【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2026 年1月19日意大利都靈訊】 ─ 在充滿情感、感恩和共同負責的氛圍中，2026年1月18日星期日上午，在都靈華道角舉行的慈幼家庭神修日圓滿落幕。這次活動為期四天，內容包括聆聽、祈禱、討論和交流，吸引了許多現場和線上與會者：超過18,200人透過網絡直播參與，還有集中在世界各地慶禮院、團體和慈幼會機構的眾多參加者。
會議伊始，便洋溢著感恩的氣氛。講者熱情地感謝了翻譯和技術人員，正是他們的辛勤付出才使得全球參與成為可能；他們也感謝了組織團隊，感謝他們全程陪伴和支持了會議。這份感恩之情化作熱烈的掌聲，因為大家都意識到，在這場盛會背後，是無數默默奉獻、兢兢業業的付出，才使得共融得以實現。
伴隨感恩之情，一種強烈的責任感也油然而生：我們所經歷的一切不應僅僅停留在記憶層面，而應轉化為具體的行動，體現在家庭、工作、教育和牧民團體中，尤其是在服務青年群體方面。因此，我們呼籲大家將所聽到的和所祈禱的「帶入」生活，使其成為行動和見證。
當日的宣言：一份共同的理念
閉幕式的象徵核心是最終宣言的展現與宣讀。這份宣言是團隊和秘書處共同努力的成果，旨在成為整個慈幼家庭的記憶與更新工具。它匯集並重現在《2026總會長贈言》的光照下走過的歷程，靈感來自福音書中加妠婚宴的篇章。
在耶穌於加納所行的神蹟中，參與者們認出了慈幼使命的活生生的象徵：陪伴生命，守護喜樂，並堅信天主在日常生活中持續施行奇蹟。宣言重申了總會長提出的四個動詞——觀察、聆聽、選擇、行動——作為全年神修和使徒生活的依據。
用瑪利亞的目光專注地去觀察，發現每一個慈幼使命所在地都有加納的情景；
用心聆聽，以基督為中心，培養純正的神修；
即使面對「空石缸」，也要堅定地選擇服務之路；
憑著信心行動，透過勇敢和共同的經歷，傳遞福音的新酒。
文章最後邀請大家帶著對這幾天美好時光的感受，與耶穌和瑪利亞一起離開華道角，用福音的甘露改變世界。
更廣闊的視野：家庭、使命、未來
最後，也藉此機會展示了體現慈幼家庭豐富內涵的面貌和故事：任命Luis Eugenio Vargas Isasa神父為首要及世界聖母進教之佑善會的神師（神修策勵者）；宣布「2027 年神修日」將於來年 1 月 21 日至 24 日舉行；以及介紹可在網上獲取的資源，以便大家在一年中繼續這神修之旅。
特別值得一提的是，大會宣布「第十屆世界聖母進教之佑大會」將於2028年2月9日至12日在菲律賓馬尼拉舉行，這將是該大會首次在亞洲舉行。大會向全體慈幼家庭成員發出邀請，大家熱情響應，並誦念《聖母經》祈求聖母瑪利亞的護佑。
來自巴基斯坦慈幼家庭的問候也令人感動。他們以一個簡單而意義深遠的象徵性舉動，向總會長表達了親切的問候和感激之情，並緬懷了天主忠僕巴希爾（Akash Bashir）的見證，以及慈幼會在極其艱難的環境中不斷發展壯大的歷程。
總會長臨別訊息：未來旅途的寄語
閉幕式的高潮是總會長歐達德神父的致辭，贏得了經久不息的掌聲。他以慈父般的深情，首先以信友和會長的雙重身份，再次向團隊和所有參與者表達了感謝，並強調了這些日子的活動始終具有的積極意義。隨後，他特別向透過媒介關注活動的人們致辭，回顧了這幾天的活動如何成為全年屬神生活的寶貴資源。
歐達德神父參考《宣言》和《年度贈言》，重申了選擇這四個動詞的教育和屬神意義，旨在陪伴慈幼家庭的所有團體踏上神聖閱讀和持續辨別的旅程，以便聖言始終能夠為我們提供「新酒」。
總會長逐一解讀每個動詞，並賦予它們精準的訊息：
- 帶著同理心去看，不過濾不判斷，像瑪利亞和加納的僕人一樣，能夠把握現實及其緊迫性。
- 要聆聽並塑造自己，不是用理性，而是基督之心，在這深刻變革的時代，與福音和鮑思高神父的神恩相契合。
- 慷慨地選擇，不是出於唯意志論，而是回應我們所遇到的、改變我們的神聖的美和善。
- 以信仰行動，活出信仰為活生生的關係，以之建構存在，並如同每日呼吸般指引每一個選擇。
他也鄭重提醒大家，不要陷入防禦的態度或消極的受害者心態，而要活出慈幼神恩，發揮福音的創造力，能將挑戰視為機遇。
最後，歐達德神父將大家託付給進教之佑聖母，並邀請在場眾人祈禱，最後唱一首讚美鮑思高神父的歌，以此作為共同喜悅和使命延續的象徵。
當日的活動就這樣結束了，但這並非終點，而是一個新的開始，大家意識到，所得到的佳釀需要被帶到、澆注和分享到整個慈幼家庭的日常生活中。
“Do whatever he tells you”: the closing ceremony of the Salesian Family Spirituality Days, marked by gratitude, commitment and new wine
(ANS – Italy –Turin, 19 January 2026) – In an atmosphere charged with emotion, gratitude and shared responsibility, the final moment of the Salesian Family Spirituality Days, held in Turin-Valdocco, took place on the morning of Sunday, 18 January 2026. The event brought together four intense days of listening, prayer, discussion and communion, followed in person and remotely by a huge audience: over 18,200 people connected via live streaming, joined by numerous groups gathered in oratories, communities and Salesian works around the world.
