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Year XLYII

March | 956

llo.245

ACT$ OT TIE SUPENII|N COUilUI

OF THE SALESIAN SOCIETY

SUMMARY

I. LETTER OF THE SUPERIOR GENERAL

1. The neut series ofthe tActs olthe Superior Councilr - 2. Consoling

union of minds anl hearts - 3. Our responsibility in the light of the Acts

of the XIXth General Chapter - 4. Deepening our und.erstanding of the

Acts of the Ceneral Chapter - 5. Some

s tolic C ons titution <P o e nite min i>.

t'undarnental

ideas

The

Apo-

II. ARRANGEMENTS AND RULINGS.

1. Groups of

S_tudentates;

Prouinces

b) For the

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stud,ents

the confrires

of the P.A.S.;

cinl Ffoorrmthaetisotnud: eon)tsFoorl.tthhee

Roman Pontifical Uniuersities; d) For the Quinquennium - 3. The copy-

righ of Salesian confrires - 4. Stipends for binateil Masses - 5. Mortuary

Letters - 6. Statistics and Chronicles.

III. COMMUNICATIONS

1. The faculty granted to the Superior General lor the extension of the

temporary uot s - 2. The renewal of the Liturgical faculties for the Sale-

sian Votiue Masses - 3. The neu < Prelatura Nullius t of Mixes (Mexico)

4. Practices of Piety - 5. Religious Profession and Clothing-6.<The Ca-

nonical Visitationt of the Daughters ol Mary Help of Christians - T.lnfor-

mation for the biography of Don Ricald.one.

IV. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUPERIOR COUNCIL

V. 'DOCUMENTS

1. The faculty granted to the Superior General for the extension of the

period of the temporary oows - 2. Concerning the Salesian Votiue Masses.

3, The erection of the.Prelatura Nulliusr of Mixes at Ayutla (Mexico).

VI. DECEASED SALESIANS

lst list 1or i96A..

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1. LETTER OF THE SUPERIOR GENERAL

Turin, 19th March, 1966

My Dear Confrires and Sons,

1. THE NEW SERIES OF THE (ACTS)

With this number of the Acts we begin rhe new series

arranged on the lines provided by the General Chaprer. you will

also find an accounr of the Acrivities of the Superior Council in

these first monrhs . Everyone will be pleased to learn of the

work and the problems facing the Superiors in the government of

the Society, and it will help ro make more close and vital the

link between Headquarrers and the Society rhroughour the world.

I sincerely pray rhar this innovarion may be all for the besr,

and thatit will especially help to make of our beloved Congrega-

tion one great family, which even while spread throughout rhe

world, can live and work united by the bond of one hearr and

soul.

I am sure that our dear Provincials and Recrors, well aware

of the important funcrion in the Congregation of rhe Acts, wll|

arrange that they may be read in such a way as is best and most

convenient so that all rhe confrdres may ger ro know them.

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2. CONSOLING UNION OF HEARTS

I have been greatly touched by the numerous letters which

have come to me during the last few weeks from so many con-

frBres, from all continents. The celebration of the <Day of fide-

lity to Don Boscol, the first full day retreats, the solemn and

fruitful celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the birth of our

Father, the conclusion of the Provincial Conferenceswhich have

been held under the presidency of the Major Superiors concerned

in all the continents, and lastly, the arrival of the first cppies

of the Acts of the General Chapter in ltalian: all these have

given rise to the spate of letters that were sent to the Superior

General .

Provincials, Rectors, and many confr€res have expressed

their feelings of satisfaction, and their determination to be sin-

cere and loyal sons of the Church which is renewing herself, and

of Don Bosco who has spoken through the General Chapter.

May the Lord bless these expressions of good will and re-

solutions which are certainly shared by all the members of our

family. A recurring note in all these lettersis gratitude towards

the Congregation, a Mother particularly concerned to ,give her

children the food and comfort they need in these our times.

And it is this whichis especially our concern as Superiors:

to help- you to be true Salesians, fullyequipped forthe needs of

today.

The Members of the Superior Council hure ui"o celebrated

the <Ddy of fidelity to Don Boscou. On the 24rh of January, we

were'all at Colle Don Bosco; we spentafewhoursin thathumble

homestead in prayer and meditation; we renewed our promiseof

fidelity to our dear Father, and in this we wished to associate

that of all the members of ourfamily. We finished with concele-

bration, in which all the Superiors and also our revered Don

Ziggioui took part in the crypt of the Temple dedicated to Don

Bosco.

The Italian <,salesian Bulletin,> for . March gives a full

account of our fervent day of recollection.

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3 OUR RESPONSIBILITY IN THE LIGHT OF THE (ACTS

OF THE GENERAL CHAPTERI

I referred above to the <Acts of the General Chapter>.

I believe that the first copies have by now arrived every-

where.

Soon the translation will arrive in the different countries"

Whoever glances chrough the book with all the material which it

contains, will naturally experience that sense of admiration and

gratitude which so many confrdres have wishedto express to the

Superior General .

It is truly a <gift>, a rich and timely gift which Don Bosco

has given his sons in this age of change by means of the <lcts

of the Ceneral Chapter>.

Through its most qualified instrument, the Congregation

has shown a providential appreciation of the needs of today,

worthy of our Father, whose apostolate, by universal consent,

is clearly marked, not only with a (sen se> of the times, but

with a positive foresight of the times.

We can then confidently say that we are travelling the road

of authentic Salesian tradition, when, instead of insisting on

certain formulae or practices, outworn and outdated bytheine-

vitable passage of time and by the natural evolution of sociolo-

gical and psychological conditions, we look for others which

better correspond to the changing oeeds of individuals and

their environment, and will be effective and pratical in the

conquest of souls which is the fundamental motive and constant

aim of all our activities.

The Congregation (and even more So, the Church) is a

sturdy old vine which at time can have some dead branches;

evidently the vine dresser who wished to preserve these dead

branches at all costs would jeopardize the fruitfulness of the

vine; but it would be quite foolish to uproot the vine complece-

Iy just because there are some dead branches on it.

The best way is always the balanced way, the truly practi-

cal and costructive solution, rhat equilibrium which was

obvious in our General Chapter (as also in the Council, in the

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authentic. Council, I mean, as revealed in the L)ecrees), which

far from any indiscriminate destruction of the pasr, knows how

to face up with courage to what needs changing or introducing

in order to maintain the century-old tree of the Congregation as

something living and fruitful.

Every Salesian therefore, (and here we.extend the vision of

our work) in this historic and - as many say - decisive momenr,

with that sense of responsibility and ofintelligent and balanced

judgement which ought to distinguish him in the eyes of the

Church and of the Congregation, ought' to avoid rwo exrlemes

both equally reprehensible and dangerous: the irrational attitude

of one who would renew everything at all costs-in a feverish

rush towards what is new, discounting the past simply because

it is the past; and the opposite attitude of one who would cling

tenaciously to a collection of things which examined in the

light of present day needs neither justify their existence nor

fulfil that purpose nowadays for which they were once desirable

and of value.

One can understand, therefore, the heavy responsibility

which rests on each one of us: it is no exaggeration to say that

whether the <Acts of the General Chapter> (or for that matter the

Decrees of the Council) will become a Iive issue or a dead let-

ter depends - in all due proportion - on the attitude and cor-

responding efforts of each one of us. It is needless to add that

such responsibility increases as the authority of qach Salesian

increases.

4 DEEPENING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE (ACTS OF

THE GENERAL CHAPTERD

The Superior Council , on its own part, well aware that its

first duty is to carry out the deliberations of the General

Chapter, and see that others also carry them out, has already

got down to work.

The Consultors in ,charge of groups of Provinces have

already held their first Provincial Confereoces. They have been

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in touch with each of our Provincials, and with them considered

ways of putting into practice the deliberations of the General

Chaprer. These Consultors have also begun to task of taking

stock of various local problems and reporting on them to the

Superior Council, so that matters may be gone into at greater

depth and, where necessary,arrangements made to meet the need,

Very soon these Superiors will take up their travels once

more, with the constant aim of fostering that murual exchange

between Headquarters and the rest of the Salesian world that is

showing itself so fruitful, and which is according to the guiding

lines set by the General Chapter.

But I like to think, (and there are many indications to con-

firm my view), that you, dear confrdres and sons, with that Sa-

lesian good sense which is a combination of intelligence,

discretion, and sound judgment, have already begun your task

of collaboration with both the Council and the General Chapter;

you are convinced collaborators,and therefore active and patient,

but above all resolute. I say <patient>advisedly,because it would

be an ingenuous and mistaken notion to imagine that all can be

achieved in a matter of months, or even a year or two.

