Contents:
- “REDISCOVERING THE SPIRIT OF MORNESE”
- Introduction
- A new gift of the Spirit to the Church
- Need for clarifying the distinctive ethos
- Preconceived ideas to be rejected
- In recalling the past we plan for the future
- Many persons and events go to make up a unified project
- A few of the innumerable facts of history
- Names and dates worth pondering
- Significant coincidences
- A wide margin for initiative at Mornese
- The Salesian heritage of our Founder
- Valdocco: the burdens of a Founder
- Our Founder’s uniqueness
- Constituents of the Salesian heritage: the distinctive contribution of Mother Mazzarello; stars in the firmament of our Salesian origins;
- The distinctive light of Mother Mazzarello
- The deep significance of her death
- Final perfecting touch
- Solemn testament
- The role of Co-foundress
- The spirit of Mornese
- Frame of reference
- Sallest characteristics of the spirit of Mornese
- Features of the Mornese mystique
- The august personage
- Visible characteristics
- The supporting ascetic and religious framework
- Under the spell of the Salesian identity at Mornese
- A long journey
- A clear task to be achieved
- Conclusion
Reference time period: 1981
E. Viganò, The centenary of the death of Saint Mary Domenica Mazzarello, in «Acts of the Superior Council» 62 (1981) 301, 3-71.
Reference institution:
Direzione Generale SDB