Spiritual Accompaniment in the Salesian Spirituality

The thesis defines the term of spiritual accompaniment which is nowadays realized in the Salesian spirituality. Firstly, it introduces some characteristics of the 21st century which influence modern people´s lives. Then spiritual accompaniment and the Salesian spirituality based on the ideas of St. Francis de Sales and St. John Bosco are defined. In the following chapters it is explained how spiritual accompaniment helps to fulfil the Salesian mission and how the method of preventive system is used for accompaniment. It also presents the skills which a person trying to accompany others should have. Activities, in which the Salesian spiritual accompaniment is carried out, are introduced in the next part. In conclusion, several ways of realisation of spiritual accompaniment are suggested