Juan Edmundo Vecchi – “Letter of the Rector Major” in “Acts of the General Council of the salesian society of St John Bosco”

In 1998, all provinces were actively involved in preparing and conducting Provincial Chapters, a grace bestowed upon all ninety-one circumscriptions. These events were anticipated to profoundly impact the life of the entire Congregation. Rather than viewing these Chapters as mere legal procedures or deliberative gatherings, they were seen as experiences, celebrations, and opportunities to reignite the communion that binds us in our religious dedication and our mission to young people.

Contents:

• Introduction
• I. A new phase in our community life
  • 1. Strong expectations
  • 2. Animating nucleus
  •  3. The goal
  • 4. The present moment
  • 5. The model for reference
• II. A community process for becoming an animating nucleus
  • 1. Redesigning the mission
  • 2. A way of life for communicating a spirituality
  • 3. Making the salesian community a “family” able to arouse communion around the salesian mission
  • 4. Giving to our educative activity and to that of the EPC the missionary dynamism of “Da mihi animas”
  • 5. Fraternal life and pastoral work for growth
• Conclusion

Reference time period: 1998

Reference institution:
Direzione Generale SDB