Salesian Spirituality: a journey of accompaniment

1. Salesian Spirituality: a journey of accompaniment Salesian education: a journey of accompaniment

2. Our call is to walk with the young... ...our response can be nothing less than that... ...we walk in the same manner Jesus walked

3. Emmaus: A pattern for journeying • Bereft Situation: despondency, disappointment and fear • Christ enters: we are noticed, acknowledged, we share where we are and are accepted • The revelation: our struggle is a universal struggle, shared it becomes the story of salvation, • Invitation to fellowship: we need you, we want you to stay with us = we believe • Celebrated in community and sent out to image God for others: God is relational and is imaged best relationally

4. Emmaus: The journey of Salesian ministry • The road and the encounter: befriending • The stranger and the question: noticing • The struggle and the revelation: sharing the story • The invitation - `Stay with us`: inviting God in • The celebration and mission: imaging Jesus

5. Emmaus: The journey of Salesian ministry befriending noticing sharing the story inviting God in imaging Jesus

6. THE EMMAUS JOURNEYOF Salesian MINISTRY NOTICING SHARING THE STORY INVITING GOD IN IMAGING JESUS Meeting others where they are Make yourself loved BEFRIENDING Love what the young love

7. THE EMMAUS JOURNEYOF Salesian MINISTRY CONCERNED PRESENCE IT'S IN THE EYES NOTICING EVOKES TRUST RIGHT MOMENT, RIGHT WORD, RIGHT CHALLENGE

8. THE EMMAUS JOURNEYOF Salesian MINISTRY LISTEN TO THE OTHER`S STORY BE AWARE: I AM CALLED TO REVEAL GOD SHARING YOUR STORY SHARE YOUR OWN STORY BEING VULNERABLE

9. THE EMMAUS JOURNEYOF Salesian MINISTRY 'LET GOD BE GOD IN YOU' FAITH: 'STAY WITH US' INVITING GOD IN LIVING A SACRAMENTALITY OF DAILY LIFE CALLED: WE CHOOSE TO RESPOND

10. THE EMMAUS JOURNEYOF Salesian MINISTRY MAKE YOURSELF LOVED BE AWARE: I AM CALLED TO REVEAL GOD CONCERNED PRESENCE FAITH: 'STAY WITH US' IT'S IN THE EYES BE-FRIENDING LISTEN TO THE STORY NOTICING 'LET GOD BE GOD IN YOU' SHARING YOUR STORY LIVING A SACRAMENTALITY OF DAILY LIFE LOVE WHAT THE YOUNG LOVE EVOKE TRUST INVITING GOD IN BE VULNERABLE RIGHT MOMENT, RIGHT WORD, RIGHT CHALLENGE CALLed: WE CHOOSE TO RESPOND SHARE YOUR OWN STORY IMAGING JESUS

11. THE EMMAUS JOURNEY OF Salesian MINISTRY IN COMMUNION WITH OTHERS LIVING THE GOSPEL IMAGING JESUS IN THIS WAY BECOMING JESUS FOR THE YOUNG

12. 'Were not our hearts gradually catching fire within usas he spoke to uson the road?'

13. Like the first christiansin Luke`s second volume (Acts)we are called to image Jesus as community (church)

14. SalesianEducation:ACommunityExperience

15. Young People Parents SDB/FMA Community Lay People A community of people...

16. The Educating Community An Educative Pastoral Community EPC

17. RUAH BETWEEN HEARTS – THE SPIRIT OF THE PREVENTIVE SYSTEM

18. PREVENTIVE? Rather than implying something negative - to stop or hinder something - it expresses the intention of foreseeing and forestalling anything that would give rise to destructive experiences. This is more clearly seen when the derivation of 'preventive' is understood. It derives from the Latin pre-venire:'to precede', 'to anticipate', 'to go before’. It is a positive word.

19. THREE KEY WORDS FOR DON BOSCO The young person is drawn to goodness of their own free choice through Loving Kindness, Reason and exploring the mystery of their life as a Religious journey.

20. REASON In line with the optimistic humanism of St Francis de Sales, the term "Reason" refers to that whole range of activity which brings people to life and safety. "Reason" emphasizes basic values such as: 1. the freedom and dignity of the individual, 2. the primacy of conscience, the goodness of creation and culture, 3. the value of work and community living.

21. RELIGION While reason refers to human activity and human relationships, the second term of Don Bosco's trilogy, "Religion", indicates that his approach emerges from and is oriented towards relationship with God. Don Bosco did not make sharp distinctions between the 'sacred' and the 'secular,' but believed that the human life could not reach its fulfilment without a lived and lively spirituality based on the Gospel.

22. KINDNESS "Loving-kindness" is the most unique (perhaps, the most misunderstood) element in Don Bosco's system. Don Bosco used the Italian word "amorevolezza“. There is no English equivalent for this word and it is often simply translated as loving kindness. This can be misleading because the concept describes an act of the will, a choice to want the best for someone else. It describes love as a choice rather than a feeling.

23. An integration... A spirituality lived out through education… …a way of educating lived as spirituality.

24. RESPECT Four things make this love practical in a school

25. RESPECT UNDERSTANDING Four things make this love practical in a school

26. RESPECT UNDERSTANDING AFFECTION Four things make this love practical in a school

27. RESPECT UNDERSTANDING AFFECTION HUMOR Four things make this love practical in a school

28. RESPECT UNDERSTANDING AFFECTION HUMOR

29. The word RUAH is Hebrew meaning….. Breath Inspiration Spirit R U A H

30. Work with the young in a Salesian style means bringing respect, understanding affection and humor to relationships with students and adults in the school community

31. Reasonableness Consistency Protecting the vulnerable Remembering promises RESPECT

32. Reasonableness Consistency Protecting the vulnerable Remembering promises Challenging Listening Wisdom Compassion Respect Understanding

33. Reasonableness Consistency Protecting the vulnerable Remembering promises Challenging kindness forgiveness Listening Wisdom Compassion warmth gentleness Respect Understanding Affection Humor

34. Reasonableness Consistency Cheerfulness Fun Protecting the vulnerable Remembering promises Smiles Celebration Challenging kindness forgiveness Listening Wisdom Compassion warmth gentleness

35. ` RESPECT UNDERSTANDING RUAH AFFECTION HUMOR