【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2022 年11月 24 日羅馬慈幼總部訊】 ─ 總會長范達民神父揀選了兩款設計作為2023贈言的海報。今年贈言主題為「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」，海報於今天，2022年11月24日發佈。本年度再次揀選兩個不同的圖像，來展現慈幼家庭。兩幅圖像均完全表達主題，鼓勵提出不同重點、形象及想法。第一幅作品是來自葡萄牙「聖安多尼會省」的社會傳播處，清楚表達慈幼家庭服務普世青少年，一直以來所展現的勤奮和活力。
圖像靈感來自鮑思高及媽媽麗達，一起迎接前來華道角慶禮院的青少年那份熱情及家庭幅度。
來自葡萄牙傳播團隊的藝術家Nuno Quaresma，在展示畫作時，解釋了作品的特徵及重點：
「畫作以比喻的方法，表現出一份謙遜與愛的勇氣，即使在有限資源中，仍能建成一座會院。在那裡，對會祖的忠貞、對天主的愛與信德，以及相互信任、兄弟友愛及喜樂，形成了團體不斷成長的基礎。圖像前景所展示的簡單菜餚，以及右邊所展現在桌邊侍候者的貧困樣子，使人想起五餅二魚的比喻。」
在畫面中，鮑思高，慈父與導師，帶領組織已跟隨他的青少年，他們十分饑餓，需要一位牧者，這樣他們便能在自己身上，建立一份恩寵，建立共融、以愛的熱忱作小事、分享麵包。他們要知道自己是好酵母，使「人類家庭的麵團」壯大及更美味。
那條融合於背景的大曬衣繩，象徵這個龐大家庭中數目眾多，甚至看不見的部份。右邊射來一線光，提醒我們每事每物都充滿天主的光芒。
這幅海報以及另一幅海報，已備有修會主語言的電子版本，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。
Poster of Strenna 2023 : “AS THE YEAST IN TODAY’S HUMAN FAMILY. The lay dimension in the Family of Don Bosco”.
(ANS – Rome–RMG, 24 November 2022) – The two posters selected by the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime to illustrate the message of his Strenna for 2023: “AS THE YEAST IN TODAY’S HUMAN FAMILY. The lay dimension in the family of Don Bosco” were released today, 24 November 2022. The option of animating the Salesian Family with two different images is therefore renewed once again this year, because both are able to represent the proposed theme well, each enhancing different accents, styles and suggestions. The first of the two posters is the work of the Office of Social Communication of the “St. Anthony” Province of Portugal, and it clearly expresses the industriousness and liveliness of the Salesian Family at the service of young people all over the world, both yesterday and today.
The proposed illustration is inspired by the affection and family dimension that united Don Bosco and Mamma Margaret to the young people welcomed at the Oratory in Valdocco.
In presenting the poster, the artist Nuno Quaresma from the Communications Team of Portugal, explained the details and significance of his work of art:
“It represents, allegorically, the humble and loving courage with which, even with limited resources, a House was built, where filial connection to the founder, love and faith in God, mutual trust, fraternity and joy, were the fertile ground for a community that never stopped growing. The simplicity of the food prepared, in the foreground, and the austerity of those serving at the table, on the right of the image, evokes the miracle of the five loaves and two fishes.
In the scene, Don Bosco, Father and Teacher, leads and organizes these young people, who are his own now, who are hungry, who need a shepherd, so that they may find within themselves the gift of solidarity, of loving zeal for small tasks, of shared bread, those who need to know that they are the good yeast, that helps to grow and makes the “bread of the Human Family” greater and tastier.
The large clothing line, which blends with the landscape and background, symbolizes the many who, even if not visible, make up this huge family. Brightness floods the image, from its right side, and reminds us that everything that is deeply human is impregnated by the Divine’s light.
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.