Claretian Formation

Abbreviations Used

Documents of Vatican II

AG             Decreto Ad Gentes on the Church’s Missionary Activity (1965)

DV              Constitución Dei Verbum on divine Revelation (1965)

GS              Constitución Gaudium et Spes on the Church in the Modern World (1965)

LG              Constitución Lumen Gentium on the Church (1964)

OT              Decreto Optatam Totius on the Training of  Priests’ Formation (1965)

PC              Decreto Perfectae Caritatis on the up-to-date Renewal of  religious Life (1965)

PO              Decreto Presbyterorum Ordinis on the Ministry and Life of Priests (1965)

SC               Constitución Sacrosanctum Concilium on the sacred Liturgy (1963)

 

Papal Documents

Benedict XV

MI              Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud (1919)

 

Paul VI

EN              Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Nutiandi (1975)

MQ            Motu Proprio, Miniteria Quaedam (1972)

SCa            Encyclical Sacerdotalis Caelibatus (1967)

SDO           Motu Proprio, Sacrum Diaconatum Ordine (1967)

PR              Apostolic Constitutions Pontificalis Romani (1968)

 

John Paul II

CA              Encyclical Centesimus Annus (1989)

ChL            Apostolic Exhortation Christifideles Laici (1989)

D&V          Encyclical Dominum et Vivicantem (1986)

DiM           Encyclical Dives in Mesericordia (1980)

EV              Encyclical Evangelium Vitae (1995)

MD            Apostolic Letter Mulieris Dignitatem (1988)

PDV           Apostolic Exhortation Pastoris Dabo Vobis (1992)

RD              Apostolic Exhortation Redemptionis Donum (1984)

RH              Encyclical Redemptor Hominis (1979)

RM             Encyclical Redemptoris Mater (1987)

RMi            Encyclical Redemptoris Missio (1990)

SRS            Encyclical Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (1987)

VS              Encyclical Veritatis Splender (1993)

 

Benedict XVI

DCE            Encyclical Deus Caritas Est (2005)

SS               Encyclical Spe Salvi (2007)

 

Francis

AL               Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (2016)

CV              Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit (2019)

EG              Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (2013) 

GE              Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate (2018)

LF               Encyclical Lumen Fidei (2013)

LS               Encyclical Laudato Si’ (2015)

MM           Apostolic Letter Misericordia et Misera (2016)

MV            Bula de convocación del jubileo extraordinario de la Misericordia, Misericordiae Vultus (2015)

VELM        Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio: Vos Estis Lux Mundi (2019)

Documents of the Holy See

 

AAS           Acta Apostolicae Sedis

CIC             Codex Iuris Canonici (1983)

DVM         Development of Vocation Ministry in Particular Churches (1992)

EV              Enchiridion Vaticanum

FLC             Document. Fraternal Life in Community (1994)

GUPAF     Guidelines for the Use of Psychology in the Admission and Formation of Candidates for Priesthood (2015)

IBC             Document on the Interpretation of the Bible in the Church          (1993)

IM              Identity and Mission of the Religious Brother in the Church         (2015)

MR             Document Mutuae Relationes (1978)

NWNW    Guidelines. For New Wine New Wineskins (2017)

OPR           Ordo Professionis Religiosorum (1970)

PFS            Directives on the Preparation of Formators in Seminaries            (1993)

PI                Instruction Potissimum Institutioni (1990)

RC              Instruction Renovationis Causam (1969)

RFIS           Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis (2016)

RHA           Religious and Human Promotion (1978)

RO              Rite of Orders (1968)

SAC            Starting Afresh from Christ (2002)

SAO           Instruction The Service of Autority and Obedience (2008)

 

 

Writings of our Founder

 

Ap              Apuntes para el Régimen de la Diócesis (1857)

Aut            Autobiography

CI                El Colegio Instruito (1860)

CPP            Carta Pastoral al Pueblo (1853)

DCr            Doctrina Cristiana (1851)

EA              Escritos Autobiográficos (1981)

EC               Epistolario Claretiano (1970, 1987)

EE               Escritos Espirituales (1985)

RE               (A) Reglamento para los Estudiantes (Text A) (1862)

RE               (B) Reglamento para los Estudiantes (Text B) (1862)

Documents of the Congregation

 

1. CMF CMF General Archives

AP              Decree On Apostolate (1967)

1B               Decree On Brothers (1967)

2B               Decree On Brothers (1973)

CC              CMF Constitutions (1986)

CCTT          Constitutions and CMF Texts (1972) (1972)

CVD           Claretian Vocational Directory (2000)

Dir              CMF Directory (2011)

1F               Decree On Formation (1967)

2F               Decree On Formation (1973)

G                Decree On Government (1967)

GPF           General Plan of Formation (1994)

OSG           Ordo Studiorum Generalis (1929, 1959)

1RL             Decree On Religious Life (1967)

2RL             Decree On Religious Life (1973)

 

General Chapters

 

CPR            The Claretian in the Process of Congregational Renewal (1985)

DC              Declaration On Our Charism (1967)

IPM           In Prophetic Mission (1997)

MCT          The Mission of the Claretian Today (1979)

MFL           Men on Fire with Love. Called to Live our Missionary Vocation Today (2009)

MS             Missionarii Sumus: Witnesses and Messengers of the Joy of the Gospel (2015)

TTML         That They May have Life (2003)

SH              Declaration on Our Spiritual Heritage (1967)

SW             Servants of the Word (1991)

Other Abbreviations

 

Claretians

Bro             ALONSO, G., Circular The Brothers and the Claretian Mission Today (1981)

CF               ALONSO, G., Circular Claretians in Formation (1990)

CYT            Collection Claretians of Yesterday and Today (Prefecture General of Formation)

EsC             XIFRE, J., El Espiritu de la Congregation (1880)

MB             BOCOS, A., Circular The Missionaries Brothers (1997)

MTM         BOCOS, A., Missionary Testament of our Martyrs (1992)

OPML       Our Project of Missionary Life (Commentary on the CC: 1989-1991)

OMS          Our Missionary Spirituality Along the Journey of God’s People (2002)

RCC            ALONSO, G., Circular The Renewed Constitutions (1982)

ZEAL          GARCIA, N., Circular On Zeal (1931)

 

Eclesiales

DA              V Conferencia General del Episcopado Latinoamericano y del Caribe, Documento de Aparecida (2007)

 

Note: The complete bibliographical reference to most of the documents cited here is found either in Appendix 1 or is easily accessible in the case of well-known Church and congregational documents.