Egidio Viganò – “Letter of the Rector Major” in “Acts of the General Council of the salesian society of St John Bosco”

Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. The turning point ot the Second Vatican Council
• 2. The four general-chapter stages
• 3. New perspectives in the rewritten text: Nature of the Constitutions
• • Emphasis on the charismatic aspect of our vocation
  • Rererence to the Founder
  • Adaptation to the new Code of Canon Law
  • Concrete nature and compass of our Rule of life
• 4. General structure of the Constitutions:
  • • Foreword: Don Bosco
    • 1st Part: Identity
    • 2nd Part: Commitments made at profession
    • 3rd Part: Formation
    • 4th Part: Animation and government
    • Conclusion: Our particular law and fidelity

• 5. Religious profession at the embryonic stage of a new era
• 6. Some principles providing inspiration for renewal
  • Apostolic consecration
  • The oratory criterion
  • The necessary community aspect
  • Familiarity wilh Jesus christ
  • Formation to unity in a plurality of cultures
  • The ‘form’ of our society and the guide of the community
  • Perseverance in the way that leads to Love
• 7. The urgent need for a concrete and methodical plan
• Conclusion: The Marian date of the promulgation

Reference time period: 1985

Reference institution:
Direzione Generale SDB