Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “But who do you say that I am?” (Mk 8,28). Looking at Christ through the eyes of Don Bosco

Contents:

• 1. Contemplating Jesus Christ from a salesian standpoint
• 2. Jesus Christ in the life of Don Bosco
  • 2.1. The Christ of the Gospel
  • 2.2. Conformed to the image of Christ

• 3. Jesus Christ “Apostle of the Father and the Good Shepherd”
  • 3.1 Gratitude to the Father for the gift of the divine vocation to all men
    • “Gratitude to the Father …”
    • “for the gift of the divine vocation to all men”
  • 3.2. Predilection for the poor and the little ones
  • 3.3. “Zeal in preaching, healing, saving, under the urgency of the coming Kingdom”
  • 3.4. Attitude of the Good Shepherd who wins others over by meekness and the gift of himself
  • 3.5. The desire to gather the disciples into the unity of brotherly communion
• 4. Jesus Christ “our living Rule”
  • In the realization of the mission
  • In the life of community
  • In the evangelical counsels
  • In the life of prayer
  • In formation
• Conclusion: “Let us be imitators of Don Bosco, as he was of Christ!”

Reference time period: 2004

Reference institution:
Direzione Generale SDB