Orientation for New SDB Missionaries Continues

 Orientation for New SDB Missionaries Continues

(ANS - Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy - November 15, 2021) - The second phase of the orientation for new missionaries ended on Sunday, November 14, after a week-long program held at Colle Don Bosco for the departing missionaries. This charismatic core of the course aims to give these missionaries the opportunity to follow in the Founder’s footsteps as a source of identity for their Salesian missionary vocation. The missionaries are the bearers of Don Bosco’s charism to the places where they are sent. Therefore, a personal contact with the places linked to the origins of the Salesian charism is fundamental. This will allow them to evaluate their personal experience in the light of Don Bosco’s charismatic experience to continue his mission in their new field of work. The mornings were spent at the Colle (Don Bosco’s birthplace) for lectio divina and personal reflection and prayer led by Fr. Alfred Maravilla, general councilor for the missions. The afternoons were characterized by guided visits to the Salesian holy places with Fr. Eligio Caprioglio. On November 15, the third phase began: the missiological nucleus, animated by the members of the team of the Missions Department.  In the photo, Bro. Dan Glass from the New Rochelle Province stands in the middle of the back row.