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YEAR LVIII
JULY.SEPTETVBER 1977
No. 287
A[I$ [t iltr $llprH[[ EfllltllHr
OF THE SALESIAN SOCIETY
SUMMARY
l. Letter of the Rector Maior (p. 3)
FAMILV NEWS
Don Bosco wanted Salesian news
Spreading Family news
Salesian news is absolutely necessary today
Salesian news today is in a state of crisis
Together for a more active commitment
In the centenary year of the Salesian Bulletin
Conclusion: Let us publicize the good we are doing
ll. lnstructions and Norms (none in this issue)
lll. The 21st General Chapter (p. 37)
1. Roster of the members of GC 21
2. A brief report on the preparation for the GC 21 at the Generalate
3. The Precapitular Commission
4. The Salesian Coadjutor at the GC 21
lV. Gommunications (p. 46)
1. Appointments
2. The Don Bosco Publishing Group in La Plata
3. Missions news
4. Solidarity Fund
V. Activities of the Superior Gouncil and lnitiatives of general interest
1p. ss)
Vl. Documents (none in this issue)
Vll. From the Provincial Newsletters (none in this issue)
Vlll. Pontifical Magisterium (p. 59)
Young people, help build a new society on hope
lX. Necrology and 2nd Elenco for 1977 (p. 60)

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s. G. s, - RoMA

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I. LETTER OF THE RECTOR IMAJOR
Ronze, luly 1977
My dear Conlreres and sons,
Here I am for what is to be our next to last get-together
before the twenty-first General Chapter. The Acts that will be
dated October next will actually get into your hands when the
Chapter is about to begin or will aheady be under way.
As you will learn from other sections of this issue, the
preparatory work at the Generalate is proceeding very tegularly
and in great earnest. I here want to thank the confreres of the
Technical Commission for the work which under the enlight-
ened guidance of the Moderator they did with commendable
diligence and expeditiousness, furnishing the Precapitular Com-
mission with ample material obtained from Provincial Chapters,
groups and individual confreres. It is a carefully organized
material that will notably facilitate consultation and study.
To the Provinces which, with great sacrifices, have made
available confreres for both the Technical and Precapitular Com-
missions, I wish to express, in these pages, the thanks of the
Congregation.
ionfdetheedm-selvtheas.t
tFhoesreitwiosntdoeirtfsulsceorvnifcreere-s
a very important service
have so generously given
I remind everyone that the clo'serwe get to the important
event of the Chaptet, the mote intense our personal and community
prayers must become. All the work of the Chapter will have to
be imbued with a sense of the supernatural, in that climate of
spiritual discernment which is the result of humble and sincere
prayer. Let it be a prayer of souls moved by the lively desire

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to become humble and willing instruments of the Holy Spirit in
order to accomplish, in true fidelity to Don Bosco, the great and
vital goals of the mission which Divine Providence has confered
on our beloved Congregation in our time.
And now not to break with a tradition which has been
inaugurated some years ago and especially to underline an an-
niversary which is particularly important to our Family, let me
talk to you on the occasion of the Centenary of the Salesian
Bulletin about tbe importance ol the Salesian neus lor our Family.
I am sure that this topic will provide each of us with some
helpful, up-to-date Salesian reflections and will also encourage
some relevant and worthwhile initiatives to make one of our
Father's most genial and cherished ideas come alive and efiective'
FAMILY NE\\TS
Many important centenaries concerning Don Bosco and his
early soni keep our interest in the history of our Family high
these days. In 1972 we had the centenaty of the FMA Institute,
in L974 that of our Constitutions, in L975 that of the Salesian
Missions which was properly celebrated throughout the
world
these
d-a, ys
and in 1976 that
{alls the centenary
of
of
the Cooperators.
Don Bosco's little
Exactly
treatise
on
on
the Preventive System. (In my opinion, this last-mentioned an-
niversary deserves to be taken into consideration by our com-
munities, because in the few pages of this precious pamphlet
-hnaims bbtheleaentpreienncqiusoiirvfeedolyuacrnoFnudaenthnuesserud.a)-.lr
f.eat of editing ftom the usually
our entire educational heritage
\\7e look towards these past events not for useless self-
' See
recommend
rlIB 11, L12-l$ (historical background)
it as a community spiritual reading.
and
918-92)
(full
text).
T7e

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satisfaction, but because we know that we owe our present
position to what has gone before us. Someone once cleverly
wrote that "every man is a bus on which his ancestots ride,"
and this is true also for us and our Congregation.
Actually, we can often get useful instructions to build the
future from past history. Moreover, what makes rerospection
full of fascination for us Salesians is also the loving figure of
our common Father Don Bosco, who had his most ptolific season
precisely in the 70's of the last century and during the same
period began, so to say, to harvest the ripened fruits of his hard
work.
To complete our look towards the past, we must make
mention of several other events of August-septeniber 1877, which
so heavily influenced the history of our Congregation.
"I need to speek to my sons"
In the first days of September, Don Bosco with twenty-two
of the first Salesians, went to the boarding school of Lanzo
Torinese to celebrate the First General Chapter of our Congrega-
tion.2 He arrived there carrying under his arm a newsletter of
few pages, with the ink hardly dry, on the cover of which was
written "First year
one", and entitled Bibliofilo Cat-
tolico o Bollettino S-Naleusmiabnoerrnensuale (Catbolic Book-loaer or
Salesian Montbly Bulletin). Yes, it'nras the first Salesian Bulletin.
Don Bosco began, one hundred years ago, through the press, a
dialogue which would prove to be very fruitful, with his precious
collabotators whom for just over a year he had begun calling
"Salesian Cooperators."
But ten years before that, Don Bosco had started, in a
similar way, a no less fruitful dialogue with the Salesians. In
'? Also this centenary deserves our remembering, at least in a community
spiritual reading; d. MB L3, 241-294.

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May 1867, he had written to them in these wonds: "Before
long our Society may be definitively approved. I therefore feel
the need to communicate frequently with you, my dear sons.
Being unable at times to do it personally, I will try to reach
you by letter." 3
\\7ith these words he had begun his first Circular Letter,
copied over in Valdocco by willing copyists and sent to Fr. Rua,
Fofr.thBeonfiersttti,SFarle.sLiaenmhooyunsees-
in other
as well as
words, to all the
"to other beloved
Rectors
sons of
St. Francis de Sales," i.e. to all the Salesians. That first Circular
Letter was to be followed uninterruptedly by many others, and
they were to be eventually transfotmed into this booklet that
you now have in your hands: the Acts of the Superiot Council.
gLievteten\\r7sliifteahnttdohettshheeetwSthaoilneignsi,iatinantoiBvweuslcleoitnminp1l-.e8x67aDnaodnndimLBe8op7sl7acco-ehabathldee,iCnthiarectfufevla'c/ert
ordinarily call Salesian News.
Retbinking and resbaping
On other occasions I dealt with the subject briefly and in
passing. For instance, I pointed out that in a regular circulation
of family news thete is found a means to foster the communion
and unity of our ,Congregation.a But now, dear Confreres, I
wish to deal at greater length with this subject of Salesian News,
because, although unusual, it is nevertheless important to the life
of our Congregation. In fact it regards an aspect of Salesian
reality
stated
wwhitihchfo-restigohet xapnredssoraigninoavleitryalbl jyudDgoemn eBnots-co
was aheady
in his time,
was consistently developed by his followers and will perhaps with
the current spreading of the mass-media need prompt intervention
on our pafi at two levels, i.e. an in-depth rethinking and study
3 BM 8, )54.
' Cf. Acts of tbe SC, No. 272, Oct.-Dec. L972, pp. 3l-32.

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in terms of ideas, and then a reshaping or redimensioning on the
practical and executive level.
Meanwhile, and this is the starting point of our considerations,
it will be well to note that Don Bosco's initiative shows us that
he considered it possible and even indispensable to build up that
rcality that we today call the "salesian Family" also by rnaking
use of family news. And in fact, in his able hands, family news
contributed a gteat deal to the establishment of his apostolic project
for youth.
It will be our task to study his model, to examine the present
situation (which has changed so much!), to assess the stifier
requirements of our age, and to bring about the necessary renewal
in this delicate area as well.
Don Bosco wanted Salesian news
If we think back to the life of out Founder, among a long
series of dates and episodes, we are led to acknowledge that
Don Bosco with realistically modern intuition wanted his apostolic
project to be within the context of social communication. And
this from the very beginning, from the time when he was teach-
ing his first pupils the art of book-binding and was resorting to
a mincing-knife borrowed from Mama Margaret's kitchen to trirn
the edges of his first books, because he had no paper cutter...
He simply followed a deep and certain instict that guided
him towards the choice of that broad and varied 'pulpit' or
forum, which then was and has become even more today the
so-called instruments of social communication. This explains the
great volume of works which, while he was alive, he wrote and
caused to be written and circulated by his sons, and which out
Congregation, following his example, continues to produce with
untiring
we not
printer,
jraoepumornsetamollibiscet,rcwrtehraiisttie?vre-naensdsa.ere\\d7itethoetrh.ec\\rh7eilfedorraeerne-
and why should
of a book-binder,
therefore children

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of a genuine 'worker for social communication,' who put the
massrmedia of his time among the most important instruments
and typical Salesian initiatives to serve youth and the Church
with foresight and effectiveness.s
But in particular Don Bosco wanted, and set in motion with
courage and clarity of ideas, that arca of communication which
closely concerns us here and which we have called Salesian
News.
Inside tbe Congregation
In the first place, Don Bosco wanted internal news of the
Congregation, and the Circular Letters prove this. In this con-
nection he rightly recognized the supreme importance of direct
verbal communication, that which we call 'face to face.' "I need
to speak to my sons," is what he wrote. Don Bosco also understood
the unavoidable need of a group when it becomes too big and
geographically divided into centers far away from each other
to resort to the rudimentary forms of social communication of
circular letters. In fact, realizing the impossibility of speaking in
person and often with his sons, he immediately emphasized:
"At least I will ry to do it by letter."
In 1867 he had bately forty-four sons, but he was thinking
in terms of the future development of his work. The Congregation
had not yet been definitely approved, but he had already chosen
the right road.
"A union ol benelactors lor rnankind"
Forthermore, Don Bosco wanted the Salesian news to be
extended to all the Salesian Family - and he used the former
s Anyone wishing to go deeper into this very important aspect of Salesian
apostolate should read, among other things, my message, To Salesians in tbe
publisbing field, h .4.1C, No. 282, April-June 1976, pp. 25-fi.

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to build the latter. Even if he did not use the term Salesian
Family, this was an idea close to his heart from the beginning.
![e can also add that he accomplished it by resorting to a clever
use of social communication.
We can attest to that from the very first issue of the
Salesian Bulletin. On the second page, Don Bosco himself
explained his intention to produce this pubblication for his Coop-
ferafatetornrsit.y,"Hneorrea-relihgeiou,isl,/rliotetreary
are not establishing a con-
and scientific association, not
even a newspaper, but simply a union of benefactors for mankind
-carepse,optrloeurbelaedsy
to pledge not,merely their words, but their deeds,
and sacrifices in order to be of help to their
fellowmen."
These are fundamental words. According to the intentions
of Don Bosco the Salesian Bulletin had the exclusive purpose of
giving life to a "union of people." On another occasion Don
Bosco u/as even more explicit: the Bulletin, he said, "will become
a mighty force not on its own account, but because of the people
it will unite." 6
It is useful to recall how at the root of the Salesian Bulletin
which he called the "newspaper of our Congregation," T was the
need for Don Bosco to have an organ of the press always at his
complete disposal and always at his beck and call to gather and
spread all the news he felt it suitable to make known on a wide
scale. This was because not all newspapers, even those well in
his favor, could always respond to his continuous requests to
circulate Salesian news. Yet, through the collaboration he had
with other journals, especially the Catholic ones, and in various
other publicity initiatives it is possible for us to discern our
Father's interest for social communication, and specifically the
definite role that he gave to communicating the ideals and the
MB 16, 41)
MB 13,8L.

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achievements of the Salesian apostolate to the rvorld at large.
On one occasion, i.e. the first missionary expedition, all this
reached a vety high pitch.
Through articles and circulars Don Bosco was thus able
to spread the news of his huppy initiative to very many readers,
and became so well-liked as to attract the support and help
necessary for his costly endeavor. And it should be noted that
it was not only a matter of material help, but also an impressive
flowering of vocations that spread the Salesian work. At the
same time, Don Bosco rvas asked to open houses everywhere;
and Salesian Cooperators sprang up in various places (Venezuela
and Mexico, for instance), determined to begin our works even
before there were enough Salesians to take care of them.
In brief, there was a series of connected incidents which
prompted a levelfieaded and dispassionate researcher such as Fr.
Ceria to write: "A new chapter really had begun for the Oratory
and for the Salesian Society." 8
Now we should note among the decisive facts of this historical
turning point the inteiligent and courageous use of social com-
munication by Don Bosco.
lX/e know how Don Bosco relied most heavily on the Salesian
Bulletin. He called it "the main bulwark
and of whatever concefns our members."
eof
the
He
Salesian works
was convinced
that "the Salesian Society will flourish materially if we strive to
uphold and spread the Salesian Bulletin."r0
For this reason Don Bosco wanted it to be printed in several
languages, and before his death he completed four difierent
editions: Italian, French, Argentinian, and Spanish. One might
say that wherever the Salesian Family reached a certain member-
ship level and a certain degree of suength, Don Bosco wanted
I, 8
,
E. Ceria, Annali
MB 17, 669.
della
Societd
Salesiana,
249
t0 MB 17, 645.

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a Salesian Bulletin to get there too to encourage, inspire, and
multiply his collaborators.
Under Fr. Rua the editions rose to eleven in number. In
this manner began and developed bit by bit a 'chain of publications'
with worldwide circulation (there are 34 today), which consritutes
a f.airly unique occurrence in what could be called the minor
history of journalism.
Now it is up to'us to see if we are able to take the Salesian
news into proper account and if we will succeed in utilizing
it with suficient competence and efiectiveness to the advantage
of the Salesian missions throughout the world.
Spreading Salesians news
o-f
Before getting to
th_ e Salesian news,
rhe heart of the evaluations and problems
let us stop briefly to consider thi overal
picture that it puts before us. It is something that we are
certainly aware of, even though not very clearly, and it therefore
deserves some brief study as well.
Tbose lor ubom our lamily neus is intended
The first quesrion is: To whom is the family news directed
that we, according to Don Bosco's example, continue to receive
and spread throughout the Salesian world? The obvious answer
is that group of people whom Don Bosco wanted joined rogerher
in the "union of benefactors of mankind", called by him to "be
of service to their fellowmen,"
belonging to the Salesian Family,
-undei1rstooothde, rhowwoerdvesr,,
all those
not in a
suictly juridical sense, but in a wide one. Besides, not everything
is meant for everyone, not in the same \\ray nor for the same
feason.
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kinds of
Daughters
poefoMplear-y
in
Help
the first place, the Salesians and the
of Christians, the Salesian Cooperators
and those who hold the most distinguished positions in the Salesian
Family, even though they camy no membership catds, i.e, out
parents.
There are other groups which in fact share to a certain degree
in Don Bosco's apostolic project, for example, the Salesian Past
Pupils who are particularly close to the Family of Don Bosco.ll
And then there are the thirteen Religious Congregations and the
three Secular Institutes that grew ofl the Salesian stock, as well
as the various other youth and adult groups organized by us in
our schools, youth centers, parishes and missions.
Also the parents of our pupils, who by the fact of having
entrusted their children to the Salesians, have a particulatly close
educational relationship with us and have thus entered into the
Salesian sphere of activity. Nor must we forget our benefactors
and all those people who may show only a friendly interest in
our work. Actually, all of them can derive some benefit, such
as an enrichment for themselves and a reason for fruitful collabor-
ation with us, from open, serene, cordial and positive Salesian
news.
All of them have a legitimate right to Salesian news, and it
is therefore our duty to see that they are not deprived of it.
Tbe cbannels tlsrougb whicb Salesian neus is transmitted
It would be interesting to make a survey of the initiatives
that arc today at work to spread our Family news. The result
would be a very impressive picture ranging ftom fiIm documentaries
to slides, from books to hundreds of printed periodicals and
't Const., att. 5.

