【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2011 年 7 月 22 日羅馬慈幼會總部訊】 ─ 第二十五屆慈幼傳教日主題為「述說耶穌的故事」，慈幼傳教部門已開展發送支援材料的工作。慈幼傳教日2012將於五旬節瞻禮揭幕，邀請人們關注亞洲，拓展青年福傳事業。

慈幼各會院將陸續收到官方海報、祈禱卡及小冊子。這些都是傳教部、社會傳播部、都靈鮑思高福傳媒體中心、印度國家社會傳播中心，以及在傳教區中服務，為數不少的領袖、慈幼會士及平信徒合作的成果。

海報

海報中央有一幅精緻的馬賽克畫「加納婚宴」，原畫位於羅馬「進教之佑」宗座教育學院小堂，由 Marko Ivan Rupnik 神父及其他協助者，於阿勒泰中心製作的。被釘及復活的耶穌，帶來新盟約的新酒，以奉獻給全人類。

加納婚宴事件標誌著耶穌牧職的開始；藉著教會的福傳工作，這同一的牧職在歷史中得以延續。一百五十年來，慈幼會不斷協助教會福傳工作，邀請人們參與基督的婚宴，傾倒新約的盟酒。

海報上有三幅相片，展現慈幼會士在亞洲的一些福傳經驗及風格：Robin Gomes 神父在印度 Kalyani 與基督徒團體共聚；菲律賓「聖言與生命」出版社負責人 Salvatore Putzu 神父進行電台廣播；以及 Andrew Ekasit Talhakultorn 神父在泰國清邁一教區從事平信徒教理導師培育工作。

在標語「你們去宣傳福音！」旁，附上節錄自馬爾谷福音(16：15)的字句：「你們往普天下去，向一切受造物宣傳福音。」

祈禱卡

祈禱卡其中一面複製自海報畫面，另一面為祈禱文，由傳教議員賢明漢神父以及兩名亞洲地區議員 ─ 東亞大洋洲區 Andrew Wong 神父以及南亞區 Maria Arokiam Kanaga 神父合作編寫的。

小冊子

小冊子開首為總會長查偉思神父以及傳教議會賢明漢神父和社會傳播議員 Filiberto Gonzalez 神父的簡介信。接著便是三篇富趣味性的文章：第一篇有關慈幼傳教日的來龍去脈；第二篇解釋主題「述說耶穌的故事」的來源 ─ 源自二零零六年十月清邁第一屆亞洲傳教大會；第三篇為 Aldo Giraudo 神父編寫的「慈幼傳統令人著迷的故事式描述角色」。

接著介紹九輯由都靈傳教辦事處及鮑思高福傳媒體中心聯合製作，講述慈幼會士亞洲福傳經歷的影片。小冊子結尾部份包括：

慈幼傳教日2012特別計劃，為印度貧困省份之一奧里薩省 Muniguda 的團體服務，當地為二零零八國際頭條中宗教獨裁的令人悲哀的例子；此外還包括一些教材。

教材設有數碼版本，可在 sdb.org 中找到。

The first aids for SMD 2012

(ANS  - RMG –Rome, 22 July 2011) – The Department for the Missions has begun the distribution of the aids for the 25th Salesian Mission Day (SMD) with the theme “Telling the Story of Jesus.” Presented on the Solemnity of Pentecost, SMD 2012 will be an invitation to look towards Asia and to expand on the subject of the evangelisation of the young.

In these days Salesian houses should be receiving the official Poster, prayer cards and a booklet. These are the result of extensive collaboration involving the Departments for the Missions and for Social Communication, Missioni Don Bosco in Turin, the National Social Communication Centre in India and a considerable number of leaders, Salesians and lay people engaged in the missionary area.

The Poster

In the centre is a detail of the mosaic “The marriage feast of Cana” to be found in the chapel of the “Auxilium” Pontifical Faculty of Education in Rome, made by  Fr Marko Ivan Rupnik and his collaborators at the Aletti Centre. Jesus, crucified and risen, brings the new wine of the new covenant offered to the whole human race.

The incident of the wedding at Cana marks the beginning of Jesus` ministry; the same ministry which continues in history and in time through the Church`s work of evangelisation. For 150 years the Salesian Congregation has been collaborating in the evangelising mission of the Church, inviting all peoples to the wedding feast with Christ, pouring out the wine of the new Covenant.

Three photographs which show some of  the experiences and ways of carrying out evangelisation by the Salesians in Asia: Fr Robin Gomes with a group of Christians in Kalyani (India); Fr Salvatore Putzu, Director of the Philippine Publishing House “Word & Life”, during a radio broadcast; and Fr Andrew Ekasit Talhakultorn engaged in the formation of lay catechists in the diocese of  Chiang Mai, in Thailand.

Accompanying the slogan is the motto “Go and proclaim the Gospel,” an adaptation of the verse from St Mark (16,15): “Go out to the whole world, proclaim the Good News to all creation.”

The prayer card

On one side is a reproduction of the poster and on the other a prayer composed by the Councillor for the Missions, Fr Klement and the two Councillors for the Regions of Asia Fr Andrew Wong, East Asia –Oceania and Fr Maria Arokiam Kanaga, South Asia.

The Booklet

This opens with the introductory letters written by the Rector Major, Fr Chávez and the Councillors for the Missions and for Social Communication, Fr Václav Klement and Fr Filiberto Gonzalez. These are followed by three interesting articles: the first concerning the what, why, when, how and who behind the SMD; the second explains the origin on the theme – Telling the story of Jesus – in the light of the Ist Missionary Congress of Asia held in October 2006 at Chiang Mai: and finally the third is a contribution by  Fr Aldo Giraudo on “The fascinating role of story-telling in Salesian tradition.”

Then there follows the presentation of 9 videos produced in collaboration with the Mission Office in Turin and Missioni Don Bosco, which give an accounts of the experience of Salesians in Asia in the field of evangelisation. The booklet closes with the presentations of:

·        the special project for SMD 2012  for the benefit of the community at Muniguda in the  State of Orissa, one of the poorest in India, which made the international headlines for the sad examples of religious intolerance in 2008;

·        the teaching aids.

These aids are also available in digital form on sdb.org.