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GC 26 STARTING AFRESH FROM DON BOSCO

GOD'S CALL The Lord has given us Don Bosco as father and teacher. We study and imitate him, admiring in him a splendid blending of nature and grace. He was deeply human, rich in the qualities of his people, open to the realities of this earth; and he was just as deeply the man of God, filled with t

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GC 26 STARTING AFRESH FROM DON BOSCO

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    1. GC 26 STARTING AFRESH FROM DON BOSCO

    2. GOD'S CALL “The Lord has given us Don Bosco as father and teacher. We study and imitate him, admiring in him a splendid blending of nature and grace. He was deeply human, rich in the qualities of his people, open to the realities of this earth; and he was just as deeply the man of God, filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and living "as seeing him who was invisible”…

    3. These two aspects combined to create a closely-knit life project, the service of the young. He realized his aim with firmness, constancy and the sensitivity of a generous heart, in the midst of difficulties and fatigue. "He took no step, he said no word, he took up no task that was not directed to the saving of the young. Truly the only concern of his heart was for souls."”. (C. 21)

    4. GOD'S CALL [1] Return to Don Bosco  To return to Don Bosco means loving him, studying him, imitating him, invoking him and making him known. It also means applying oneself to getting to know his story and to a study of the origins of the Congregation, constantly listening to the expectations of the young and the challenges of today's culture.

    5. GOD'S CALL [1] Return to Don Bosco To return to Don Bosco also entails grasping more deeply the many ways of conveying the charism in the cultural contexts of various countries and availing of the contribution of the vital experience of so many generations of Salesians, among whom some luminous examples of holiness stand out.

    6. GOD'S CALL [2] Return to the young  To return to Don Bosco means "being in the playground", that is being present with the young… Don Bosco returns among the youth of today through the witness and action of a community which lives his spirit, and which is animated by the same apostolic passion.

    7. GOD'S CALL [3] Charismatic identity and apostolic passion   By studying Don Bosco's spiritual journey and re-living his apostolic passion today, we feel called to let the fascination of his charism shine forth, show its beauty and communicate the power of its attraction…

    8. GOD'S CALL [3] Charismatic identity and apostolic passion   Each Salesian is called to contemplate the heart of Christ, the Good Shepherd and Apostle of the Father,

    9. SITUATION  [4] Return to Don Bosco Many confrères desire to know him better and imitate him in their lives. One sign of this is the growing readiness to take part in formation opportunities which call to mind the origins of the charism…

    10. SITUATION  [4] Return to Don Bosco   The unavoidable life-questions of so many youngsters compel us to find adequate responses. They convince us of the effectiveness and relevance of the Salesian charism in today's world.

    11. SITUATION  [5] Return to the young   Confrères and communities are generously dedicated to educative and pastoral service… The passion of some confrères is contagious, and enthuses many adults who not only collaborate, but share the responsibility…

    12. SITUATION  [5] Return to the young   Not a few confrères the world of the young is something difficult and distant, arousing in them fear and the feeling that they are not adequately prepared.

    13. SITUATION [6] Charismatic identity and apostolic passion   Many confrères are committed to the renewal of spiritual life… 

    14. SITUATION [6] Charismatic identity and apostolic passion   It is painful to acknowledge, nonetheless, other patterns entering into community life: patterns marked by individualism, ease, a tendency to adopt bourgeois values, rigid approaches, denial of visible indicators of consecrated life…

    15. SITUATION [6] Charismatic identity and apostolic passion   Activism and over-focusing on efficiency, the lack of a community project, individualism… are all obstacles to prayer, make interior life fragile, bring a chill to our fraternal relationships, and diminish the attention owed to each individual confrère. 

    16. GUIDELINES FOR ACTION [7] Processes required for change   In order to face up to the demands of the call and the challenges which arise from the situation, and in order to carry out the guidelines for action which follow, we need to change our mentality and modify our structures, moving from:

    17. GUIDELINES FOR ACTION [7] Processes required for change   - a superficial knowledge of Don Bosco to a serious and committed study of the history, pedagogy, ministry and spirituality of our Father and Founder, and of the reflection of the Congregation;

    18. GUIDELINES FOR ACTION [7] Processes required for change   - a ministry focused on activities to be carried out to a ministry more attentive to encountering the young where they are to be found;

    19. GUIDELINES FOR ACTION [7] Processes required for change   - a routine practice in our spiritual life and pastoral work to living the “da mihi animas cetera tolle” as daily prayer and passion.

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