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countless cyclostyled or mimeographed sheets, I will confine
myself to some brief comments.
For the news in the Congregation, other than the official
"Acts of the Superior Council" (quarterly in 6 languages, with
world-wide printing of about 8,000 copies), there is the Salesian
News Agency (ANS, now in 4 languages with printing of about
2,000 copies), and there has recentiy been added the colorful
collection of about 70 Provincial Newsletters. Proposed in 1,97t
by the Special General Chapter, these newsletters have been found
extremely useful by both the Provinces and the confreres, which
explains their large circulation and their popularity. Although
requiring a great deal of work, they ate put out wherever and
whenevet possible, often with good taste and always with much
dedication and commendable spirit of service.
A news circulation somewhat similar to that of the Salesians
is that of the Salesian Sisters. On their part, the Cooperators
and the Past Pupils are kept informed through various national
and local publications, while their leaders regularly receive from
the Center cyclostyled sheets which deal especially with otganiza'
donal nntters.
The Salesian Family, taken in the broad sense, is reached
thtough the )4 current Salesian Bulletins, still growing in quality
and quantity, published in 19 languages and with an annual print-
ing of over 10 million copies. Locally, the Salesian Family is
informed through hundreds of school, parish and association
publications, which at times are only cyclostyled or mimeographed
nasheegveeretrsabt-edepaarnlaoidsfeecSdoantloeosomiaimncau'la,cnphimra-a,cztiicoabnleuatenwdinhsfipocerhmedtaoyzgimoenethaeen,'rsia.wedh.discpuhrpecaadton-
ing news and fostering good spirit.
\\7hile these publications usually reflect and follorv up
Salesian 'scene,' i.e. the day-by-day unfolding of our project, the
books have the express purpose of recording and spreading Salesian
history and reflecting on the spirit and charism of Don Bosco.

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The.Missions Centenary provided an occasion for a flourishing
of historical volumes, in various languages." Reflection is nurtured
by collections or series produced in the Salesian Study Centers,
and this is a definite sign of love for Don Bosco.r3
The Missions Centenary also provided the occasion for a
considerable and commendable production of documentaries, high
in technical and artistic quality, and effective instruments for
Salesian news.
On the whole this is a rich and varied panorama, though in
some cases one wonders whether good will is accompanied by
the necessary competence and quality level needed to ensute the
desired result, i.e. that it will be accepted and read by those for
whom it is intended.
The contents ol Salesian fleus
\\7hat does the Salesian news bring to the Family of Don
Bosco? tWe have said generically 'family news,' i.e. the news
regarding Don Bosco's project being caried out in the Church
for the benefit of youth. \\[e can be more exact in saying that
this Salesian news caries thtee types of content: the historical
content, that of thought or reflection, and more often that of
current events.
' At times, not sufficient importance is given to the historical
cofltent, to our past. Nevertheless, it is through the tradition
left to us by Don Bosco, short but full of inspirational and
t2 Particularly prec.ious has been the contribution, in this area, of the
Centto Stadi di Storia delle Missioni Salesiane (Salesian Missions History Study
Center), vhich has published several series of books at the Libteria Ateneo
Salesiano (Rome) and LDC (Turin).
13 One only needs to point out the publications of the Centro Studi Don
Bosco (Don Bosco Study Center - UPS), the "Colloqui sulla uita salesiatta"
(Conoersations on Salesiax Life) senes, the various volumes published by the
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leavening elements, that the members of his Family fundamentally
find the fust element of union and cohesion. A scholar once said
that "there does not exist, and there never has existed, a people
without stories,"'a and that is true for the Salesian Family as
well. Ih the almost unfathomable figure of our Founder, in the
volumes of his Biographical Memoirs, in the missionary adventure
of his sons, in the concrete example of his saints and of all
those who have gone before us, it is
cslaimy anteeceosfsgaeryne-roustodefidnicdataiogna,inwthhiacth
bproigsshitbnlees-s
alone can
rather I would
of life and that
animate, awaken
ideals, and stimulate imitation and action.
' No less important is the content of. reflectiofi on the
history and nature of the Salesian mission, that can bring about a
more ptofound and orderly knowledge of our Founder's project
and spirit, and of the Salesian charism.
\\7e can sometimes notice, even
especially today when the myth of
amongst
material
esfofimcieenScaylehsaiasnsve-ry
masanthyofuogllohwtehresy-wearelmaosutsaeleresfsuswaal sotef,
and an escape
of time; and
from, ideas
we witness
a persistent search for whatever looks 'concrete, and ,practical.,
!7ell, I wish to remind those confreres who might be taten in by
this outlook of what someone once said: "Nothing in the world
can be more practical than a clear idea.', Let us ,be convinced
that personal and communiry reflection on the Salesian project,
supported by comprehensive salesian information in its various
forms, is the shortest u/ay to reach the'concrete' and the 'practical,'
and cannot but be of help in the accomplishment, wirhoui mistakes
or deviations, of our rnission amongst youth.
' Finally, and I rvould say above all, the Salesian news is
concerned with current eDents. In the first place, it brings to
our attention official communications regarding the activities of
r{ Roland Barthes
Bompiani L969, p. 7.
in
Autori
Yari,
L'analisi
del
raccoxto
(Anatysis
of
a
story),

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our various organizations, new appointments, the progfams already
planned and soon to be carried out, and the various oppottunities
for meeting. Futhermore, it brings up-to-date information on
works, men, successes and failures, and expectations and problems.
\\7e will see later on in this letter what positive influence
-i.nrg,.s.piurco,rhppoaossta,gltshiveainngedncptoirrnoesgoSralaamtlieossni-ananFtdhaiemsnctiyolypu'eraBgouefmt cieonnmt,cmoaunnncdliuccadotinniotgdnbtchuaitsn-
point I feel I must remind you that the flow of Salesian news
can and must circulate, at least in part, to the outside, to those
who know us and to those who do not yet know us, in such
a way that Don Bosco's project, according to Our Lord's exhorta-
tion: "Let them see your good works!" (Mt. 5: 16), may be ac-
complished in the daylight, in an open and truly evangelical con'
frontation with public opinion'
Those who spread lamily neus
At the root of so many insuuments and channels working
in the Salesian world to spread our family news, there are definite
people, who undoubtedly today arc in great numbers, and several
of ifr.- are well trained. Many work only occasionally in this
area, but others on a regular basis, and some full-time, like the
confreres working on some Salesian Bulletins. At the centers of
our organizations, Provinces included, there are those who have
permanently taken on the task of a quasi-news agency. There
are Provincial secretaty offices that have become like small clearing
houses, engaged in the periodical and faithful receipt and dispatch
of news.
It is a fact that at various levels of responsibility there is
felt in our Congtegation an increasing need to make things known,
to inform in the most appropriate way, and to 'animate' through
cornmunication. Hence the need for men specifically trained and
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Social communication is today rightly considered a science, a
technical skill, and an aft; therefore, it calls for aptitudes, profes-
sional study, and patient apprenticeship. Commendably, the
confreres who enter the Salesian news field through speciai study
and thus have professional credentials, are growing in numbei.
This is the road to follow, and I feel I should encourage the
Provincials who direct their confreres toward such study.
To digress for a moment, let me remind you thar the Salesian
presence in social communication cannot limit itself to training
'intermediate operators,' i.e. those who transmit Salesian news.
According to the example of Don Bosco, there is need for specialized
confreres capable of producing the news, and ir is necissary to
train them.ls
But, what I want to point out concerning those who have
the task of trans,mitting Salesian news, is he exact interpretation
of their role. They have been called on to present and illustrate
Don Bosco's project, and therefore they musr feel they are speaking
in Don Bosco's name. This requires that in order to communicate
Salesiana (things Salesian) they make every efforr to know and
truly understand our Founder, as well as the present Superiors
interpreting him, and the Salesian 'rcality' happening now as a
part of our developing mission; in other words, it is not themselves
they are expressing, nor their own ideas or their own tastes that
they are asked to transmit in the communication of salesian nev/s,
but that mission toward youth that God entrusted to Don Bosco
and to his sons.
\\Vhat should I say then about cerrain trends, clearly recog-
nizable for example in some Salesian Bulletins, towards a generic
'5 On this, which is primarily a duty of the provincials, see the aforemen-
ttpiaopin.nei2nd8g'm3i1ess'.ssaSageeiedTatolososbaAelecsrtseiaqnousfiritenhdet"bsfepoerpcuitahbloliGsseheinnweghraofliecwlhdia,llpAtbeSerCc,o,4m5Ne5o, i.nw2vh8oe2lrve,eedssipiaeetcniattihffleiyt
production level, either as writers, editors or publishers of printed matter, or
as advisers or reporters in the field of the cinema, radio and TV.,,
2

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type of journalism, even if it is soundly Christian? On this point
I would like to invite you not to confuse the two things. That
kind of journalism, though excellent in itself, can not and must
not r"plac" Salesian information on channels normally reserved
to Salesian information itself. The family of Don Bosco in every
region of the world has an inalienable right to a suitable Salesian
no"urishment, and this under the pain of its deterioration and
demise as a specifically Salesian reality.
The objectiaes ol Salesian neus
Family news evidently strives constantly to p:omote,. inspire
and urge on the Congregation and the Salesian Family in their
p'saasletsoiraanl
endeavors on U.lrutl of the world's youth-' Now the
Family, though it finds its raison d'6tre and iustification
above all on th. trrp.trrtural level, continues nevertheless to be
conditioned in its historical unfolding by the human element, and
it is therefore subiect to precise sociological laws, rvhich we must
reckon with.
For a reality as complex and variously organized on- the five
conrinents as th; Salesian Family to attain its pastoral objectives
such as were specified by Don Bosco, it will be necessary to have
within itself a communication network capable of spreading definite
kinds of news. \\7e will leave it to those responsible for this
delicate sectof to go further into the matter. \\7e will mention
only that scholars consider four different kinds of information to
be necessary in any otganization.t6
' First of all, there is the inlormation which we call oper-
ational, necessary to guarantee the normal execution of community
16 Cf. Paul Grieger, Conunicazione e inlotnazione al seruizio della coruu-
niti {conmunication and inlornation at the seroice ol tbe comnuility), Edizioni
Paoline L976, pp. 47-49 (who refers to P. Jatditrlier, L'organisation bumaine des
entreprises, PUF-Paris, esp. ch. VII).

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activity programs. It involves that combination of guidelines,
announcements, declarations, etc. that arc found in abundance
in Salesian news media.
' There is also the notiaational inlormation,which in groups
of volunteers like ours is, to say the least, indispensable. In
the Salesian Family from the confreres with vows to rhe Young
Coopetators fresh from their first pledge, we are all volunteers,
that is people who have freely answered yes to the 'si uis' {if
you utish) whispered in the innermost conscience by Our Lord's
y6iss
makes-it
demanding but respectful of individual liiberty.
important for us to see continually set before our
This
eyes
the reasons for belonging to our group and the ideal values
that give full supernatural justification to our attachment to, and
our working for, Don Bosco.
' There is also promotional information, which in the case
of the Salesian Family is understood above all as "on-going for-
mation," for the spiritual enrichment and the professional updating
of all those who are working on Don Bosco's project.
' And finally there is the general inforrnation, with carries
with it every type of news
only appointments, changes
and obituaries, but also facts about peopi. ,nd data about -ortr,
description of experiences and initiatives,
an adeguate knowledge of group life.
etc.
-
that promotes
This brief listing of the four types of information in orga-
nizations may seem uninteresting, but nevertheless it should be
kept well in mind by the confreres involved in communication,
whether they be heads of some important pu,blication or of a
simple cyclostyled or mimeographed sheet. They will have to
ask themselves at the rigt moment if, besides spreading general
and operational information, they are succeeding in ransmitting
to their readers motivation which is ideally valid, and content
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Salesian news is absolutely necessary today
A{ter this bird's-eye view on the present situation of Salesian
news it is necessary to briefly explain its value and usefulness.
Beginning with its limitations, we have akeady mentioned the
most obvious one: that communication through mass media is not
the best there is. Far more beneficial is the 'face-to-face,' person-
to-person communication, which among other things allows for an
on-the-spot dialogue and makes it possible to understand imme-
diately whether the message sent has been teceived, understood
and accepted, or rather misunderstood, opposed or rejected. One
direct meeting is worth mofe than one hundred letters, articles,
pamphlets or books.
Recourse to instruments of social communication becomes
necessary, howevet, in so far as personal communication cannot
reach everyone nof can it do it as often as necessary. In practice,
fmoerth"odgsr,oarlpreaadsylacrognesidaesretdheneScaeslessairayninFa1m87ily6,
recourse to such
by Don Bosco for
the forty-four confreres at that time, has today become absolutely
indispensable.
Another necessary observation concerns excessive reliance on
technology. Some may think that in order to ensure the complete
success of communication all that is needed is to possess the most
aadbvleantcoeddaayn.dThhigiih,liydosloapthryistoicfatperdogmreesasn' scoofulcdomlemadunuicsattioonbealvitatliel-
or ignore the prime importance to be given to the content of
communication, the rich substance of the message to be conveyed,
without which the most advanced equipment, though attractive
to the eye at first, would in the long run definitely leave a sense
of emptiness and ill-advised ostentation, and a painful impression
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With the ground cleared of erroneous and. misleading ap-
praisals, it remains to point our several positive efiects of famiiy
news. Aibove all, they cultivate and enrich our sense of belonging
to the Salesian Family.
In the first place let us talk about the Salesian. For him
to feel at ease in the Congregation, to work with satisfaction
and eflectiveness for Don Bosco's project and for his own spiritual
enrichment, he must have a well-motivated conviction that ,.it
is really worth" belonging to Don Bosco's Family. If the feeling
grows in him that his religious family has a specific and important
mission to accomplish in the Church, that he has been personally
and definitely called
in art. 2 _ u sign
taondbebe-arearsoofutrherenloevweedofCGonosdtitfuotironysousnagy
people, and that he can truly accomplish all this while f"iminl
himself aS a man, a Christian and a religious, then there can be
no doubt in any of us that his heart wiil open up, and he will
feel the joy of being Don Bosco's son and living happily in his
vocation.
On the other hand, if he limits his vision to his own local
group, which may seem insignificant to him, unsuited to witness
to anything convincingly, incapa le of solving rhe concrete problems
of his fellowmen, he may easily feel uselesi, worrhless, frusrated
and disappointed in his aspirations.
Thanks to the Good Lord, we sons of Don Bosco today
find ourselves placed in a substantially positive situation, ,.grri-
less of human sins and weaknesses. The Family that Don dor.o
created with his heroic_-sanctity is still a valid teality, operating
eflectively within the church. As a matter of {act,"ii has been
receiving public testimonials of appreciation and
taimn_desmpaenryhacpisv'ibl eaynodndchitusrcmheariutsth-oritoiens
the part of
and I do
tpruusbtric-
some-
opinion
not hesitate to
say from the Pope himself, who has shown this on more than
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It is a consoling fact that very many confreres in dificult
positions and with a life of sacrifice bear wonderful witness to
God and to men of their faith and love for youth.
Now Salesian nev/s that informs us without triumphalism
of ostentation, but serenely and objectively on the activities of
those who work for Don Bosco can only have an advantageous
efiect on
'without
one's sense of belonging to the
triumphalism or ostentation' I
Salesian Family' News
said, and I did so ad-
visedly.
certainly
For
not
ii
a
pisfettheentitoruusthp-ut-oSnainnot rPhaiudldreenmipnedrssugassi-on
2nd
that
makes us free.
But I am thinking of certain isolated confteres, placed in
a namow-minded and perhaps mediocre community, engaged in
thankless
to watef
wthoerkpr-ovesrobmiael ti'mderys
one continues for years and years
stick,' without any hope of ever
seeing it sprout
understandable,
a-.s
In
does
such situations
the temptation
dtoiscgoiuvreaguempe.ntIf-beocnomtoeps
of that the confrere knows little or nothing about the other
confreres, then he can easily generalize his pessimism, with easily
foreseeable results. If on the other hand he is able to discover
that in vefy many othef parts of the Salesian world there are
confreres who plant with the Lord's blessing and reap genefous
fruits, he can find in this a source of comfort and stimulation to
remain faithful at his post even in difficult moments'
So let there be Family news! Abundant and positive Salesian
news will reinforce his sense of belonging and give forth its results
of enthusiasm, sel{-fulfilment, satisfaction and joy shared by all
in the Lord.
Tbe effects of uidespread publicity
\\7hat has been said with reference to the Salesian applies
equally well to
working in the
SeavleersyiaonneFealmseil-y.
Cooperator,
Family news
PcaanstimPpurpoilv,eeetcv.e-ry-
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But this same news, if it is used well, can do more than
just support us; it can make us new friends who will join forces
with us. Don Bosco obtained supporr for his apostolic project
because he was able to make it popular through rhe means of
social communication. He achieved this popularity throagh a com-
bination of what social communication experts today call pubticity
and appeal.
' Don Bosco's project, which he wanted to make known
to the largest number of people possible, was publicized through
the Salesian Bulletin: "Let us increase its circulation as much as
possible," he said. "Let us make it known in every possible
way." "
Fr. Ceria commented that he "used to recommend that it
(i.e. the Salesian Bulletin) be sent not only to Cooperators, but
also to as many as he knew who would not turn it down." 18
Even more explicit is what Don Bosco said about 1884 in reply
to a direct question of the Founder of the Pompei Institute:
"Here is my secret," he replied. "f send the Salesian Bulletin
both to those who want it and those who do fiot." le
' But publicity is not enough. For the Bulletin to achieve
the desired result of bringing good people together, appeal was
needed as well. The term used by Don Bosco has a richer
meaning than that found in social communication books. He
spoke of 'affetto', afiection. It is a question of "winning the
people's aflection for our institutions." m
In reality, Don Bosco in the past century perceived empiri-
cally and applied consistendy principles that today's social com-
munication experts express in less simple formulas.
The fact remains that the popularity of this important project
n MB L3,26t.
't8
E. Ceria, id.,
MB L7,670.
I,
242.
'1o MB l),260.

