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Aldo Giraudo

Escrevo a vocês,
jovens
Espiritualidade juvenil salesiana
Título original: Scrivo a voi giovani: appunti di spiritualità salesiana.

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EDITORA DOM BOSCO


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Sumário

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Apresentação
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Meus caros,
Eu amo a todos vocês de coração, e basta que sejam jo-
vens para que eu os ame muito. Posso lhes garantir que
encontrarão livros com propostas feitas por pessoas muito
mais virtuosas e sábias do que eu, mas dificilmente vocês
encontrarão alguém que, mais do que eu, os ame em Jesus
Cristo e mais lhes deseje a verdadeira felicidade.
O Senhor esteja com vocês e faça com que, praticando
estas poucas sugestões, possam chegar à realização
plena e, assim, aumentar a glória de Deus, finalidade
única deste livro.
Vivam felizes, e o Senhor esteja com vocês. Afeiçoadís-
simo em Jesus Cristo,

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Fomos criados para Deus


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Para refletir
Iniciar um caminho “espiritual” é passar de uma fé
sonolenta à consciência de ser filhos de Deus.
● Quais os meios e as experiências que você acredita
serem úteis para essa caminhada?

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● Você quer iniciar essa aventura com Deus?
● O seu coração realmente a deseja?

Gosto pela vida espiritual


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rqt"kpvgktq<"ecfc"rcncxtc."ecfc"rgpucogpvq."ecfc"cèçq0"Fguuc"

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ESCREVO A VOCÊS, JOVENS
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fq"ocn"pq"ogw"gurîtkvq"rctc"cttcpeâ/ncu"g"gzrgtkogpvct"woc"
itcvkhkecpvg"nkdgtfcfg"kpvgtkqt0"Hqk"woc"gzrgtkípekc"uwdnkog"g"
fgekukxc0

Para refletir
O jovem João Bosco passou de uma fé superficial à vida
espiritual graças ao padre Calosso, seu guia.
● Já aconteceram experiências espirituais “fortes” em
sua vida?

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ESCREVO A VOCÊS, JOVENS
● Quem influi ou influiu no seu amadurecimento
interior?
● O que significa a expressão “gostar da vida
espiritual”?

Necessidade de um guia
Ö"rtgekuq"wo"iwkc"rctc"ecokpjct"pc"xkfc"gurktkvwcn0"Guvqw"
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kpeípfkq" fg" coqt" fg" Fgwu0" Hqk" woc" gzrgtkípekc" kpvgtkqt" gp/
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ugpvkw"korwnukqpcfq"c"ug"fct"rqt"kpvgktq"g"rctc"ugortg"c"Fgwu0

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ESCREVO A VOCÊS, JOVENS
Eqpvwfq." crguct" fguuc" knwokpcèçq" kpvgtkqt." guvqw" egtvq" fg"
swg."ugo"wo"iwkc"gurktkvwcn."vgtkc"ecokpjcfq"rqweq0
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gswknîdtkq"gpvtg"kpvgtkqtkfcfg"g"xkfc"cvkxc."gpvtg"qtcèçq"g"ugtxkèq."
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cèçq"crquvônkec0"G"ug"vqtpqw"wo"oqfgnq"guvkowncpvg"rctc"owkvqu"
lqxgpu."woc"tghgtípekc"korqtvcpvg"rctc"c"gurktkvwcnkfcfg"fqu"
lqxgpu"crôuvqnqu"g"fqu"cpkocfqtgu0
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eqo"ghkeâekc0"Cq"ncfq"fq"fguglq"g"fc"xqpvcfg"hktog"fg"ecokpjct"
gurktkvwcnogpvg0
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ekueq"Dguweeq."wo"ukorngu"rcuvqt"fcu"oqpvcpjcu"fg"Eûpgq"swg."
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fcfg."ê"q"rtguuwrquvq"kpfkurgpuâxgn"rctc"q"rtqitguuq"gurktkvwcn0
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egtvcu0
Gw"oguoq"hk|"gzrgtkípekc"fkuuq0"Fwtcpvg"qu"guvwfqu"pcu"gu/

15
ESCREVO A VOCÊS, JOVENS
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c" gxkvct" egtvcu" gzrgtkípekcu" oqtvkhkecpvgu" g" c" etguegt" gurktk/
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eqpxkevc."ugwu"tcekqeîpkqu."hqtco"ocku"ghkec|gu"fq"swg"swcnswgt"
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etkuvç."cdgtvqu"eqo"vqfqu."igpgtququ."cvgpvqu"c"gxkvct"eqortq/
okuuqu"g"ogfkqetkfcfg0"Hqtco"iwkcu"gurktkvwcku"xânkfqu."qdvgpfq"
tguwnvcfqu"swg"og"vgtkco"ukfq"korquuîxgku0

Para refletir
● Dom Bosco afirma que é indispensável encontrar um
guia para crescer na vida interior: o que você acha
disso?
● Por quais motivos seriam necessárias atitudes de

16
ESCREVO A VOCÊS, JOVENS
humildade, entrega, docilidade, transparência, junto
com o desejo e a vontade decidida de progredir
espiritualmente?
● Você tem um guia espiritual? Procura por ele?
● Você reza ao Senhor para que lhe faça encontrar um
“mestre de vida”?

