“This weekend I was at the National Christian Youth Meeting in the village of Belozem – a truly unique experience. Upon arrival, a small “crazy” began – there were many of us and everyone was looking for a place to sleep, but this only added to the atmosphere. I met …
This spring in Sofia the weather is bad, it’s raining and it’s cold. But on March 29. 2025, when the team of Salesians of Don Bosko arrived, young boys and girls – the weather was nice, maybe to welcome them and another 15-16 young people from Sofia. Young people who …
On April 11th, a new initiative aimed at children and youth who attend the Don Bosko Center in the town of Stara Zagora will be launched. This will be a time for the Sermon, for conversations, for sharing feelings and thoughts. The host will be Deacon Brandon Homero.
From Friday, February 21st to Sunday, February 23rd, the fourth and final meeting for young people who are sincerely seeking their vocation was held at the Assumption Fathers in the town of Plovdiv.On Friday, after dinner, we watched a film that made us think about how a person sometimes runs …
On Saturday, January 25, the church “St. Joseph” in the town of Kazanlak was once again filled with friends of the Salesians of Don Bosko – laypeople, priests and monks and nuns. The occasion was the feast of St. John Bosko. In addition to the parishioners from the town of …
On June 29. the church family increased with another representative. After turning one year old, little Alexander received his baptism. The boy was introduced to the church community by his godmother, Veneta. Parents Ilijas and Dessislava, with faith in their hearts, recognizing the work of the Salesians, chose the church …
On May 25. 2024, 30 years have passed since the Salesians of Don Bosko arrived in Bulgaria. On the feast, a solemn liturgy was celebrated by Bishop Hristo Proykov, who delivered a solemn speech, in which, not without emotion, he mentioned our beloved Father Martin and thanked for the presence …
On February 2nd, a meeting for boys over 17 years old was held in Kazanlak on the theme “THE SON OF MAN CAME NOT TO BE SERVED, BUT TO SERVE” (Mark 10, 45). The main focus of the meeting was finding a vocation for a life of service of God …
On January 27., we celebrated the feast of Don Bosko in the town of Kazanlak.At 11 o’clock the holy liturgy began, which ended at 12 o’clock. After the liturgy, Marcos welcomed us with his presentation, which showed how we work with the children who live in the “Lozenets” hamlet, Stara …
Come to celebrate together again the feast of Don Bosko!
On Friday, June 23., ten children from Plovdiv arrived in Kazanlak with sister Magdalena. The children were divided into two groups and started the day in Kazanlak with a stage game. As a reward for the games, they received a piece of a puzzle, with which, piece by piece, they …
On Friday evening, we gathered both groups of animators to do together a “First Aid” course of BRC, which will be useful to us in our work with children. The course started on Saturday morning. The BRC Association gave a lecture to the training animators on how to provide first …
On 09.06.2023 we left Stara Zagora for Mestra (district of Venice). Although the journey was long, it went quickly and pleasantly. In Mestra we spent the night in a Salesian complex. The next day (Saturday) began with prayer and breakfast then we left for Turin. There we checked into another …
Hungry and tired from the journey, a few of us animators arrived in the long-awaited Kazanlak. We were greeted with food and regained our strength. This meeting was a little bit different from the others. It was a spiritual meeting where we tried new things with the young people and …
“From March 10. till March 12., there was again a meeting for the animators in town of Kazanlak. This meeting was a little bit different from the others because a part of it was focused on preparing for the Easter holidays. On Friday evening there were several interesting games that …
Father Martin Jilek, a priest from the Salesians of Don Bosko, was born on October 12., 1975 in the town of Litomy?l as the youngest of five children. He lived his childhood in the village of Sebranice, when he was six years old his father died. After primary school, he …
This past weekend, on February 11. and 12., a group of boys from the Lozenets district held their first scout camp. This is the third scout patrol created in September last year.As a first experience , for these boys it was very exciting to spend a day in the mountains, …
“As with any course for animators, we were looking forward to see how it would go. The young people arrived again on Friday evening. After dinner we gathered to play interesting games, to have fun, but also for the animators to have ideas for games when they start preparing the …
Last weekend, the Salesian family in Bulgaria, together with friends and benefactors, celebrated the feast of Saint John Bosko. The liturgical date is January 31., but this year the celebrations were a few days before.On Saturday, January 28., the celebration took place in the parish “St. Joseph” in the town …
“From 30.12.2022 to 1.01.2023, a group of animators from all over Bulgaria gathered in Stara Zagora to welcome the new year together in silence and prayer. We were welcomed in the monastery under construction. We got together by the end of the evening.The next morning we started the day with …
