(ANS – Buenos Aires) – On the afternoon of Saturday 9 May 2026, a youth gathering was held with teenagers and young people from the Salesian houses in the city and Greater Buenos Aires. They spoke with young Salesian deacon Emiliano Nahuel Arruabarrena, who is about to be ordained a priest, about his vocation, his family and his concerns. Later, at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Villa Luzuriaga, during a celebration presided over by Bishop Juan Carlos Romanín SDB, Bishop Emeritus of Río Gallegos, Emiliano Nahuel Arruabarrena received priestly ordination. The Mass was concelebrated by the Provincial of Southern Argentina, Fr Manuel Cayo, the Director of Casa Emmaús in Bahía Blanca – the religious community to which the newly ordained priest belongs – Fr Guillermo Tanos, and a large group of Salesian priests from the ARS province. In addition to his mother, uncles, brothers and nephews who were with him, there were also many people who had travelled from various parts of the province to accompany Emiliano Nahuel Arruabarrena.