We must begin at once, that is certainly true; we must work

with clear ideas and with a well defined programme and method;

each day we must take one step forward in carrying out the

various points decided upon;we must never stop, still less lose

hope, before foreseeable difficulties? or find in them an excuse

for a passive attitude; however, we must also take ir for granted

that it will take time to arrive at a full andcomplete fulfilment,

particularly of certain decisions. W'e must not look for immedia-

te and miraculous changes"

Meanwhile I invite you all to appreciate at their true value

The Acts of the Ceneral Chapter, which must be well known in

our communities, and by each one of us, as will certainly be al

ready the.case with the Decrees of the Vatican Council" These

Acts should be read in common at a time, and in a place most

suitable for all the confrdres.It would be useful, I should really

say necessary, that conferences be given to illustrate, above

all, the ideas that animate the deliberations, and some of the

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documents (e.g. The Organization of the Congregation - Re-

ligious Life and Formation - The training of the young). I re -

commend, however, in a special way, calm, attentive, reflective

individual reading of these Acts. A copy of the Acts is being

given to each confrdre, at considerable exPense to the Congre-

gation, precisely in order that each Salesian may draw spiritual

nourishment from it. These Acts should always be at hand on

your desk or table. They were never intended to be relegated to

the archives.

Only with such habitual reading can the spirit of the Acts

be absorbed, and the ideas assimilated wich animate and cir-

culate like living blood through their Pages. These are the very

ideas that bring convinction, form our minds, and influence our

hearts. Without them, that work, carried out systematically, with

persistence and in a spirit of confidence, that alone can bring

to realization the organic plan tracedoutbytheGeneral Chapter,

would be impossible. The Vatican Council, also, in the vastness

and variety of its teachings, has given expression to certain ge-

neral directives which sum uP its spirit of renewal. Our General

Chapter has made itself the authentic interpreter of these.

5. CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS

I shall mention, by way of example, a few of these ideas

that form the binding links of the Acts of our General Chapter,

without giving chapter and verse.

I invite all to reflect on these ideas, It is these that when

understood and accepted, will give new life to our mission, and

confidence .to our confrdres.

a) The person of the Salesian in his entirety as a man, a

religious, a priest and an educator, is the centre towards which

all the urt"niion and efforts of the Congregation converge in

order to formulate theideal Salesianin allhis asPects, according

ro conremporary needs, so different from thos'e of the past. This

is, afrer ail, w[at the Church of the Vatican Council requires

(see the Decree <Aeternae Caritatist)-

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For this reason) the selection of Salesians at every srage

must be carried our in a spirit of seriousness, in a knowledge-

able way, and with a sense od responsibility. Their formarion

therefore, must be organized and carried out in depth, in order

that vocations may develop and grow in an environment which

has a healthy and straightforward frankness about .it rhar is

absolutely indispensable in these days if we are to fashion and

bring to maturiry the authentic Salesian.

b) Authority is a seruice to be freely given. It cannot be

inspired by selfishness, no marrerhowthis finds expression, bur

only by an earnest desire for the good of all, and of each indivi-

dual. It is the conrinuarion of the work of rhe Good Shepherd. In

this spirit also, authority is nor meant ro be overbearing, nor

does it demand a purely passive obedience of the sort rhar sup-

presses the personal initiative, responsibility and abilities of

the subject.

Even in religious life there is a place for dialogue; it is in

fact necessary nowadays to make our whole mission effective.

To encourage and welcome iniriative on rhe part oftheir subjects

is one of the qualities of good superiors. To puc forward propc

sals and make suggestions to superiors is the sign of a rational

human obedience. Comparing different opinions and judgments

is the best way to collaborate efficaciously in an allotted task.

Religious community [ife so undestood not only offers rhe means

for a joint ministry in the service of God's Kingdom, but also

makes those means available.

In a more concrete way, the Superior is, and must be, firsr

and foremost a Father to his confrdres, to all the confrdres,both

the fervent and the less fervent, from the oldesr ro the youngesr.

Each of us Superiors has been given the task of serving with

fatherly affection the confrdres who areto be the chief object of

all ourinterest and care.When the office od Superior is so under-

stood, it will succeed in trasforming a group of confrdres into a

real family of grown-up sons,who know they are lovedpnd there-

fore understood and appreciated, and when occasion demands,

can be corrected. For this reason the sons should feel they are

pledged to give their joyous and generous collaboration to him

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who, before being their head, is their father.

The Church and the Congregation above all else do not ask

the Superior to construct building or collect funds or organize

technical or scholastic undertakings; they ask him to look after

thi confrdres with love. The ideal Superior, for the Church and

the Congregation, is the one who in all charity identifies him-

self with the problems and interests of his brethren, and helps

them to solve these problems for the good of their souls andthe

t" tt';?;

the educat"i"o'"n:a:l::w:o:lrk

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of the

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school, the Oratory,

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and

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the

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Parish

For this reason the members must be systematicaliy interested

sharers in any undertakings, lines of action, special activities

etc.

Whosoever has the task of governing a House, a Province,

or the Congregation,particularlyin these times with the enormous

and complex accumulation of problems which have to be conti-

nually faced, cannot .ur.y oui his dutiesifheignoresthose who,

according to Canon Law, the Rule, and common sense) have to

form pari of a team with him, advise him, and lighten for him the

heavy responsibility for decisions that can have grave and irr'eo-r

p...bl" .on""qu.n..s from the pastoral, human, economic,

administrative points of view.

' This collaboration is one of the great guiding lines that

have sprung from the Council, and which aPPears again and again

in the spirit and in the deliberations of the General Chapter.Here,

for example, is how the Bishops of Germany addressing their

priests express themselves:<We have much to learn about our

iio.""un apo"tolate; much more than ever before must we tiitbn

to each other, reflect together, work in harrnony>.

d) The Salesian's work for education must rise to the needs

of our generation today, so that it may really reach the aims it

sets itself.

To do this, after the example of the Church of the Council,

we have to carry our a sincere examination of ,all our activities

to see in what measure each of them has that educative,Christian,

and formative vigour that our times demand. we must also see

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what has to be done, in a methodical and corageous manner, to

really reach those aims set by Don Bosco, and demanded , as

never before, by the Church of our day.

This is an essential task which will be in great part responsi-

ble for the life and mission of the Congregation in the days to

come. It is a task that requires systematic, pati ent,courageous

and intelligent study with the collaboration of qualifiedpersons.

In this way we can take stock even of conditions that are less

palatable to our traditional feelings; we can avoid being tied to

metal habits, we can see much more clearly how best to employ

our energies in the service of our Salesian vocation in the Church

of today.

To carry out this work the General Chapter has assigned a

period of two years. The standards of judgment and concrete aims

of this research are already exemplified in the Provincial Con-

ference, so that they may be known and applied through the me-

dia of communication assigned for the task in individual Pro-

vidences.

These and ocher ideas run like a theme throughout all the

Acts of our General Chapter and they come to the surface to

some extent on every page if they are read with attention. They

are ideas that invite reflection" and consequently action.

We must all realise that we are Personallycommittedto this

work. It is true that il will be the task of the Provincial Confe-

rences, and subsequently the individual Provincials, to issue

practical instructions on how the findings of the General

Chapter are to be carried out. We must in this matter avoid any

arbitrary and inopportune action. At the same time we must all

make our own personal, generous, heartfelt contribution to the

task of readjusting, and I would add, reinvigorating our personal

and community vocation; a task which is the aim of all

our Chapter deliberations.

This aim will be fostered by taking as the basis of the me-

ditations and instruction during our Retreats the Conciliar

Decrees <Perfectae Caritatis> on the renewal of the Religious

life, and <,De lnstitutione Sacerdotali> on Priestly Formation,

together with the valuable documents of our own Chapter oo <The

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Religious Life today>, uThe Apostolate among the Young>, and

<The Training of Youth>.

For the Retreats for Rectors it will be wellto bearin mind

the part of the document on <The Structure of the Congregation>

which regards them, as well as that on <The Spiritual Direction

of the Confrires>.

This will be a very effective way of putting these wise di-

rectives into pratice.

6, THE APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION (POENITEMINID

Allow me one word more.

The Apostolic Constitution Poeniternini, which has just

been published, is clearly linked with the work of the Council,

and while it regards us all as baptized personsinthefirst place,

it concerns us even more as Religious, Priests, Educators and

Pastors of souls.

I am sure this document and the spirit that is expressed in

its every page wlll be the object of study and meditation in our

Communities.

In the Apostolic Constitution Poenitemini, Paul VI recalls

to the true sense,of penance, -that is, to interior mortif,ication,

the men of today, and ourselves amongthem,so strongly tempted

by the prevailing lust for pleasure and: eager to build up a so-

ciety of material prosperity. Penance. is called for as a.means

to the_spiritual development not only of the individual, but of

the whole community.

You can see that the document with its timely reminders

concerns us both as individuals and as communities, as simple

religious and as responsible superiors within the community.

Penance is not an end in itself; it is interior, religious and

supernatural in character.

