Capitolo Generale dei Salesiani di Don Bosco – Salesians and lay people: communion and sharing in the spirit and mission of Don Bosco

This number of the Acts brings you the abundant material resulting from the GC24. In this way too are promulgated, in Iine with the Constitutions (C 148), the deliberations contained in two documents: the longer one concerning communion and sharing in the spirit and mission of Don Bosco on the part of Salesians and laity, and the other one which carries the modifications to the Constitutions and General Regulations together with other guidelines on the government of the Society.

Signs and abbreviations
PRESENTATION

Salesian and Laity :communion and sharing in the spirit and in the mission of Don Bosco

Introduction :The event of grace of 12 April 1846

First Part

Salesians and laity today : the situation

Chapter 1

• Elements for understanding : the situation
  • 1. The horizon : togheter in spirit and in mission for the service of the young
  • 2. The context : world and Church
    • 2.1 In today’s world
    • 2.2 In the Church

Chapter 2

• Situation of the relationship SDBs- Laity
  • 1. Desires and realizations
    • 1.1 Positive aspects of the relationship
    • 1.2. Resistances and difficulties in the relationship
    • 1.3. The relationship in particular situations
  • 2. The pratical manner of communion and sharing CEP and PEPS
    • 2.1 The process so far
    • 2.2 Difficulties of realization
  • 3. Forms of communion or sharing and belongin
    • Salesian family and salesian movement

Chapter 3

• Prospects and perspectives
  • Broadening involvement in the spirit and mission
  • Encouragment of a new style of communion and shared responsability
  • Development of a process of formation in common

Second Part

Salesians and Laity :memories and prophecy

Chapter 1

• Sdbs and Laity in the world and in the church
  • 1. Called by the Father to work in his Kingdom
  • 2. Called by Christ to be signs and instruments of communion and participation
  • 3. Unity and diversity in the common mission

Chapter 2

• Radiation of tha carism
  • 1. At the origins
  • 2. In the salesian tradition
  • 3. Lines emerging

Chapter 3

• The spirit and mission to be lived together
  • 1. At the roots of our unity
  • 2. Elements of the spirituality
    • 2.1 Preferential love for the young, especially the poorer ones
    • 2.2 Spirituality of relationship: family spirit
    • 2.3 Commitment in the Church for the world
    • 2.4 Spirituality of daily life and of work
    • 2.5 The preventive system: constant listening to God and to man
• A pedagogy for living together in Don Bosco’s mission and spirit

Third part

Towards the future

Chapter 1

• Areas of commitment
  • 0. Introduction
  • 1. Broaden the involvement
    • 1.1 Objective
    • 1.2 Guidelines
    • 1.3 Practical commitments
    • At local level
    • At provincial level
• 3. Exploit communication
  • 3.1 Objective
  • 3.2 Guidelines
  • 3.3 Practical commitments
    • At local level
    • a. The SDB community
    • b. The CEP
    • At provincial level
    • At world level
• 4. Quality the formation
  • 4.1 Objective
  • 4.2 Guidlines
  • 4.3 Practical commitments
    • At local level
    • At provincial level
    • At world level

CHAPTER 2

• The educative and pastoral community
  • 1. The consecrated community the soul of the CEP
    • 1.1 Prophecy in action
    • 1.2 Evangelical radicality
    • 1.3 Community of consacrated persons
    • 1.4 The lay component in the SDB community
•  From the SDB community to the CEP
  • 2. The CEP : its nature and functions
    • 2.1 Animation
    • 2.2 Council of the CEP and council of the work
• 3. Convoking of the laity
• 4. Feminine presence in the CEP
• 5. Guidelines
  • 5.1 With reference to the consecrated communities
  • 5.2 With reference to the CEP
  • 5.3 With reference to the calling of lay people
  • 5.4 With reference to female presence in the CEP

Chapet 3

• Some particular new situations
  • 1. Activities and works managed by lay people within the salesian provincial project
  • 1.1 Fundamental criteria
    • a. Criteria of salesian idenitity
    • b. Criteria of communion
    • c. Criterion of significance
  • 1.2. Guidelines
  • 1.2.1 Responsability of the Province
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    • Activities or works of the laity accepted within the provincial project
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    • Activities or works entrusted to the laith within the provincial project
• 1.2.2 Responsability of lay persons
  • Statutes
  • Contracts
• Lay collaborators in plurireligious and pluricultural contexts
  • 2.1 Ecclesial references
  • 2.2 Salesian references
  • 2.3 Guidelines
  • 2.4 Practical commitments

Conclusion: The pergola of roses

• Deliberations and guidlines concerning the constitutions and regulations
  • 1. Limitation of the duration in office of the members of the general council, in the same sector of activity ( C 142)
  • 2. Modification of art.3 of the General Regulations
  • 3. Practical guideline on the functioning of the structures of government
  • 4. Guidline concerning the ” form” of our society
  • 5. The groups of provinces

 

Reference time period: 1966 – 1996

Documents of 24th General Chapter, «Salesians and laity: communion and sharing in the spirit and in the mission of Don Bosco», in «Act of General Council » 1996, 356, 5-368.

Reference institution:
Direzione Generale SDB