【慈幼通訊社
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2014
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01
月
03
日羅馬慈幼總部訊】
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第五屆鮑思
高志願會大會，於2013年12月28日星期六開幕，開幕彌撒由總會長主持。鮑思高志願會(CDB)為在俗獻身的男士團體，屬慈幼大家庭成員之一。（編者按：鮑思高志願會亦有為女性的組織，外文簡稱為VDB）
在開幕聚會中致辭的，包括聖心修女會的Graziella Benghini修母、鮑思高志願會（女性）總負責人Olga K. 女士，以及母佑會總部議會代表M. Luisa Miranda修女，她宣讀了溫幗儀修母的信息。
大會主題為「與鮑思高在一起，在回憶和預言之間」。
來自世界各地的志願會（CDB）代表，與一組慈幼會神師一起，研習志願會聖召的慈幼幅度，以及以慈幼方式度日常生活的含義。稍後，「鮑思高家庭通訊」總負責人Bruno Ferrera神父，以及Olga K，亦發表講話。
大會將同時通過修改會憲與會規，並會選出志願會新一屆領導者及總部議會。
鮑思高志願會的成員，遍及四大洲的24個國家。大會於2014年1月5日閉幕。
5th General Assembly of the Volunteers with Don Bosco
(ANS - RMG –Roma, 03 January 2014) – The 5th General Assembly of the Volunteers with Don Bosco opened on Saturday 28 December 2013 with Mass at which the Rector Major presided. The Volunteers with Don Bosco are a Group of Lay Consecrated men who are members of the Salesian Family.
Among those who spoke at the opening meeting were Sr. Graziella Benghini, Mother General of the Salesian Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart; Olga K., Leader of the Volunteers of Don Bosco (female); and Sister M. Luisa Miranda, General Councillor of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians who read a message from the Mother General, Sister Yvonne Reungoat.
The theme of the Assembly is “With Don Bosco, between Memory and Prophecy”.
The representatives of the CDB Volunteers from various parts of the world, together with a group of Salesian Ecclesiastical Assistants, are gathered to study the Salesian dimension of the CDB vocation and the implications of living daily life in a Salesian way. There will be contributions from Fr Bruno Ferrera, Director of the Salesian Bulletin and from Olga K.
The Assembly will be asked to approve some modifications to the Constitutions and Regulations and to elect a new World Leader and General Council.
The Volunteers with Don Bosco are to be found in twenty-four different countries on four continents. The assembly will conclude on 5 January 2014.