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of Don Bosco was a vital force that kept it going, and it continues
to do so. A real knowledge of what the Salesians do in the
world can inspire honest, Christian-minded and youth-concerned
people with a desire to know more about the Salesians'involvement
in youth work and can lead them to associate themselves with
us. Thus from a contact with Salesian values and works people
can easily and gradually acquire our Salesian outlook and developed
a desire to belong to the Salesian Family.
At the operational level, this can mean, in the first place,
that people give us external support in the form of financial con-
tribuiions for our missionary work. Then.their collaboration can
be made more concrete by theit joining some groups otganized
by the Salesians. Later, in the light of personal experience and
reflection, they may feel a call to play a more stable and precise
role in the Salesian Family, such as that of Cooperator, and
in the case of young people the goal can even be to consecrate
one's life as a Salesian or a Daughtet of Mary Help of Christians
or a Volunteer of Don Bosco. I am not speaking hypothetically,
but thtough personal experience, for the modest history of our
Congregation is rich with some very vivid episodes of this kind.
Salesian news today is in a state of crisis
The Salesian neu/s system set in motion by Don Bosco and
improved on by his successors, though contimring to render in-
valuable service, has ibeen in a state of crisis over the past ten
or twenty years. A similar crisis has also hit other rcligious
institutes, but perhaps we have felt it more sharply because in
our Family news has had and still has a particularly ptominent
role to play.
Vhat are the causes of such a crisis? There are at least
ctwhaong-es
one that could be called
going on in society, and
external, related to the profound
the other internal, related to the
changes occuring in our community life.

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Tbe Salesians in tbe "'W'orld Village"
walhl amtTeMhneatornsdehawayll-sMocciholaulovhgeaicbnael ehfnaacsttackisainlltgehdautpththmeeo"rSweaolsertsalidabnlevs irtleolasoidg-een.c"elikIinne
fact, thanks to the increase and improvement of the instruments
for social communication, news today spreads on a world-wide
scale with the same speed as it used to circulate from door to
door, from gossip to gossip in any old-time village. In other
words, as Mcluhan has been telling us, our planet is shrinkng
to the dimensions of a village, as far as neril/s is concerned.
In fact, we all find ourselves much more informed on what
is happening in the world than in times past. Reliable sources
speak of 8,000 daily papers in the world, 25,000 weeklies,
27 ,000 radio broadcasting stations, 18,000 television transmitters,
250,000 cinemas, and a total of about 150 milion people employed
in social communication.2r
Now the toment of news that continuously pours into the
atmosphere from all directions and to which people are exposed
iwleths-es,thaetdrothethosesnyeowot afsnttothpietaSot arthlenesoitdano-oornsaeonsd{,
most of them seem to want
religious communities, much
since out mission to youth
and the working classes leaves us wide open to the world. \\fle
can thus imagine one of the little houses in the "world village"
to be that of a Salesian community. The news that reaches it,
is for the most part news that we could term worldly, without
necessarily giving this term a negative connotation. It is news
about politics, current events, sports, social life, etc., all so dispro-
portionately abundant as to swamp the other news of a religious
or strictly Salesian nature.
It is a fact today that Don Bosco's voice, amidst the deafening
2t Msgr. Andr6-Marie Deskur, La Cbiesa, lo Stato e i nass-nedia (Cburcb,
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chorus of the thousand other sounds carried by television, radio,
tecords and cassettes, weeklies, dailies and books of all kinds,
reaches our ears more and more muffled, fainter and fainter with
each passing day. The negative eflect of this on our religious
life can easily be imagined.
Scheduled times lor reading lanily neuts haue declined
Besides this disturbing fact, we must take note of a more
or less legitimate change which has nevertheless occurred in our
communities. I mean the decline, in too many cases, of the fixed
times for reading Salesian news.
The ever more rapid rhythm of modern life, which has also
iaonfffluuDertonhcneerdBaotbshcaeotinSagatleeasnieadnng5aalm-geodsut i/nehrsaasbivnygevrooyfcaatchtitoeivneaablneifadedoy-nshthhoeartseaxcmaamuosupenledt
of time once given to Family news. An ideal moment for this
news remains the time for Spiritual Reading, with which however
some of the confreres dispense almost regularly and all too easily.
Another time that was raditionally dedicated to family news was
mealtime, which is now reserved for brotherly conversation.
Let us try to recall for an instant the Salesian legislation and
practice of past times, in an attempt to reca'pture their spirit and
their concern with regard to Family news.
Ow 1923 Rule, which remained in efiect until comparatively
recently, 'canonized' the duty of reading at table "the decrees of
the Holy See which refer to us, the constitutions, the regulations,
the Acts of the Superior Council, edifying letters, the Salesian
Bulletin, the biography of St. John Bosco, of deceased Salesians,
of the Saints and other persons... particularly missionaries and
educators of the young." 22
2 Regulations ol tbe Salesian Society, L92)" art. 19.

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But even before that Fr. Rua, in his Circulars, gave some
detailed and stringent instructions. The Provincials after their
visits to the houses had to report to the Rector A{ajor "whether
reading at mealtime was done regularly and, when the Bulletin
came in, whether it was given precedence.., whether the same was
done in the case of other Salesian news, and whether due impor-
tance was given to Circular Letters." " On another occasion, after
recalling the obligation of reading the life of Don Bosco and the
Salesian Bulletin of each month, Fr. Rua exclaimed: "How could
one excuse a Rector who does nothing of this? And what could
be said of the custom, started in various places, of shortening the
reading at mealtime or beginning it after serving soup and finishing
it ordinarily befote serving dessett?" 2a
These detailed norms and severe admonitions are indications
of the obvious concern that confreres should never be deprived
of family news. Today those times and those ways have changed;
but has the need for Salesian news, too? The answer is no, and
we will immediately state why.
Out ol sight...
The spreading of news which we have called worldly, together
with the decline of those set times for the reading of family news
bring about a crisis not only in the Satresian news, but also in
our feeling of belonging to the Congregation. The voice of Don
Bosco is growing weak in our ears, and the Salesian ideal is
becoming dim in our eyes. For its part, civil society offers a wide
inanrogcta-yonolfyfoafrlotesrrenelanf-tgifvaueglfellldimfeoernptrm.ojaTerchriteesrde-
often easier and more allur-
is an old saying that is valid
couples, but also for religious
" Circular ktter of 25th December 1902, point 8a.
2a Circular Letter of 1st November 1906, point 4.

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in respect of their Congregation and their ideal: "Out of sight,
out of mind."
Probably no Salesian has left the Congregation solely because
of a scarcity or lack of Salesian news. But very probably ignorance
of the positive aspects of our Family was a contibuting cause
in every case.
After all, the abandonment of one's vocation is only the ex-
treme and visible result of a less serious but more far-reaching
crisis, from which today perhaps many more confteres are suffering
than we rcalize.
These considerations cannot leave the Salesian who loves
Don Bosco indifferent, especially if he should hold a post of re-
sponsibility for other confreres in the Congregation.
Together for a more active commitment
The irnportance of Salesian news, that we have seen fully
recognized by Don Bosco, as well as the danger lurking in its
present crisis, of which we are aware and for which we are prob-
ably suffering personally, are reasons that should ptovoke in us
a more active commitment to work in this sensitive area. This
is also demanded by the care we must take of our vocation and
by Don Bosco's mission that we have been called to carry on
amongst the young.
To each indiaidual confrere I would like to put these ques-
tions: How do you stand with regatd to Salesian news? Do
you look forward to it with anticipation and receive it with joy,
as you do in the case of a letter from a dear one? Or do you
feel uninterested and bored? Do you dedicate a little of your
time to knowing Don Bosco and his charism, your confreres and
their work in the Province and in the world? Do you know
where to find this news? Are you interested in having books
and pu,blications at your disposasal? Have you made it a rcal

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habit of reading Salesiana? All this can be of great help for
you and your vocation.
. To the Superiors ol cornrnunities I would like to say a
great deal, because so much depends on them. Let them begin
by asking themselves a few questions about the kind of conver-
sation that prevails amongst the confreres. \\7hat do they talk
about? Are they limiting their conversations to sports and crime
or do they rise to the higher level of spiritual and Salesian things?
There are here tell-tale signs of what really interests them.
It is up to the local Superiors to find any necessary ways
and means to re-establish suitable times and places for Salesian
news within their communities.
A first step is prooid.ing subscriptions to Salesian periodicals
and purchasing Salesian books for their communities and individ-
ual confreres.
A second step is stocking the library and setting up a reading
room. These places should be not only adequately supplied
(skimping is no longer commendable and recommended...), but
also comfortable.
Here I would like to point out an original initiative, which
is an improvement on the regular reading room. For some time
in some communities there has been in operation a Salesiana
Readiru.g Roont {<< la sala della salesianitd >>), i.e. a room reserved
specifically for Salesian material, e.g. ample collections of Sale-
sian publications, audiovisuals, documents of old vintage, picture
albums, curios, antiques,
could help the confreres
tosoguevet nbierst,teertac.cq-uaibnrteiedflwy,itahnDytohningBotshcaot
and their mission.
oA
Getting it
third step concerns the
through private reading
coruntunity use ol t'arnily neus.
is useful, but it is not enough.
I would say that Salesian news is effective solely when the com-
munity becomes a'fr'are of it. This can be achieved through
community practices, such
still the most suitable time
as
-,
the Spiritual
conferences,
Ranedadginogod--nigphrtobtaalkbsly.

