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Animation fosters unity, missionary zeal, and shared responsibility, guided above all by the Rector, who ensures pastoral discernment and communion. More than efficiency, it is a spiritual and pedagogical approach that nurtures holiness as a shared and mutually communicated experience.
The Salesian Province of Chennai (INM) organised a study and training session on the New Ratio for its Rectors and community leaders on 30 October at The Citadel, Chennai. The session aimed to deepen their understanding of Salesian formation and its implications for the Congregation’s life and mission.
The Annual Meeting of Education and Culture Coordinators and School Coordinators of the Salesian Provinces of South Asia concluded at The Citadel, Salesian Provincial House, Chennai, with a renewed commitment to holistic youth formation, educational innovation and stronger interprovincial collaboration.
The Salesian Brothers of the Guwahati Province met at Shallang Parish from October 24 to 25 for their annual gathering, centring on fraternity, spiritual renewal, and a deeper understanding of their identity, vocation, and mission in the Church and the Salesian Congregation.
Team Rhythm and the Don Bosco Youth Paschers crew organised Decades and Dunes, an overnight spiritual retreat on October 17–18 at Sernabatim Beach and the Don Bosco Animation Centre in Benaulim, Goa. Inspired by the Season of Creation, the retreat brought participants together for prayer, reflection, fellowship, and spiritual renewal, encouraging them to deepen their relationship with God and renew their commitment to Christ.
Ninety teachers from three Salesian schools attended a two-day training programme on October 15–16 at St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Pathaliaghat, to strengthen professional competencies, improve classroom practices and promote student-centred learning.
Salesian Rectors and community leaders of the Province of Mary Help of Christians, Guwahati, were called to put mission, consecrated life, and service to the poor at the centre during the annual Animation Programme held on October 9 at Mario Hall, Provincial House, Panbazar.
The Province of St. John Paul II, Shillong, held its annual meeting-cum-animation programme at Don Bosco Provincial House, Mawlai, Meghalaya, from October 6 to 8. It brought together 65 principals, community leaders and members of the Provincial Council to review mission priorities. The meeting focused on strengthening Salesian consecrated life, improving institutional leadership and discerning priorities for the Province’s mission.
Around 30 formators and rectors of practical trainees and college brothers from the Salesian Provinces of Mumbai (INB) and Panjim (INP) gathered at Don Bosco, Koregaon Park, Pune, for a two-day meeting on October 4–5 to deepen their understanding of the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis et Studiorum and renew their commitment to the integral formation and accompaniment of young Salesians.
Around 350 young people from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh gathered at St. Joseph’s College of Nursing, Nellore, for a Mega Youth Convention organised by the Salesians under the theme “Different Contexts – Common Aspirations of Youth.” The convention brought together young people from diverse social, cultural and family backgrounds to reflect on contemporary challenges, share their aspirations and explore their role in building a better society.
Catechists from the Salesian Province of St Joseph, Hyderabad, completed a five-day formation programme at BIRD, Guntur, from September 28 to October 2, to strengthen their response to contemporary ministry challenges through spiritual formation, catechetical ministry, evangelisation, pastoral skills and practical missionary experience.
More than 80 young people from Kawant, Chhota Udepur, Dakor, Kapadvanj, Vadodara and Banswada, Rajasthan, gathered at Don Bosco, Alirajpur, on September 20 for ‘Sundays in Valdocco’, a one-day youth gathering organised by the young people of Don Bosco Alirajpur. The programme aimed to help participants experience the Salesian spirit through prayer, reflection, fellowship and joyful participation.
Young Salesian priests from the Provinces of Mumbai and Panjim undertook a six-day guided retreat at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Koregaon Park, Pune, from September 20 to 26, following a three-day Quinquennium orientation programme. Designed for priests within their first five years of ordination, the retreat focused on spiritual renewal, personal reflection and deeper fraternal integration.
Clerics of the Salesian Province of Hyderabad reflected on their vocation and mission in the digital age during a two-day Clerics’ Meeting held on September 25–26. The gathering focused on human dignity, emerging technologies, Salesian communication, social media use, formation and personal well-being.
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Publisher: Libreria Editrice Vaticana
Year of publication: 2026
Available from: 4 March 2026
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