Cagliero11 Novembre 2011- ing


Cagliero11 Novembre 2011- ing

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Newsletter for Salesian Missionary Animation
Dear Confreres,
November 11, 2011
On the anniversary of the first Salesian missionary expedition I invite you to contemplate the missionary heart of
Don Bosco. From the courtyard of Valdocco he always dreamt of reaching out to young people around the world to
bring them to Jesus. We are invited to understand his vision and his missionary heart if we are to know the full stat-
ure of Don Bosco. The more he sent missionaries, more young people asked to join the Salesians! I believe the Lord
is calling many of the 500 novices entering the Congregation each year for a life mission ad gentes - ad extra – ad
vitam. At present about 30 Salesians respond generously every year to the call of the Lord: “Go … and make disci-
ples of all nations”! (Mt 28:18-20).
Each of us can help the missionary activity of the Congregation especially through prayer for missionary voca-
tions, communicating the great missionary needs of the universal Church. There are at least 5 billion people, who
never met Jesus Christ. This is also an invitation to examine the way we live radically our faith and consecration.
With this letter I send you the list of the urgent needs of the Congregation for 2012, as updated by the Rector
Major.
There are a few steps to follow for missionaries ad gentes which are meant to help the confreres to discern well
the missionary vocation within the Salesian vocation: (1) missionary formation, (2) an initial discernment (http://
tinyurl.com/5wzjsqf), after which a written application is sent to the Rector Major. Each candidate makes himself
totally available to the Congregation, however, one may express his preference or concrete predisposition for a
specific mission territory, (3) the discernment process
concludes with a dialogue between the Councilor for
the Missions and the Provincial of the confrere, (4)
After a positive outcome of the discernment process,
the Rector Major assigns the candidate to a specific
destination, (5) All new missionaries are invited for the
Course for New Missionaries (Rome-Turin) in Septem-
ber 2012, (6) the 143th missionary expedition will take
place in Valdocco, presided by the Rector Major, on
September 29, 2012.
To facilitate a good discernment I invite you to send
me the applications or directly to the Rector Major as
soon as possible (before January 31, 2012).
I entrust this appeal for missionary generosity for
2012 to Mary, at Muniguda in Orissa (India), where re-
cently many of our brothers and sisters bore witness to
their faith in Jesus Christ with their martyrdom.
Members of the 142nd Salesian Missionary Expedition
Fr. Václav Klement, SDB
Councilor for the Missions
AFRICA
Salesian Missionary Intention
For men and women religious of the Salesian Family who live and
work in Africa, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
that they may be eloquent signs of the prophecy of communion
among the young.
The Synod for Africa, underlined: "The Church expects much from the witness
of religious communities, characterized by racial, regional and ethnic diversity.
By their life in common they proclaim that God makes no distinctions between
persons and that we are all his children, members of the same family, living in
harmony in diversity and peace"(Propositio 42). Young Africans, not satisfied
with the fatalism of tribal and ethnic divisions are particularly in need of this
testimony.

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Missionaries for the
143rd Salesian Missionary Expedition sought
Country - Province
Ethiopia - AET
Morocco - FRB
Nigeria - AFW
Dem. Rep. Congo - AFC
Tunisia - IRL
Uganda - AGL
Azerbaijan - SLK
China services - CIN
Indonesia - ITM
New Zealand - AUL
Pakistan - FIS
Timor Leste - ITM
Bolivia - BOL
Brazil - BMA
Brazil - BPA
Cuba - ANT
Peru - PER
Uruguay - URU
USA - SUE - SUO
Austria - AUS
Albania, Kosovo - IME
Belgium - BEN
Belgium - FRB
Bulgaria - CEP
France - FRB
Great Britain - GBR
Ireland - IRL
Italy - ICC
Russia - EST
Languages
Characteristics of the context and
necessary qualities of missionaries
English, local language Vicariate of Gambella since 2000, very few SDB personnel, great
opportunities for first evangelisation, Church implanting stage
French
Islamic context, educational works, mission of witness and service,
explicit form of evangelisation is not possible
English, local languages new Delegation of Nigeria, urban expansion in Lagos, few SDB personnel,
sensitivity to vocation ministry is needed.
French
local languages
start of the 2nd centenary of Salesian presence, area of first evangelisation
with possibility of development
Arabic
English, local language
Islamic context, educational works, mission of witness and service, explicit
form of evangelisation is not possible
first evangelisation, war in the north has ceased, start of the 4th presence
Russian, English, Azeri
English. Chinese,
Cantonese
Indonesian, English
Missio sui iuris, about 600 local Catholics, 3000 migrant Catholics,
moderate Islam; need to internationalise the communities
need to rejuvenate the Province (Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan), need of robust
Salesian vocation, lay brothers, multi-language
need of experts in technical schools and senior confreres (over 50 years)
as formators, confessors, spiritual guides
English, local languages new presence in the country (2010), parishes and work for youth at risk
English, Urdu
few SDB, challenging Islamic context, technical education, need of robust
Salesian vocation, lay brothers, formator
English, Tetum,
Portuguese
need of experts in technical schools and senior confreres (over 50 years)
as formators, confessors, spiritual guides
Spanish, local languages presences among indigenous groups (Kechua, Aymaras), evangelisation
focused on school and social-economic development
Portuguese, local
languages
work among the indigenous groups, Amazon forest climate
Portuguese
challenges of evangelisation within modern society, commitment especially
in the social work
Spanish
Delegation with few SDBs, communist regime, parish, youth centre,
new-evangelisation
Spanish, local languages Vicariate of Pucallpa, few personnel, different indigenous groups
2. Valle Sagrado (Kechua), 3. Yurimaguas (San Lorenzo missions)
Spanish
most secularised country of Latin America, evangelisation of youth
English, Spanish
work for migrants especially of Hispanic origin (parish, youth centre, oratory,
social work)
German
youth centre, oratory, parishes, work for migrants, Salesian Youth Movement
Albanian, Italian
first evangelisation, few SDBs, especially lay brothers
Flemish
work for migrants, need to build up international communities
French
school, youth centre (Brussels)
Bulgarian, Rom
need to build up international communities; work for the Gypsies
French
parish, migrant population
English
schools, retreat centre, work for migrants, need of young SDBs
English
school, parish, youth centre, apostolate among the university students
Italian, Spanish, English Project Genoa (Ecuadorians), Project Sacro Cuore (Rome-migrants)
Russian
Moscow, Gatchina, Rostov (school, youth centre, parish)