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The Rectors should not be satisfied with merely retelling events
and repeating ideas, but should get the confreres to join the
conversation and express their opinions, thus making sure that
they derive some benefit from it. This can be done much more
easily in small communities. It can be done also when the com-
munity is gathered together in the chapel. (The recollected at-
mosphere of a chapel should not make us fall silent, for the
Apostles and disciples were not made silent by their awareness
of being in the Lord's presence, but conversed familiarly with
him and among themselves.)
to
pe' rfoTrbmosefoirnthcbearngeewolgetrnaeinraintigonSsaolefsiacnosnhfraevreesa.
special task
They must
instil in them a lively interest in our family events. The years
of uaining should be the "suitable time" for developing that
habit of reading Salesian news which is to accompany these con-
freres for the rest of their lives. A Salesian who does not
acquire a habit of perusing with enthusiasm and perseverance
the Salesian sources of information during his training period,
will hardly do it latet.
Modern teaching methods in the studentates could likewise
be usefully oriented and applied to Salesian information, both
with regard to historical and theological and pastotal matters.
. Tbe Proaincial and his collaborators have also a selective
role to play, because it is in their power to promote or to stifle
the flow of news. This begins with the news about the Provin-
cial community caried by the Provincial Newsletter.
d,irec'tlyAiruspchecairaglewoolrdSanleeseiadrus
to be addressed to the Salesians
neuss. They are now numerous
aPnrodvainrceiapllaacneddloactavlahrioouusselse.veSlosm-efroofmthethmeaGreenreesraploantesibtloe
the
for
complex publications; others for modest but very useful cyclo-
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a work which often brings little recognition and entails much
sacrifice.
Sometimes they may be criticized for putting too much
printed matter in circulation, and this might be rue. But what
at first sight might appear to be a problem of quantity is very
often nothing but a problem of quality, because whatever is poorly
written from a journalistic point of view, even though it may
be small in quantity, is rejected by the readers, and psychologically
it is already too much.
If a recommendation is to be made to these workers, it
concerns their professional training. (\\fle have said above that
social communications is a science, a technical skill and an art.)
But more than to these confreres, who do their rvork out of
obedience, our recommendation is directed to their superiors,
who have the duty of training their personnel. Schools of jour-
nalism have gtown in number throughout the world: amateurism
and improvisation are no longer adequate in this field; on the
contrafy, they are tragic.
. To eaeryone I would like to say once again: Do not keep
Family news for
to say. When it
yisousrusitealbf le-,
s161gd away in your cupboard, so
pass it on to your boys, in sermons
and talks, and in various other situations. In the past and even
now, many Salesians had and still have a talent for speaking
about Don Bosco and Salesian matters with charm and ease. rfl/e
ihrneapvoeeurtrkoncirooemwomnfumSniaatilneeyssias-nucahwncehocodnofprtoeesrsseesasns-eddwaaenvrdeassttoh, munseeaaarbrlyeleisntetoixllhcwaaurisrthytiboulens
lively conversation with their boys for hours and hours on end.
As you see, dear Confreres, in this area there is work for
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ln the centenary year of the Salesian Bulletin
There remains to say one last word on that beloved creation
of Don Bosco's, whose "L00th Birthday" \\xle are getting ready to
celebrate in a most effective way, and which has been the reason
for this Letter, i.e. the Salesian Bulletin.
We already have a pretty good understanding of its impor-
tance for the Salesian Family. Don Bosco used to call it "(not
oounrlyC) othnegremgaaitnionm."ea2nss"Obnutonceleaocrlcyas"itohnehinedsisapiedn: s"aIbtleismtehaenms afoinr
bouulrwvaorckatoiofnsthaendSaoleustiasnchwooolrsk."s6andThoefn
whatever concerns us,
he added: "The Sale-
sspiarneaSdotchieetySwaleilsliafnlouBruisllhetimn.a"te2r7ialIlyt ,
if we strive to uphold
was Don Bosco's belief
and
that
"if it failed, our works too would {ail." B
The 1971. Special Genetal Chapter declared the Salesian
Bulletin "the official organ of the Salesian Family,"' but despite
the appearance this declaration meant no change or anything new.
Although written primarily to inspire and encourage the Salesian
Cooperators and to atttact new ones, the Salesian Bulletin from
the very beginning had a much wider and more comprehensive
purpose. Don Bosco had already called it "the newspaper of
our Congregation," 30 and wanted it to reach his Salesians as
well: "The Bulletin is written for us and for our Cooperators."3r
But he intended it for a still wider citcle of readers: "The Bul-
letin is but a tool for acquainting others with our undertakings
u
x
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tbe
Salesian
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and uniting all good Christians in spirit and purpose." 32 There-
fore he used to say: "Let us increase its circulation as much as
possible; let us make it known in every possible way."',
Even the Tenth General Chapter in 1895 shared this view,
and stated that the Salesian Bulletin was "the organ of the entire
SSapleecsiIaiatlnGwSeiolnlceitehrateylr,eC" fhtoharuepstbeperlahocauinsrgdtaonnsokelii-mnittahretiisogancrsedni-ntegnaiatsrsyarleyseaoaditerhrteso. rewcoernkt
for its
Bosco
awniddethrecnircaumlaotniognth-eirfifrasmtiloiefsa. l(lr,Ja(hmoonmgortheerhsaonnsooufr
Don
dear
ones are entitled to know of, and enjoy reading about, the won-
derful things accomplished in the Salesian world with God's
blessing? )
Then the Delegates of the Cooperators and the Past Pupils
should take up again at once promoting a regular circulation of
the Bulletin in their associations, whenever this has been intemupt-
ed. Those in charge of other organizations operating within our
Salesian environment should do the same. Parish priests should
consider the Salesian Bulletin as a welcome bond with the families
most actively engaged in parish apostolate. Nor should the people
who wotk with us in our houses (teachers, employees, etc.) be
forgotten.
\\7e do well to make the Bulletin known also to the parenrs
of our boys. In as much as by the mere fact of entrusting their
children to us they show a desire to join forces with us in their
education, they will find it interesting and useful. Also our
pupils should be acquainted with the Bulletin, when the occasion
arises in the school or elsewhere; they could use it for school
research projects, for missiological education and for vocational
information and talks.
The Bulletin should also reach people and places which are
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'outsiders' to our work and to which our work should be made
known, i.e. civil and religious authorities, cultutal organizations,
libraries, companies and firms with which we deal regularly, and
also plain sympathizers.
All this is part of that precise duty which our Constitutions
impose on us with regard to the Salesian Family: "In it (we)
have the special responsibility of preserving unity of spirit and
of encouraging
and to a more
ftrhuoistfeulfriaepnodsltyolactoen."tascts
which
There
lead
is no
to enrichment
better v/ay to
achieve this than through the Salesian Bulletin.
In this connection we should adopt Don Bosco's modern
outlook and approach. We should consider, as he did, the Sa-
lesian Bulletin as a kind of 'house organ,' that is, like the period-
ical that any large business concern dismibutes among its em-
ployees, sales personnel and customers to promote a better public
image, better public relations and ...better business. Good results
are bound to come to us from our Bulletin, too.
This is the experience of the past. In 1905 Fr. Rua wrote:
"Don Bosco's predictions have come true, The Salesian Coopet-
ators have grown in numbers prodigiously: they can be found
everywhere in the world. The Bulletin is printed in 8 different
languages and is read with enthusiasm' In this way about
300,000 people are kept informed of the work being done by
the Salesians, and according to their moral capacity and material
means they come to their assistance." $
and
Since then the Salesian Family has been growing
whenever a Salesian Bulletin is skilfully edited
asntedadwiliyde-ly
circulated, unfailingly the goals are achieved which Don Bosco
set forth and the Special Genetal Chapter summed up: "To
diffuse the spirit of Don Bosco, to provide infotmation about
the work being done and its needs, to bring together the various
Y
s
Const., a*. 5.
Cirrular Irtter
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groups in our family, to encourage and inspire them, and to pro-
mote vocations." s
To attain all this, the Bulletin needs steady care and support.
Like every living being, it needs to be protected and nourished.
But it yields generous returns, for it wins friends to the Salesian
work, strengthens the bonds of affection and cooperation, and
helps to build up Don Bosco's Family.
"In thinking about these things," Fr. Rua went on to say
in the aforementioned text, "I assure you, my deatest sons, that
I cannot be persuaded that those Salesians are inspired with true
zeal who are devising a thousand other means rather than follow-
ing that of spreading the Salesian Bulletin. I tell you in all
sincerity, I cannot feel glad when I am told that certain confreres
are working untiringly to establish and direct other associations
and are giving no thought to that of the Cooperators which is
completely Salesian. I cannot praise those who take on immense
sacrifices and unbearable burdens to print and circulate other
periodicals while they leave piled and buried under dust the
Salesian Bulletins that we sent them with the hope they would
disttibute them." (Circulat Letter of February 19, L905).
\\7e should do oulbest to avoid deserving this reprimand
from the one who wanted, even for the Salesian Bulletin, to go
halves with Don Bosco. 1,)7e too urill work effectively in this
Salesian Bulletin centenary if between August L977 and August
1978 we try to take up some initiative such as our love for Don
Bosco and our creativeness prompted by his example will suggest
to us.
Conclusion: Let us publicize the good we are doing
To conclude this brotherly conversation on Family news,
which for well founded reasons we consider truly capable of
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helping us make the Salesian Family grow, there only remains to
listen once again to Our Fathet Don Bosco, in a passage I consider
fundamental for this subject. It is stated by Fr. Ceria in these
words:
"There were at various times people who criticized Don
Bosco fot resorting to publicity either through the newspapers
or through occasional pamphlets. \\7e would like to say that his
virtue stood out even in this matter.
In fact Don Bosco did not ignore the attitudes of some people
and the criticisms of some others, nor was he unaware of the
fact that by acting in this manner he was forfeiting the esteem
of some people in high positions. Sometimes these would express
their disapproval quite openly to his face.
However, he justified his way of acting by saying: 'Our
times demand action. The world has become earth-centered.
V/e must therefore uork and publicize the good ue are doing.
Even if one 'firere to work miracles by praying night and day
in the privacy of his own room, the world would take no notice
nor believe. The utorld ffiust see and touch for itself.'
Deat Confreres, as I said when introducing this letter, from
Don Bosco's clear ideas and especially constant and consistent
work there come to the new generations of Salesians ideas and
guidelines that we feel to be extremely valid, and I would say
pressing, for our times. It is up to us now to make the word
and example of the Father fall on good ground.
Sending my greetings and prayers to each and everyone of
you, I am,
Affectionately yours,
Fn. Lours Rrccpnr
Rector Major
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I!I. THE 21TH GENERAL GHAPTER
l. Boster of the Members of the GC 2t
1.1 Ceprrur.ens
L.1.l Superior Coancil
1. Fr. Luigi RICCERI, Rector Major
2. Fr. Gaetano SCRIVO, Vlcar
3. Fr. Egidio VIGANO, Personnel Formation Couxcillor
4. Fr. Giovenale DHO, Youth Apostolate Councillor
5. Fr. Giovanni RAINERI, Adults Apostolate Coancillor
6. Fr. Bernard TOHILL, Missions Coancillor
l. Er. Ruggiero PILLA, Economer General
8. Fr. Luigi FIORA, Regional Councillor
9. Fr. Jos6 HENRIQUEZ, Regional Coancillor
10. Fr. Antonio MELIDA, Regional Councillor
11. Fr. Jean TER SCHURE, Regional Councillor
L2. Fr. Juan Edmondo VECCHI, Regional Councillor
11. Fr. George I7ILLIAMS, Regional Councillor
1.1.2 Otber ex-jve Members
14. Fr. Renato ZIC'GIOTTI, Rector Major Emeritus
15. Fr. Decio TEIXEIRA, Procurator General
16. Fr. Raffaele FARINA, GC 2l Moderator
1.L.3 Prouince (*) Proaincial
AfC
Ant
ABA
17. Fr. Henri REUMERS
19. Fr. Giovanni ARTALE
21. Fr. Jorge CASANOVA
ABB
AC6
ALP
ARo
Aul
24. Fr. Juan CANTINI
26. Fr. Jorge MEINVIELLE
28. F,r. Josd Pedto POZZI
30. Fr. Francisco TESSAROLO
12. Fr. \\Tallace CORNELL
Delegates
Substitutes
18. Fr. Jacques NTAMITALIZO Fr.J. Dingenen
20. Fr. Angel SOTO
22. Fr. \\7. MALDONADO
Fr. I. Mesidor
Fr. S. Negrotti
21. Fr. Francisco LEOCATA
Fr.l. Cristiano
25. Fr. Benjamin STOCHETTI Fr. E. Moteno
27. Fr. Eusebio FARIAS
Fr. A. Pepman
29. tu. Demetnio LICCIARDO Fr. R. Mafias
31. Fr. Angel BUTTO
Ft. A. Baccolini
3). Ft. F. BERTAGNOLLI
Fr. N. Ford
(*) Missing are the names of thtee Provinces (Bohemia.l\\4oravia, Slovakia, and Hungary) and one
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Prooince Prouincial
Delegates
Substitutes
AuS
BeN
BeS
Bol
BBH
BCG
BMa
BPA
BRe
BSP
CAm
cil
Cin
CoB
CoM
Ecu
Fil
FLv
FPa
GeK
GeM
Gia
GBr
InB
IrC
InG
InM
Irl
IAd
ICe
ILi
ILo
IMe
INo
)4. Fr. Joseph PITZL
36. Fr, Maurizio QUARTIER
35. Fr. Ludwig SCH\\7ARZ
37. Fr. Enrico BIESMANS
38. Fr. Roger VANSEVEREN
Fr. O.'Vansb
Fr. J. Scbepens
Fr. F. Pottie
39. Ft. Pascal POTIMAY
41. Fr. Rinaldo VALLINO
40. Fr. Fernand NIHOUL
42. Fr. Mario PANI
Fr. P. Viuier
Fr R. Cotta
41. Fr. Alfredo CARRARA
45. Fr. I(alter BINI
47. Fr. Antonio RASERA
49. Fr. Guerino STRINGARI
51. Fr. Antonio POSSAMAI
51. Fr. Fernando LEGAL
55. Fr. Luis CHINCIIILLA
57. Er. Sergio CUEVAS
44. Fr. 'iflolfgang GRUEN
46. Fr. nflalter BOCCHI
48. Fn. Bruno SECHI
50. Fr. Pedro Antonio de LIMA
52. Fr. O. NUVENS LINARD
54. Fr. Hilario MOSER
56. Fr. Vidal HERNANDEZ
58. Fr. Giuseppe NICOLUSSI
Fr G.P. Campos
Fr G. Winkler
Fr G. G6nez
Fr L. Rossa
Fr G. Teofilo
Fr. I. Danelon
Fr. O. Rodriguez
Fr. A. Videla
59. Fr. John VAN
60. Fr. Alexandet MACH{IY
61. Fr. Mario Alberto JIMENEZ 62. Fr. Luis RIVEROS
6). Fr. Jorge NIETO
64. Ft. Gabriel GONZALEZ
65. Fr. Carlos VALVERDE
66. Fr. Fernando PERAZA
Fr. los. Zen
Fr. S. Pongut,i
Fr. C. Montalao
Fr. G. Bottasso
67. Fr. Teodoro ARROYO
Fr. G. Perell6
68. Fr. Jos6 CARBONELL
70. Fr. Georges LINEL
72. Fr. Piene PICAN
69. Fr. Edgard ESPIRITU
71. Fr. Edmond KLENCK
73. Fr. Georges LORRIAUX
74. Bro. Yvon BOURSIER
Fr. A. Cogliandro
Fr. M. Moaillard
Fr. l. Gouriou
Fr. G. Balbo
75. Fr. Karl OERDER 76. Fr. Heinrich SCHUH
77. Fr. Richard FEUERLEIN 78. Fr. August BRECHEISEN
79. Bro. Hans BORCHARDT
Cler. U. Gillner
Fr. U. Knapp
Ft. G. Fiedler
80.
82.
84.
86.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Ft.
Gennato
Bernard
HONDA
HIGGINS
Tony D'SOUZA
Nicholas LO GROI
81. Fr. Danilo FORTUNA
81. Fr. Martin McPAKE
85. Fr. Joseph CASTI
87. Fr. Jos. KEZI{AKKEKARA
Fr. G. Ishikaua
Fr. J. Collett
Fr. L. Nazareth
Fr. L. Colussi
88. Fr. M. PULINGATHIL 89. Fr. T. MENAMPARAMPIL Bro. N. Valeri
90. Fr. M. KOCHUPARAMPIL Fr. O. Paoiotti
91. Fr. Benjamin PUTHOTA 92. Fr. Thomas PANAKEZIIAM Fr. Manjil Ittyacben
91. Fr. Paul PUTI{ANANGADY Bro. J. Mannatb
94.
96.
Fr.
Fr.
Michael HICKS
Carlo MELIS
95. Bro. John HARKIN
97. Fr. Nazzareno CENTIONI
Fr. V. Ford
Fr. V. Di Meo
98, Fr. Felice RIZZINI
99. Fr. Mario FILIPPI
Fr. E. Ferasin
100. Bro. Mario MIGLINO
Bro. G. Bombardo
101. Fr. Giuseppe SANGALLI 102. Fr. Paolo NATALI
101. F,r. Severino BRESCHI
Fr. E. Torrigiaxi
Fr. G. Galligan
104. Fr. Angelo VIGANO 105. Fr' Francesco MARACCANI
106. Fr. Luisi BOSONI
107, Fr. Pasquale LIBERATOREIOS. Fr. Pio DEL PEZZO
109. Fr. Nicola PALMISANO
Fr. L. Melesi
Bro. F. Marinelli
Fr- A. Verdecchia
Fr. E. Artale
110. Fr. Giov. Batt. LUCETTI 111. Fr. Vittorio RE
Fr. S. Colonbo