Condições para iniciar a


caminhada
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fq"hcnqw"c"tgurgkvq"fc"okpjc"Rtkogktc"Eqowpjçq<"›Guvqw"egtvc"
fg"swg"Fgwu"vgpjc"tgcnogpvg"vqocfq"rquug"fq"ugw"eqtcèçqfi0
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dgo"rtgrctcfq"rctc"eqortggpfgt"q"ukipkhkecfq"fq"ucetcogpvq0"
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ogwu"rgecfqu0"Cuuwok."vcodêo."q"eqortqokuuq"fg"ognjqtct."
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c"kortguuçq"fg"gzrgtkogpvct"woc"ognjqtc."gurgekcnogpvg"pc"
qdg"fkípekc"g"pc"uwdokuuçq"cqu"qwvtqu."eqkucu"swg"cpvgtkqtogpvg"
og"tgrwipcxco0
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fct"ocku"gurcèq"c"Fgwu."fg"og"gpvtgict"vqvcnogpvg"c"Gng."pc"

17
ESCREVO A VOCÊS, JOVENS
fqeknkfcfg"cq"iwkc"gurktkvwcn0
Codqu"hqtco"ceqpvgekogpvqu"kpvgtkqtgu"korqtvcpvgu0
Guucu"owfcpècu"ceqpvgego"fg"xâtkqu"oqfqu"g"go"fkxgtuqu"
oqogpvqu"fc"xkfc0"Okpjc"gzrgtkípekc"og"gpukpqw"swg"rqfgo"
ceqpvgegt"c"ogpkpqu"g"ogpkpcu"owkvq"rgswgpqu."c"cfqnguegpvgu."
c"lqxgpu."eqoq"vcodêo"c"cfwnvqu0"Cetgfkvq."rqtêo."swg"ugtâ"
woc"cxgpvwtc"vçq"ocku"dqpkvc"swcpvq"ocku"lqxgo"ug"hqt0
Ö" cniq" owkvq" rguuqcn0" Rqfg" ceqpvgegt" fg" kortqxkuq." eqoq"
woc"gurêekg"fg"kttwrèçq"fg"Fgwu"pc"rtôrtkc"gzkuvípekc0"Ocu"
uçq"ecuqu"tctqu0"Go"igtcn"ceqpvgeg"cqu"rqwequ."eqoq"wo"coc/
fwtgekogpvq"qw"woc"knwokpcèçq"kpvgtkqt"rtqitguukxc."ä"swcn"ug"
ugiwg"c"ecokpjcfc"fg"xkfc"etkuvç"ngxcfc"c"uêtkq0"C"hkfgnkfcfg"
ä"qtcèçq"fkâtkc."c"ogfkvcèçq"fc"Rcncxtc"fg"Fgwu."q"gzcog"fg"
eqpuekípekc"eqvkfkcpq"rctc"ocpvgt"qu"rqpvqu"htcequ"uqd"eqpvtqng."
c"eqphkuuçq"tgiwnct."q"guhqtèq"fg"gxkvct"q"rgecfq"fgnkdgtcfq."q"
vtcdcnjq"eqpuvcpvg"uqdtg"uk"rctc"eqpuvtwkt"cvkvwfgu"g"xktvwfgu"
etkuvçu." q" eqpvcvq" g" c" kpugtèçq" pwoc" eqowpkfcfg" ucwfâxgn" g"
cngitg."cpkocfc"rgnc"ectkfcfg."c"rctvkekrcèçq"pc"nkvwtikc"g"pqu"
tgvktqu"gurktkvwcku."c"cok|cfg"eqo"rguuqcu"nwokpqucu"g"guvkow/
ncpvgu."c"fktgèçq"gurktkvwcn."q"ugtxkèq"go"hcoînkc"g"pq"itwrq000"
uçq"vqfqu"ogkqu"ûvgku"rctc"rtgrctct"q"vgttgpq0
Cqu"rqwequ."guug"eqplwpvq"fg"gngogpvqu."guug"enkoc"fg"gorg/
pjq."guug"guvknq"hgtxqtquq"fg"xkfc."hc|go"fgucdtqejct"g"etguegt"
wo"fguglq"fg"kpvgtkqtkfcfg"ugortg"ocku"hqtvg."wo"coqt"tgcn"
rqt"Fgwu"g"rgncu"rguuqcu"swg"guvçq"cq"pquuq"tgfqt."woc"cngitkc"
g" woc" ugiwtcpèc" îpvkoc" swg" cu" fkhkewnfcfgu" eqvkfkcpcu" g" cu"
htciknkfcfgu"pçq"eqpugiwgo"ocku"rgtvwtdct0
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Fgwu."guewvct"qu"crgnqu"fq"ugw"Gurîtkvq"g"ug"oqxgt"rgnqu"ecokpjqu"
swg"gng"xck"vtcècpfq0

