Evangelização dos jovens na pastoral juvenil salesiana no sul do Brasil

Abstract

The evangelization of youth is an arduous mission of the Church. The Latin American Episcopal Conferences warn about this urgent need for pastoral action. However, it is not an easy mission. Faced with the cultural and social changes brought about by modernity, the vast majority of young people moved away from the institution for various reasons, either because they did not understand the Church or because they were not understood by it. Young people have always been present in the Church's reflections, as well as in Salesian Youth Ministry. Educating young people in the faith has been a great challenge, especially given the context in which we live, with so many proposals that the world offers. The evangelization process has become increasingly difficult and demanding. Many young people are not reached by either the message or the testimony of the Church. Faced with this problem, the objective of this dissertation is to present an itinerary of contextual evangelization, that is, aimed at young people who attend Salesian works in southern Brazil. To carry out this work, we will use the following methodology: reading and researching authors who present youth themes; deepening of some ecclesiastical documents that reflect on the evangelization of young people, and finally, the elements of Salesian Youth Spirituality, based on the charisma left by its founder, Don Bosco