【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2022 年11月 24 日羅馬慈幼總部訊】 ─ 2023總會長贈言海報的第二張插圖中，展示了一百人細緻的形象，是出自西班牙藝術家暨協進慈幼會士及教師Agustín de la Torre的手筆。作者在畫作中，強烈反映了他對慈幼事業在世界圓滿擴展的渴望，與總會長范達民神父2023贈言的主題：
成為今天人類大家庭的酵母
鮑思高慈幼家庭中平信徒的使命
作者解釋他的作品描繪出一百位不同的人物。畫的中心是鮑思高，圍著他的是一些慈幼神修的主要人物，很容易便認出來：瑪沙利羅修姆、麗達媽媽 、道明沙維豪、真福盧華、真福羅蘭・衛冠納……還有現任總會長、母佑會的修姆及最近期的慈幼會聖人柯蒂美．澤德。
「每位人物都喜樂地望向前方——正如鮑思高時常說的——他們向著觀眾望去—一觀眾也是這美好方案的一部分，即透過慈幼神修及預防教育法的酵母，麵團得以發大起來。每個人的衣服或膚色，都一致展現了慈幼神恩的普世性，豐富多樣、正向、創造力，當然也是福音性的。」
根據Agustín de la Torre的說法，每位人物共同表達了這句格言「在人類大家庭的酵母」，在增大後繼續滋養今天的慈幼家庭，尤其在細心觀看每位人物所刻劃的多樣性時可看出來。另一樣有趣的特徵，就是來自世界各地的兒童、成人、青年、男人或是女人，都充滿感情，這有賴畫家的藝術熱誠，刻劃了這種感情，以及表達了慈幼神修的各種要素。
Agustín de la Torre總結說：「我重申作為贈言海報的其中一位作者，感到十分喜悅，並透過畫作表達了對鮑思高神父我的快樂及感恩之情。」
這幅海報以及另一幅海報，已備有修會主要語言的電子版本，可在網頁底部下載，並有可修改的版本，以供翻譯成其他語言。
One hundred personages represent the Don Bosco Family in the Strenna 2023 poster
(ANS – Rome–RMG, 24 November 2022) – The second illustration for the poster of Strenna 2023 shows one hundred personages rich in details and expressions and is the work of the Spanish artist Agustín de la Torre, Salesian Cooperator and teacher. The author demonstrates a strong desire to reflect in his artistic work all the fruitfulness and extension of the Work of Don Bosco in the world, in harmony with the proposal of the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, for the theme of the Strenna 2023: “AS THE YEAST IN TODAY’S HUMAN FAMILY. The lay dimension in the family of Don Bosco”.
The author explains that his composition features one hundred different personages. In the centre is Don Bosco, surrounded by some essential personages for the Salesian spirituality that are easily recognizable: Mother Mazzarello, Mamma Margaret, Dominic Savio, Blessed Michael Rua, Laura Vicuña… As well as the current Rector Major and the Mother General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, and the most recent Salesian saint, Artemide Zatti.
“Everyone looks joyfully ahead – as Don Bosco used to say – and looks at the spectator who is also part of this beautiful project, of the dough that has grown, through the leaven of Salesian spirituality and the Preventive System. In the colours of everyone’s clothes or skin, there is also the universality of the Salesian charism, rich in diversity, positivity, creativity and of course, the Gospel”.
According to Agustin de la Torre, all the personages together fully express the motto of ‘the Yeast in the human family’, which has grown and continues to be nourishment for the Salesian Family today, especially when one pauses to look at the diversity of each person depicted. Another interesting feature is that affectionate look at the children, adolescents, young people, adults, men and women, missionaries and religious from all over the world who, thanks to the author’s artistic zeal, are portrayed here, accompanied by various elements that express the Salesian Spirituality.
“I reiterate my joy at once again being one of the authors of the Strenna poster,” concluded Agustín de la Torre, “expressing through my art my happiness and gratitude to Don Bosco.
Both this and the other poster are available in digital format at the bottom of the page in the languages most widely spoken in the congregation; for editions in other languages, the editable file is also made available.