Luigi Ricceri – “Letter of the Rector Major” in “Acts of the General Council of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco”

This letter recounts the Rector Major’s recent travels abroad, including attendance at the Latin-American  Congress of Past Pupils and meetings with Provincials from the Pacific-Caribbean zone. It highlights the productive discussions on shared challenges and emphasizes the spirit of Salesian brotherhood, transparency, and communal prayer that characterized the gatherings. The abstract concludes by noting the significant benefits of such meetings for future planning by the Superior Council.

Summary:

• Confrères in three continents
•  Send us more Salesians!
• Tidings sad and joyous.
• The crucial problem  vocations
• 1. The vocation apostolate today
  • The meaning of vocation apostolate
  • Objectives of vocational apostolate
  • Some characteristics of the vocation apostolate 
• 2. What the Gongregation must do
  • The communlty’s responsibility
  • Every Salesian is responsible
  • Specialists are needed
• 3. Planning for vocation activities
  • A few norms for planning
  • Our Salesian way and the Preventive System
  • An active and progressive with catechetics
  • Youth lnvolvement ln the apostolate
  • No substitute for prayer
• 4. The aspirantate parallels and new experiments
  • Aspirantates are still valid
  • New aspirantate parallels
  • Forging ahead with Don Bosco’s determination.

Reference time period: 1974

Reference institution:
Direzione Generale SDB