By doing penance the baptized Christian is made a partaker

in Christ's victory over the world, over evil, over sin; and by

sharing in Christ,s sufferings, he is linked with the life of the

Head.

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Through penance the baptized person puts into effect his

pledge of personal renewal,and does so notonly individually and

.interiorly,,but externally and publicly,for his own salvation and

for the needs of Christ's Kingdom, so that the image of theChurch

may not be sullied in its members,nor the growth of God's King-

dom held back. It is our duty to recognize the fact that our own

Salesian surroundings, perhaps without our being 'too clearly

aware of it,often breathein the atmosphere and adopt the style

of life of so-called modern civilization,which has as its concre-

te ideal ease, enjoyment, and the cult of pleasure, which turns

the whole pattern of our daily life into an eager quest for com-

fort, for all that is merely convenient and superfluous,at table,

in entertainment, in travel and holidays, with a consequent, one

might almost say loathing, of anything that entails self-denial,

sacrifice, and austerity.

We must realize that all this leads to a drainin g away of the

religious spirit. It makes for unrest and a dangerous unbalance

in the Congregation. And the reaction it provokes among lay-

people, nowadays more than ever sensitive to such inconsisten-

cy in persons consecrated to God, is far from edifing. Besides

this it has a negative effect on the whole of our vocation and

our mission

As I write these lines, a letter reaches me from behind the

Iron Curtain. I quote for you some words that eire much to the

point. The writer talks about the hardships of a life bereft of

every comfort, and then says: <For Religious this is a time for

meditation . . "; a spiritual renewal was very much needed . - .;

cornfo* ,makes one forget one's real purposeb.

It is natural to recall our Father's words of warning: <When

comforts and luxuries begin to aPPear among us, our Congrega-

tion has had its day>. (Last V/ill & Testament 1884, XVII, 272)-

I call upon you all to dwell uPon the lofty and fruitful ideas

of the Constitution, to put them into practice in our life as con-

secrated souls., apostoles, and educators.

How much richness there is in these things! This realiza-

tion should prompt each of us to affections and resolutions leading,

expecially during Lent, to a genuine personal renewal, by aspiring

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to generous selfdenial and efficacious pracrical charicy, which

are the authentic expression of true penance.

The Holy Father's appeal on behalfofso many brothers who

go hungry, reminds us ro prepare ourselves worthily for the Re-

surrection by means of charity based on sacrifice.

I urge you, therefore, to remember my invitation to you in

connection with the Pope's appeal for the India Famine Relief.

And I now wish each and every one of you, especially

confrdres in any way afflicted or in difficulties, an Easter full

of the pure joy and undisturbed peace of Chrisr Triumphant in

your hearts and in all your comrnunities.

I shall be very grateful if you will kindly remember me in

your Prayers.

Yours affectionately in Jesus Christ.

FR..ALOYSIUS RICCERI

Rector Major

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II. ARRANGEMENTS AND RULINGS

Note: Srorring with this number, the <Acts of the Superior

Councib, according to what is laid doutn in the <Acts of the

XIXth General Chapter> page 27, after the Rector Major's letter,

falls c.learly into two parts: the first, under the heading <Arran-

genTents and Rulingsb gathers together rulings of a general and

practical nature that oblige all: the second, under the heading

<Communicationsv contains all that the Superior Council intends

to bring to the notice of the Confrire s by taay of information,

guidance etc.

1. GROUPS OF PROVINCES

The Province of the Middle Eosr forms part of the group

of English Language Provinces.

South America is made up of two grouPs of Provinces as

follows:

- the group of which Very Rev. G. Borra is in charge com-

prises the Prouincial Conference of the Argentine,Paraguay and

Uruguay, and the Prouincial Conference of Bolivia, Chile and

Pert.

- the group of which Very Rev. P.Garnero is in charge com-

prises the Prouincial Conf erence of Btaziland that of Colombia,

Ecuador and Venezuela.

2. CONFRERES IN TRAINING

l. The Studentates: a) If students who attend Studenta-

tes abroad do not yet Possess a working knowledge ofthe lan-

guage of the country, they should be sent a few months before

the beginning of the scholastic year to Practise the language.

6/ When the Council of any Studentate susPends a theolo-

gian from his studies and sends him back to his province, the

decision on whether or not he resumes his theological studies is

reserved to the Consultor for Salesian Formation.

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2- P.A.S. stud,ents: a) The P.A.S. has three main objects:

1) to give its students a higher qualification from rhe humane,

ecclesiastical and Salesian point of view, to enable them to

contribute effectively towards raising the supernatural level and

the standards of ecclesiastical knowledge wherever they work.

2) To prepare the teaching and administrative personnel of our

training huoses. 3) To direct those srudents who are fitted for

it best towards scientific investigation.

For the moment the second aimisto be considered the most

urgent, though the others must not be neglected.

b) In order that the P.A.S. should fulfil its purpose it is

necessary (as has been mentioned more rhan once) thatthestu-

dents sent there have the following qualities: 1) Good mental

balance (evenness of character, common-sense, good powers of

judgement, etc.) 2) Certainty about their vocation and a good

level of observance in their religious life. ) An intellectual

standard above average.

There should alutays be sent immediately, together with the

other documents required for acceptance, the observations made

about the candidate at the time of admission to the temporary

profession and perpetual profession.

3. Students at the Pontifical Roman Uniuersities.' a/ The

Ho'use of San Callisto in Rome houses the priest students who

attend the Pontifical Roman Universities for higher specialised

courses which are not available at the P.A.S.

b)Only priests are accepted. Moreover all priests who are

students at the above mentioned Universities mustreside at San

' Callisto. Only the Consultor for Salesian Formation may give

peqmission for anyone to live elsewhere, and only if he sees

valid reasons for it.

c) The number of students the House can accomodate is

limited. Hence. 1) Application must be made to the Rector of the

House in good time and the priest- student must not be sent until

confirmation of his acceptance has been received.2) Only those

destined for the training Houses will be accepted. 3) No one

will be accepted who enters only to obtain the S.T.L. or to take

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any other course that he can follow at the P.A.S. 4) The same

qualifications are needed as for the P.A.S., and the same rule

as given 4bove for the P.A.S. must be applied.

4. The Quinquennium. To give our young priests the neces

sary knowledge of the Conciliar Documents, in place of the or-

dinary programme for the Quinquennium, they should, for three

years, study the Constitutions, Decrees and decisions of the

Council and be examined in them in accordance withthe following

syllabus. The best commentaries should be obtained for them,

which must be available by now in every language.(r)

First year: The Dogmatic Constitutions of Divine Revela-

tion and the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy; the Decree on

the Missionary activity of the Church; the Declaration on Reli-

gious Liberty; the Declaration oh the Religious Liberty; the

Declaration on the Relations of the Church with non-Christian

Religions.

Second year: The Dogmaric Constitution on the Church; the

Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church; the

Decree on the Ministry and Priestly tife; the Decree on Priesrly

Formation; the Decree on the Catholic Oriental Churches.

7'hird year: The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the

Modern World; the Decree on Renewal of the Religious Life; the

Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity; the Decree on Ecumenism;

the Decree on the Media of social communications; the Declara-

tion on Christian Education.

). COPYRIGHT FOR SALESIANS

On a number of occasions requests have been made to the

Superiors about the formalities to be observed in the matter of

Salesian Publications (books, musical compositions, filmstrips,

records) and the author's copyright resulting from them.

It has been thought oPPortune to study the matter carefully

in consultation with competeot authorities and lawyers, and in

(l) The course could storr with the syllobus for the second or third yeor occording to

lhe commentoires qvoiloble for tho proposed fexts.

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the light of Canon Law, of the Rules and of what precedent there

may be, and to give a summarised ruling in the ten articles re-

produced below:

1. A Salesian who is the author of any publicarion what-

soever, must have the permission and agreement of his Rector

and Provincial, and will not renounce the right to demand from

publishers, even.when these are Salesian, the payment due.

2. Publishers who accept a manuscriptforpublicarion musr

always draw up a contracr withthe authorinconio.mity with the

law in such matters, stating the form and the value of the remu-

neration. In this matter the aurhor, if the conditions in the firSr

paragraph of Article 7 of these rules do not apply, will be as-

sisted by his Superior, who will be able, in agreemenr with him,

and directly if need be, ro fix terms.

3. The payment should preferably be fixed as a percentage

of the sales, except in the case where the value involved is

,small or sales are likely to be very restricted,when it is better

to agree to a round sum, after transfer of manr.iscript and copy-

right.

4. When a contract is drawn up on a percentage basis with

a Salesian publisher it is better to base it on equity rarher than

strict justice, since every publication should be considered as

a contribution to benefit the activities proper ro the whole Con-

gregation. In agreeing, however, to a percentage payment with

non-Salesian publishers, reference should be made to currenr

practice and amounts, having regard to the importarice of the

work to be published.

