Contents:
- 1. VOCATIONS: A POINT THAT GIVES US FOOD FOR THOUGHT
- A propitious moment
- In harmony with the Church
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Egidio Viganò – “Be on the watch with your robes hitched up and your lamps alight”
Contents:
- “Religious life and discipline”
- Aversion to the concept of “discipline”
- Spiritual significance of the “Rule of life”
Egidio Viganò – And Mary laid him in a manger
Contents:
- Introduction
- At the core of salesian “significance”
- Light from the Word of God
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Egidio Viganò – The priest of the year 2000. A theme we have very much at heart
Contents:
- Introduction.
- 150th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Don Bosco.
- The Synod of 1990, on priestly formation at the present day.
- The “courageous clarity” of the synodal fathers.
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Egidio Viganò – New Education
Contents:
- Introduction: the newly emerging scene in the field of education
- Urgent need of “new education”
- The challenge of the young
- Distinction between “education” and “evangelization” as such
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Arthur Lenti – Madonnas for times of trouble
The question of the circumstances in which Don Bosco became the champion of the Virgin Mary under the specific titles of Immaculate Conception and Help of Christians is no longer a matter of debate. These titles, in so far as their revival in the second half of the nineteenth century is concerned, are tied to specific and well-known political events.
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Giovanni Bosco – The marian dimension of salesian spirituality
Don Bosco, a tireless apostle of Marian devotion, emphasised the role of the Blessed Virgin for salvation of the individual in the Companion of Youth: she is the mediatrix of graces, defence against the assaults of evil, support in living a Christian life and on the way to holiness. These are things he draws from St Alphonsus Liguori: true devotion expressed through a life of virtue above all guarantees the most powerful patronage one could have in life and in death.
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Giovanni Bosco – Spiritual resources of the christian
All the means of salvation are to be found in the Church, where holiness and charity flourish. Don Bosco constantly invites adults and young people to cooperate with the action of grace, hope and charity, generously offering themselves through constant prayer, and by frequenting the sacraments but especially by imitating Jesus Christ in a virtuous life of charitable works.
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Giovanni Bosco – Association of Devotees of Mary Help Of christians
When he had built the church of Mary Help of Christians at Valdocco in Turin in 1868, Don Bosco had it consecrated with an entire cycle of celebrations made available for the public domain through an appropriate booklet. Then he set out to make it an attractive centre for prayers, thanks and donations through a second larger book. Still not satisfied he sought to give stability to general devotion to Mary under the title of Mary Help of Christians through a lay association which bore that name.
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Linda Pocher – «Io ti darò la Mestra». La presenza di Maria nei sogni di don Bosco
Linda Pocher sviluppa l’immaginario mariano di don Bosco. Raccontando i suoi sogni mariani, don Bosco consente di intuire il suo rapporto intimo con Maria, sentita come madre benigna che incoraggia, che esorta a proseguire l’opera educativa, che fa balenare un avvenire migliore. Maria appare a don Bosco come la personificazione della Sapienza creata, che insegna ai suoi discepoli ad aprirsi al dono della grazia divina. Continue reading “Linda Pocher – «Io ti darò la Mestra». La presenza di Maria nei sogni di don Bosco”
Maria Ko – “Monumento vivo di riconoscenza”: Il simbolo di un’identità
L’articolo fa parte di uno studio interdisciplinare sul legame tra gratitudine ed educazione.
Maria Ko riflette sul significato della gratitudine partendo dalle Parole di don Bosco alle FMA: “Abbiate come gloria il vostro bel titolo di Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice, e pensate spesso che il vostro Istituto dovrà essere il monumento vivo della gratitudine di don Bosco alla Gran Madre di Dio, invocata sotto il titolo di Aiuto dei cristiani”.
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Dicasterio para la Pastoral Juvenil Salesiana – Del Cristo evangelizador a la iglesia evangelizadora
Un planteamiento actualizado de la Pastoral Juvenil Salesiana exige una refl exión no solo de tipo carismático sino también de tipo teológico. La pastoral juvenil, como acción de la comunidad eclesial, nos impulsa a una profundización teológica y eclesiológica. Este segundo capítulo expone tres convicciones de fondo: Jesucristo, evangelizador y anunciador de la comunión con Dios y de la comunión entre los hombres (amor fraterno), que es la revelación plena de Dios Comunidad-Amor; la Iglesia, «Misterio de comunión y de misión», animada y fortalecida por el Espíritu de Dios; la Congregación Salesiana comparte con la Iglesia la misión
evangelizadora con la específica opción juvenil. Continue reading “Dicasterio para la Pastoral Juvenil Salesiana – Del Cristo evangelizador a la iglesia evangelizadora”