{"id":32713,"date":"2026-07-24T19:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T02:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=32713"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T02:20:21","slug":"formation-session-for-new-provincial-superiors-concludes-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/07\/24\/formation-session-for-new-provincial-superiors-concludes-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Formation Session for New Provincial Superiors Concludes in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"

(ANS \u2013 Rome)<\/strong> \u2013 The formation session for new Provincial Superiors, which began on July 12<\/strong> at Salesian Headquarters in Rome, concluded on Friday, July 24, 2026<\/strong>. The session ended with a Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Rector Major, Fr. Fabio Attard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Weeks of Shared Formation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The session brought together nine new Provincials from different parts of the world: Fr. Ashley Miranda (INB), Fr. Peter Chinweike Morba (ANN), Fr. Racelis Amelito Mel (FIS), Fr. Gaston Harisoa J. (MDG), Fr. Jos\u00e9 Laventure Ignacio (AET), Fr. Dariusz Bartocha (PLS), Fr. Ronilo Javines (FIN), Fr. Domenico Saraniti (ISI), and Fr. Doss Kennedy Jegadoss (INT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the two-week formation program, participants explored key topics related to provincial governance, including the Rector Major\u2019s six-year term, the Congregation\u2019s legal framework, the animation and governance of the province, formation, youth ministry, the Salesian Family, religious identity and discipline, Salesian missions, social communication, and finance. The program also included cultural and spiritual visits, such as the Don Bosco Museum, the Pontifical Salesian University, the Vatican Library, and a guided tour titled Don Bosco in Rome<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the session, each Provincial also met individually with the Rector Major, the Vicar of the Rector Major, and the Sector Councilors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rector Major\u2019s Homily: Shepherds \u201cAfter God\u2019s Own Heart\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In his homily at the closing Mass, the Rector Major reflected on the day\u2019s readings\u2014from the prophet Jeremiah and the parable of the sower in the Gospel of Matthew\u2014to offer the new Provincials a meditation on the true meaning of authority in consecrated life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning with Jeremiah\u2019s promise of \u201cshepherds after my own heart… who will guide you with knowledge and understanding,\u201d Fr. Attard emphasized that such wisdom flows from a heart conformed to God\u2019s own heart, not merely from academic or technical competence. He reminded the Provincials that, before becoming sowers, they are first called to recognize themselves as soil. \u201cBefore leading, one must allow oneself to be led,\u201d he said, warning that a leader who forgets to be, first and foremost, a listener to the Word risks becoming \u201can official who may be efficient, but is certainly fruitless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the four types of soil in the parable of the sower, the Rector Major identified four corresponding temptations that can undermine the exercise of authority: superficiality disguised as industriousness; initial enthusiasm without deep spiritual roots; the suffocation of the interior life by worries and the \u201callure of wealth\u201d\u2014understood not only as money, but also as the attraction of efficiency and measurable results; and, finally, the good soil, capable of listening, understanding, and bearing fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on the second image, he recalled the example of Don Bosco, who \u201cweathered the storms because he had roots, not because he had fewer contradictions than we do.\u201d Those roots, he said, were nourished through faithful prayer, the Eucharist lived rather than merely celebrated, daily meditation, and friendship with Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concluding his homily, the Rector Major pointed to Mary as the model of \u201cgood soil\u201d\u2014the one who listens, treasures, and ponders God\u2019s Word in her heart, and in doing so brings Christ into the world. He invited the new Provincials to ask, during that very Eucharist, \u201cfor the grace of a plowed heart,\u201d reminding them that the Lord \u201ccontinues to sow in abundance, on all kinds of soil\u201d and \u201chas not ceased to trust\u201d in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quoting Jeremiah once more, he explained that the true fruit of pastoral leadership is not found in the expansion of structures, but in a communion among people that no longer requires \u201csubstitute signs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The celebration officially brought the formation program to a close after accompanying the nine new Provincials through the first weeks of their new ministry. They now return to their respective Provinces equipped with the spiritual, juridical, and pastoral tools shared during the session, which was organized by the Secretariat of the Vicar of the Rector Major.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(ANS \u2013 Rome) \u2013 The formation session for new Provincial Superiors, which began on July 12 at Salesian Headquarters in Rome, concluded on Friday, July 24, 2026. The session ended with a Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Rector Major, Fr. Fabio Attard. Two Weeks of Shared Formation The session brought together nine new Provincials from different parts of the world: Fr. Ashley Miranda (INB), Fr. Peter Chinweike Morba … Continuar leyendo Formation Session for New Provincial Superiors Concludes in Rome<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":32717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[782003439,782003447,516714022],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-formation","category-rector-major","category-salesian-world-news"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-8vD","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-24-Formation-Provincials-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C875&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32713"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32719,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32713\/revisions\/32719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}