5. Every Salesian author, as a rule, should, at rhe rime of

.drawing up the contract with the publishers, transfer through a

solicitor his copyright in favour of a Salesian entity or Salesian

establishment juridically recognized, which shall be named by

the Provincial.

The Provincial may,for grave reasons, in view of the dif-

fering relevant legislation in different countries and especially

of the differing juridical position of the Houses, Provinces or

even the Congregation, dispense from this act and permit the

Salesian author to draw his remuneration directly from the pub-

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lishers as it falls due, or he may decide that the aurhor should

give an irrevocable order to his publishers to remit such paymenc

to a Salesian entiry.

In every case the sums recovered must always be transfer-

red in conformity with Article 7.

6. All the income directly accruing to a Salesian for his

publicarions will be handed over each rime ro the Rector of the

House to which the confrdre belongs. He must never claim reim-

bursement from such income, in conformity with our Constitu-

tions and Canon Law which are for each confrdre the consranr

rule to which he must be faithful in his dealings with the Con-

gregation.

In his turn the Rector will makethese proceeds available to

those concerned according to Article 7.

7. The copyright of a Salesian attached to publishers-or to

a study centre associated with publishers - belonging to a Sa-

Iesian House, always belongs to this House in the case of all

works that are published or even only outlined during the period

of his stay io it, even when the author has been transferred else

where.

This holds good also for any other Salesian House in which

the confrdre was mainly engaged as a writer whithout any other

main occupation.

Should however, the confrdre in either case be transferred

to. another House and give up hi s normal work, the Provincial

will determine on a basis of equity how much of the remunera-

tion should pass to the new House to which he is assigned.

In all other cases the copyright passes to the House where

the confrdre is transferred, and after his death, to the Province

to which he belonged at the time of his death.

8. The Rector Major and the Provincial,where the situation

arises, can alLer the destination of the proceeds of any publica-

tion according to what seems advisable and what circumstances

suggest.

9. After the author's death, the publishers will return the

made a will by agreement with his Superiors, to avoid the inter-

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vention of a third party.

To this end the besr course is to cede the copyright by le-

gaI conveyance to the Salesian entity named by the Superior in

conformity with Article 5 above.

The copyright however will always be transferred ro rhe

establishment to which it belongs by righr, in accordance with

article 7.

10. When a confrdre, who claims copyright in the forms men-

tioned in these rules, leaves the congregation and wishes to re-

tain these rights, in determining the share to be assigned to him,

chere should be taken into account, over and above his actual

needs, how much the congregation has contributed to his training

and to making it possible for him to become an aurhor.

4. STIPENDS FOR BINATED MASSES

Article 48 of the < Authentic Compendium of Privileges >

says: <Rector Maior .facultate utitur percipendi, pro nostris Mis-

sionibus, eleemosynas Missarum binatarum, quae ad eius tnen-

tem a quocunque Sacerd.ote applicontur, saluo iure praeualenti.>.

Taking the privilege literally, rhe Recror Major can therefo-

re, receive and transfer, for oqr Missions, not only the stipends

of Masses binated by Salesians, but also those binated by any

other priest <saloo iure praeualenti>.

In the interpretation of the expression <saloo iure praeua-

lenti> some hold that this clause refers only to non-salesian

priests who wish to binate < ad. nentem Rectoris Maiorist, and

perhaps with more reason; others say that even Salesianprjests

must keep to the <ius praeoalensy.

The <Prontuario di Diritto Salesiano> by Fr. G. Bruno, which

in this matter reflected the mind of the then Superior Chapter,

affirms that, where the local ordinaries have decided ro rransfer

the stipends of binated Masses to the Seminary, the Salesians

also should keep to thi.s ruling (cf. Bruno - <Prontuario di Dirit-

to Salesianor, page 146, r,o. 260, note 26).

In practice, where such a rule exists, the stipends of Mas-

ses binated outside Salesian churches should be transferred as

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laid down; those binated in our Churches can be transferred to

the Rector Major, unless the local Ordinary has explicitly made

other arrangements for these also.

Regarding rhe Masses binated outside our Churches, one

should keep in mind what is laid down in the <Excerptum. . ad

usum Superiorum Maiorumr, page 45, note 2: <rlt would be well to

notify Curias of o ur Privilege, so that the Ordinaries, should

they wish, may cede rheir right in favour of our Missions. It

would be well, too, ro make this Privilege known to non-Sale-

sian priests so that, if they can and wish, they may apply rheir

binated Masses according ro the Rector Major's intention, iending

him the corresponding stipend>.

It should neuertheless be remernbered that notification of all

binated Masses said, according to the Rector Major,s intention,

should be made to the Econonter General and all offerings sent

tqollhdimou,but nilnesths ewnhtear,ettehr,eitntaisk.ehseroetbhyermaarrdaengltenrorwTenntths.atTtohecleRaerctuopr

Maior reuokes all preuious arrangements which are in anyway

contrary to what is now laid d,own.

5. MORTUARY LETTERS

Attention is called to whar is prescribed in rhe <Acts of the

XIXth General Chapter> (page 477) and it should be carried our

faithfully:

<They should be writren for all confrEres by the Rector;they

should be short and edifing, and should be senr ro all the

Houses of the country and those outside rhe counrry where the

deceased at ar,y time worked.

The Prouincial Secretary will send a fair number of copies

to euery Prouincial fo r the training Houses,and to the Secretary

of the Superior Council with all the relevant data and with a,few

lines of information, so rhar the latrer may have it published in

the Acts of the Superior Council.

f,he Provincial should assign someone ro write short out-

lines of the lives of more outsranding copfrdres; these profiles

could be gathered in one volume to 6orin a series of <edifying

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livesu.

6. STATISTICS AND CHRONICLES

New printed forms are in course of p reparation for the sta-

tistical data which the Houses and Provinces must send each

year to the Secretariate General. As much unification as possible

has been aimed at to facilitate the compiling and dispatchof the

same. The following therefore will be sent to Provincials:

A) Eoery year:

1. A form of four pages where each House will record its

annual statistical data,in quadruplicare.' one copy will be kept

in the Archives of the House, the o ther three will be sent to the

Provincial; who wiil keep one for the Provincial Archives and

send the other two to the Central Archives in Turin.

2. The form for the < Smtisttcal Sunmary r of six pages ,

suitably modified" for the annual statistical data of the Provin-

ce. It would be well if Provincials filled in this form when they

visit the individual Houses duringthe scholastic year,gathering

all possible data and completing them with those in the form

which the Houses will send in at the end of the scholastic year.

It would be well if they could verify the exactness of the data

of the individual Houses before sending the summary to Turin.

The summary should be in dupltcate, and a third copy kept for

their own archives.

3. The form with the informationforthe Provincial's Annual

Report to the Superior Council, which should not contain any

statistics, but only information on therunning of the various de-

partment of Salesian work in the Province. This Report must be

in trip licate: one copy for the Provincial Archives, one for the

Central Archives, and a third for study by the individual Mem-

bers of the Superior Council, and afterwards nut in the Archives

ivith appro priate observations.

B) Euery fiue years:

The form with the information for the five.yearly chronicle

of each House, which should also made out in triplicate; or.e

copy for the Archives of the House, a second for the Provin-

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cial Archives and a third for the Central Archives. This five-

yearly chronicle does not do away with the compiling every year

of a more detailed Chronicle for each individual .House, in du-

plicate; one copy for the local Archives, the other for the Pro-

vincial Archives.

N.B.- l. All the forms (statistical dara of the individual Houses:

statistical summary of the Province) togerher with the Provincial's

Annual Report and, when due, the five-yearly Chronicle of the

individual Houses, could well be sent in one registered postal

packet, protected against possible damage in traosit.

2. These data will serve for all administrative departments

of the Congregation at Turin, except that of the Formation of

Personnel,which will need other dataand information which it will

ask in due course, and for the Department of the Economer Ge-

neral to whom the financial report should be sent.

3. It is intended to compile a Manualfor Provincial secreta-

ries which may complete the <Prontuario di Diritto Salesiano>by

Fr. Gaetano Brung, with rules for office routine and for gathering

and storing material for the Archives. Information on require-

ments, suggestions and exp erience alreadygainedinihis matter

would be gratefully received.

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III. COMMUNICATIONS

I FACULTY GRANTED TO THE RECTOR MAJOR TO

PROLONG TEMPORARY VOWS

On the 13th October, 1965, the Sacred Congregation of Re-

ligious renewed for three years the Rector Major's privilege to

prolong temporary vows for one year beyond the second trien-

nium. (cf. document no. 1. pg. 34).

