2. Letter from Rome Letter from Rome

3. Written May 10, 1884 Narrates the dream I had in two nights Written May 10, 1884 Narrates the dream I had in two nights Letter from Rome Introdution The dream of the first night Dialogue with Valfré: The Oratory before 1870 Dialogue with Buzzetti: The Oratory in 1884 Cause of the problem Possibile solution Advice for the Salesians Introdution The dream of the first night Dialogue with Valfré: The Oratory before 1870 Dialogue with Buzzetti: The Oratory in 1884 Cause of the problem Possibile solution Advice for the Salesians The dream of the second night Dialogue with Buzzetti Recommendation for the young. Final considerations Preparation for the feast of Mary Help of Christians The dream of the second night Dialogue with Buzzetti Recommendation for the young. Final considerations Preparation for the feast of Mary Help of Christians

4. Present or far away, I was thinking of you I have only one desire, that you are happy here on earth and in eternity I am not happy to be far away from you I love you tenderly in Christ Jesus You are the only, and continue to be, the thought of my heart Introduction Letter from Rome

5. Life, movement, entertainment Youth taken care of by a priest A seminarian with another group playing. Singing, laughing Between the youth and their teachers regins cordiality and confidence. The Oratory in 1870...It seems I was still in the old Oratory......It seems I was still in the old Oratory... Letter from Rome

6. The Oratory in 1870...I was surprised, Valfré said to me......I was surprised, Valfré said to me... Familiarity brings love Love brings confidence Then opens the sincere hearts of the young They know that they are loved there Letter from Rome

7. ... I was very sad...Do you want to see the youth who are in the Oratory?......Do you want to see the youth who are in the Oratory?... I was no longer hearing joyful shouting or songs On the faces of the young people there was saddness They were lonely, with depressive thoughts Coldness towards the sacraments, ingratitude I was no longer hearing joyful shouting or songs On the faces of the young people there was saddness They were lonely, with depressive thoughts Coldness towards the sacraments, ingratitude...... Letter from Rome The Orarory in 1884

8. ...How could these youths be loved?......How could these youths be loved?... With love...l work for my youth, I suffer for them, The salesians dedicate their whole time for the young......l work for my youth, I suffer for them, The salesians dedicate their whole time for the young... Letter from Rome The Oratory in 1884 All these are not enough...

9. Is not enough to love Let the young not only be loved, Is not enough to love But let them understand that, in the oratory, there is love. Letter from Rome The Oratory in 1884

10. ...if you can no longer do this work... Why cant your Salesians become your become your successors? successors? by loving that which the youth love gain their trust, be fathers, brothers be near them wherever, tell them good words only through this way, you can overcome any difficulty. by loving that which the youth love gain their trust, be fathers, brothers be near them wherever, tell them good words only through this way, you can overcome any difficulty. Letter from Rome Advice to the Salesians

11. How? Exact observance of the rules Day that ends with Good Night to gain back Days full of love and confidence Days of mutual tolerance for the love of Christ Days of hearts open to simplicity and warmth today? Letter from Rome Advice to the Salesians

12. Presence of an animator among the youth God calls us to be A community for and with the young House and school for comunion Physical presence of a friend, active, witnessing Develop particular human and baptismal vocation Letter from Rome today

13. Be a presence that welcomes and builds communion Be a presence that educates and evangelizes Be a presence that accompanies and offers vocational proposals Presence of an animator among the youth Letter from Rome today

14. Be a presence which welcomes and builds communion Being a direct presence, welcoming, free Being the heart of communion between the young and lay collaborators Being the animating presence in the area Presence of an animator among the youth Letter from Rome today

15. Be a presence that educates and evangelizes Creating an ambient of strong spiritual strength Assuming the educative-pastoral duty in a reality of misery and injustice Working with projects and processes Presence of an animator among the youth Letter from Rome today

16. Presence of an animator among the youth Letter from Rome today Take seriously the vocational growth and guide it Make the CEP a place for guiding the youth Put into practice the methodology of acompaniment and of vocational proposal Be a presence that accompanies and makes vocational proposals

17. Oginal - Salesians from Madrid,Spain For us, it has to do with the originality of the Congregation, to go into the essentials, to re-write the Letter from Rome of 1884. Let us return to Don Bosco and turn to the youth!. For us, it has to do with the originality of the Congregation, to go into the essentials, to re-write the Letter from Rome of 1884. Let us return to Don Bosco and turn to the youth!. Father Pascuale Chávez Rector Major Father Pascuale Chávez Rector Major En.Trad. Sister John Bosco