The Salesian Brother: History, Pedagogy and Spirituality
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The Salesian Brother: History, Pedagogy and SpiritualityMoving Towards the Bicentenary of Don Bosco’s Birth
East-Asia Oceania Salesian Brothers’ Congress19-23 August 2013Hua Hin, Thailand
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Work and Temperance Today
Mystics of the SpiritProphets of Togetherness
Servant of the Young
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Mystics of the Spirit
Spiritual Plan of LifeVisible, Credible, Fruitful
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Union with God (Article 12)
As he works for the salvation of the young, the Salesian experiences the fatherhood of God and continually reminds himself of the divine dimension of his work: "Apart from me you can do nothing".1 1. Jn 15,5.
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He cultivates union with God, aware of the need to pray without ceasing in a simple heart-to-heart colloquy with the living Christ and with the Father, whom he feels close at hand.
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Attentive to the presence of the Spirit and doing everything for God's love he becomes like Don Bosco a contemplative in action.
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“The Rule invites us to “experience” God, i.e. not only to live an interior and spiritual life but to have a conscious awareness that we are in a relationship with God in our daily life.” We have Don Bosco as our example. (The Project of Life of the Salesians of Don Bosco: A Guide to the Salesian Constitutions 1986)
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He cultivates union with God
To Experience God
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God ChristianLoving Relationship
Christian Vocation
Neighbor
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God Don BoscoLoving Relationship
Don Bosco’s vocation
Poor and Abandoned Boys
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God MeLoving Relationship
My Salesian Vocation
Those to whom I am sent.
Those who are entrusted to my care.
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My God Image
Reflection Question:
1. Who is God for me?2. What is He like?
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The Christ whom we follow and contemplate
(Indications for a Process of Growth in Salesian Spirituality: Some key points in the teaching of Fr. Egidio Vigano, SDB 1995)
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The Good Shepherd
The Friend of the Young
Christ, the New Man
The Heart of the World and the Mystery at Work In Creation
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Image of Myself
Mystic
Prophet
ServantAll embracingUnifying
Dynamic
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“I’ll have to do everything I could for God’s glory and for the good of my soul, so as not to be what I’ve been and be what I should be, that is a saint Salesian.”
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“His entire life was inspired only by the love of God and totally consecrated to the poor and the sick in a total self-donation and sacrifice of his own life with great joy.”
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Salesian Brother Stephen Sandor (1914-1953)
Religious, Martyr, Servant of GodI would like to highlight the witness to the radical nature of the Gospel which this confrere gave, something that becomes particularly eloquent given the upcoming General Chapter. When we draw up an account of Stephen Sándor's life we see a real and profound journey of faith...(RM)
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“ I have given myself, I have devoted myself, I have sold all of myself to my God. Therefore I cannot be any longer
either of myself or of the world.”
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Being Real Before God
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Seekers of God
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Aware of the need to pray without ceasing
Prayer is the place of encounter and of transformation
Imagination, Heart, ActionSimple and continuous
Based on the Word of God and the Sacraments especially the Eucharist
and Reconciliation
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Constitutional text 1864, Don Bosco had already said that if the Salesian is prevented from making mental prayer by some urgent call of the sacred ministry “will make up for the deficiency by more frequent quick prayers or little prayers, and by directing to God with fervour and devotion those particular labours which are thus hindering him from the ordinary exercises of piety (MB VII, 884).”
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In a simple heart to heart colloquy
“God sees you!”
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First draft of the Constitutions of 1858 until 1972:“The active life towards which the Society more especially tends, renders its members unable to perform many exercises of piety in common. They shall therefore supply for these by giving one another good example, and by fulfilling perfectly the general duties of a good Christian (BM V, 644).”
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With the Living Christ and with the Father, whom he feel close at hand
Father: Trust in Divine ProvidenceJesus the Good Shepherd
Pastoral CharityLoving Kindness
Assistance
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Attentive to the presence of the Spirit
Interior attitude(Interiority)
Discerning attitude( Finding God’s will in everything)
Contemplative attitude(We become Christ in the World and for the World)
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Attentive to the presence of the Spirit
Discerning attitude( Finding God’s will in everything)
What are my patterns:Good Decisions(Graced History)
Bad Decisions(Shadow History)
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And doing everything for God’s love
What is the more loving thing to do? Charity!
Charity is the soul of every apostolate and the apostolate becomes the soul of
the Salesian’s prayer.
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He becomes like Don Bosco
Example of Don Bosco of what it means to be a contemplative in action.
A Contemplative in Action
Lived experienceLiving out the Da Mihi Animas, Cetera Tolle
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Salesian SpiritualityMysticism and Asceticism
Give me Souls – MysticismTake away the rest – Asceticism
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Give me Souls – Mysticism
Sanctified Work
He associated work with “union with God”.
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Take away the rest – Asceticism
Temperance
Strength to control his heart, to master himself, and remain
even-tempered
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Ecstasy of Action
Prayer is necessary for union with God
Stimulus Response
COMPULSIVE
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Ecstasy of Action
Prayer is necessary for union with God
Stimulus Response
CONTEMPLATIVE
Sacred SpaceCreativity
Love
Freedom
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Imagination Creates Reality
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Jesus’ StoryDon Bosco’s
Life StoryMy Story
PrayerOur Story
Contemplation
How We Contemplate the World: Contemplatives In Action
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