2. LITURGICAL FACULTIES FOR SALESIAN VOTIVE MASSES.

On the 10th February, 1966, the Sacred Congregation of

Rites granted for a fioe year period the renewal of the privilege

of ,celebrating:

a) ote only third class votive Mass in Salesian Churches

and Oratories on the 24th of each month in honour of Mary

Help of Christians, and in honour of St. John Bosco whenever

there is exfosition of the relic of our holy founder.

b) one only third class votive Mass to p riests who are Sa-

lesian co-operators on the occasion oflocal or national congres-

ses. This Mass may be any one of the following: Mary Help of

Christians, St. John Bo sco, St. Francis of Sales, St. Mary Maz-

zarello, St. Dominic Savio, St. Pius X.

c) two second class votive Massesin honour of their patron

dnd on a day to be determined by their director, for Youth Asso-

ciations under the patronage of St. Dominic Savio.

d) One Missa de Requiem Quotidiana for deceased confrB-

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res in Salesian Churches and Oratories during Retreats. (cf. do-

cumenr no.2. pg" 35).

3 NEW (PRELATURA NULLIUSI> ENTRUSTED TO THE SA-

LESIANS IN MEXICO

The Salesians have been entrusted with the new Prelatura

Nullius of Mixes, erected by Pope Paul VI on the 2hh Decem-

ber 1964, as a suffragan see of the archdiocese of Antequera

(Mexico). The episcopal see is at Ayutla: (cf. document no. 3.

pg.35).

4. PRACTICES OF PIETY

The Italian version of the Manual o f Pratices of Pietywill

be ready in a few weeks time. It was composed in the spirit of

the liturgical rulings of the second Vatican Council and the de-

liberations of the XIXth General Chapter. Copies will be sent at

once to Provincials who will arrange as soon as possible for

translations into their respective languages.

5. RELIGIOUS PROFESSION AND CLOTHING

The Sacred Congregation of Rires will probably issue a de-

finitive ruling in the near future on the cerimonies of Religious

Profession and Clothing. The position at present is that Re-

ligious Profession is allowed <infra Missam> immediately after

the Gospel. The interroSatory comes first, and the Homilycloses

the ceremony. The Clothing ceremony takes place outside the

Mass.

6, THE FIVE-YEARLY CANONICAL VISIT TO THE HOUSES

OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS

In accordance wirh the declarations of the Acts of the XIXth

General Chapter, the Rector Major informs all Provincials that

he has nominated them Delegates for the communities of the

Daughters of Mary Help of Christians residing within the boun-

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daries of their respective rprovinces, entrusting to them in par-

ticular the five-yearly canonical visit. They may, if unable to

carry it out themselves, entrust this to a confrBre,a priest, with

the necessary prudence and competence.Could they please send

this confrdre's name in advance to the Rector Major, to whom

alsb a report should be sent at the conclusion. ofthe visitation ?

Should any Provincial be unable to discharge this duty in

person or through others, he should inform the Rector tr{ajor in

good time.

7. INFORMATION FOR FR. RICALDONE'S BIOGRAPHY

The biography of F.. Peter Ricaldone is in process of being

written and to this end much informarion has been gathered from

the confrdres. However, for greater completeness and to do

iustice

jor, we

to the

invite

person and work

o ther confrdres

our late lamented Rector

submit personal memoirs,

Ma-

do -

cuments, o r facts of which they have knowledge, relating to Fr.

Ricaldone.

All material should be addressed to the Rector Major.

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IV. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUPERIOR COUNCIL

Since Iast October the Superior Council has carried out its

work within the new framework that was agreed upon at the Ge-

neral Chapter,. Besides dealing with the general business o f the

Society and their own parricular departmenrs, its various mem-

bers have begun to examine how rhe deliberations of the Chap-

ter may be put into effect. Tfris they have done either indivi-

dually, or grouped according to their common p oinrs of contact,

or with the help of confrdres who are experrs in. certain fielJs

of our apostolate. Various srages of this work have already been

accomplished. The organising of the Provincial Conferences

calls for special attention in so far as rhey are a completely

new feature in the hisrory of our Society and whilst we had to

allow for particular situations and their implicit differences, it

was necessary to give the Conferences the stamp of a truly

common character.

Another point considered by the Superior Council was rhe

annual reports on the individual provinces..

It is not yet possible at this early stage to furnish a full

list of topics treated by the Superior C,ouncil as many projects

are just getting under way, whilst only rhe roughest outlines

exist for others. There are however a few points to which we

dr6w your attention, but we would add that they should be un-

derstood iri the broader context o f our general activities.

THE PREFECT GENERAL is organising the Office fsr the

Missions. He is, at present, co-ordinaiing oui efforts in the

Campaign. against hunger in India, launched by the Recror Ma-

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jor in response to the Pope's appeal.

THE CATECHIST GENERAL with the help of a specially

appointed commission has prepared the Manual of the Practices

of Piety for confrdres and boys. As different schemes are soon

to be tried out in different parts of the Congregation, time was

devoted to studying the problem of vocations. In this coonec-

tion a Congress of Promoters of Vocations was held in Italy

whilst special courses have been planned for Latin America.

THE ECONOMER GENERAL has been busy not only exa-

mining new proj ects put before the Superior Council by various

Provinces, but also re-examining irregular situations that have

arisen in past years in the administrative field and in our build-

ing operations. In both cases he has adhered to the deliberations

of the General Chapter in all that pertains to financial policy

and to the presentation of the deliberations of House Councils

on all questions of building, buying or selling of property etc.

He has preparations in hand for a Congress of Provincial Eco-

nomers in the Provincial Conference of Italy. Similar C-ongresses

will follow in the other Provincial Conferences.

THE CONSULTOR FOR THE FORMATION OF PERSON-

NEL was responsible for editing the Acts of the General Chap-

ter and visited the P.A.S.'and various studentates in ltaly. .In

many meetings with confrdres competent in such matters, he

studied the working out of the coadjutorrs Certificate course.

For the training of clerics in philosophy and theology, he has,

in accordance with the rulings of the General Chapter., set up a

special office and entrusted the responsibility for the same to

Fr. Eugene Valentini. The setting up of a similar office for the

training of coadjutors is being considered. Lastly in view of the

practical consequence that this may have for us, he has fol-

lowed carefully the work at present being done by the comPetent

authorities in the reform of studies and in ecclesiastical train -

ing as a result on the findings of the Council. Fie has himself

drawn up a memorandum in which he indicates the probable lines

that these will take.

THE CONSULTOR FOR OUR WORK FOR YOUTH AND IN

THE PARISH has formulated in positive terms a plan for the or-

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ganisation of our work among the young, in order to carry into

effect the arrangements of the General Chaprer.Part of rhis plan

is a <Salesian Centre for Youth Work>. It will depend directly on

the Consultor responsible for this particular departmenr andwill

have a delegate and central Bureau for consultation. The same

plan of organisation should be followed al provincial level,

In the current month of March representativesfrom the va-

rius European Provincial Conferences will hold a meering along

with experts from the P.A.S., with a view to planning ourline of

action in our pastoral work for the young, and to discuss the prac-

tical implementation of the plans rhat are decided upon.

To help the parishes, National and Provincial consultarive

bureaux are being set up.

The same Consultor has also prepared a report on rhe re-

organization of our work as proposed by the General Chapter.

Points emphasised in his report are the purpose of this planning

and the criteria governing its fulfilment. He particularly srres-

ses that. the reorganization should not simply be along rhe lines

of a more systematic and orderly arrangement of. our work, but

rather with a view to deeper and more solid formation , from

every aspect of our apostolate - religious, pastoral, educational

and cultural. Provincial Conferences will be sent copies of rhis

report. It should serve as the basis for the work that musr neces-

sarily precede the formulation on the plan of reorganisation which

will take place in each Province in the next two years.

A last piece of information on the topic of youth work. The

final version of the <Regulations for Boys in our Houses,> has

been completed. Even by its clear statement of fundamental prin -

ciples alone, it gives a complete and authentic programme for

Salesian education. It will of course have to be complemented

by the Regulations of individual Houses,in so far u" ih."..ou",

the applications particular to local conditions; but rhis musr

always be done in such a way as to be in keeping with the lines

Iaid down by our General Regulations and with rhe rulings of

each Provincial Conference,

OUR SOCIAL APOSTOLATE" Among our co-operators and

past-pupils and in all that concerns the-means of social commu-

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nication we have encouraged the study of the Council documents.

This was the precise purpose of the campaign promoted by the

Rector Major regarding the <Decree oo the Lay-Apostolate,>, a

campaign taken up and pursued with so much varied initiative

throughout the Salesian world.

As for the Past-Pupils, the final touches are being given

to the writing of their new Statutes which will be presented for

the approval of the International Federation at its meeting next

April.

Regarding the means of social communicarion (press, radio,

,television, cinema etc.) a programme has been drawn up for thb

training of our own personnel as required by the Council and by

our General Chapter. Provision has been made for the appoint-

ment of someone at headquarters,in the Provincial Conferences

and in individual Provinces, who will be responsible for all that

concerns information, formation and all accivities in this increa-

singly important and difficult Salesian apostolate. It is planned

to hold a Congress next summer for all the European Provinces.

