(ANS – Rome) – Today at the Generalate the birthday of the Rector Major is being celebrated. The Salesians normally  present in the community and those who had come for the occasion celebrated the 64th birthday of Fr Chávez.

The day began with Morning Prayer and the first exchange of greetings. Then the Rector Major worked in his office and had a meeting of the Council before presiding at Mass at midday.

Special guests at the Mass were Cardinal Raffaele Farina SDB, Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church, a Chiesa, Archbishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, SDB, coadjutor archbishop of Assuncion, Archbishop  Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro, of Camerino and San Severino Marche. Also present were Mother Yvonne Reungoat, Superior General of the FMA accompanied by her Vicar,  Sr. Emilia Musatti and by the Councillors for the Salesian Family, Sr. Maria Luisa Miranda, and for Social Communications Sr Giuseppina Terrugi.

Others present including members of the Generalate community and of the General Council concelebrated Mass with the recently appointed Provincials who today finish the formation course. Also among those who came for the occasion were Fr Joaquim D’Souza, Superior of the “Mariy Seat of Wisdom, Vice Province. ” Fr Carlo Nanni, Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical Salesian University, Fr Alberto Lorenzelli, Provincial of the Circumscription of Central Italy and Fr Pietro Migliasso, Rector of the Salesian community in the Vatican.

Published 20/12/2011