About the Author
Roy Anthony
Parackal was
ordained in
December
1979. Ever
since, he
has served
in primarily
missionary contexts in various
capacities. He holds a doctorate
in Spirituality from the Salesian
Pontifical University - Rome.
Currently he is professor of
Spirituality and Systematic Theology
at Sacred Heart Theological College,
Shillong.
Rs. 300.00
Euro 25.00.
ISBN: 81-85408-00-47
Missionary work is often evaluated only in terms of its external
achievements. Little effort is made to get to know the inner
motivations of the great heroes and heroines. Basing himself
on the writings found in Giovenù Missionaria Roy Anthony
Parackal has made a very valuable contribution to missionary
spirituality by bringing out the dynamic inner motivations
of the pioneering missionaries of a great missionary era.
Revisiting the motivations of our forefathers will certainly
kindle the same passion in us too.
Dr. Shaji Joseph Puykunnel SDB, Professor of Sacred Scripture
and President of Sacred Heart Theological College, Shillong.
The painstaking study of the original Salesian sources done by
Dr. Roy Anthony Parackal SDB is bound to elicit enthusiasm
for the Salesian legacy that we have inherited. Here is an
origianl contribution by an Indian Salesian. Every member of
the Salesian family stands to gain from this precious work.
Dr. Jose Varickasseril SDB, Professor of Scripture and
Spirituality, Sacred Heart Theological College, Shillong.
They had a dream! They set themselves to the task! They
reaped an abundant harvest! In the process they left to
posterity a methodology that bore fruit not just in one field.
As the author rightly notes, the multi-dimensional reality of
mission benefits the sender, the sent and those to whom the
missionary is sent. Roy Anthony Parackal has done a great job
to sketch out the contours of a youth missionary spirituality.
I recommend this work particularly to those involved in the
formation of the young. It will serve as a guideline to lead the
young to greater heights of commitment and generosity.
Dr. Paul Vadakumpadan SDB, Editor of Mission Today and
Professor of Missionary and Systematic Theology at Sacred
Heart Theological College, Shillong.
Roy
Anthony
Parackal
STUDIES IN SPIRITUALITY - 4
THE SALESIAN
MISSIONARY VISION
1923 - 1967
ROY ANTHONY PARACKAL, SDB
About the Book
The Salesian Missionary Vision 1923
- 1967 is a study of the image of the
missions and of the missionary that
formed the dynamic motivations
of the Salesian Missionaries who
launched out into the distant lands
in the years 1923 - 1967. The study
is based primarily on the Salesian
periodical for the young entitled
Gioventù Missionaria. Moving
along the lines of a study of a
mentality in the area of Spirituality,
the author highlights the elements
which formed the core of a Salesian
Missionary Spirituality for the years
under examination.