The idea is to make a first study of all the problems facing the

Congregation in this field, and to prepare the way for future sum-

mer courses which will aim at training personnel who will spe-

cialise in the means of social communication. As regards the

press, meetings have been held to reorganise our princing acti-

vities and to co-ordinate our various reviews.

THE CONSULTORS who were entrusted withdifferent SrouPS

of Provinces made their first visits between November 15th and

January 15th, after which they remained at Turin until the 15th

March. The purposeof their visit was toorganise the first meetings

of the Provincial Conferences and to examine what preliminary

steps should be taken to Put inco effect the deliberations of the

Geireral Chapter. They were particularlyconcerned with the new

structures of the Society, the training of confrdres and pupils,

and to gather at local level any preliminary points for reference

to the Superior Council.

We can say that this new experience met with general sa-

tisfaction on the confrdres' part. The organisation of the Pro-

vincial Conferences was done smoochly and produced solid re-

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sults. From now on these Consultors who are in charge of groups

of provinces will stay ahernarely at headquarters and in the Pro-

vinces entrusted to them.

FR. cIOVANNINI who is responsible for Italy, presided at

two Provincial Conferences, namely al Muzzano from 5th 9th

November, 1965, and at Pacognano from 19th 2hd Fbbruary,1966.

The Rector Major and many members of the Superior Council

took parr in these two Conferences. It was felt that it would be

a helpful .experience for them to see for rhemselves this new

feature taking shape, and to see how the various problems were

dealt with. As the main themes were common ro all the Confe-

rences, we simply refer you for further informarion on the same

to the concluding documents of the Conferences in question.The

following items deserve special qrention : a Congress covering

the whole of Europe held at Verona, of a technical and insrruc-

tional character for coadjutors in technical shools; another Con-

gress at Rome for Promoters of Vocations; Retreats for Rectors

only and for certain groups of confrdres unable to make their

Retreat during the summer holiday.

FR. cIOVANNINI temporarily replaced Don Borra (who was

not available) for the visit to a group of South American Provin-

ces from 20th December to 20th January. The Provincial Confe-

rence of Argentine, Chile and Uruguay was held at Buenos Ai-

res whilst the conference for the provinces of Pert and Ecuador

was held at Quito. Fr. Giovannini visited several training Houses

during his stay in Uruguay and Chile.

FR. GARNERo presided at the Brazllian Provincial Confe-

rence at San Paulo from 21th 23rd November. On this occasion

it was decided co set up a training establishment for coadjutors

at Campinas and the Brazllian publishing firm at San Paulo Mo-

ca. From 6th to 9th December he conducted the Paraguayan and Bo-

livian Conference and from 20th 2?nd December che Colombian

and Venez-uelan Conference. In Venezuela there was also a

Rectors' meeting on 6th January.

At FatimaFR. SEGARRA presided over the Iberian Confe-

rence (Spain and Portugal) from 22nd 25th November. From 10th-

14th December he presidgd over the Conference of Mexico, Cen-

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tral America and the Antilles. From the chronicle of his travels

we note particularly his visit to the training houseb and to our

work in the Antilles so recently disturbed by military and poli-

tical upheavals.

FR. TER SCHURE was able to visit our houses in Yugo-

slavia quice freely. Our apostolate there is exercised only through

the parishes andthe teaching'of catechism, but it is full of pro-

mise: there are 43 novices this year!

He organised the Conference for German-speaking Provin-

cials at Munich; for Flemish-speaking (Holland and the Northem

Province of Belgium) at Aja, and for French- speaking in Paris

(Southern.Belgium and France).

In order to keep in close and continual touch with our work

and with confrdres behind the iron curtain, che Rector Major has

appointed Fr. Jacob, who was Provincialin Yugoslavia as assi-

stant to the Consultor in charge of Central Europe.

FR. TOHILL presided at the Provincial Qonference of In -

dia at Calcutta for the Provinces of Madras, Calcutta and Gau-

hati, from 2Lst-24th November; at the Conference of South East

Asia (Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand) in Hong Kong,

from 9th-11th December; at the Conference of the United Scates

at Bellflower from 3rd-6th January. He met the Provincial of J'a-

pan in Tokyo, the Provincial of Australia in Melbourne. and the

Prbvincial of England in London. The situations as Fr. Tohill

saw them are of such a variety that it is impossible to give a

precise norion of the problems encounrered and of the impressions

ieceived; h'e made it his business to give his attention above

all to the training houses or to matters thatgive cause for acute

anxiety, as for instance in Vietnam and Korea.

- Ail tt" consultors on their return to Turin Eave a detailed

account to rhe Superior council of the Provinces they had visit-

ed, however provisional their information still is. From these

accounrs theie has emerged a first sketch of the general situa-

rion of the congregarion, of !tr; problems and of the aspirations

of the confrdres.. In some cases the Superior council has been

able ro reach definite decisions; in orhers it has given general

lines to follow and has asked that matters be gofle into at grea-

ter depth.

Ii seems that we can, on the whole, form a positive judg-

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ment on the usefulness of the new structures, as they allow us

a rapid yet unified view of the srare of the whole Congregation.

The Rector Major has not been mentioned so far, in order to

conclude with a word about his activities. He has been presenr

a many gatherings on th€ religious life, at srudy sessions, at

celebrations that concern the confrdres' rraining or rhe Iife of

the Congregation,His acrion has been thedetermining factor in get-

ting our work under way after the General Chapter. He has been

present at all the meetings, he has shown great personal concem

above all in regard ro the faithfulinterpretarion of the wishesof

the General Chapter, and in regard to a prompt (yet gradual)

execution of its deliberations. His word in every circumstance

has been a safe guide and a source of encouragement, ever aim-

ed at spurring on the Congregation to help in the general rene-

wal of the Church on the lines of what he has said on various

occasions to all the confrdres.

The most important spiritual event of this period was the

renewal of our fidelity to Don Bosco,made by the Superior Coun -

cil at the Becchi on January 24th. The Recior Majoihasheardof

what has been done on these same lines by all the confr€res alI

over the world; the renewal of fervour to which this religious act

hasgivenrise is a sign of the good will with which theCongregation

is putting into practice the decisions ofthe Council and the Ge-

neral Chapter.

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V. DOCUMENTS

1. FACULTY OF THE RECTOR MAJOR FOR EXTENSION OF

TEMPORARY VOVS

lndult of the S.C. of Religious granting the Rector Maior the

faculty to extend temPorary uows for a further year after the

s ixth.

S.C. DE RELIGIoSIS

Prot. n. (2509-44) 351}.59

MOST HOLY FATHER,

The Rector Maior of the Salesian Society of Saint Jo.hn Bo-

sco, humbly prostrate at the feet of Your Holiness, makes the

following request:

In c"onsideration

the

particular

circumstances

which

temporarily professed members of the Salesian congregation ge-

o.rully are to be found, the Rector Major of the Salesian was al-

ready granred in the pasr the faculty of extending the temPorary

,o*" Jf his subiects beyond the limits envisaged by can' 574 S

2 of the code of canon Law. In concrete terms, the Sacred con-

gregation of Religious, by Rescript no- 250?44, granted ad quin-

fv,ouwJos ofoiur*t,htroeethyeeRaresc,tobreyMoanjdorththeesfiaxcyueltayr

to exten-d

period; it

the temporary

renewed the

same lndult, in rerms identical with those of the preceding con-

cession, on 16th November t949 and latterly for a further five

years, but limiting the extension of temPorary vows to one year

only' ,Inon193509th, aOsscutombienrg

1954.

thereby

that

was

interpreting

themind

of rhe Sacred Congreghion of Religious he made no request for

the renewal of the Indult, and the marrer was restricted therefo-

re to having recourse to the Holy See in individual cases'

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But at present, considering that our Regulations prescribe

a three year period of pracrical training between rhe study of

Philosophy and that of Sacred Theology and that the years devo-

ted to the Philosophical course have been increased in number,

it follows that temporarily professed Salesians are able to spend

hardly two years in rhe Salesians pracrical life before being ad-

mitted to perperual vows. Thus it is that some, who are stillun-

decided at the last moment, do not present their request for ad-

mission to Perpetual vows and obtain permission ro sray in the

Salesian House without vows, reserving ro themselves the right

eventually to requesr readmission ro Religions, possibly wirh di

spensation from the Novitiate, once their doubts have been set-

tled; while others instead, whom their Superiors judge not suf-

ficiently prepared for perperual vows, bur yet nor deserving of

dismissal , run rhe risk of being left for some time withour vows.

For these reasons it is humblyrequested that once more rhe

Indult n" 2509-44 of 2nd Seprember 1944be renewed in such wise

that the Rector Major may still be able to extend the tem,porary

uows of his subjects for one year, after the lapse of the six

year period of can. 574 S of the C.I.C. and may. . ., erc.

