(ANS - Rome) - As of today, 5 June, two videos and a powerpoint  presentation are available online to assist in making the themes of GC27 known throughout the Congregation. They were prepared by the Department of Social Communication, led by Fr Filiberto González.

First of these is a video that features some of the key ideas developed in the Chapter to explain the three core themes: Mystics in the Spirit, Prophets of Fraternity  and Servants of the Young. The authors are Fr Bruno Ferrero, Editor of the Italian Salesian Bulletin, and Fr Gianluigi Pussino, Delegate for Social Communication of the Circumscription of Central Italy.

A second video shows the key moments of the chapter which took place from 22 February to 12 April 2014. This is the chronicle of the Chapter which shows faces and situations as events unfolded.

Both videos were produced by Don Bosco Missions - Media Centre in Turin.

Finally, there is a powerpoint presentation on the theme "Witnesses of the radical approach of the Gospel. Work and temperance." It was produced with the assistance of Fr Natale Vitali, Regional Councillor for the Southern Cone of America.

Fr Francesco Cereda, Moderator of GC27 and now Vicar of the Rector Major, thanked the Department for Social Communications, saying that "the presentation of these study-aids is an opportunity to communicate immediately the  spirit and style of celebration of the Chapter. This brings us to the operational phase of assimilating GC27 and putting it into practice in the entire congregation. We have to accept the Chapter decisions in our minds and hearts, before we can begin the journey of implementation which is full of promise.”

The two videos are available in several languages ​​on the ANSChannel, while the powerpoint document, which is also in different languages​​, is available on the website sdb.org.

Published 05/06/2014