The Salesian Congregation was
founded by St. John Bosco in Italy during the 19th Century to work
with the young, especially the many poor and abandoned children which the industrialisation of the period was producing. Salesians, all over the
world, see their work as a continuation of the work started by St. John Bosco.
The feast of St. John Bosco, 31st January, is a big event!
Here at DBTC lessons came to an
end at lunchtime on Wednesday 25th January.
On Thursday the whole community
gathered at the nearby Lourdes parish church for a procession back to the
school in honour of St. John Bosco. The procession was followed by Mass in the
Gym. After mass there began three days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) of games,
sports and festival.
On Sunday all of the students, along with their
parents, gathered for mass again. This time we were outside on the playground.
Mass was celebrated by the Provincial (read: Regional Leader) of the Salesians in the
Southern half of the Philippines. The rest of the day was given over to a
party. The parents of each form group organised their own food together, for
some a simple shared meal, however in many cases a highly organised feast with
table clothes, decorations, caterers brought in the provide the food and
waiters employed to serve. Around this
eating there were ice-cream stalls, doughnut stalls, a bouncy castle, an
acrobatics show, a climbing wall and even a zip wire from the schools roof.
this first video shows the procession and opening mass which took place on Thursday 26th January.
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