Vigore facultatem a SS.mo Domino NoStro concessaru,m, So-

cra Congregatio Negotiis Religiosorun Sodalium praeposita, at-

tentis expositis, benigne adnuit pro pyatia,iuxta preces, ad trien-

nium, facta mentione huius concessionls in Libro professionum,

seruatis seruandis.

C ontrariis quibuslibet non obstantibus.

Datum Romae, die 13 October 1965.

JO B. VERDELLI, Su6s.

J. CARD. ANTONIUTTI, Pref.

2. RENEWAL OF FACULTIES FOR SALESIAN VOTIVE MASSES

The S:C. of Rites, on L0th February 1966 granted, ad quin-

quenntum the renewal of the following faculties:

1. <r Ut in ecclesiis et oratoriis Societatis S. Francisci Salesii

celebrari valeat unica Missa B,M.V. Auci,tiatriois Christianorum,

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uti votivir, III classis, dte 24 cuiusque mensis, dummodo non oc-

currant d.ies liturgici I vel .II classis, et exclusis fsmporibus Ad-

ventus, Quadragesimae et Passionis D.

' 2. ttUt in ecclesiis et oratoriis tlictae Societatis, ubi S. Joannis

Bosco reliquia exponitur, celebrari possit unica Missa ile eoilem

Bancto, uti votiva III classis, dummodo non occurrant dies litur-

gici I vel II classis, et exclusis temporibus Adventus, Quadrage-

simae et Passionis D.

3. ( Ut sacerdotes Cooperatores Salesiani, occasionb conventuum

regionalium vel nationalium, celebrare valeatrt unicam Mi,ssam Vo'

tioam lll ctassis, vel B. M. V. Auri,liatricis Christianorum, vel

S. Xraneisoi,fralesii, vel B. Joannis Bosao, vel B. Mariae Dominicao

Mazzarell,o, vel B. Domi,niai; Sao'io, vel B. Pii X, dummodo non

occurrant dies liturgiei f vel II classis, et exclusus temporibus

Adventus, Quatlragesimae et Passionis D.

A. uUt associationes iuveniles a S. Dominico Savio nuncupatae

eiusdem Sancti solemnitatem externam. celebrare valeant, cum

celebratione ilwarum Mi,ssarum aotiaarum II classis S. Dominici

Saoio, die ab eorum Mod'eratoribug determinand'o, dummodo tamen

non occnrrat dies liturgicus Primae Classis D.

5. <r Ut in oratoriis cuiusque Domus dictae Societatis dici possit,

tempore quo spirituales peraguntur exercitationes, una Missa ile

requie quot'iiliana pro sod.alibus defuuctis eiusd.em Societatis, minime

obstante oecurrentia tliei liturgici fff classis D.

3. PRELATURA NULLIUS OF (MIXESD,MTH ITS SEE AT AYUTLA

(Mexixo)

Ptnus Yf

Eprscopus Snnr,'us SPnvonulr Drr

AD PER,PETUAM REI MEMOR,IAM

Sutlt in Eccl,es'ia, ut lacili quidem coniectura prospicitur, nun-

nullae ilioeceses

que animorum

'ita ten'itori,o patentes, ut

bono consen,taneunl eos

saapptieendsi,oaridu,enrienono-aassqiu'tecucm'ir-'

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cu'rtscriptiones conilere. Quod, cum fieri. censuerit uenerabil,is

Aloisius Ra,imond,i, Archiepiscopus titulo Tarsensis et in

Mllreaatoiarun-a

Republica Apostolicus Delegatus, etiam ad, Iehuantepecensem ilioe-

ces'im quoil, atti,net, iilque ut ad, effectum, aild,uceretur ab Apostol,ica

9ed,e eniue petierit, huiusmod,i Nos negotium putantes ail res catho-

licas ibi temarum foaend,as marime conilucere, ile 'suTtrema potestate

Nostra, acceptaque sententia aenerabil,is Tlratris Josephi ile Jesu Al,ba

Palac'ios, sasri, Tehuantepecensi,s Praesulis, ect, quae sequmtur ilecer-

nimus et iubemus, eorurn scil,icet contetlsu suppleto qui haa ,in re

aliquiil, ,iuris oel, haboant oel, se praesumant habere. A d,ioecesi Tehuan-

tepecensi territorium separanxus regionis, quam aulgo ci,aes Miues

appellati, incolunt, sequentia com,plectentis rruunicipia: San Jwan

Juqu,ila M,iues, Ban Peilro ()cotepec, San Mi.guel Quetzaltepec, Asun-

ci6n Cacalotepec, Santa lVari,a, Tepanl,lali, Totontepec Villa ite Mo-

relos, Santa Maria llahui,toltepec, Santa Maria Ministlan, Espl-

ritu Santo Tarnuzulapan, San Ped,ro y San Pablo Ayutla, Santo Do-

m'tngo Tepuutepec, San Lueas Camotlan, Santi,ago lrcu,intepec,

San Juan Maatldn, Santiago Zaiatepec, Santiago Cotzocom, prq,eter

tamen lerram hu,ius rnunicipi,i quae Ttatet ad, latus' ilenterum cwius-

d,am l'ineae quae en loco oulgo Jaltepec d,e Canilayo, in l,itore fl,umi-

nis Jaltepec, perg,it usque ad, locum aulgo San.Ielipa Xihualfiepec,

propa ri,pam flumi,ni,s cu,i nomen La Triniilad,; Santa Marla Alo-

tepec, Santiago Atitlan, Santiago Choapan, San Juan Comakepec,

Bantiago Yuaeo, San Juan Petlapa, Santiago Joootepec et San Juan

Lalana, eo ,iisque no,Denl, praelaturant, nulli,us constitu'imus, appel,-

lanilam Mixepolitanam i,isilemque circumssribenilam fi,nibus ac rnu-

ni.ci,pia quae d,,in,tmus, simul sumpta, cuius hi erunt fines: ad, sep-

teml,rionem arah,idioecesis Antequerensis et d,ioecesis Sancti, Andreae

ile Turtla; ail, ori,entem solem, ilioeceses Sancti Anilreae d,e Tuatla et

?ehuantepecens,is; ad, mer,iiliem, dioecesi,s Tehuantepecensi,s; ad oc-

cnauslul,niuxsdseendi,qeuse,isnoluisr,bearcahuiillgiooecAeysiustlAanteerqiut,erteenmspislu. mNqoua,aeeppraraeelalatitcuiruama

in saua curiali, aed,e ibid,em ertante, Deo sacra in honorem SS. "dpo-

stolorrym, Petri et Pauli,. Bi,ae sci,licet templo congrua ,iura ilarnus, siae

Praelato Orilinario una cum i,usti,s ,iuribus onera imponimus et obli-

gationes, quae huiusmod,i, Praesul,ibus en ,iure comm,urii, competunt.

Dq,nilem pru,elaturam suffruganeam locimus metropolitanae Saitis

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Antequerentis;,item sacrorurn MiaeTtolitanum Antisti,tem, Archiapi-

*copo Antequaransi. Ctnet noaae conili,tae Eccles,iae Praelatus ut

minus saltem Seminarium quam primum struat iis pueris acai,Tti,enilis

et effmrnanilis, qui. ad, sacerilntium Dei instinctu oocenlur. Quorum,

aum ailaleoerint, ingenio et animi oirtutibus meliores ileligat et Romam,

mittat, in Pontifici.um Aoilegium P,ionum. Latinum Americanum,,

phil,osophiei,s'theolngici,sque

laticia, quae ilia'ilur, Curtae

iftiisecti,e,pmli,onliusmimenbtuise, nfiiliolesl.iu-m

Mensa prae-

sponte oblatis

peauniia, bonisque ail normam iuris canonici canonis 1500 Sed,i Miue-

pol,itanae oboeni,entibus. Quoit insuper spe.ctat praeloturae re.gimen et

ailministrationemi Vicarii Cap,itularis, seile aacante,,electiortem iilque

genu* al;i.a, seaunilum ecclesi,asticas leges temperentur. Acta ilenique

et ilacumenta, quae noa&n't, prael,aturam resp,iciunt, clericos, fiileles

bonaque tempmalia ab episcopali, Curia Tehuantepecensi ad, praala-

tioiam Miaepol,itanam transferantur, i,bique in labulario apte reli,gio-

wque custoilliantur. Bimul ac ha,e l'itterae Nostrae ail efiectum add,uctae

fueri,nt, eo ipso sacerilntes ei Ecclesiae addioantur ad,sari,pti in cuius

territorio benefi,cium aut ofi,oium legitime habeant; aeteri sacerilates,

clerici atque seminari't alumni ei, in qua l,egi,ti,me d,egant. Haec omnia

perfioienta, curel aenerabilis Xra,ter Aloisius Raimonili, quem ilinimus,

oel ab eo ilelegatus uirr'ilummod,o si,t in eccles'iasticu ilignitate.+onsti-

tutus. Qui aoro renx perfecerit, congrua ilocumenta erarari ,iu,beat et

,ad, Bacram Congregationem Consistorialem quam primum mitti. Hanc

autem Constitutionern nunc et i,n, posterum effi,aaaem esse et fora oolu-

nl,us, contrariis min'inoe obstant'ibus, etiam spec,iali mentione ilign.i,s.

