Summary:
- “The Lord be with you”
- Ours is an extraordinary service
- Our fundamental and special task
- A secure guide in the Magisterium
- Continue reading “Luigi Ricceri – Renewal and holiness – Truly Salesian renewal”
Luigi Ricceri – A recall to sanctity – Professionals of holiness – Two modern examples of holiness – Don Bosco’s message – Don Rua’s reply – “lneffable goodness” – Extraordinary activity – Sensitivity and openness to the problems of his times – The wellspring – «The Pope’s priest» – Don Rua’s invitation.
Summary:
- A recall to sanctity
- Professionals of holiness
- Two modern examples of holiness
- Don Bosco’s message
- Continue reading “Luigi Ricceri – A recall to sanctity – Professionals of holiness – Two modern examples of holiness – Don Bosco’s message – Don Rua’s reply – “lneffable goodness” – Extraordinary activity – Sensitivity and openness to the problems of his times – The wellspring – «The Pope’s priest» – Don Rua’s invitation.”
Mary Greenan – Accompanying the young: the souls our hearts seek
The story is told of a young novice in the desert who went to the elder, the holy man of God, and said, “Father, according as I am able, I keep my little Rule, and my little fast, my prayer, meditation and contemplative silence; and, according as I am able, I strive to cleanse my heart of thoughts. Now, what more should I do?” The elder rose up in reply and stretched out his hands to heaven, and his fingers became like ten lamps of fire. Continue reading “Mary Greenan – Accompanying the young: the souls our hearts seek”
Arthur Lenti – Don Bosco’s Oratories in 1849-1852. Conflict, Crisis and Resolution
Don Bosco’s Oratory of St. Francis de Sales after much “wandering” found its permanent home at last in 1846, in an isolated house and property located in the district of Valdocco, on the northern fringe of the city of Turin. Once settled in that little house, Don Bosco established there a home to shelter the most destitute among the lads attending the oratory (1847). Continue reading “Arthur Lenti – Don Bosco’s Oratories in 1849-1852. Conflict, Crisis and Resolution”
Giovanni Bosco – L’Armonia
Questo documento contiene una raccolta di estratti da L’Armonia: si tratta di articoli sugli oratori di don Bosco, annunzi di lotterie, feste e pubblicazioni.
Joseph Di Mauro – School Leadership Formation in the Salesian Tradition
The goal of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales is expressed in the first paragraph of the Constitutions which reads: “Their wholehearted endeavor will be to sanctify themselves, in order to aid more efficaciously the sanctification of their neighbor, through the different functions of the sacred ministry, the Christian education of youth, and missions in foreign lands” (Dufour, 1933/1994, p. 53). Continue reading “Joseph Di Mauro – School Leadership Formation in the Salesian Tradition”
Rodolfo Bogotto – “Regolamento della compagnia del SS. Sacramento” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”
La fondazione della compagnia del SS. Sacramento avviene un decennio dopo l’istituzione della compagnia di san Luigi, per la quale don Bosco aveva compilato un regolamento semplice, in cui ad ogni associato si chiedeva di accostarsi ogni quindici giorni “ai SS. Sacramenti della penitenza e della Comunione ed anche con maggior frequenza soprattutto nelle maggiori solennità della Chiesa”.
Grzegorz Jaskot – “Andrzej Świda (1905-1955): salesiano con una mente aperta e sguardo lungimirante” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”
Don Andrzej Świda, sacerdote SDB, polacco, nato il 23 marzo 1905 a Malecz, nell’attuale Bielorussia – morto a Warszawa il 19 febbraio 1995. Allora la città di Malecz era sotto il dominio russo, per effetto delle ben note spartizioni della Polonia per opera della Russia, Prussia e Austria, avvenute nella seconda metà del XVIII secolo.
Salvatore Cirillo Dama – “Cuarenta y cinco dias a orillas del rio Azopardo” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”
En el museo salesiano “Maggiorino Borgatello” de Punta Arenas cayó bajo mis manos un manuscrito dactilografiado en que no se mencionaba el autor con el título “Cuarenta y cinco días a orillas del rio Azopardo” posteriormente pude averiguar que fue escrito por el padre Lorenzo Massa y el contenido corresponde a un relato testimonial del padre Luis Carnino a la época, director de la misión salesiana San Rafael de la isla Dawson (1889-1911), el mismo Carnino encabezó una expedición al occidente de Tierra del Fuego, proyecto ideado y organizado por Mons. José Fagnano sdb, Prefecto Apostólico de la Patagonia meridional, Tierra del Fuego e Islas Malvinas (1883-1916).
Francis J. Moloney – Jesus and Salesian Discipleship
I have been given the mandate to speak to you today on the theme: “How the Word of God shapes our community and our mission today.” I was not sure how to handle this very large question in a couple of talks and a discussion session. Biblical themes abound. But in the end, I thought that the best way to reflect on the way the word of God shapes our community and mission today was to reflect upon “the Word of God.” Continue reading “Francis J. Moloney – Jesus and Salesian Discipleship”
Miguel Canino Zanoletty – “Los cardenales protectores de la Congregación Salesiana (1879-1970). Esbozo histórico de una institución singular” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”
El objetivo principal de este estudio es ofrecer una visión histórica de conjunto sobre una institución que jugó un papel relevante, sobre todo, en las primeras décadas de vida de la Congregación.