The way of being Oratory in the MO

Foreshadowings

• First attempts. 1. Ch.1 (P.5-6)

• Society for a Good Time: 1. Ch. 6-7 (P.14-17)

• Games and shows in Chieri: 1. Ch. 11 (P.19)

• Ministry at Castelnuovo: 2. Ch. 10 (P.40-41)

Actual oratory gatherings

• 1842: 2. Ch. 13 (P.46-47)

• Refuge: 2. Ch. 16 (P.50-51)

• St. Martin’s at the Mills: 2. Ch. 17 (P. 52-53)

• Summer 1845: 2. Ch. 19 (P. 54-55)

• Winter 1845/46: 2. Ch. 19 (P. 55)

• In a field: 2. Ch. 20 (P. 56-58)

Guide Question:

Which according to you are the essential elements of the Oratory method that are still valid today and necessary for the Salesian identity of our works?

(Oratories, Youth Centers, Schools, Street Children Centers, etc. )