Datum Romae, apuil S. Petrunt, die XXI mensis Decembris, anno

Domini millesimo nong ente simo s erag esimo quarta, P ontificatus N o str i

secunil,o. F. T.

cARorrus cARD. coNF.,rLoNrERr, S. (longregat. Consistor. rr Secretis

IACOBUS ALOISIUS CARD. COPELLO, S. R. E. Cancellarius

I.RANCUS. TTANNTBAL FERRETTT, Prot. Apostol. Decanus

cAEsAR, FEDliRrcr, Prot. Ap.

FRANCTSCUS TrNELr,o, Apostolicam Caneellariilrn Regens

Expedita ttie XXIX Ian. a Pontif. II l\\farius Orsini Plurnbiltrrr

In Canc. Ap. tab. vol. CX\\III, n. 11.

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VI. 0tCtltE0 tlLEttltS (lsr list 1966)

It is essential lhd nmes of deceased confrBres wirh respective details

culaing age the number of years a_lready complered should be given.

be sent

promptly to the Secretariate

General.

Io cal-

No.

SURNAME AND CHRISTI,{N NAME

1 Coad.

ADAME lauis

2 Coad.

AMANDO Sebastim

1 Coad.

4 Fr.

5 Coad.

6 Fr.

ASPALTER Francis

BEZERRA Joseph

BORRT Joseph

BRAUN Leo

I7 Fr.

Coad.

9 Fr.

l0 cl.

11 Fr.

BRUCKMANN Henry

CAETANO Joachim

CAGGESE Dominic

CALLART Joseph

CERFONT Florence

t2 Fr.

COBA Louis

r3 Fr.

14 Fr.

COLOMBO Srephen

CORRADO Amadeus

Cl. (novice)

Fr.

DALMONICO Joes

DEFENDT Defend-

t1 Fr.

DOLA Richad

18 Crad.

DONNELLY Joseph '

l9 Fr.

DUCCO Justus

20 Coad-, ESSL Edward

2t Fr.

FAVrI Michelangelo

22 Coad.

2' Fr.

21 Fr.

FLEURET Charles

FOGLIOTTI Joseph

FURNARI Salvatore

Fr.

GAGGINO Lorence

26 Fr.

z7 Fr.

GIACOIIELLI Julius

GUZK Aathony

28 Fr-

D Fr.

30 Co ad.

5l Fr.

j2 Fr.

HARRER Fredrick

HLUBIK John

HORIONS Julius Chales

KREUTZJANS Henry

KRYGIER &. Addb.

13 Fr.

14 Co ad.

35 Fr.

L.{SAGA Joseph

MASERA Joseph

McGRANE Michael

36 Fr-

37 Fr.

MORENO Gabriel

MOfiA Sebastian

38 Fr.

NAPIONE M. Paul

39 Fr.

4t Fr.

OSENGA Joseph

PAPPALARDO Philip

PORTO G. Rzul

42 CI.

RAMIREZ Eugene

43 Coad.

44 Fr.

4' Fr.

REPAK John

ROBINET Edward

RODAS Olmedo

16 Coad.

41 Fr.

4 Coad.

RODRIGUEZ L. Philip

ROSSETTO Angelo

RUBIO Roderick

49 Fr.

,0 Fr.

RYNKOWSKI John

SAINO fnchony

SEBASTYANSKI &ephen

52 Fr.

t1 Fr-

54 Fr.

x cl.

Coad.

SLODCZYK Emmanuel

SOBEL John

SPANO Viocent

STEFLI Mark

TAMBURLINI Angelo

t7 Fr.

TORASSO Angelo

,8 Coad.

UGETTI loho Baptist

59 Coad.

60 Fr.

UGHETTO Gaudmtius

VARGA Alfred

61 Fr.

VIJVERBERG Andrew

DATE OF

BIRTII

PRO!'INCE

PLACE & DATE OF DEATH

AGE

t- I -1909

25.r -1900

1A- 4 -191'

)t- 4 -taTt

+ 4 -1898

6 2 -19O'

D- 4 -1876

lV 4-1934

118 -1877

25- 1 -t939

2- 2 -1900

Mer. Guadal.

Catral

Austri a

Br. B. Horiz

Chioa

Gr. Mirnchm

Peri

llaaaus

Pugliese

Sicily

S. Belgiuo

S. Ipuis Potosi

Piossasco

Uatervaltersdorf

Niteroi

Piossasco

Bed Neusrmd

Yrcay

J audcta

Vmosa

Se Calaldo

Tooai

21l0-65 %

2tt2-65

t7-9 -65 N

14-1G6'

7- 3-66

25-12-65

2-12-65

14. 10-65

22- 2- 66

8'L8

t- r-66 26

24- t-66

18- -1904

,4' -1905

1+ 5 -19t9

28- -1944

' 26-12-1890

21 3 -1890

19- 3 -1906

Equat) Quit.

Novarese

Subalpine

Br. P, .{.legre

Puglicse

Pol. Kra.Low

Arg. Rosario

Qui!o

Lugmo

Saluzo

Taquri

B6lgue (Berg)

Lubio Lcgoicli

Rosario (rlrg.)

7- 2- 66

,-9.65 60

5-r-6 46

9 -12-65

7- 3-66

3G1G6' 7'

r5- 1- 66

17- 8 -1887

26- I -1910

. 2-8 -1901

ilrg. Bs. Air

Austrie

Subalpine

Bueoos Aires

Gtaz

Turin

G 3-66

'29.tt-65

rt- 1-66 62

1G12-1A7 4 Fr. Lyoos

2t- 2 -1907 Ar. Bahia Bl.

Mrscill cs

Junin de los Aades

t8-t2-6t

2t- 2 -6

1r- 1 1- 1898 Sicil y

S. Gregorio

t7-tL-6,

!4-1880 Roman

Rome

2r) -6 85

2'6lG-1.1-t889982

l- 5 -1892

21- I - 1896

27- 2 -t888

4-6 -t89t

1- -1886

22-''t -tggo

l- 3 - 1890

Veroaa

S,U.N, Roch.

Gr, Miincho

Slo vacca

Africa Cenr.

Gr. K6ln

Pol. Krakow

Sp. Valencia

Roma

Legnoo

Ruscy

Bmberg

Z.avat

Elisabethville

Lo.up

Oswiegin

Val,eocia

Rome

18- 9 -65

)2-66 71

m-2-& 73

I7-t2-65

t -12-65

4)-6 7t

t7-2 -6 79

39-12-65

22-6 -6'

22-10-1913 Enghish

Donegal Eire

1- 8 -65

l8- 3 - 1888 Sp. Sevilla

Campmo

r&12-65

22-2 -l8,A4 Romo

lr 2 -1814 Sicily

Rome

Piossasco

2-11-6t

2yrr-65 9r

1l- 3 - 1884

t2-12-r879

Central

Roma

Piossasco

Rme

30- 10-65

8- 6 -6' 8'

rL 2 -la94 Uruguay

Moatevido

2-11-65

2- 4 -t944

2*5-,a8l

2U5 -1a91

+tt-t922

2t-7 -t9o9

Mex. Guad.

Pol. Krakow

Belgio Srd

Eq. qrito

Venezuela

Tecoma (Mex.)

Osviegim

Nates (Fruce)

Nqareth (lar.)

Valencia (Vcnez.)

2+11-65

D-1-66 81

9- t-66

3t- 5 -6t

2+9 -65

rrl2-1aa9 Chile

SantiaSo (Chile)

7-1t-65

15-3 -1896 Sp. Sevilla

Cepeo

+rt-65 69

27-t2-19r5 Pol. Krakow

Trzebiclo Gomc

2yL2-65

-1900

a'8-6 -1A97

213 -lI397

Subalpine

Gee. Kiilo

Pol. Lo&

Turin

Brauschweig

Czapiloel

t6- 1 -66

2-t-6 67

r- 2 -66

13.10-1880 Bl. Campo Gr. Coripo ila Ponte

13- 2 -66

D- 6 -1921 P.A.S.

Rooe

22- ) -66

6 1 -194i tug. Bahia Bl. Fottin Mercedes

27-12-65

2A-rc-la97 Arg. Rosaio

6-t1-t912 Ch ile

FerrC (,lrg.)

La Cruz (Chile)

3r-10-6'

8-1G'6t

1- I - 1886 Medio Or.

Bethlehem

l&1r-65 79

2& r -1883 Subalpine

Piossasco

27-11-6'

3t- 3 -1893 Hungey

,2 -1915 Hollmd

Balassagymat

rs-Heereoberg

21 2 -66

8-)-& tl

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