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Newsflash - Pascua 2020 NF Pasqua 2020 SPA:Layout 1 16/04/2020 18:56 Pagina 3 NF Pasqua 2020 SPA:Layout 1 16/04/2020 18:56 Pagina 1 EEXX AALLLLIIEEVVII NNeewwssffllaasshh AÑO 9 - NÚMERO 37 - P ASCUA 2020 Sucesos actuales religiosas y periódica social de la Confederación Mundial de los Exalumnos de Don Bosco Edición española - (traducciones: Nisaury Ventura) NF Pasqua 2020 SPA:Layout 1 16/04/2020 18:56 Pagina 2 EL P. Á NGEL FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME FUE RATIFICADO COMO RECTOR MAYOR (ANS – Roma) sejo Inspectorial y Vicario Inspectorial, y del 2000 al 2006 Inspector de León. El 28º Capítulo General de la Congregación Es licenciado en Teología Pastoral, Filoso - Salesiana ratificó al P. Ángel Fernández Ar - fía y Pedagogía. time el mandato como Rector Mayor para el sexenio 2020-2026. La elección tuvo Fue miembro de la comisión técnica que lugar en la primera votación. preparó el Capítulo General 26. En 2009 fue nombrado Inspector de Argentina Sur. El P. Ángel Fernández Artime, de 59 años, En el ejercicio de su cargo como Inspector nació el 21 de agosto de 1960 en Gozón- de Argentina pudo conocer y colaborar Luanco, Oviedo; emitió la Primera Profe - personalmente con el entonces arzobispo sión Religiosa el 3 de septiembre de 1978, de Buenos Aires, Cardenal Jorge Mario realizó la Profesión Perpetua el 17 de junio Bergoglio, hoy Papa Francisco de 1984 y fue ordenado sacerdote el 4 de El 23 de Diciembre 2013 fue nombrado Su - julio de 1987. perior de la Inspectoría de España-María Auxiliadora, un encargo que nunca asumió, Originario de la Inspectoría de León, fue pues el Capítulo General 27 lo eligió como delegado de la Pastoral Juvenil, Director nuevo Rector Mayor y X Sucesor de Don del colegio de Orense, miembro del Con - Bosco. Portada: Paraguay - Sacerdote Salesiano bendijo la ciudad de Concepción El 24 de marzo, el P. Jorge Cuevas subió al campanario de la Parroquia María Auxiliadora de Concepción y bendijo a toda la ciudad con el Santísimo Sacramento. La ciu - dad de Concepción, al igual que el resto del país, se encuentra en cuarentena y con medidas de aislamiento por la pandemia del COVID-19 que tiene en vilo al mundo en - tero. Desde la altura, el sacerdote salesiano realizó el rezo de la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia y bendijo especialmente al personal sanitario de la ciudad. 2 EX ALLIEVI Newsflash - Pascua 2020 NF Pasqua 2020 SPA:Layout 1 16/04/2020 18:56 Pagina 3 Cronología de los principales Rectores Mayores El Capítulo General 28º de la Congregación Salesiana renovó a Don Ángel Fernández Artime el mandato del Rector Mayor para el sexenio 2020-2026. ¿Quién fue el Rector Mayor antes de Don Á.F. Artime? Don Michele Rúa fue el primer sucesor de Don Bosco y fue Rector Mayor de 1888 a 1910 Posteriormente siguieron: Don Paolo Albera (1910-1921) Don Felipe Rinaldi (1922-1931) Don Pedro Ricaldone (1932-1951) Don Renato Ziggiotti (1952-1965) Don Luis Ricceri (1965-1977) Don Egidio Viganó (1977-1995) Don Juan E. Vecchi (1996-2002) Don Pascual Chávez Villanueva (2002- 2014). Rector Mayor Emérito, Don Pascual Chávez Don Vaclav Klement Don Pier Luigi Cameroni Los traductores del 28º Capítulo General EX ALLIEVI Newsflash - Pascua 2020 3 NF Pasqua 2020 SPA:Layout 1 16/04/2020 18:56 Pagina 4 LA VOX DEL RECTOR MAYOR Como bálsamo y como fuego Queridos amigos y hermanos de la Familia Salesiana, comenzando mi nuevo sexenio, comparto con ustedes lo que siente mi corazón. Primero que nada, agradezco a Dios en cuyas manos amo - rosas nos encontramos y movemos todos. Dios nos ha guiado hasta este momento. El sí que nuevamente he pronunciado nace de la confianza en Dios y en todos ustedes, que forman la gran alma y el gran corazón de esta nuestra amada Familia. La emoción es grande. Me siento aún asombrado por el hecho de ser sucesor de Don Bosco, padre y centro de unidad de la familia salesiana. Y me quedo sin pala - bras, una vez más, cuando leo en el testamento espiritual de Don Bosco aquello que nuestro Padre nos dejó escrito al respecto: «Antes de partir de partir para mi eternidad, debo cumplir con ustedes algunos deberes y satisfacer así un vivo deseo de mi corazón (...) Les dejo aquí en la tierra, pero sólo por un poco de (...), su Rector ha muerto, pero será elegido otro que cuide de ustedes y de su eterna salva - ción. Escúchenle, ámenle, obedézcanle, recen por él, como lo hicieron por mí ». Las palabras de nuestro amado padre Don Bosco resuenan en mi mente y en mi corazón como bálsamo y como fuego al mismo tiempo. Su fi - gura es tan grande que inevitablemente me siento pequeño e indigno. Sólo la gracia que viene del Señor, a la cual me abandono, su ayuda, la