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28–30 November 2025
Major Seminary of the Salesian Society
Tyniecka 39, 30-323 Kraków
Start: Friday, 4:00 PM

  • €110 or 470 PLN per person – includes accommodation, full board, and congress materials.
    Additional: €50 per province – to cover delegates’ stay.

Please make all payments in cash only. Each participant will receive a confirmation document.

 

  • Rooms are assigned according to your preferences.
    There is an elevator; each room has bed linens and towels.
    Arrival on 27 November: additional 50 PLN (no meals).

Transport: if you need a ride from the airport or train/bus station, contact Agata (WhatsApp/SMS: +48 537 559 172).

– Bring a water bottle — drinking water dispensers will be available.
– Coffee and tea available without limits in the café area.
– November in Kraków can be cold with possible snow — pack warm clothes and comfortable shoes.
– Umbrellas may be useful.
– For the “Andrzejki” evening, feel free to bring dancing clothes/shoes.
– Bring a breviary or breviary app in your language.
– Priests, lectors, and liturgical ministers: please bring your own alb.
– For the Renewal of Promises, bring the text of the Promises.
– Let’s not forget good mood and an open heart — the most important equipment of a Salesian!

Friday, November 28

16:00 – Arrivals and accommodation
17:30 – Welcome of participants and presentation of the program
18:00 – Holy Mass – official opening of the Congress
19:00 – Dinner
20:00 – Informal welcome gathering in a family spirit
21:30 – Good night talk and free evening

 

Saturday, November 29

07:30 – Holy Mass with Lauds (Lauds – Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
08:15 – Breakfast
09:30 – Message from Antonio Boccia (World Coordinator)
09:40 – Short reports from the provinces (3–4 minutes each): good fruits and challenges
11:00 – Break
11:20 – Assessment of the region — identifying where we’re doing well and where the challenges lie

Roles inside the regional consulta – animation of the region.
13:00 – Lunch

14:00 – 16:30 – visit to Kraków’s city center

A brief guided walk to the Wawel Castle, Main Square, Cloth Hall, and St. Mary’s Basilica.It will also provide an opportunity for informal conversations and building fellowship among participants.

16:30 – Rosary (Sr. Maja Dolenec, FMA)
17:00 – Group work – 1st group Consulta, 2nd group other members of provincial councils. Challenges of the region – looking for solutions.
18:00 – Plenary discussion (assembly sharing of both groups).
19:00 – Dinner

20:00 – “Andrzejki” – Polish traditional evening, hosted by the Polish provinces 🇵🇱
“Andrzejki” (St. Andrew’s Eve) is a joyful Polish tradition celebrated around November 30th — a time for lighthearted games, symbolic fortune-telling, and music.
It will be a cheerful, cultural evening promoting unity and friendship — in the Salesian spirit of joy and family togetherness.

22:15 – Good night talk (Fr. Henryk Bonkowski, SDB)

 

Sunday, November 30

08:00 – Morning Prayer – Lauds (Slovakia and Czech Republic)
08:30 – Breakfast
09:15 – Presentation of the World Congress
11:00 – Holy Mass for the closing of the Congress
12:15 – Lunch and departure

All standard liturgical parts and the Prayers of the Faithful are available in the Congress app and translated into all languages.

28 November (Friday)

  • Holy Mass: presided by Fr. Zygmunt Klawikowski SDB
  • Homily: Fr. Zygmunt Kostka SDB
  • Prayers of the Faithful: Poland
  • Goodnight Reflection: Fr. Dariusz Gojko
  • Evening Prayers: Poland

29 November (Saturday)

  • Holy Mass: Fr. Marcin Kaznowski SDB
  • Lauds and Prayers of the Faithful: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
  • Rosary: Sr. Maja Dolenec FMA
  • Goodnight Reflection: Fr. Henryk Bonkowski SDB
  • Evening Prayers: Hungary and Croatia

30 November (Sunday)

  • Lauds: Slovakia and Czech Republic
  • Holy Mass: presided by Fr. Henryk Bonkowski SDB
  • Homily: Fr. Piotr Lorek SDB

Congress Texts

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HOMILY

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

HYMNAL

only Polish

DOCUMENTS

Presentation

KRAKOW TOUR

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Tour Plan

ABOUT THE SYMBOLISM OF THE CONGRESS

The Congress symbolism represents unity, collaboration, and rootedness in the charism of St. John Bosco. The hexagon, bridge, tree of life, rays of light, and the presence of Don Bosco create an image of a community drawing from its sources and looking boldly into the future.

LOCATION

Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne Towarzystwa Salezjańskiego
ul. Tyniecka 39, 30-323 Kraków

CONTACT

TEL. +48 537 559 172
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