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Delegates
Substitates
IRo
ISi
ISU
IVn
IVr
JuL
!oz
MOr
MeG
MeM
Ola
Par
Pet
PoK
PoL
Por
SBa
SBi
SC6
SI,E
SMa
SSe
SVa
SUE
SUO
Tha
Uru
Ven
112. Bro. Renzo TOMASELLO
113. Fr. Salvatore DE BONIS 114. Fr. Luciano VECCHI
116. Fr.
Arturo
MORLUPI
115. Fr. Paolo VILLASANTA
117. Fr. Gino CORALLO
118. Fr. R. FRATTALLONE
119. Fr. Antonio MARRONE 120. Fr. Mario COLOMBO
122. Ft. Omero PARON
L2l. tu. Giacomo MORGANDO
1.23. Fr. Aldo BORT
124. Fr. Zelindo TRENTI
1.25. Fr. Antonio MARTINELLI 126. Fr. Raimondo LOSS
127. Fr. Guido GATTI
128.
130.
132.
134.
Fr.
Fr.
tu.
Fr.
Rudotrf BORSTNIK
Milan LITRIC
Li,no OTTONE
Salvador NAVA
129.
131.
D).
735.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Stanislao HOCEVAR
Ivan GRBESIC
Alfredo PICCHIONI
Macrino GUZMAN
116.
118.
140.
142.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Ram6n GURRUCI{AGA1r7.
Adriano Van LUYN
Victor REYES
Jorge SOSA
119.
141.
t4).
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Pablo AGUAYO
\\(im SARIS
Carlos GIACOMUZZI
Carlos CORDERO
144. Fr. M. KACZMARZYK 145. Fr. Agostino DZIEDZIEL
147. Fr. Stanislaw STYRNA
146. Ft. Guglielmo NOCON
148. Fr. Stefano PRUS
150.
152.
Fr.
Fr.
AJolfsr6edMoarRia OMCAAIO
t49. Fr. Stanislaw SKOPIAK
151. Fr. Jos6 Maria RIBEIRO
153. Fr. Jos6 COLOMER
754. Ft. Antonio DOMENECH
155. Fr. Salvador BASTARRICA 156. Fr. Matlas LARA
158.
160.
Fr.
Fr.
Antonio CALERO
Aureliano LAGTINA
157. Fr. Jr:,na LAZARO
159. Fr. Antonio RODRIGUEZ
161. Fr. Antonio GONZALEZ
T
RICO 163. Fr. Josd Antonio
162. Fr. Antonio SAN MARTfN
L64. Fr. Julidn OCANA
165. Fr. E. ALBUQUERQUE
166. Fr. Santiago SANCIIEZ 167. Fr. Valentin VIGUERA
168. Fr. Joaquln CARDENAL 169. Fr. Miguel ASURMENDI
ISGRO 171. Fr. Salvatore
170. Fr. Jesds EZCURRA
172. Fr. Edward LIPTAK
174. Ft.
Hary
RASMUSSEN
llJ. Fr.
175. Fr.
Joseph TYMINSKI
Tom PRENDEVILLE
176. Fr. Michael PRAPHON
178. Fr. Hector LECUOA
I77. Fr. Anton SMIT
L79. Fr. Nicol6s COTUGNO
180. NFr. Ignacio VELASCO 181. Fr. Luciano ODORICO
182. Fr. Josd Angel DIVASSON
Fr. P. Scalabrino
Bro. P. Vespa
Fr. A. Cencia
Fr. C. Conti
Fr. P. Latorre
Fr. L. Allegri
Bro. R. Mano
Fr. N. Castenetto
Fr. A. Zuliani
Fr. G. Bonato
Bro. G. Boxi
Fr. V. Dernota
Fr. P. Sinic
Fr. G. Laconi
Fr. J. Gati4rrez Iindne
Fr. J. Solis
Fr. N. Meijer
Fr. N. Fernindez
Fr. G. Colonbi
Fr. A. Snigielski
Fr. C. Szczerba
Fr. A. Stras
Fr. J. Krol
l. Fr. Caetano
Fr. A. Manero
Fr. J. Canals
Fr. F. Hernando
Fr. L. Payadena
Fr. R. Guti*rrez
Fr. A. Garcia-Verdago
Fr. l. Egozcue
Fr. J. Sdncbez
Fr. l. Juarros
Fr. l. Bonego
Fr. F. Ugalde
Fr. D. De Blase
Bro. A. Bertetto
Fr. R. Lana
Fr. G. Ulliana
Fr. L. Scbmidt
Fr. J. Holgado
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L,1.4 Delegacioxes y Casas dependientes directamente del Rector Mayor
Prouince Prooincial
Delegates
Substitates
RMU 18r. Fr. Mario BASSI
Kor
RMG
184. Fr. Piemo BRAIDO
185. Fr. Robert FdLK
186. Fr. Domenico BRITSCHU
tu. L. Calongbi
Ft. H. Bonetti
Fr. E. Segneri
L.1.4 Delegations and Houses depending directly on the Rector Maior
1.2 OsspRvrns
Rector Major's Delegate lor tbe Polisb Prooinces:
Fr. Stanislas ROKITA
Vicar lor tbe Daughter ol Mary Help ol Cbristians:
Fr. Giuseppe ZAVATTARO
Salesian Coadiators inoited by the Rector Maiorz
Bro. Angelo ACOSTA (Rosario Province)
Bro. Rocco BEJARANO (Bogot6 Ptov.)
Bro. Robert DIAS (Bombay Prov.)
Bro. Jose IUARROS (Madrid Prov.)
Bro. Raimondo MESQUITA (Madrid Prov')
Bro. Mattia PINUELA (Le6n Ptw.)
Bro. Renato ROMALDI (Generalate)
Bro. Uberto SANON (Antilles Prov')
2. A brief report on the preparation for the GC 2l at the
Generalate
2.1 On April 18, 1977 the Rector Maior in keeping rvith
aft. L02 of the Regulations nominated a Juridical Commission which
was to examine the minutes of the elections of the Delegates to the
Chapter. The nominees were: Fr. Gaetano BnuNo, President; Fr' Mario
Gnussu, Fr. Giovanni Houole, and Fr. Piergiorgio Mencuzzr. They
will report their findings to the Capitulars at the beginning of the
Chapter.
2.2 Dving the same month of April, the GC 21 Moderator
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nations and languages to begin planning for the liturgical celebration
of the most important dates during the Chapter.
2.3 Throughout the month of May a 10-men group, selfstyled
the " May Group" , under the direction of the Moderator and the
technical guidance of his Secretary Fr. Nicolds Cerisio, worked at
gathering and organizing the material received from Provincial Chapters
and individual confretes. The group was made up of the following:
Fr. Pietro Ambrosio, Fr. Jesris Borrego, Fr. Angelo Botta, Fr. Piero
Dalbesio, Fr. Jesris Diaz,Ft. Juan Antonio Romo, Fr. Fausto Santaca-
tarina, and Fr. Mino Semeraro.
The proposals received at the Center were arranged under the
three main headings on which confreres and Provincial Chapters were
invited to reflect and send proposals, i.e. Lst, proposed emandations
to the renewed Constitutions and Regulations; 2nd, proposals on the
general study topic, and 3rd, proposals on any other topics which
Chapters and confreres would consider of general interest to the
Congregation.
The material thus arranged (on index cards) was handed over
to the Precapitular Commission and will be made available to all the
participants in GC 21.
The result of the work done by the May Group is a set of 5
cyclostyled soft-cover volumes which summarize all the proposals
received for quick and easy reference. These volumes, with the two
accompanying "Quaderni di lauoro" (workbooks
diagrams, graphs, etc.), are the chief work tools
o- f
furnished with
the Precapitular
Commission, and will be made available to all the confreres taking
part in the Chapter.
3. The Precapitular Gommission
3.1 On Muy 27, L977 the Rector Major nominated the
Precapitular Commission, whose duty it is to draw up, under the
direction of the Superior Council, the reports or scbemata to be sent
to the participants in the General Chapter for discussion (Reg. 101).
The Commission on June 6 began its work at the Generalate
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it is scheduled to wind up its rvork by the end of the month of July.
The Commission is made up of the follovring confreres: Ft.
Raffaele FAnrr.rA, President; Fr. Angelo Aulro (PAS-group Dele-
gation), Fr. Giovanni Anrer,p (Antilles Prouince), Fr. Mario Bassr
(PAS-group Delegation), Fr. Tarcisio BBntoup (PAS-group Dele-
gation), Fr. lValter Btw (Campo Grande Prouince), Fr. Jesris Bonneco
(Seuille Prouince), Fr. Gaetano BnuNo (PAS-group Delegation), Fr.
Giovanni CeNrrNr (Bahia Blanca Prouince), Fr. Giovanni Cexer.s
(Barcelona Prooince), Fr. Igino Ce,rrrtwo (Generalate), Fr. Jos6
Cor,oruBn (Barcelona Prouince), Fr. Marin McPexe lGreat Britain
Proaince), Fr. Mario Frrrppr (Central Proaince), Fr. Carlo Gtl..cortuzzt
(Paraguay Prouince), Bro. John Henrrx (Irish Prooince), Fr. Salvatore
Iscno (Neeo Rocbelle Prooince), Fr. Mario Mroerr (PAS-group Dele-
gation), Bro. Mario Mrcrrno (Central Prouince), Fr. Josd Nrcolussr
(Chilean Prooince), Fr. Thomas PaNexr,zHavr (Madras Prouince), Bro.
Renato Rouernr (Generalate\\, Bro. Renzo Touesrrr,o (Nouara
Prouince), and Fr. Valentino VrcuEne (Seuille Prouince).
The secretarial work is handled by Fr. Nicolds Cerisio, Fr. Giu-
seppe De Bertoli, Fr. Jesris Diaz and Fr. Antonio Canzian.
).2 The Commission has the following work to perform:
3.2.1 To make a careful study of the materials received from
Provincial Chapters and individual confreres concerning the revision
of the Constitutions and Regulations, the rnain topic and other eventual
topics. In drafting the scltemata for the Capitulars, the Commission
will give a primary consideration to the proposals sent in by the
Provincial Chapters and individual confreres, and will use all the
other materials (Acts of Provincial Chapters, research papers, etc.)
especially to get a clearer understanding of the proposals themselves.
The proposals submitted by the Provincial Chapters carry more rveight
than those submitted by the individual confreres.
3.2.2 The next task of the Cornmission is to draw one or more
scbernata (i.e. basic documents or work plans) for the Chapter parric-
ipants. Each schema will include at least the following:
a) a concise, clear and simple summary of the proposals concern-
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a grolrp thereof. It is obvious that this summary is not going to be a
mere repetition of the one prepared by the May Group;
&) a focusing on the most burning issues contained in the pto-
posals. Such issues will be individuated by the large number of
Provincial Chapters (and individual confreres) who made a particular
proposal, by the wide endorsement such proposal actually received
in the vote count, and by the quality of the reasons adduced in its
support;
c) a practical work plan for the Chapter participants, that is,
the best possible procedure (Italian: iter ottimale di laaoro), alternative
proposals, and, whenever possible, indicated solutions.
3.3 To expedite its work the Precapitular Commission has formed
four subcommissions (or committees), one for each of these areas:
1) Constitutions and Regulations,2) the general study topic, l) the
Salesian Coadjutor, and 4) Formation.
4. The Salesian Coadjutor at the GC 21
4.1 The 'iTorld Congress on the Salesian Coadjutor, held in
Rome in 1975, made, amongst its many proposals, two which have
a direct bearing on the Coadjutor Brothers'participation in GC 21:
1.) "Let the Superior Council within the limits of the special
powers conferred by the Motu Proprio 'Ecclesiae Sanctae' and also
within the limits fixed by the SGC (nn. 765-766) seek opportune
v/ay to ensure that: At the coming General Chapter called together
for the important task of re-examining and sanctioning the reuewed
Constitutions,...there be a proportionate representation of Salesian
Brothers as Delegates, or a least as Observers; (and that) a part of
these be elected within the confines of the Regions".
2) "Let a special commission be established as soon as possible
to study the problems peculiar to the Salesian Brother to a greater
depth in preparation for the XXI General Chapter. The said com-
mission 'nvill beat in mind, as a statting point, all the material on the
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Congresses, as well as the Acts of this 1X/orld Congress". (Proposals
8 and 9 of the \\7orld Congress; cf. Acts World Congress: The
Salesian Brotber, Eng. translation published by SIGA, 28, Taylors
Rd., Madras-600010, Indta, p. 433).
The Rector Major with his Superior Council accepted the second
pCarloroempaomdsyaislesx-iopnrewsasheidcShuabticntohmaemwSiasGsyCiomn-ackehasanrmdgeosdreetweuixptphwlictiiththeainnsdtphfeeuclPiffiirlcelsctaaapsiwtkuilsaohrf
studying the problems indicated in the proposal of the World Congress
on the Coadjutor Brother.
With regard to the first proposal (No. 8) on a proportionate
representation of Salesian Brothers as Delegates at the GC 21, the
Superior Council believes that it does not have the special powers
mentioned in the same proposal, that is, the power to name Salesian
Coadiutors as Delegates or to have them elected as such, above or
contrary to the norms established by the Constitutions and Regulations;
and this for the following reasons.
1) The Motu Proprio "Ecclesiae Sanctae" II, 1,7; referred to
in Acts of the SGC, nos. 765-766, grants the Superior Council the
power to modify, or at any rate to intervene on, the prescriptions
of the old Constitutions, even when such ptescriptions are restated
in the new Constitutions and Regulations, and at the same time it
grants it the power to authorize experiments conffary to common
law. This power to make modifications and/or experimentations is,
however, limited by the conditions set up by the SGC (Eccl. Sanc-
tae II, 1,7; Acts SGC, 765, ), and without doubt cannot be exercised
to change Chapter deliberations or in any ril/ay to act against them,
but only "to make good any eventual serious gaps in the text of the
new Constitutions and Regulations" and to issue clarifications of the
latter "for practical purposes" (Acts of SGC,766-767).
2) The General Assembly of the SGC, as the record shows,
took a very definite stand on the issue of group representation at the
General Cha,pter (cf. Minutes No. 89). To question No. 36 of the
straw vote on Schema L8: "Is this Assembly in favor of maintaining
Cthoenggreengeartaiol n-
that is,
up to the
not by
present
gtirmouep?"-,
representation in use in our
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November 1971 replied positively by an overwhelming majority (i.e.
L81 votes out of 195).
3) Moreover, the same General Assembly considered the issue
of the Coadjutors' juridical equality not only during the discussion
on "the leader of the Sa,lesian Community" (Const. 35), but also in
several other discussions, debates, position papers, oral interventions,
etc. by highly qualified confreres. The SGC, after long and mature
consideration of the issue and after voting on the above-mentioned
question 36 of the straw vote and on aff. 36 of the Constitutions,
cMtoleaaajorlgryrtefoeawtletarrtdhdseeptnhtheee(edcnf-.dMoiwfnuhthticeehsCNwhaaosp. t1eor4p0eitnsaleynldfe-xdporcerusomseesdtnutbadytyiottnhheeatRmtaecachttteoedrr
to them). It is for these reasons that the Wodd Congress on the
Salesian Coadjutor was held and a special Subcommission within the
Precapitular Commission for the GC 2l was established.
4.2 To meet the above-mentioned request the Rector Major,
acting within the limits of the faculties granted him by the present
Constitutions (Reg. at. ll3), nominated seven Coadjutors as Observers
to the GC 21. These were chosen to complete the number of those
elected as Delegates in such a way as to give each Region at least
two Coadjutors in attendance at the Cha,pter. (A list of the Observers
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IV. COTUTVIUN]CATIONS
1. Appointments
a) The Rector Major nominated Fr. Joaquin CenoBua.r Pro-
vincial of the Valencia (Spain) Province,
b) Ot a proposal of the Rector Major, the Sacred Congregation
for Catholic Education nominated Fr. Raffaele FenrNe Rector Magni-
licus of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS)' Fr. Farina, who
succeeds Fr. Piero Braido, will remain in office for three years'
2. The Don Bosco Publishing Group in La Plata
The Don Bosco Publishing Group, which had been operating on
a tfial basis for the last two years in La Plata (Argentina), was
officially approved by the Rector Major recently. The Argentinian
provincial conference has charged it with the task of publishing all
its productions in the field of catechesis and pastoral work.
The initiative stemmed from a compelling need to give a better
service to the Church and the Congregation in a sector which, in the
words of Father Ricceri, "belongs to the Salesian vocation", and in
which all the previous attempts restricted to a merely local and pro-
vincial level had failed to achieve adequate results. "This is no longer
a time for one-man small-scale undertakings", the Rector Major said
in the document of approval. "Today we need to set up things on a
large scale. \\7e need to be far-sighted and to plan on a long range.
\\7e need to take a concerted and continued action"'
The present decision was taken at the end of a 2-yeatlong trial
period, during which the "Don Bosco Publications" of La Plata was
ubl. to give evidence of publishing ability, to overcome initial preju-
dices, and to realize new hopes for a Salesian presence in the field
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th- e
At this point the Argentine Provincial Conference, meeting
Regional councillor Fr. vecchi, decided that the time hal
with
come
for each Province to commit itself to this common endeavor. Thus
each agreed to share the burden of financing it, of finding a suitable
place for it, and getting the necessary staff trained, ,o ,-, to ,rrrr"
its continuity and effectiveness.
The decisions of the Provincial Conference, which prior to the
approval of the Rector Major were merely 'orientative', iubseqrrently
became, in virtue of Reg. at. 1.23, binding.
The new Publishing Grou,p of La plata will also enter into the
audio-visual field and will eventually set up its own catechetical center
with a library and with adequate facilities and equipment.
This is fully in keeping with the spirit of the SGC, which issued
the following practical directive: "salesian publishing houses of the
same country or language should aim at a spirit of mutual cooperation
and an exchange of ideas and personnel on an internationai basis"
(Acts of SGC, 462).
3. Missions news
The lorthcoming missioruary expedition. At the Missions Depart-
ment a list is being completed of the missionaries who are to leave
in
by
the forthcoming
Don Bosco. A
Expedition
Course for
-thestheen1e0w7tmhisinsiothnaerileosngissbereieinsginsiteiat tuepd,
and
on
it will take
September
3pl.aceI-t
65 i11 the past
will conclude
-witaht
the Generalate,
the Farewell
beginning
Ceremony,
scheduled for October 2, 1977 at Valdocco-Turin.
An appeal. Heart-rending appeals for personnel keep coming to
the Rector Major from Provincials and Salesian Bishops in mission
temitories and also from other areas of the Congregation as well as
from non-Salesian Bishops in Asia, Africa, Latin Ameiica and oceania.
_ A quick glance at the following tables may reveal nothing dif-
ferent form any dull, unappealing list of places, but in reality to each
name correspond one or more letters written by anguished confreres
and bishops who grieve at the sight of so vast a harvest and so few
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@UNTRIES
OR PROVINCES
PRELATURES
ASIA
Iran
Israel
Japan
Jordania
Korea
Lebanon
Macao
Philippines
Syria
Thailand
Timor *
Indonesia: Djakarta
Denpasar, Pendang
Pakistan - Lahore
AFRICA
Burundi "
Capo Verde
Egvpt
Ethiopia
Rwanda *
Zaire *
Benin, Parakou
Burundi: Ruyige, Muyinga
Cameroun: Meiganga
Central African RePublic
Congo Brazzaville
Dahomey: Cotonou
Djibouti
Gabon: Libreville, Oyem
Ivory Coast
Liberia: Monrovia
Madagascar: Ambanja, Tana'
narive
Mozambique: TetB
Rwanda: Kabgayi
IJganda: Kampala, Gaba
Zambia; Kasama
OCEANIA
Tahiti
Samoa
LAT.
AMER
Argentina: Buenos Aires,
Bahia Blanca, C6rdoba,
La Plata
Bolivia
Brazil
Campo
Grande
*,
Argentina: Anatuya, Salta
Bolivia: La Paz
Brazil: Aracq:(u,, Guirantin-
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COUNTRIES
OR PROVINCES
PRELATURES
Manaus, Porto Alegre,
Recife
ga, HrmaitS, Porto Velho,
Rio Negro
Chile
Chile: Punta Arenas, Iquique
Colombia: Bogotd
Colombia: Ariari
{
Dominican Republic
Dominican Rep.: Barahona
Ecuador
Ecuador: Mdndez
Guatemala
El Salvador
Haiti
Paragaay *
Peru *
Mexico: Mixes
Paraguay: Chaco
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Venezuela: Puerto Ayacucho
The appeals cover a varied assortment of jobs and professions,
such as:
Accountants
Administrators or managers
Assistants
Bishop's secretaries
Bookbinders
Catechism teachers
Economers or bursars
Electricians
Elecronics experts
Farmers
Graphic arts teachers
Handymen
Infirmarians
Land surveyors
Mechanics
MISSIONARIES
Pastors
Pastoral work experts
(youth & adults)
Plumbers
Printers
Radio and TV operators
School teachers
Seminary professors
Sheep and cattle breeders
Tailors
Youth work coordinators
One situation among the many others deserves a special mention
not only to give an example, but especially to underscore its urgency.
It is the case of the Maraui6 mission among the Guaicas in Rio Negro
(Brazil). After the death of its founder Fr. Gois - a truly outstanding
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wmoisrskiotnhaeryre-witiht
was
him
abandoned.
was recalled
(The other confrere who used
by his Provincial, who thought
to
it
unsafe for him to carry on by himself). "I'm very saddened at the
situation now pravailing at the Mataui| mission", writes a missionary
in the area. "The natives have scattered into the forest and have gone
back to fighting among themselves. They number about 1,500' \\7e
got in touch with them about ten years ago, when we first came' These
are very primitive people, still living in the stone age, going about
totally naked, and living in extreme poverty' I visit them evety two
or three months. But one should live with them in order to educate
them and little by little bring them to the Gospel".
timeTinwoanco"nefaresrieesr"amreisnseioendewdh-ile
two men willing to spend some
getting themselves ready for the
much "tougher" Maraui6 mission.
Two new books. Two books on the missions which were
published in Italian within the last few months deserve to be known
by the Salesians.
Fr. Domenico Bertetto, ed., Maria Ausiliattice e le missioni
(Mary Help ot' Christians and the Missions), Libreria Ateneo Sale-
siano, Roma L977, pp. 400, Lit. 5,000 (about US$6).
(tAhectsCTahotelhotbhloiceokMmi-asrsiaiotnnhseAcaeasldetevhmeenyt)h"Msoeofrtiehthseer-
Atti dell'Accadentia
illustrates Mary's
of the missionary
lvlariarta
place in
Church".
The well-known Salesian mariologist gathered and edited the contri-
butions of renowned authors of various Congregations and the living
testimonies of Salesian missionary priests and Sisters.
Fr. Antonio Altarejos, ed., La Faruiglia Salesiana, Famiglia Mis'
sionaria (Tbe Salesian
Turin 1976, pp. 248,
LFaitr.n3ily,0-0
A Missionary
(ab. US$a).
Family),
Editrice
LDC,
This easy-to-read book collects the most significant matetial
presented by the author at the "Missionary Spirituality \\7eek" at the
Generalate in Januaty 1976. The missionary problem is examined
both in its general and typically Salesian aspects. The temainder of
the book contains lectures of renowned missiologists, and reports and
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Tbe assistance prouided by tbe Solidarity Fund. The Solidarity
Fund is
indeed.
nearing its
Vith the
la6t0e0s-tmciollinotnrilbiruetiomnsa,rkw-hichaavreeryitecmonizseodlinigngtohael
following report, we have been able to sponsor some 40 large and
small projects in many places of the Salesian world. Moreover, the
Rector Major with other funds available to him has been able to give
substantial help to other 60-odd very needy works in developing
countries.
4. Solidarity Fund (23rd report)
a) CoNrnrrurrNc PnovrNcrs (January 3 - May 6, 1977):
AuBnrce
United Sates, San Francisco
Lit. 8,185,000
Asre
Philippines
2,000,000
EunopB
A confrere, for a scholarship
Belgium, North
Belgium, South
Germany, North
Holland
Italy, Cenral Prov.
Italy, Ligurian Prov.
Italy, Roman Prov.
Italy, St. Mark-Venetian Prov.
Italy, Soutlrern Prov.
Italy, Salesian Pontifical University (UPS)
Italy, Motherhouse
Spain, Sevilla Prov.
500,000
3,ooo,oo0
468,2)3
),7 50,000
4,272,000
2,500,000
4,000,000
1,300,000
1,630,000
1,o0o,ooo
1,000,000
500,000
1,750,000
Total
Casb on hand
37 ,855,233
26,509
Total arnoant lor distribution
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b) DrsaunsEMENr (January 3 - May 6, 1977):
Apnrca
Central Africa: scholarships for poor stu-
dents in Burundi
Equatorial Guinea: for an urgent need
in Bata
Ethiopia: for the needy and homeless in
Adigrat
South Africa: scholarships for poor Negro
students
AuBnrce
Antilles, Haiti: for pastoral youth work
Argentina, Bahla Blanca: for the medical
care of a missionary
Argentina: to Mons. Sapelak (from San
Francisco)
Bolivia: scholarships for poor students
Brazi,, Humaitd: for catechetical apostolate
Brazil, Humaitd: for needy families at
Manicord
Central America, Tegucigalpa: for various
pastoral needs
Chile: for feeding the hungry
Chile, Valparaiso: for a sewing machine at
the "Mothers' Center"
Colombia, Ariari: for a scholarship at
Lejanis and for the missionary cent€r
Colombia, Bogot): for a youth center and
its activities
Colombia, Barranquilla: for feeding the
hungry
Ecuador, Chiguazat for the needs of the
missionary center
Ecuador, Guayaquil: for jobless youth
Ecuador, Mend6z: for air transportation of
poor and ill Indios
600,000
1,000,000
3,272,000
600,000
800,000
1,8go,o0o
185,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
680,000
1,r00,000
1,ooo,ooo
1,5oo,ooo
100,000
500,000
600,000

