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GENERAL CHAPTER 26

GENERAL CHAPTER 26. DA MIHI ANIMAS, CETERA TOLLE GIVE ME SOULS, TAKE AWAY THE REST. CHANGE OF ATTITUDES. theme 1 STARTING AFRESH FROM DON BOSCO. “Keep doing all the things that you learnt from me and have been taught by me and have heard or seen that I do” (Phil 4:9). CHANGE OF ATTITUDES

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GENERAL CHAPTER 26

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  1. GENERAL CHAPTER 26

  2. DA MIHI ANIMAS, CETERA TOLLEGIVE ME SOULS, TAKE AWAY THE REST

  3. CHANGE OF ATTITUDES

  4. theme 1 STARTING AFRESH FROM DON BOSCO

  5. “Keep doing all the things that you learnt from me and have been taught by me and have heard or seen that I do” (Phil 4:9)

  6. CHANGE OF ATTITUDES (from…TO….)

  7. a ministry focused on activities to be carried out to a ministry more attentive to encountering the young where they are to be found

  8. 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

  9. a routine practice in our spiritual life and pastoral work to living the “da mihi animas cetera tolle” as daily prayer and passion.

  10. theme 2 THE URGENT NEED FOR EVANGELISATION

  11. “If I preach the Gospel, this is no reason for me to boast; it is a duty for me. Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!” (1 Cor 9:16)

  12. CHANGE OF ATTITUDES (from…TO)

  13. a mentality that favours roles of direct management to one that favours an evangelising presence among the young

  14. an evangelisation made up of events lacking continuity to a systematic and integrated evangelisation programme

  15. an individualist mentality to a communal style which involves the young, families and lay people in proclaiming Jesus Christ

  16. an attitude of pastoral self-sufficiency to one of sharing in planning by local Churches

  17. considering the effectiveness of our presence in terms of the esteem of others to understanding it in terms of fidelity to the Gospel

  18. a mentality of cultural superiority to one of positive acceptance of cultures different from our own

  19. considering the Salesian Family only as a chance to meet, get to know, and exchange experiences to a commitment to making it a true apostolic movement on behalf of the young

  20. a model of evangelisation aimed only at transformation of the person to an evangelisation which also looks to transforming social and political structures

  21. NEED FOR VOCATION MINISTRY theme 3

  22. “Look around you, look at the fields. Already they are white, ready for harvest” (Jn 4:35)

  23. CHANGE OF ATTITUDES (from…TO….)

  24. thinking that we are the ones who take the lead in vocation ministry to humbly recognising that we are but mediators of God's action in this regard

  25. a vague and occasional vocational invitation to one of focused and attentive planning that creates a vocational culture

  26. a vocation ministry which we conduct alone to projects shared with groups in the Salesian Family and with the local Church

  27. setting up vocation ministry as a response to the problem of a lack of vocations to one where we rediscover the joy of helping young people find out God's plan for them

  28. a mentality where we delegate vocation ministry to a few people to one where we involve every confrère, community and the laity

  29. a vocation ministry which is separate from youth ministry to one understood and experienced as the very crowning of youth ministry

  30. EVANGELICAL POVERTY Theme 4

  31. “If you wish to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me” (Mt 19:21)

  32. CHANGE OF ATTITUDES (from…TO….)

  33. a half-hearted apostolic commitment to the unconditional gift of ourselves for the needs of the mission

  34. a theoretical esteem and formal observance of poverty to effective practice and true inner freedom in the spirit of the Beatitudes

  35. a vague understanding detached from the circumstances of poverty to one of concrete solidarity with the poor and a greater commitment to social justice

  36. a local mindset which is closed in on itself to a provincial and global spirit of solidarity

  37. inadequate skills to a more professional approach in administration

  38. management of resources from a proprietary mindset to an awareness that we are stewards of the goods entrusted to us

  39. NEW FRONTIERS Theme 5

  40. “The spirit of the Lord has been given to me, for he has anointed me. He has sent me to bring the good news to the poor” (Lk 4:18)

  41. CHANGE OF ATTITUDES (from…TO….)

  42. occasional attention to poor young people to lasting and focused projects in their service

  43. a welfare mentality to involving poor young people in being active agents of their own development and active in the social and political field

  44. intervention directed to the victims of injustice to networking to combat the causes of injustice

  45. a youth ministry insufficiently attentive to family contexts to one of greater investment of energies on behalf of the family

  46. a timid attitude and sporadic presence in media to one of responsible use and a more incisive educative and evangelising animation

  47. a situation of progressive weakening of our works in some countries in Europe to a re-launching of the charism

  48. a tendency to focus on management of works already consolidated to one of courageous and creative flexibility

  49. educative activity which is too self sufficient to networking with whoever has the needs of the young at heart

  50. CHANGE OF ATTITUDES

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