From the outset, the tone of the meeting was one of collective gratitude. The presenters warmly thanked the translators and technicians, whose service made truly global participation possible, as well as the organising team, which accompanied and supported the entire course of the Days. This thanksgiving became shared applause, in the awareness that behind the visible event there is silent and competent work that makes communion possible.
Alongside gratitude, a strong sense of responsibility also emerged: what was experienced is not destined to remain a memory, but to be transformed into concrete life, in families, at work, in educational and pastoral communities, especially in the service of young people. Hence the invitation to ‘take out’ what has been heard and prayed for, so that it may become action and witness.
The Manifesto of the Days: a shared synthesis
The symbolic heart of the concluding moment was the presentation and reading of the final Manifesto, the fruit of the work of the team and the Secretariat, conceived as a tool of memory and renewal for the whole Salesian Family. It is a text that gathers and restores the journey lived in the light of the Strenna 2026, inspired by the Gospel passage of the wedding at Cana.
In the sign performed by Jesus at Cana, the participants recognised a living icon of the Salesian mission: accompanying life, safeguarding joy, believing that God continues to work his miracle in everyday life. The Manifesto retraced the four verbs proposed by the Rector Major – looking, listening, choosing, acting – as a spiritual and apostolic itinerary for the year.
To look with the attentive eyes of Mary, to recognise Cana in every place of mission;
to listen with the heart, placing Christ at the centre and cultivating an authentic spirituality;
to choose with determination the path of service, even in the face of ’empty jars’;
to act with faith, offering the new wine of the Gospel through courageous and shared experiences.
The text concluded with an invitation to leave Valdocco with hearts filled with the beauty of these days, accompanied by Jesus and Mary, to transform the world with the good wine of the Gospel.
A broader view: family, mission, future
The concluding moment was also an opportunity to present faces and stories that embody the richness of the Salesian Family: the appointment of Fr Luis Eugenio Vargas Isasa as spiritual animator of the Primary and World ADMA; the announcement of the 2027 Days of Spirituality, to be held from 21 to 24 January; the communication of resources available online to continue the journey throughout the year.
Particularly significant was the announcement of the 10th World Congress of Mary Help of Christians, which will take place from 9 to 12 February 2028 in Manila, Philippines, for the first time on the Asian continent. An invitation extended to the entire Salesian Family, welcomed with enthusiasm and entrusted to Mary’s protection with the prayer of a Hail Mary.
The greeting from the Salesian Family in Pakistan was also moving. They expressed their closeness and gratitude to the Rector Major with a simple and deeply symbolic gesture, recalling the testimony of the Servant of God Akash Bashir and the growth of the Salesian presence in contexts of great difficulty.
The Rector Major’s final words: a message for the journey ahead
The highlight of the closing ceremony was the final message by the Rector Major, Fr Fabio Attard, which was greeted with long applause. In his deep paternal words, he first renewed his thanks to the team and the participants, as a confrere and as Rector Major, emphasising the always positive value of these Days. He then addressed a special thought to those who followed the event through the media, recalling how the Days become a permanent resource for formation and spiritual life throughout the year.
Referring to the Manifesto and the Strenna, Fr Fabio reiterated the pedagogical and charismatic choice of the four verbs, designed to accompany all the groups of the Salesian Family on a journey of lectio divina and continuous discernment, so that the Word may always offer us ‘new wine‘.
Taking up each verb one by one, the Rector Major enriched them with a precise message:
- Look with empathy, without filters and without judgement, like Mary and like the servants at Cana, capable of grasping reality and its urgency.
- Listening and forming ourselves, not intellectually, but with the heart of Christ, in tune with the Gospel and the charism of Don Bosco, in a time of profound change.
- Choose generously, not out of voluntarism, but as a response to the divine beauty and goodness we have encountered and which transform us.
- Acting with faith, lived as a living relationship, the architecture of existence, the daily breath that guides every choice.
He also gave a strong reminder not to fall into defensive attitudes or sterile victimhood, but to live the Salesian charism as evangelical creativity, capable of seeing challenges as opportunities.
In conclusion, Fr Fabio entrusted everyone to Mary Help of Christians, inviting the assembly to pray and sing a final hymn to Don Bosco, as a sign of shared joy and a mission that continues.
The Days thus came to an end, not as a point of arrival, but as a new beginning, with the awareness that the good wine received now asks to be brought, poured and shared in the daily life of the whole Salesian Family.