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Asrn
Burma: for supplies and equipment in a
youth center
India, Bangalore: for drilling wells in poor
villages
India, Bombay: for the apostolate among
the jobless at \\Tadala
India, Calcutta: for the education of the
Santhalis at Azumgani
India, Cochin: for library books of the
aspirantate at Vaduthala
India, Gauhati: for catechetical training
courses of Christians ta Moranhat
India, Mannuthy: for the aspirants' li,brary
India, Pallikonda: for estinguishing a debt
India, Polur: for the catechists, homes
India, Shillong: for the activities of the
Cathedral youth Center
fndia, Tura: for a new boarding school
fndia, Tura: for a mobile library at Damra
Korea: for the training of the children
of the lepers
Philippines, Cebri: for the aspirants' library
Philippines, Pasil: for urgenr needs in a
new parish
Philippines, Tondo: for medicines for the
poor
Sri Lanka, Negombo: for books and equip-
ment for the poor fishermen's cultural
center
Thailand, Betong: for the old folks' home
Timor: for feeding the hungry
Vietnam: for ttre training of the confreres
EunopB
Italy, Caltanisetta: pastoral supplies for the
vocational center
Total
1,000,000
1,500,000
500,000
,00,000
1,000,000
600,000
500,000
200,000
1,000,000
400,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
600,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
600,000
1,000,000
600,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
1,450,000
37,877,000

