RMG – With St. Francis de Sales in Lent and Easter

29 March 2022
RMG – With St. Francis de Sales in Lent and Easter

(ANS - Rome) - At the beginning of Lent, a parish community asked if there was a Stations of the Cross with reflections taken from the texts of Saint Francis de Sales. Thanks to the collaboration of Fr Paolo Mojoli, from Cremisan, for the texts, and of Prof. Elena Cristino, for the graphics, both a Stations of the Cross and a Way of Light were created, with the biblical passages that mark the respective 14 stations and with ideas taken from the writings of Francesco de Sales. They are not direct comments on the Gospel episodes but are short extracts from his writings, designed to accompany the reflection and prayer of the journey of the cross and of the Easter icons that are contemplated in the Via Lucis.

Among the various initiatives proposed to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of St. Francis, what accompanies prayer is certainly in tune with his spirit and helps to attune the heart to the love of God, all the more so in this time that is at the center of the journey of the liturgical year.

Thanks to the work of translators, it is possible to offer these two proposals in the five languages most widely spoken in the Congregation.

The presentation can be accessed interactively online by clicking on the link for the language you wish to use:

VIA CRUCIS:

ITALIANO     ENGLISH      ESPAÑOL     FRANÇAIS    PORTUGUÊS

VIA LUCIS:

ITALIANO     ENGLISH      ESPAÑOL     FRANÇAIS    PORTUGUÊS

or in the downloadable PDF version:

VIA CRUCIS:

ITALIANO     ENGLISH      ESPAÑOL     FRANÇAIS    PORTUGUÊS

VIA LUCIS:

ITALIANO     ENGLISH      ESPAÑOL     FRANÇAIS    PORTUGUÊS

Also, Fr Maurizio Palazzo, Choirmaster of the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, composed a song inspired by this year's Strenna. Elena Cristino made a video on the music, accessible here.

Art and beauty are languages in full harmony with the spirit of St. Francis de Sales and help to keep alive the message that the Rector Major has proposed to the Salesian Family to celebrate and rediscover the charismatic heritage of the saint that Don Bosco indicated to us as inspiration and model: "Do all through love, nothing through constraint".

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