Italy – "Remain in Him": last appointment of the cycle "Which Salesians for today’s youth?

21 April 2022

(ANS - Rome) - Next Saturday, April 23, from 9 to 10:15 a.m. (UTC+2), the last meeting of the cycle "Which Salesians for today’s youth?" will take place, promoted by the Conference of Salesian Provinces of Italy (CISI) - Formation Sector and the study center "Opera Tabernacoli Viventi" (OTV). The meeting’s theme shall be "Remaining in Him" and the answers to the questions will be given by Fr Juan Josè Bartolomè, SDB, well-known biblical scholar, coordinator of Formation for the Mediterranean Region, who will speak about "remaining in me" in the Gospel of John; and Maria Rita Scrimieri, Salesian Cooperator, coordinator of the OTV Study Center, who will illustrate the perspective of "Remaining in Jesus" in the mystical experience of the Servant of God Vera Grita, lay Salesian Cooperator.

The interview will focus on the relationship between the fruits by which the followers of Jesus are recognized and the sap that brings life. The Gospel of John and the experience of Vera Grita, in this sense, will serve as sources of inspiration to seek new and stimulating prompts for reflection.

After the great success of the first edition (2020-2021) of this cycle of interviews and in-depth studies, which was dedicated to reflection on the third programmatic line delivered by the Rector Major after the 28th General Chapter (To live the "SALESIAN SACRAMENT OF PRESENCE"), all the meetings of this year (2021-2022) focused on the first program guideline, dedicated to the Salesian identity (SALESIAN OF DON BOSCO FOREVER. A six-year term for growth in the Salesian identity); an identity that is based on a profound relationship with the Lord Jesus.

For the next pastoral year (2022-2023) CISI Formation and the Study Center are already thinking of continuing to deepen another programmatic line among those presented by the Rector Major, the second one (In a Congregation where we are invited by the "DA MIHI ANIMAS, CETERA TOLLE"), concerning the formation of educators-pastors according to the heart of Don Bosco. The intention is to continue with a new cycle of meetings-interviews, considering the great appreciation found in the communities and among the members of the Salesian Family.

As usual, the meeting on April 23rd will be streamed live on the Facebook page of Don Bosco Italy.

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