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Total
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c) Sor-roenrrv Futto as of May 6, 1.977
Incorne
Disbursernent
Cash on hand
4,7 42
37,881,742
561,658,256
561,653,514
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V. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUPERIOR COUNCIL
AND I.NITIATIVES OF GENERAL INTEREST
Two events marked the high points of the activity of the Superior
Council during the last few months, i.e. the ending of the visitations
of the Provinces and the beginning of the work for the immediate
preparation for the General Chapter. Here follows a summary report
on the main events.
The Rrcron Ma1oR, besides attending to his ordinary work,
supported by his fathedy presence some initiatives of the Salesian
Family in Italy. In April in Turin he presided over the comme-
moration honoring Fr. Peter Ricaldone on the occasion of the twenty-
fifth anniversary of his death. (Fr. Eugenio Valentini gave a learned
commemorative talk). In May he attended the La Scaletta festival,
in which several Salesian boys' groups from Italy participated. (The
show was later broadcast on the Italian TV network). Then he
attended a Salesian Family Day organized in Naples by the Southern
Province, and lastly he participated in the celebration in honor of
Mary Help of Christians on May 24 at Yaldocco.
Tsr, DBpenrMENTs
lVork and Missions are
of Formation, Youth and
gathering contributions in
Adults Pastoral
their fields in
preparatiolr for the coming General Chapter. Moreover, Frs. Vigand,
Dbo and Raineri are kept busy at the Salesian Pontifical University
(UPS), carrying on a dialogue in the name of the Superior Council
with an extraordinary commission made up of the UPS Rector
Magnilicus and Deans in an effort to thoroughly examine the staff
and thoroughly renew this institution which is the highest Salesian
cultural center.
The Formation Department is likewise busy elaborating general
criteria as urell as practical guidelines for the confreres' education; in
doing this it is making use of the plentiful material gathered during
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Fr. Tohill in Match and April visited the Antilles, Colombia
and Venezuela. fn Santo Domingo and Pueto Rico he met with the
confreres working among poor youth. In Ariari (Colombia) he visited
neady all the mission centers and spoke to all the confreres. He spent
the Holy \\(eek among the natives in the Upper Orinoco missions
and
saw
In
tfhirest-DheapnadrttrhneenutrgoelntAndeueldtsfoPraspteorrsaoln'nWeloirnk
the area.
work has
been
done towards sensitizing the Cooperators and the Past Pupils on
"commitment to evangelization" in order that they may associate
themselves more closely with us in evangelization work and be
preparated for the General Chaptet.
Fr. Raineri attended several gatherings, especially those of the
Cooperators in Rome, Sardinia, Switzerland and Liguria, and is
presently following very closely the setting up of the new \\7orld
Council of the Cooperators, which is replacing the previous and
temporary one, and is taking on new, permanent and greater
responsibilities. With no less interest he attended the meeting of
the Past Pupils' Confederal Council during the months of Aptil-June,
and the Coutse for the Past Pupils' Leaders which was given at
Frascati. He also followed closely the work of the Volunteers of
Don Bosco, who are preparing theit first General Assembly to be
held at the Generalate from July 5 to August 5, 1977 .
THB REcroNe,I, CouNcrLr.ons by April 20 finished making the
visitations or visits of the Provinces of their Regions, thus bringing
to a conclusion a six-year long program of journeys and visits 'ivhich
took them into every community of the Congregation.
Fr. Fiora finished making the canonical visitation of the Subalpine
Province, and then presided over a meeting of the ltalian Provincial
Conference (which dealt primarily with school problems) and
subsequently a meeting of Pastors and Youth Center Directors. His
summer schedule calls for him to attend a "\\7eek for newly-appointed
Directors" and other courses and meetings in the most varied fields
of Salesian work.
Fr. Milida in May, after completing the visitation of the Valencia
(Spain) Province, met with the Ibetian Provincial Conference in
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May 31, the twenty-fiflh anniversary of his Ordination to the Priest-
hood, he concelebrated in Barcelona with 340 priesrs (25 of them
Salesian), who likewise had been ordained on the occasion of the 1952
International Eucharistic Congress.
Fr. Ter Scbure completed the round of his Provinces with a
visit to the North African communities; then, returning by the rvay
of Spain and France, he stopped at Montpellier (Lyon Prov.), where
out hostel had recently suffered a severe fire which had taken the
lives of seven young boarders. He later met with each of the provin-
cials of his Region in their own houses. For the monrh of July he
has a Course on On-going Formation for German-speaking confreres
only scheduled at the Salesianum.
Fr. \\Yillians finished his long rounds of canonical visitations
in the Calcutta Province. He then made short visits to the other
three Indian Provinces, and spent the Holy Ifeek in the two houses
in Sri Lanka. After a brief sropover in south Africa and swaziland,
he returned to Rome for the plenary sessions of the Council.
Fr. Veccbi concluded his visitations in the La plata province and
subsequently met with the leaders of the La plata provincial Group
(Argentina, Uruguay and Paruguay) to assess their achievements and
shortcomings over the past six years. T'ilro sets of activities were
made the object of special consideration, i.e. the activities concerning
the confreres' on-going formation and those concerning publishing (see
more on the latter in Sect. IV, Communications, in this issue). Pre-
vented from assembling the Brazilian Provincial Conference, Fr. Vecchi
invited the people concerned to send in their evaluations of the work
done at national level.
Fr. Henriquez' last canonical visitation was made to the Bogotri
Province. He then met twice with the Provincials of his Region.
At the first meeting they went over all they had achieved or failed
to achieve in the three areas in which they had made a common com-
mitment at Belo Horizonte, i.e. youth catechesis, Salesian formation,
and search for unity at provincial and wodd-wide levels. At the
second meeting the Provincials of the Group considered how the
situation stood in their provinces with regard to consecrated life and
commitment to evangelization.
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Upon reconvening in full at the Generalate in the last ten days
of April, the Supr,nron CouNcrL busied itself mainly with three
activities. First, it met its obligations with regard to the preparation
for the the coming General Chapter. (The Constitutions entrust this
preparation primarily to the Superior Council; see more about this
in Sect. III of this issue). It then heard and discussed the Regionals'
reports on their visitations and visits to their Provinces. Finally, it
took under consideration the deliberations of Provincial Chapters which
dealt with particular cases and which according to art. 178 of the
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VII!. PONTIFICAL IVIAG]STERIUIVI
Young people, help build a new society on hope
ln April 1977
wbicb is uery terse
talks to youth.
TPahnoodpuecgoPbrauupaeldlVdlinreIgsas-deddetdtooobni1es2?a,OrlurOeoraedltmyaelliosasnanggesste-urdieesnotnose,l
bis rnessage ol hope is rneant lor Christian youtb eueryubere in the
world and. also for tbe Salesian educators ubo are called to pass it
on to tbeir boys.
Here is a portion ol it as is appeared on the L'Osservatore
Romano {EnS. Ed.) ol May 5, 1977, page 8:
Dear young people, the Church looks to you with great confi-
dence. The sincerity of your spirits, the thirst for authenticity, which
is characteristic of you, and which rejects all cowardice and all com-
promise, tell us that you have the intelligence and the courage to
make your life a testimony that Christ is our salvation, the salvation
of every man.
ril7e are well aware, in fact, that your thirst for the absolute
cannot be quenched with the substitutes of ideologies and aberrant
experiences. Do not let yourselves be deceived by those who would
like to introduce into your heart ideals that are different from, or
even opposed to, those of your faith. In Christ alone is the solution
of all your problems. It is He who frees man from the chains of
sin and all slavery; He is the light that shines amid the darkness;
He is "that tuth which so exalts us" (Dante, Par. XXI, 43); He gives
life the reasons for which it is worth living, loving, working, suffering;
He is our support and our comfort.
You young people have the thrilling task of being bearers of
Christ to this confused society, more in need of Him than ever today;
be young Christians, true witnesses to his teaching, and you will build
in hope a new society recomposed and founded on the civilization of
love. Then the fears and trepidations of these crucial years will cease,
and thanks to you, young people who are listening to us here and
young people vhom the echo of this trusting exhortation will reach,
mankind will find again the way to progress, serenity and joy of living.

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IX. NECROLOGY
f *Fr\\.[eBidaertnb,oOlobmetepufaAlzr,nGoeldrmany, 71.2,L897; Carpina, Pernambuco, Brazil, 25'4'
1977; 80 yeats old, 47 ptol.,40 priest.
Aftet his ordination to the priesthood he was 'sent to Btazil as a
missionary in
in 1g51 he
North-east.
wAHmaesarezfoohnricaee. ddCeetdoaiscelaoleteosdskwhfooimrrkshewelofalleethsiopeuer ct lihiavilsliynsgtfofocnopgnadPriithsioyhsnismquiinen,isaftfhnyde.
During his last 15 years he was cufate at Carpina. A cardiac insufficiency,
made worse by complications, forced
medical care, he succumbed shortly
him to rest
afterwards.
in bed,
At his
and despite
funeral his
parishioners gave him a touhing tribute of gratitude.
t *BrBoe.nAedlbitoerNt oBvuos,siS. Catarina, Brazil,5.Ll.l909; Rio do Sul, Brazil,25.4.1977;
67 years old, 44 prof.
He worked in everal houses as an assistant and teacher until 1953,
camying out his duties in a tuly Salesian fashion and gaining a full
measure of trust and esteem from his Superiors and boys. In 1953 he
was assigned to Mons. Resende Costa as his helper and faithful companion.
His amiable and courteous way of dealing with evetyone quickly gained
him the good will of the diocesan clergy, the religious and the authorities.
Pope Paul VI awarded him the Pro Ecclesia et Pontilice atoss.
t *FrT.rilboahnno,
Capuzzo
Padua,
Italy,
7.8.1907;
Pordenone, Italy,4.4.1977; 59 years old,
5) prof., priest, 3 Rectot.
"He u/as the true gentleman in whom culture and character were
not matters of improvisation for special occasions, but fruits of long
and consistent inner taining. Richly endowed with outstanding human
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others
post.
and
He
listening to them. He looked upon
was a well educated man, and he
school
kneu,
haoswhistom,issseilol,nahriyi
knowledge on the least venal market
Christian training of one's pupils. He
ilnivetdhehiwsopdrides-thootdhewhit,humdaignnairnyd,
accepting its burdens and its occasional unpopularity. He preached the
Gospel tirelessly, without whittling it down to please men. perhaps
it was also for this reason that people flocked to his sermons.,, (Excerpts
from his obituary letter).
*FrD. eSntwaincizsnlaau, sPoClabnodn, i3u.k5.19$; tRu,mia, Poland, 25.2.L977;7) years old, 52 prof.,
44 priest.
He distinguished himself for his exact observance of the Rule and
his exceptional attachment to the Congregation. His diligence in the
performance of all his duties was noteworthy. He never failed to make
himself available for any kind of service. The Supedors enausted him
for many years with posts of high responsibility (he was Economer,
Rector and Pastor), and he discharged them with untiring devotion. In
his last few years he served as parish Secretary at Rumia and was much
appreciated as confessor. He died suddenly as he was returning from
his confessional.
*FrS.,
Raal Entraigas
Javier, Rio Negro,
Argentina,
28.8.1901;
tBueuros
Aires,
Argentina,25,4,1977;
75 years old, 59 pro,f., 51 priest.
A teacher, poet, reseafcher, writer, missionary, preacher and above
all a Salesian, Fr. Entraigas dedicated his talents to the Christian raining
of youth. He published essays, biographies of the first Salesians and
FMA's who went to Argentina. His last work is los Salesianos en la
Argentina (Tbe
account of the
Salesians in
first ten-year
Argantina), in
period of the
4Convogrluemgaetison-
a historical
in that land.
He was awarded accolades for his historical work and his poetry. An
advisor to various cultural societies, a movies consultant, a radio and TV
commentator, an esteemed lecturer at universities, a conffibutor to several
newspapers and .magazines, he made the name of Don Bosco and of the
Congregation known everywhere. His life was wholly dedicated to the
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Bro. Cletus Forttaglio
* Urbana, Padua, Italy, ).5.1902; f
Bologna, kaly, 753.7977; 75 vears old,
49 prof.
He came to know Don Bosco through the Salesian Bulletin, to which
his family had a subscription. He made his religious profession after his
vocation matured in Catholic Action groups. He worked, especially as
an infirmarian, in the houses of the Lombard-Aemilian and Ligurian
Provinces. He was the type of the simple and kindly confrere who
goes about spreading goodness and quietly ofiering up his sactifices and
prayers
int.nse
finorhtihselaCsotnygereagrsa,tiownhe-n
sacrifices
the Lord
and ptayers that became more
visited him with sickness.
Fr. Anthony Galas
t o Carpentras, Vaucluse, France, 11.10.1904; Toulon, Var, France, 273.L977;
72 years old, 5) ,prof.., 44 priest, 15 Rector.
He spent thirty years of Salesian life (15 of them in Africa) working
in parishei and youth centets. He took special care of children, the poor
and- the aged. For some time, while he was parish priest, he looked
after the gypsies, helping them to get settled, and finding them a iob,
epiphnuoc.psotilupsar.asoag-gnianJ.gz..'h.taiaivslnoedO,sdcraaoennmcodlifnopseraetirlnofi-sgshfaitcohhrniifeseicrmisnpgh.wyHhsshoieceahpflhoaeldslor6dvreezonteufgdrtnshvoe,eudrhlysteouclnroFestrmieal lnayaicnhefeei.sdw_Dafweotsermpehiketiessr
before his death.
f *FrT. rAibnoglenlao,
Garbarino
Genoa, Italy,
25.L.1894;
Genoa, Italy, 24.2.1977; 8J years old,
63 ptof., 55 priest, 2J Rector and 9 Provincial'
At the age of 13 he entered our school in Sampietdarena, where
hEeesctoewneaomsmetedor,cropRn.{.ie.dtsosm.oora.sntEdoafrPlhyriosivnliinfheciisaalsparaiencsdlte,hroiinco,dPthhreeefeplcaut stotfinfSetawudrieyeseq,auercsas,ttehtcoihgihsbltye,
sent to the missions, but rince he was never permitted to fulfil his wish,
he made every efiort to help missionaries. He was a Salesian continuously
united with God. A tireless worker, he lavished his uncommon talents
iRnecmtoarnyMhaojuosredseofifnethdehLimigu"riaanf,aAith,dfruial ticcuastnoddiLaonmobfarSdaPlersoiavnintcraedsi.tioTnhse,
an exemplary religious, and an indefatigable educator."

