The new edition of was presented today in the suggestive location of Palazzo Marino SOUL – the Spirituality Festival of Milan which will be held from 18 to 22 March, promoted by the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and the Archdiocese of Milan. 5 days, 70 events and over 100 guests will season the days of the festival dedicated this year to the theme “Mystery, the song of the world”.
To do the honors of the house Tommaso Sacchi, Councilor for Culture of the Municipality of Milanwho described the event as a precious opportunity for the city of Milan to meet and reflect together, recognizing the value of stopping to think, even in a chaotic city like the Lombard capital.
In this year’s edition there will be no shortage of new features, such as the meeting in the Duomo with the Archbishop of Algiers Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, accompanied by the instruments of the Orchestra del Mare, created in collaboration with the Amplifon Foundation thanks to which it will be possible to listen to the memories and thoughts of some elderly people who live in an RSA, immersing themselves in a real theatrical experience in the dark, linked to the idea of mystery, life and death. Among the new features, there will be screenings at Anteo cinema (ticket price 6.50 euros)series of meetings dedicated to the masters of the beyond (such as Rainer Maria Rilke and Emily Dickinson) and to those of the mystery, Meister Eckhart and Carl GustavJung.
The monastic dinners at the restaurant are once again a consolidated event and an essential part of the programme Ambrosiano Refectorycapable of making the table a place of mutual listening and spiritual nourishment with Don Paolo Alliata and Cristina Arcidiacono.
Elena Beccalli, Rector of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heartdescribes the concept behind Soul like this: «The third edition invites us to enter the mystery, an experience of particular value in a society that tends to treat everything as a problem. In fact, the mystery is not a problem that awaits a solution: it is a presence in which we are immersed and which questions us. An exhibition dedicated to the mystery solicits a thought that is not only consolatory, but which shakes the conscience.” Own The Festival will open in the Aula Magna of the Catholic Church, when the writer Javier Cercas will lead the meeting “Without a doubt”Wednesday 18th (6.00 pm).
During the presentation press conference, theArchbishop of Milan Monsignor Mario Delpiniwho defined Soul as «the gift that some witnesses of the mystery want to give to Milan». Delpini himself will be the protagonist of an unmissable event that has now become a must of the Festival: he will lead the meditation at dawn on the terraces of the Duomo together with the readings of Lino Guanciale.
The program is truly rich and varied, also considering the confirmation of the appointment with Soul Young, the event created by young people under 30 which will take place at the ADI Design Museum. The Festival will end on Sunday March 22nd at the Piccolo Teatro Strehler with the sound ritual “A greater Nothing” of and with Mariangela Gualtieri (9.30pm). The complete program can be consulted on the website https://www.soulfestival.it/
