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Canlubang, Laguna, 7 December 2016—The Don Bosco Postnovitiate Seminary community presented a musical entitled “Kalye” at the Tanghalang Seminaryo of Don Bosco Pre-novitiate Seminary in Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna as their way of preparing themselves and the people for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Based on the ongoing and ever-controversial War on Drugs,…
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HOMILY – FR. ALTON FERNANDEZ, SDB FIN PROVINCE DAY DBA MABALACAT, PAMPANGA NOVEMBER 30, 2016 Dear Fr. Klement Vaclav, Fr. Provincial, Confreres, and Dear Salesian Family, A Very Happy Provincial Day to each one and all of us here! Our Constitutions have laid out that “once a year both Local and Provincial communities celebrate…
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Mabalacat City, Pampanga, the Philippines, 30 November 2016 — Salesians, Aspirants and Prenovices of the Philippines North Province came together to celebrate the Provincial Community Day in Don Bosco Academy, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, about 80 kilometers north of Manila. Coinciding with the nation’s commemoration of the Filipino hero, Andres Bonifacio, the provincial community took the…
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Makati City, the Philippines, 26 November 2016 — Salesians hold the first Migrant Youth Festival with the theme, “Serving the New Garellis Today” in Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati. The day-long event began with the Holy Mass. 115 participants with their Salesian In-charge and Lay Mission Partners from Don Bosco Legazpi, Don Bosco Makati AMPON and AMPAN,Don…
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Batulao, the Philippines, 13 November 2016 — Today is the conclusion of the four-day joint meeting of the EAO Youth Ministry Delegates and the Regional Formation Commission which started on November 10. We are 46 confreres composed of the delegates of the sectors for each province, two provincials (FIN and CIN), Fr. Fabio Attard and…
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Mandaluyong City, the Philippines, 11 November 2016—The Salesian Missions Day 2016 was commemorated by the Don Bosco Postnovitiate through Vocation Promotion Talks to students of Don Bosco Technical College Mandaluyong (DBTC). A Mass for the Memorial of St. Martin of Tours and for Vocations was attended by the students and teachers from Grade school, Junior…
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Don Bosco Technical Institute – Makati City, the Philippines, 12 November 2016—The youngest members and leaders of the SALESIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT – FIN converged yesterday for the 7th Kidsfest with the theme: #SYM Kiddie Adventure: Little Steps towards Holiness. Close to 200 children from the elementary level came from nine settings: Don Bosco Technical Institute-Tarlac,…
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Canlubang, Laguna, the Philippines, 9 November 2016 – Fr. Ivo Coelho, SDB, Councilor General for Formation, visited the Prenovitiate and Postnovitiate Formation Houses in Canlubang. First, he celebrated the morning Mass at the Diocesan Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians. Together with him was Fr. Silvio Roggia, SDB from the Formation Department. Afterwards, he ate breakfast…
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Parañaque City, the Philippines, November 8, 2016—The Don Bosco Sacred Heart Postnovitiate Community went to Don Bosco Center of Studies in Paranaque to attend a conference given by Fr. Fabio Attard, SDB, General Councilor for Youth Ministry. Fr. Fabio used what he called the “grassroots” approach as he commenced his discussion. He divided the community into groups…
