Contents:
- lntroduction: importance of the next Synod of 1994
- A difficulty
- An authoritative aide for its preparation
- The unfinished renewal
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Egidio Viganò – An ecclesial message of new evangelization
Contents:
- lntroduction
- We were there at Santo Domingo
- How to understand the New Evangelization from a pastoral standpoint
- The various aspects of newness
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Egidio Viganò – There is still good ground where the seed can fall
Contents:
- lntroduction
- 150 years since Bartholomew Garelli
- A pressing appeal of the GC23: faith and vocation
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Egidio Viganò – The pope’s appeal for the missions
Contents:
- lntroduction
- The missionary heart of Don Bosco
- He dreamed of sons in the South and the East
- Ours is a missionary Congregation
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Egidio Viganò – The Don Bosco centenary and our renewal
Contents:
- lntroduction
- A rapid look back over the celebrations: The Jubilee Year; enthusiastic participation
by young people; Appreciation on the part of civil authorities; Studies and publications; Artistic cultural and sporting manifestations; Lived experiences in the Congregation; Vitality of the Salesian Family; lnterest of the Bishops and of so many diocesan and parochial communities; Wholehearted particlpation ot the Holy Father. - Some priorities to be fostered: Our ecclesial dimension; The urgent need for the christian education of youth; The careful and competent development of a “Laity-project”; A more modern use of the means of social communication as a means of evangelization.
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Egidio Viganò – “The Don Bosco centenary and our renewal”
Contents:
- Introduction
- A rapid look back over the celebrations
- The Jubilee Year; enthusiastic participation by young people
- Appreciation on the part of civil authorities
- Studies and publications
- Artistic cultural and sporting manifestations
- Lived experiences in the Congregation
- Vitality of the Salesian Family
- lnterest of the Blshops and of so many diocesan and parochial communities
- Wholehearted participation of the Holy Father
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Egidio Viganò – Saint John Bosco: “Iuventutis pater et magister”
Contents:
- The letter “Centesimo Exeunte”.
- A title needing deeper thought and interior assimilation.
- The designation “Father”.
- The adjunct “Teacher”.
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Egidio Viganò – The Pope speaks to us of Don Bosco
Contents:
- Introduction.
- The pastoral viewpoint.
- The “holiness” perspective.
- The Baptismal option and the courage of Confirmation.
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Egidio Viganò – “Strive to make yourself loved”
Contents:
- Introduction.
- A spiritual event.
- A symbol of our Profession.
- Don Bosco tells us “Make yourselves loved”.
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Egidio Viganò – The letter “Juvenum Patris” of His Holiness John Paul II
Summary:
- Introduction: the centenary celebrations
- The gift of the Pope’s Letter
- Don Bosco presented as a Master in education
- The preventive system, an ecclesial heritage
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Egidio Viganò – The Eucharist in the apostolic spirit of Don Bosco
Contents:
- The most vital theme for measuring our spirit and activity.
- Don Bosco and the Eucharist: Mass, Communion, Adoration.
- The eucharistic outlook of Vatican II.
- The Father’s masterpiece: “making Christ the heart of the world”.
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