. These times of grace restore to our spirit a deep unity in the Lord Jesus, and keep alive in us the expectation of his return"(Art.91).

The Spiritual Exercises will focus on the first challenge of the six-year period, which refers to Salesian identity, all framed from the perspective of Saint Francis de Sales, whose spirituality is at the heart of the Strenna 2022.

Before commencing the Spritual Exercise, in an atmosphere of fraternity the SDB participants took a tour on Friday 4 February through some tourist sites. They also visited the facilities of the Unidad Educativa San Patricio (UESPA) and the Talleres Escuela San Patricio (TESPA), which are part of the educational proposal of the Salesian Project Ecuador. Finally, they visited all the facilities of the South Campus of the Salesian Polytechnic University, where they visited the electronics, automation, automotive and high voltage laboratories, as witnessed by the students themselves.

Some of the activities included in the programme of the Spiritual Exercises are Lauds and words of the RM, time for prayer and personal reflection, dialogue of the assembly with Fr. Ángel and at the end of the day the Compline and Good Nights which will be animated by various provincials. Father Francisco Sánchez, the provincial of Ecuador, will be in charge of the "Good Night" on the first day.

On Tuesday 8 February, the Rector Major will hold a dinner with the formandi of the Province of Ecuador, and on Thursday 10 February, the Spiritual Exercises will conclude with a farewell programme with the participation of artistic groups comprising of young people from the Salesian works. 

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