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Bro. Jacopo Gailatti
f " S. Vito al Tagliamento, Udine, Italy, 10.6.1899; at the Motherhouse in Turin,
kaly, 293.1977; 87 years old,, 42 prot.
Besides carrying on his regular work at the Economer General's
Office, he taught drawing at Rebaudengo and Cumiana for many years.
Good-hearted, simple, unassuming, almost retiring, he discharged his duties
with exemplary diligence. The reference point of his life was always the
Lord. He loved the Sacifice
as he could each day in the
Boaf stihliecaMoafssM-aryhHe eselprveodf
as many Masses
Christians. He
found time to recite a full Rosary and make the Stations of the Cross
every day. For many years he gave Christian witness in the ranks of
Catholic Action, of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and of the Marian
Congregation. With the gift of a long life the Lord also gave him that
of cheerfulness and willingness to work {or others to the very end.
f *FrB.riGccroa-CtoheGraesrcmo,anCeutntoe.o, ltaly, 3L.8.19)1; Lombriasco, Turin, Italy, 53.1977;
45 yearc old, 24 prof., 14 priest.
At the age of t7 he responded to rhe Lord's call with that kind of
commitment and conviction which later characterized his whole life as
a priest and teacher. Sensitive to social problems, he found time to dedicate
himself to the upgrading of the poor ard needy by word and deed.
Forced to nearly total inactivity by a serious physical breakdown during
his Iast three years, he climbed his Calvary in a spirit of faith, desiring
-willaasthaell
wrote
times
at the
and in
foot of his
all things."
desk-top
crucifix
-
"1e do God's
t *FrK. rAondbaenrg/HTas.u, bGermany, L9.5.1899; Hausen bei Linz, Germany, 9.3.1977;
77 yearc old, 53 prof., 47 priest, 3 Recror.
After his first profession his Superiors senr him to ,the missions in
the Antilles. After completing his theological studies at Crocetta (Turin),
he returned to Cuba, Mexico and Santo Domingo, rvhere he held several
positions with great zeal. \\7hen he was aheady advanced in years, he
returned to his native country and spent his remaining energies as a
confessor of the boys and a chaplain of the Sisters. His confreres remember
his modesty and the patience with which he endured his last and {atal
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f *FrB. uldoaskeepsbci,KHoullnegrary, 27.2.1894l' Pannonhalma, Hungary, 3.5.1977; 83 years
old, 52 prof,, 60 priest, 10 Rector.
Shortly after his ordination to the priesthood he left his diocese to
follow his ideal of religious life in Don Bosco's Family. He was a man
of intense
priest for
mpraanyyery-earsp,robluont ghinegwiatnetevednminotsot
the night. He
of all to be a
was a
father
parish
to his
iaithful. Neighboring parish priests sought his counsel; his bishop chose
him for his confessor. Nothing could stop him from serving the People
of God. He tteated atl with kindness, and could find something good
in everyone. He was getting ready to celebrate his Diamond Jubilee and
*ab"utretle,tgrhrreiai.miLpuowtdiitnhgwfetilhllieecditdaattihyoanwst ihtahendgsrhaeoastupeledxcpicaeelclbetalbetirsoasntieng-hfirsohmeanhtnhaivedeHrasobaelryaydFiynartehhceeeraivv-ee;dn
by calling him to himself ten days beforehand.
t *FrS. zFdrkuensfceihsdKrvrdarl,ikFej&, Hungary, 10.8.1903; Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 7.6.L976;
72 yearc old, 9 prof., 49 priest.
He entered the Congegation when he had already been a priest
dorty years. As a Salesian he worked at Krizevci (where he had also made
his novitiate) as a teacher of Croatian and German, and at Kneziia near
Zagreb in Mary Help of Christians' Church, where he was confessor,
pr...h.r and provincial house librarian. In Serajevo, where he had
worked before joining the Salesians, he was held in high esteem by the
older priests and the faithful: he had been a spiritual director of young
people and Sisters, secretary of the Archbishop and editor of the well-
known Catholic weekly Katolicki Tiednik.
Fr. Constantine Lycbacz
* Jalyna, Ukraine, 83.19D; tRome, Italy, 14.12.L976; 5) yeas old, 12 gol.,
21 priest.
"He caried out his apostolate always among poor boys as an assistant
and mathematics teacher. As Prefect of studies, ecooomet and teacher, he
gave his very best to the sons of displaced Ukrainian families studying
at the Pontifical Minor Seminary in Rome, thus giving the Church many
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life in total harmony with his ideals, at times to a heroic degree." (Excerpts
from his obituary letter).
*FrQ. uLaorugnisenOtoli,uAerleoxandria, Italy, 20.12.L910; Turin, ltaly, 11.5.1977; 66 years
old, 49 prof., 40 priest.
He dedicated
taught French with
most of his life to the teaching
enthusiasm and competence. During
haipsolsatsotlaftoeur-
he
years
he had to discontinue all his activities because of a serious sickness.
Having lost his voice as a result of a throat operation, he intensified his
prayet life and in a spirit of faith he fully acceptd God's will. His
greatest sadness was his inability to celebrate the Sacrifice of the Mass
and to receive Communion. He wrote on this notebook: "Although I
Icaknn'towtecfeoivresuyroeuIr'mBoadcyc, eOptaLbolerdtoJyeosuus,juIstatchceepstaymoeu."r cross - each day.
f *FrB.uLeonuosisAPireesri,lloArgentina, 15.7.1922; there, 15.4.1977;54 years old, 34 prof.,
21 priest, 2 Rector.
Since the beginning of 1975 he was Rector of St. Anthony's School in
a workingmen's quarter of the city where he was born. He was a pious
Stoaoleksiasnpe-cial
and wholly dedicated to teaching and
care of pupils, past pupils, fathers of
pastoral work. He
a family and youth
groups in the local school and church. Despite his poor heath he never
shirked his responsibilities. He gave of himself to the point of self-
sacrifice. His premature demise caused much sorrow in those who knew
him. He left an example of love of the Congregation and of souls.
Bro. Aldo Piatti
* Padua, Italy, 17.4.1907; f Bologna,Italy, 17.4.1977;70 years old, 54 prof.
\\fl"hile he was chatting with his friends at the annual Past Pupils'
banquet in Bologna, he
of heart attack. Of
suddenly bowed his head and expired
all the many Salesian houses where
-heawvoircktiemd
for the Christian education of youth the one that he remembered and
elCoxovceaeddptjiuobtneosrotBfwrfooatuhsretyrh,eaakrtnsion-wnBfrooalomlsgon1ao9,u4wt0shitdielelrehSiahsleedseiwaanathse. nsHvtaiettoiownnasesdfoan-t
with the
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with other people's cooperation, city-wide organizations and special events
such as the Sbandieratori Petroniani (Petronian Flag waaers), the Children's
Carnival (known also as Cardinal Lercaro's Carnival), the Three King's
Procession, recitals and artistic crBches. Death overtook him as he was
sharing his Salesian joy with his past pupils.
Fr. Jost Prcmoli
f " Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11.6.L899; there, 5.4.1977; 77 years old, 61 prof.,
53 priest, 8 Rector.
He caried out a tireless activity as a teacher and Prefect of Studies
in various secondary schools of the Province. He was also Rector,
Ptovincial Economer, consultor to religious communities and supervisor
of religious education. Reserved in mien, he was demanding in matters
of discipline, but at the same time he was affable, affectionate and
undetstanding. In his free time he tanslated rnany books and pamphlets
from French and Italian into Spanish. He spent his last years near the
Don Bosco Publishing House in Buenos Aires. He ,loved his priestly and
Salesian vocation, and he showed it in his assiduous preaching, and still
more in the consistency of his life.
f *FrT.uFrirna,nIctiaslyR, a1s7t.e1l1lo.1882; there, 22.2.1977;94 years of age,76 prof., 68 priest,
1.0 Rector, and 9 Provincial.
A man of uncommon moral stature and of a keen and open mind,
he brought to his teaching and vatious other assignments those qualities
of preci,sion and method which he had assimilated at the Maths and Science
Departments he had brilliantly attended in his youth. As a young Salesian
he enjoyed the friendship of the Blessed Michael Rua, of whom he wrote
a voluminous still-unpublished biography. Beloved by Fr. Carlo Baratta,
he published his successful biography. Of Father Pietro Rica,ldone, w ro
had a gteat trust in his capacities, he wrote the "biographical memoirs"
in two large volumes. He was m,ade Provincial of the Lombard-Aemilian
Province during the Second \\7orld \\Var and the post-war period: amidst
difficulties of every kind he was able by his vigilant and loving care,
by his srong and precise word, and by his example to maintain his
confreres {aithful to Don Bosco and guide them through that dangerous
and trying period. He spent his last few years giving the Salesian
Sisters ,spirirual assistance, particularly at the Pedagogico in Tvin. His
last words were: "I ofier everything to the Lord. I want to miss
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f *BrFoa.elnozsae, pRbavReennnaz,i lta,ly,29.7.1892; Arese, Milan, Italy, 8,7.1976;83 years
old, 47 prof.
"A man of few words and ,many deeds, and always smiling. 'I
became a Salesian,' he used to say, 'because I had to .do something with
my life, and something for which I should have no regrets when I die.'
And certainly he had nothing to be sorry about. During his life he
wboayssalawliakyes),aveaaiglaebrletotohoetlhperasny-onea
faithful servant of all (confreres and
in need, and par,ticularly concerned
about the sick. He lived a poor man's life. Huppy whenever someone
would stop by to pray with him during his last days, he enjoyed having
the psalms of the poor, the ill, the dying read to him. He believed in
sCCahhcrrriiassmtt''ssenpBtrooedsfyetnhocefeiefiornergdtihvuienpgs,auntfeidearcginhivgine,gni,noblutehstestioncgoanalslne-dcrsaataevndindgBirnCeahtdhries-t.p"rai(eEsxstcige-nrptosaf
from his obituary letter).
f B* rA. lmFreairnac,isSRpauiniz,
Giluez
14.2.1939;
Seville, Spain, 4.4.1977; 38 years old., 16 prof.
Since his youth he showed his readiness to help his neighbor. After
his profession, he suffered a great deal on account of his ,not havi,ng
been allowed to work in the field of graphic arts, which ,he believed to
be his avocation. His life v/as a continuous service to his boys: he
made them come alive and feel happy through athletics, and out of
friendship he shared their problems. He srongly disliked superficiality
and Jevity, and liked orderliness and discipline. He tolerated no injustice
rior anything that smacked of instrumentalization of people. Perhaps ,his
work was not particularly showy, but it was nonetheless significant: with
his humble and hidden life he built up the Congregation and helped
extend God's kingdom.
f *FrR. oNmiceh, oItlaasly,Sc1o2c.c5o.19L1; there, 28.1.1977;65 years old,49 prof.,38 priest.
He was a Salesian "for all seasons". His characteristics were cheer-
fwuhlnoesses,vaovcaatiliaonbsil,itylikaendFsri.mSpclioccitcyo's-,
qualities commonly found in those
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He was Prefect of Studies, Catechist and Director of a youth center and
assistant parish priest. He spread serenity and cheerfulness all around
while fulfrlling his duties with diligence and exactness. He distinguished
himself in the field of music. He played rthe organ with skill, and
organized boys' choirs which added solemnity to liturgical services and
brightened academic entertainments. Some members of his choir latet
became renowned musicians wotking for the Italian Radio and TV RAI
network: they were always happy and proud to continue singing in
Fr. Scocco's choir.
| *BrKoo.nFjsrkaon,ciYsuSgeolsalkavia, L7.1.1928; 7*hmlje, Yugoslavia, 17.1.1977; 49 years
old, 29 prof.
His whole life was spun around two
fust at Colle Don Bosco and in other
jhoobuss-es
infirmarian and driver
near Turin, and for
t-he
last 'ten years (as a dtiver) at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bel,grade. He
camied out these two delicate and responsible jobs with utmost dedication,
well-tested fidelity, and always with a cheery smile. During his last and
painful sickness he revealed the depths of tris spiritual life, which was
aimed unreservedly at the crucified and risen Christ.
Fr. Rornan Skrzelouski
t * Czch5w, Poland, D.1.L905; Szczecin, Poland, 2.4.1977;72 years old, 54 prof.,
44 priest.
His main field of Salesian activiity was the trade schools and the
minor seminaries, where he genetously spent his energies as Prefect of
Studies and teacher. Like a true son of Don Bosco, he won for himself
the afiection of his pupils with his affable and tranquil manners. He
was held in high esteem by his confreres for he calmness with which
he tackled his work and the even temper with which he dealt with
everyone. Despite his delicate health, he made no complaints. His
industriousness was proverbial. During his last 25 years he devoted
himself with great love to the teaching of catechis,m, especiatrly to childten.
His thoughtful and assiduous care for the little ones gained him the
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f *FrB.aMhiialesBlaEndcgaa,rASrgoerunotinmte,, 23.12.1893; Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12.4.1977;
83 years old, 55 prof., 50 ptiest.
President of the Past Pupils, he decided at the age ol 24 to consecrare
himself to the Lord in Don Bosco's Family. Born of a distinguished
Argentine family, he had received a refined education, but he did not
hesitate to work among the most uneducated and lowest ctrasses of people.
He always accepted cheerfully whatever assignments the Superiors gave
him. During his long life in Congregation he took great pains to work
for the goal of
was moved by
ahilsivveolycadtieosnire-
to be an apostle of the
to bring all men to God.
Eucharist.
He
t *FrD. oJroobpnoljSep,aSnlovenia, Yugoslavia, 18.12.1900; Celie, Slovenia, Yugoslavia,
5.3.1976; 75 years old, 58 prof., 49 priest, 7 Rector and 18 Provincial.
His Salesian life was characterized by a long service to the Congregation
as Provincial. Faithful to Don Bosco, he knew how to be realistic and
well-balanced in ,solving probloms which at times were extremely serious
and afiected the very survival of the Province. This happened both
during the \\World rJ7ar II and later when a new social structure in his
country desuoyed all the Salesian wotks and caused many confreres to
disperse to other counffies. He was then able to reshape the Sarlesian
work and create new conditions for vocations and for their training.
He was practically the new founder of the Salesian Province in Slovenia.
*FrT. uLroinu,isItaTlryiu,e2r4o.7.L908; f Novara, Italy, 2.1.1977; 68 years old, 51 prof.,
42 rpriest.
Since his boyhood he wanted to dedicate himself to the missions.
He received his Salesian ,training in Palestine, ,and taught in Egypt, then
at Perugia, Borgomanero and ,lastly Novata. The classroom \\r/as ,the field
where he displayed his enthusiastic commitment to teaching, his didactic
prowess, expository clarity and methodical precision. To these fine profes-
sional gu,alities he added a simple and lively piety, a retiring and sturdy
spirituality, a devout performance of his priestly duties, and faithfulness
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t B* rLoa.ngMoeacroio,
Varese
Pavia, Italy,25.9.L888;
Maroggia, Ticino, Switzerland', 16.4.1977;
88 years old, 49 prof.
He expressed his love of the Salesian vocation through dedication
to work, faithfulness to religious life, and a tender devotion to Mary.
He worked in his vegetable garden for over 42 years. During his
last few years, amidst the infinmities of old age, he spent most of his
time ,praying. At the funeral homily the Provincial said of him: "He
was always hard-working, diligent, pious and observant of the good
traditions. He never raised his voice. He worked with enthusiasm and
precision, and followed directives. He showed tespect {or his confreres,
and made every effort to be useful to them in all circumstances. He
showed himself ready ,to render service to everyone with exemplary
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2nd Elenco lor 1977
29 Sac. ARNOLD Bartolomeo f a Carpina, Pernambuco (Brasile) l9j7 a 80 a.
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Coad. BUSSI Alberto f a Rio do Sul (Brasile) 1977 a 67 a.
Sac. CAPUZZO Giovanni t a Pordenone (Italia) 1977 a 69 a.
Sac. CHOMIUK Stanislao t Rumia (Polonia) L977 a 73 a.
Sac. ENTRAIGAS Raul f a Buenos Aires (Argentina) 1977 a 75 a.
Coad. FORMAGLIO Cleto f Bologna (Iralia) 1977 a 74 a.
Sac. GALAS Antonio t Toulon, Var, (Francia) 1977 a 72 a.
Sac. GARBARINO Angelo f Genova (kaha) 1977 a 8j a.
Coad. GARLATTI Jacopo f Torino (kalia) 1,977 a 87 a.
Sac. GERMANETTO Grato f Lombriasco (Torinoltalia) 1977 a 45
Sac. IIAUB Adamo f Hausen bei Linz (Germania) 1977 a 77 a.
Sac. KOLLER Giuseppe f Pannonhalma (Ungheria) 1977 a 8j a.
Sac.
Sac.
KLYRCAHLAIKCZFraCnocsetsacnotifnoZ.ai-gRreobm(aJu{gIotasllaiav)ia)L9179676aa57)2a.a.
Sac. OLIVERO Luigi f Torino (kalta) t977 a 66 a.
Sac. PERILLO Luigi t Buenos Aires (Argentinil L977 a 54 a.
Coad. PIATTI Aldo f Bologaa (kalia) 1977 a 70 a.
Sac. PREMOLI Giuseppe J' Buenos Aires (Argentina)
1977
a
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Sac. RASTELLO Francesco t Torino (kalia) 1977 a 94 a.
a.
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49
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Coad. RENZI Giuseppe f Arese (Milano-Italia) 1976 a 81 a.
Coad. RUIZ GALVEZ Francesco f Sevilla (Spagna) 7977 a 38
Sac. SCOCCO Nicola f Roma (Italia) 1977 a 65 a.
a.
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Coad. SELAK t Francesco Zelimlje (Jugoslavia) 1977 a 49 a.
Sac. SKRZELOWSKI Romano f Szczecin (Polonia) 7977 a 72 a.
Sac. SOMONTE Edgardo Miles f Buenos Aires (Argentina) 1977 a
Sac. SPAN Giovanni f Celje, Slovenia (Jugoslavia) L976 a 75 a.
Sac. TRIVERO Luigi f Novara (haJia) L977 a 68 a.
Coad. VARESE Mario t Maroggia (Ticino-svizzeta) 1977 a 88 a.
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