de todos los salesianos en los más diversos lugares del mundo, y el amor que tengo y tenemos por nuestros jóvenes, especialmente los más pobres, me dan la paz y la valentía necesarias. Muchos hermanos me han preguntado sobre cómo me siento. Mi respuesta ha sido siempre esta: muy en paz y muy libre. Esto es lo que he sentido todo el tiempo, durante el Capítulo y durante el discernimiento. Es lo que he sentido antes y después de las elecciones: paz y libertad porque no he buscado ni busco este servicio. Estaba espiritualmente listo para continuar - porque siento que los seis años que vivimos pre - cedentemente fueron años de gracia, no sin dificultades obviamente – pero no me han arrebatado ni quitado la esperanza y el deseo de fi - delidad personal a la Congregación. Sin embargo, estaba también listo para concluir mi servicio, si tal hubiese sido el sentimiento de la Asamblea en el nombre del Señor. Y es con esta paz y libertad que imprimo en mí lo que se dijo sobre las expectativas sobres el Rector Mayor: buscaré ser, en lo posible, un verdadero hombre de Dios, con fuerte identidad carismática y pastoral, visionario, capaz de una mirada de fe y esperanza al leer la realidad. Es mi profundo deseo continuar siendo, en lo posible, hombre capaz de paternidad y afecto fraterno, de acompañamiento, cercano a los her - manos. Pienso que pondré muchas de mis energías para ser un hombre capaz de construir unidad, de involucrar y acompañar, de crear una visión común, de unir las diferencias, de construir comunión entorno a sí, de trabajar en equipo y a delegar. 4 EX ALLIEVI Newsflash - Pascua 2020 NF Pasqua 2020 SPA:Layout 1 16/04/2020 18:56 Pagina 5 «La gracia que viene del Señor, a la cual me abandono, su ayuda, la de todos los salesianos en los más diversos lugares del mundo, y el amor que tengo y tenemos por nuestros jóvenes, especialmente los más pobres, me dan la paz y la valentía necesarias ». Finalmente, dirijo la mirada a los jóvenes. Ellos son para nosotros el "sacramento" de nuestro encuentro con Dios. Constituyen "la zarza ar - diente" a la cual nos acercamos en nombre de Dios. Son el lugar sagrado de la santificación que Dios nos ha asignado en Don Bosco. La presencia de los jóvenes en el Capítulo General ha dejado nuestros corazones llenos de emoción con motivo de la fuerza de sus palabras juveniles. Los jóvenes nos han pedido estar con ellos, no abandonarles, no dejarles abandonados a su destino. Nos han pedido quererles, amarles, por - que nos anhelan y nos aman. Nos han pedido acompañarles en el camino de la vida. Y nos han pedido ser hombres capaces de hablarles del amor que Dios tiene por ellos. Non nos han pedido estructuras, o más paredes, ni programas de gestión ni tampoco actividades. Los jóvenes fueron cofundadores con Don Bosco, ha dicho el Papa Francisco en su mensaje al CG28. He aquí porque ellos y el ruido de sus voces - escribe el Santo Padre – son y deben ser nuestra mejor música. Estamos entonces llamados a permear la vida de tantos jóvenes aban - donados, en peligro, pobres, descartados que esperan una mirada de esperanza, que esperan aquel salesiano que será hermano, a veces padre y siempre amigo. No podemos no ser fieles teniendo ante nuestros ojos a los niños, adolescentes, jóvenes y a sus familias. Se espera de nosotros una doble fi - delidad: fidelidad a los jóvenes y docilidad al Espíritu Santo. Ha sido importante vivir el CG28 en Valdocco. El mismo Santo Padre nos habla de la que ha definido " la opción Valdocco " y que traduzco en sueños que son ya realidad pero que deben serlo aún más, porque sueño como Don Bosco que el salesiano del siglo XXI sea un hombre pleno de esperanza, apasionado de Jesucristo. Sueño una Familia Salesiana con el espíritu de Valdocco como la construyó Don Bosco, que viva por y con los muchachos y jóvenes, amándoles verdaderamente en el nombre del Señor. Sueño una Familia Salesiana en la que los pobres y abandonados, los descartados, los excluidos, aquellos que han sufrido algún tipo de abuso y violencia sean la prioridad, como hizo Don Bosco. Si es así, la Madre Auxiliadora continuará ha hacer todo en esta Congregación y en esta Familia salesiana. Y a todos ustedes, con afecto, re - pito las palabras del Papa Francisco: Sueñen y sueñen en grande. Sueñen y hagan Soñar. Don Ángel Fernández Artime Rector Mayor EX ALLIEVI Newsflash - Pascua 2020 5 NF Pasqua 2020 SPA:Layout 1 16/04/2020 18:56 Pagina 6 SALUDOS DEL PRESIDENTE Queridos Exalumnos y Amigos de Don Bosco , Es un placer poder comunicarme con ustedes nuevamente a través de nuestro querido Exallievi Newsflash . Cómo pasa el tiempo... aquí hay otra nueva edición para Pascua que ha sido preparada para ti.
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