Slovenia - Salesians organize Spiritual Exercises for families for the first time

28 July 2022

Želimlje, Slovenia - July 2022 - "Our Garden of Eden" was the title of the five-day (July 20 - 24) Spiritual Exercises for Families offered by the Salesians of Slovenia, a real novelty in addition to the traditional Spiritual Exercises for young people that have already been held at the Salesian Institute in Želimlje for decades. The director of the boarding school at Želimlje, Fr. Gašper M. Otrin, SDB, with the animators and Ms. Sanja O. Brodnjak, from the Maribor Youth Center addressed the spouses with a biblical passage from Genesis about the creation of man and the Garden of Eden, giving a biblical interpretation and emphasizing the context for individual and couple work. The children were supervised by facilitators and, with catechesis specially designed for them, worked in three age groups. "We spent really beautiful and spiritually rich days together, filled with experiences of prayer, meditation, reflection, and the Word of God, but also with socialization, games, activities in nature, and getting to know each other. So many children in a group always means liveliness, curiosity, but most of all a lot of joy. Everyone was able to get the spiritual nourishment they needed and a relaxing break from the hustle and bustle of daily life, work, routine, and worries," commented one of the parents.

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