5334(IV)_Re-imagining Don Bosco

Annual spiritual retreat for Salesians of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos

March 09, 2020

By SC THA

Hua Hin, Thailand - March 2020 -- From 1 to 7 and from 8 to 14 March, the Salesians of the Province of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos (THA) have gathered for their annual spiritual retreat, led by Fr Peter Varengo, who is a Salesian priest presently engaged in full time Adult Retreat Ministry in Australia. He has taught at Catholic Theological College in Melbourne and been involved in parish ministry for many years.

“God doesn’t want your work ... God wants you”. This is one of the many significant thoughts given by our preacher. Being a Salesian, we are caught up in a busy and hectic schedules and works. We have less time to think of the most important aspect of our religious life which is a deep relationship with God, with our confreres and with others. During the retreat, we are cordially invited to “Re-imagine Don Bosco,” in our today’s world. Religious life is not about what WE CAN DO but rather what WE ARE. God would rather have you than your work.

We hope this retreat will help us to renew our motivations in following Don Bosco more faithfully and to give our lives more generously for the salvation of the young.