18
ESCREVO A VOCÊS, JOVENS
Pgo"vqfqu"qu"ecokpjqu."rqtêo."uçq"kiwcku0
Rctc"Fqokpiqu"Uâxkq"⁄"swg"jcxkc"ukfq"hqtocfq"fgufg"rgswg/
pq"pwo"egtvq"guvknq"fg"xkfc."pwoc"cvkvwfg"fg"fqcèçq."pq"iquvq"
rgnc"kpvgtkqtkfcfg"⁄"cu"eqpfkèùgu"hqtco"etkcfcu"crôu"q"guhqtèq"
tgiwnct"g"rgthgkvq"pqu"fgxgtgu"eqvkfkcpqu."pc"qtcèçq"g"pq"ugtxkèq"
cqu"eqngicu0"Pguug"guvcfq"kpvgtkqt"g"gzvgtkqt"fg"chkpcogpvq"fq"
gurîtkvq."q"guvîownq"xgkq"rqfgtquîuukoq"fg"woc"rtêfkec"qwxkfc0"
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kttgukuvkxgnogpvg"rgnq"coqt"fg"Fgwu0
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ocu"cdcpfqpcfq"c"uk"oguoq."swg"etguegw"go"eqpvcvq"eqo"eqng/
icu"fkuukrcfqu"g"octikpcku"⁄."hqk"vqecfq"go"ugw"kpvgtkqt"itcècu"ä"
kpugtèçq"pq"codkgpvg"xkxq"g"gorgpjcfq"fq"Qtcvôtkq."ä"fkurqpk/
dknkfcfg"rctc"cegkvct"uwcu"tgitcu"guugpekcku"g"cq"eqpjgekogpvq"
fg"pqxqu"cokiqu"swg"xkxkco"fg"oqfq"fkhgtgpvg"fq"ugw0"Cuuko."
vqoqw"nqiq"eqpuekípekc"fc"rtôrtkc"ogfkqetkfcfg"g"fc"guetcxkfçq"
fq"ugw"eqtcèçq0"Hqk"woc"vqocfc"fg"eqpuekípekc"rgtvwtdcfqtc0"

19
ESCREVO A VOCÊS, JOVENS
Rtqxqeqw/ug"woc"etkug"swg"q"vgtkc"fgugpeqtclcfq."ug"pçq"vkxguug"
gpeqpvtcfq"woc"clwfc"rctc"uckt"fgnc"fg"ocpgktc"eqpuvtwvkxc0

Para refletir
● A caminhada espiritual começa quando são criadas
condições favoráveis para ela: segundo o seu modo
de ver, quais as que são mais úteis e urgentes para
você?

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Para refletir
● Qual o tipo de “conversão” descrita neste capítulo?
● Por que a conversão e o dom de si a Deus são aspectos
complementares de uma mesma atitude espiritual?

Entregar-se totalmente
a Deus
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Para refletir
● “Entregar-se totalmente a Deus”: quais as reações
interiores que essa expressão exigente de Dom Bosco
suscita em você?
● Quais os obstáculos mais comuns e mais difíceis que
você acha que impedem de chegar a tanto?

Transfiguração do cotidiano
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Para refletir
● Dom Bosco une inseparavelmente vida espiritual e
vida cotidiana: qual o motivo disso?
● O que se entende, de fato, com a expressão “transfi-
guração do cotidiano”?

Um cuidadoso trabalho
sobre si mesmo
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Para refletir
● Pode-se dizer ainda hoje que a ascese e a vigilância
são absolutamente necessárias para a vida cristã?
A quais objetivos deve visar o controle sobre si e o
trabalho ascético?
● Quais são, para você, os meios mais adequados para
esse trabalho de purificação e de construção?
● Por que é indispensável traçar um programa espiri-
tual personalizado?

Fervor de uma vida de


empreendimentos e de trabalho
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Para refletir
● Por que Dom Bosco afirma que a obediência, a hu-
mildade, a superação de si e a guarda do coração
(virtudes passivas) são capazes de gerar uma vivência
empreendedora, operosa e alegre?
● Quais os ideais e qual o modelo de humanidade que
estão por trás da insistência de Dom Bosco sobre a
virtude da castidade?
● Você está disposto a lutar contra a mediocridade e o
pecado?

Amizade e diálogo com Deus


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Para refletir
● A oração é vivida e ensinada por Dom Bosco como
elevação dos pensamentos e afetos a Deus, como
consciência cultivada da presença de um Deus de
amor: o que isso pode significar para a sua oração
pessoal e comunitária?
● Esse tipo de oração pode revolucionar a visão de si
mesmo e do mundo?

A ajuda de Maria
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Para refletir
● Quem é Maria para você?
● Que lugar Ela ocupa em sua vida de fé?
● Quais as conseqüências existenciais geradas pela
devoção mariana, segundo Dom Bosco?
● Por que ele a tem como indispensável para a vida
cristã?

Eucaristia, adoração e serviço


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