26th GENERAL CHAPTER OF THE SALESIANS OF DON BOSCO

OPENING OF GC26:Monday, 3 March 2008

Morning

7.30 Concelebrated Mass Rector Major Fr Pascual Chávez presiding
Morning prayer said privately

In Aula Magna

• 10.30 Prayer invoking Holy Spirit with singing of Veni, Creator Spiritus

• Opening address by Fr Pascual Chávez, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco

• Greeting from Mother Antonia Colombo, Superior General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

• Greeting from Mr Rosario Maiorano, World Coordinator of the Salesian Cooperators Association

• Address by Card. Franc Rodé, Prefect of the Congregation for Consecrated Life and Institutes of Apostolic Life

• Message from the Holy Father Benedict XVI

• General Chapter declared open by Fr Francesco Cereda, GC26 Moderator

• Concluding hymn, Sub tuum praesidium confugimus

13.0 LUNCH

Afternoon

In Aula Magna

16.00 Rector Major's report to GC26

Personal studty time

19.00 Vespers
19.30 Supper

In Church

20.45 Concerto
“LAUDATE DOMINUM OMNES GENTES”
The Liturgical Year as part of the repertoire for Pontifical Celebrations

Music by Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina, Tommaso Ludovico da Vittoria, Gregorio Allegri and Domenico Bartolucci

Rome Intervarsity Choir conducted by Massimo Palombella

Good Night from the Vicar of the Rector Major