{"id":2967,"date":"2020-05-29T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T03:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=2967"},"modified":"2020-06-04T16:28:25","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T23:28:25","slug":"provincial-letter-may-29th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2020\/05\/29\/provincial-letter-may-29th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial Letter May 29th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Dear Salesian sisters and brothers,<\/h1>\n<p>As Covid-19 restrictions ease up in many places, I pray that God and his Mother, Mary, keep us all safe and vigilant.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are not out of the woods yet and many might feel that we are getting back to normal.\u00a0\u00a0 While all of us are anxious to return to some normalcy and visit with one another or perform pre-covid-19 activities , we must be cautious and stay safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr. Chinh Nguyen<\/strong> continues to recuperate well after his stroke some weeks ago.\u00a0 He has been released from Huntington Rehab in Pasadena and is now resting with his family in Modesto.\u00a0\u00a0 After two weeks he wants to return to Don Bosco Tech or to the Bellflower community depending on his progress.\u00a0 He still needs therapy and more time for recuperation.\u00a0\u00a0 So, please continue to keep him in your prayers. \u00a0He has progressed quite well but these next few months are critical for his complete recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The Provincial Council and the delegates of the province continue to meet regularly.\u00a0\u00a0 While personal interaction is important and, hopefully, face to face meetings will continue to be part of our future gatherings and planning, I must say that these zoom meetings also seem to work well.\u00a0\u00a0 There is less travel and expense (no one has to supply a meal or snacks for everyone present) and meetings seem to be streamlined to use our time well.\u00a0 It has been a good way to stay connected during this pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Again, I wish to THANK and CONGRATULATE\u00a0 our schools and parishes for their dedication and creativity.\u00a0 Some of our schools have already held some type of graduation ceremony or service.\u00a0\u00a0 The creativity of faculty and staff (and, kids) has been admirable.\u00a0\u00a0 They have tried to honor those graduating with special remembrances and gestures of kindness!\u00a0\u00a0 <strong><em>To all of our Graduates, a BIG THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS!\u00a0\u00a0 MAY GOD BLESS AND GUIDE YOUR EVERY STEP INTO THE FUTURE!\u00a0 MAY MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS KEEP YOU SAFE AND LEAD YOU INTO A BRIGHT AND HOPEFUL FUTURE!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"v-CmHdBwMV-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='404' height='720' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/CmHdBwMV?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p>As we wind down the school year, a year without all the regular youth oriented activities and youth noise, I am reminded of what Pope Francis wrote to the Chapter 28 members.\u00a0\u00a0 Pope Francis had planned to have come to Turin (Valdocco) and stay an afternoon and overnight with us.\u00a0\u00a0 But, then, Covid-19 came.\u00a0\u00a0 But, the Pope did send the text of what he was going to present to us in the form of a Goodnight.\u00a0 Realizing that after several decades the Chapter was being hosted in Valdocco rather than Rome and realizing that Valdocco was where Don Bosco\u2019s foundational dream became a reality and a place where today a lot of youth oriented activities still take place, he wrote:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI am sure that the youthful noise and chattering of the Oratories will be the best music, the most effective one for the working of the Spirit who is going to rejuvenate the charismatic gift of your Founder.\u00a0\u00a0 Do not close the windows to this background noise\u2026 Let it be your companion and let it keep you alert, perhaps uneasy, and courageous in your discernment;\u00a0 allow these voices and songs, in turn, to recall within you the faces of many other young people who, for various reasons, find themselves like sheep without a shepherd.\u00a0 This youthful shouting and this anxiety will keep you alert and awake against any type of self-imposed anesthesia and will help you to remain faithful in a creative way to your Salesian identity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful words as we miss the background noise of our young people!\u00a0 Someday soon that music and background noise will return.\u00a0 In the meantime, we trust, pray for our young people and find creative ways to be faithful to our Salesian identity.\u00a0\u00a0 Have courage and do not be afraid!<\/p>\n<p>May this Sunday\u2019s feast of <strong>Pentecost<\/strong> be a moment of grace of being renewed by the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 It is a day we celebrate the birth of the Church.\u00a0 It is a day we honor and reaffirm the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.\u00a0\u00a0 I am reminded today of the feast of <strong><em>St. Paul VI and our Salesian martyr, Blessed Joseph Kowalski <\/em><\/strong>who died in the concentration camp of Auschwitz.\u00a0\u00a0 Both Paul VI and Jospeh Kowalski were great examples of witness to the faith and strength to their brothers by the witness of their lives.\u00a0\u00a0 May the Holy Spirit give us the courage and strength to open our hearts to the many manifestations of God\u2019s unconditional love for the 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Salesian sisters and brothers, As Covid-19 restrictions ease up in many places, I pray that God and his Mother, Mary, keep us all safe and vigilant.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are not out of the woods yet and many might feel that we are getting back to normal.\u00a0\u00a0 While all of us are anxious to return to some normalcy and visit with one another or perform pre-covid-19 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2020\/05\/29\/provincial-letter-may-29th-2020\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuar leyendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Provincial Letter May 29th, 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