Italy – Salesian Cooperators, triennium of preparation for association's 150th anniversary begun

11 May 2023

(ANS - Rome) - May 9, 2023, marked the beginning of the journey that will lead the Salesian Cooperators Association to May 9, 2026, when the 150th anniversary of the Holy See's recognition of the Association as a public association of the faithful will occur. Given this significant milestone, Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, in his capacity as Father and Unity Center of the Salesian Family, and the association's World Coordinator, Antonio Boccia, released a short video of animation and preparation.

"I want to encourage you for the three-year period leading up to the celebration of 150 years," said the Rector Major. "It will be a time to remember the beautiful journey made, starting from a true dream that Don Bosco always had in his heart, to express a present reality that has so much light and so many beautiful things. It will also be a time to think about the future, about how the Salesian Cooperators of the world today must respond, out of fidelity to the Lord Jesus and in the footsteps of Don Bosco, to a world that is certainly very different from that of the origins. Congratulations to all of you for setting out three years to arrive at a wonderful celebration of an extraordinary ecclesial reality and Salesian Family. God bless you; the Help of Christians undoubtedly protects the Salesian Cooperators of the world."

For his part, the World Coordinator of Salesian Cooperators adds, "We begin today this three-year journey that will take us to 2026: a long journey, which has marked many transformations of the association because Don Bosco wanted us as external Salesians, and as such we live in the world and in 150 years societies have changed. Our task is to live in the present, looking to the future, but above all remembering our origins. This is the road we will take in these three years, and all Salesian Cooperators will be key players."

The video launching the three-year preparation for the 150th anniversary of the Association of Salesian Cooperators can be viewed here.

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