“Our second meeting went as great as the first, maybe even better. On Friday evening we were all greeted with this warm and caring feeling by Father Petr Tsvrkal and the animators! The whole atmosphere there and the people make you feel very cozy and as if you are not …
“From 11. till 13. of November, the after-camp meeting took place in Kazanlak. The most anticipated moment by children and animators. I am happy that I was a part of the camp and that I had the opportunity to be a part of the after-camp meeting as well. As soon …
Our first meeting for the animation course went great. We had fun and had a great weekend together. We were all happy when we got together Friday evening, finally together for dinner and then discussed the program. We slept late and got up early, but we were ready for the …
This meeting was very interesting and very useful (at least for me). The topics about the repressive system, types of upbringing were really comprehensive and worth every minute of time. Everyone shared what kind of upbringing they had and what kind of upbringing they would give to their generation. We …
“This were two wonderful and full of good emotions days, lots of laughter, fun, tiredness and prayer! With several children, we went on a scouting trip in the distant mountains, where our final destination was the Virgin’s step. We spent the night in tents in the nearby forest. We learned …
For another year the camp for girls from the “Lozenets” neighborhood was held in the village of Malchika near the town of Levski. Children like to go there because the atmosphere is very calm and pleasant. This year we reflected on the life of Jesus and the miracles he performed …
On January 29 in Kazanlak, and on January 30 in Stara Zagora we once again celebrated the Feast of St. John Bosko. This year, on January 31, 134 years have passed since his death.In Kazanlak a solemn liturgy was celebrated by His Excellency Bishop Hristo Proykov. All Salesian priests currently …
“This year, the long-awaited summer camps for girls and boys, organized by the Salesian Fathers and their animators, took place again.The boys’ camp was held from July 12 to 18 in the Karandila area above the town of Sliven. Boys aged between 7 and 15 from different settlements – Stara …
God said, “Let there be light.” And light appeared. And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. Thus began our camp, the theme of which was the creation of the …
“Our goal must be infinite, not ultimate, ” Why do people care so much about the beauty of their own bodies and not worry about the beauty of their own souls? ” With these words of Blessed Carlo Akutis began the sermon of father Martin on the third day of …
On the eve of the feast of St. John Bosco, from January 22. to Saturday, January 30., the Don Bosko Center organized a novena to our Saint and Cartridge. Respecting the anti-epidemic measures, every day of the novena we visited a family from the Lozenets district, Stara Zagora, connected with the …
Father Benno was born on April the 19. 1938 in the town of Teplice in northern Bohemia. He spent his childhood and adolescence in the town of Osek with his mother Anna and his father Joseph, near the Cistercian fathers and the Borromean sisters, who supported his early desire to …
“For the Salesians, as Don Bosko wanted, it is very important to have moments when young people can share their lives outside and thank God for everything he has created, especially to contemplate the beauty of nature. This year we aimed for Botev peak in the beautiful “Stara Planina”. We …
“Even this year we managed to organize the camp for the boys, though obstacles caused by COVID-19. It was held from 20. to 26. of July 2020, in Dekotex hut, Karandila, town of Sliven. There were 24 of us in total, less than last year, but enough for a camp. …
At the beginning of the year, my plans were totally different and did not include going to camp, but due to the situation, they obviously changed. I am glad that I went because I experienced many wonderful moments. This year there were even more children than last year, and most …
“What we wanted to achieve through the work camp is to build in the lives of young people and children the desire for work and especially for quality work. Every time we give them tasks for work, we repeat that every work must be completed and of high quality. Also, …
From February 14. to February 16. 2020, the third meeting for Vocations was held. It was hosted by the city of Sofia and the Capuchin Fathers in St. Joseph Parish. The organizers of the meeting were the Salesian fathers Petr Cvrkal andfather Donbor Jirwa, f. Jaroslav – Capuchin, Sister Josepha …
The Salesians in Bulgaria celebrated the feast of St. John Bosko on February 1st in Kazanlak and February the 2. in Stara Zagora. On February 1st, the solemn Liturgy was celebrated by Bishop Hristo Proykov. Diocese priests, sisters and friends from all over the country participated. The celebration continued with …
Rezultati ot quiz Don Bosko The preparation for Don Bosko’s feast was different this year. Along with the Salesians, through an online quiz about Don Bosko, there were young people, friends and acquaintances from near and far. The quiz was related to Don Bosko’s life story. It continued from January …
“At the beginning I would start with the week before the meeting – counting down the days. When Friday came I was even more eager to see the group. On the way to Kazanlak we thought about how much fun and how many new memories are awaiting us. With the …
