About 9,000 young people from the Salesian Youth Movement, from various countries, participate in the “SYM Festival”, a great youth festival with music, games and lots of animation.
The Salesians of Estoril are today, the 2nd of august, the center of the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM), worldwide. About 9,000 young people from various countries participate in the “SYM Festival” that celebrates youth through music, games and exchange of experiences. This is one of the main points of participation of MJS in the World Youth Day.
“The thousands of young people here today represent hope for the future. This is proof that World Youth Day is a success in creating unity between people from various parts of the planet", said Carlos Carreiras, Mayor of Cascais. "The Salesians are to be congratulated for organizing an event of this magnitude", concluded the Mayor.
This Festival is part of the “SYM Day”, a day of celebration of the Salesian associative and youth dimension, organized by WYD DON BOSCO 23, the entity responsible for the participation of the Salesian Youth Movement in WYD.
“This is a meeting of young Salesians coming from all corners of the world. This Day made possible a joint celebration of the spirit of Don Bosco", said Father Tarcízio Morais, provincial of the Salesians of Portugal.
With the theme “COME, LIVE, PROCLAIM”, the “SYM Festival” counts on the collaboration of hundreds of volunteers, and with the important presence of the Rector Major of the Salesians, Father Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Mother Superior of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Sister Chiara Cazzuola.
In addition to the Festival, today was marked by the holding of the “SYM Forum” during the morning, at the Salesians of Lisbon. Here, young people had the opportunity to reflect and debate on the themes that Pope Francis has placed in the context of this WYD, integrated in the context of Salesian youth spirituality.
It should be noted that the Salesian Youth Movement is a movement of communion of various youth groups and associations integrated in the youth ministry of the Salesians, united by the educational and evangelizing proposal inspired by the spirit and style of St. John Bosco and St. Mary Dominic Mazzarello.
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