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RECOLLECTIONS WITH ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

  

 

    

RECOLLECTIONS WITH St. FRANCIS DE SALES

 

The Themes offer an opportunity to grow in depth, understanding, reflection, activity and personalization of Salesian spirituality.

Approach the programme with the greatest interest, seriousness, determination, abiding perseverance and sufficient personal preparedness.

 

Visualize the Salesian changes you want in your personality.

Like them. Desire them.

Pray for them.

Above all make daily concrete effort towards achieving them as a sign of our sincerity before God

who will surely give us the grace of a transformed personality.

 

 

Recollections 1.  BASICS OF SALESIAN SPIRITUALITY

Recollections 2.  RELIGIOUS LIFE

Recollections 3.  PRAYER AND CONTEMPLATION

Recollections 4.  RESPONSE TO GOD'S WILL

 

 

 

SALESIAN THEMES FOR RECOLLECTION

 

    

1.  BASICS OF SALESIAN SPIRITUALITY

    

 

 Understanding Salesian Spirituality

  Positive and Optimistic Approach of Salesian Spirituality 

 The Goal of Life

  Self-Understanding: Sin and Brokenness 

 Metanoia: Change of Mind and Heart

  Prayer and Meditation 

 Practice of Virtues: Patience and Gentleness

  Humility

 Simplicity 

 

 

    

2.  RELIGIOUS LIFE

    

 

    

3.  PRAYER AND CONTEMPLATION

    

 

JESUS LIVES IN US

  Thirsting for Prayer

  Evolving Prayer

  Divine Self-gift to Community in Prayer

 

TRANSFORMED INTO JESUS

  Meditation: Gathering of Honey

  Absorbed in the Divine: Personal Prayer

  Praying as Loving: Growth in Prayer

 

RADIATE JESUS

  Contemplation: Abiding in the Divine

  Prayer amidst suffering

  Vital Prayer: Live Jesus

 

    

4.  RESPONSE TO GOD'S WILL

    

 

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD'S WILL

  Benevolent Love

  Obedience of Necessity

  Voluntary Obedience

 

PROGRESS IN OUR RESPONSE TO GOD'S WILL

  Delight in God's Will

  Humble Service

  Obedience of Love and Dialogue

 

TOWARDS THE SUMMIT OF OUR RESPONSE TO GOD'S WILL

  Deference and Resignation

  Total Surrender and Holy Indifference 

  To be all to all: As for Nothing, Refuse Nothing

 

 

 

 

 

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