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:'''vademecum''':''handbook, ready reference'' Sometimes the term is retained in English in its original form. Reference is made in English occasionally to a famous Vademecum of the Congregation, written for novices by Fr Barberis. This is accepted as part of the Salesian Tradition. The General Council of today has a vademecum which is more directly a handbook of procedures :'''Valdocco''':''Valdocco'' Probably from Val d'Occo or Vallis de Och. Pious tradition would have it that in fact it comes from a shortened version of Vallis Uccisorum, or Valle degli uccisi, a reference to the Turinese martyrs. Reference to Valdocco in Salesian circles is often as a shortened form for the Valdocco Oratory. It can also be a reference to the Valdocco community, either originally or now :'''valore umano''':''human worth'' :'''Variara, Luigi''':''Louis Variara'' Louis Variara was born at Viarigi (Asti) in 1875. Don Bosco had preached a mission there in 1856. The young Variara reached Agua de Dios in August 6, 1894. The leper colony then had 2000 inhabitants, of whom 800 were lepers. He became totally immersed in the mission. At the house of the Sisters of Divine Providence, in Agua de Dios, an Association of Children of Mary had been established, with about 200 members. He was their confessor. It was not long before he discovered that some of the group felt called to religious life. But their dream could never be realised! No Congregation would accept the daughters of lepers, and still less, someone suffering from leprosy. A daring project grew out of this very impossibility. It was something unique in the Church - an Institute that would accept even those suffering from leprosy. Today the Congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary has 600 religiousPope John Paul II beatified him on April 14, 2002, in Rome :'''vasto movimento di persone''':''vast movement of people'' The term is found in C. 5 and is descriptive of Don Bosco's desire to link together all the forces for good on behalf of the needs of young people. It is descriptive also of the Salesian Family in its broadest sense. In fact the term is Don Bosco's own and can be found in his unpublished works vol 29 pg 468. Under the leadership of Fr Chávez the term has become significant for re-launching this charismatic element of Don Bosco's desire to involve as many people as possible in the work of salvation of the young :'''VDB''':''DBV'' Volontarie di Don Bosco or Don Bosco Volunteers, a member group of the Salesian Family, consecrated seculars, women, founded by Bl. Philip Rinaldi, 3rd successor of Don Bosco :'''Vecchi, Juan''':''Juan Vecchi'' Rector Major from 1996 - 2002. Juan Edmundo Vecchi Monti, was born at Viedma (Argentina) on 23 June 1931, the youngest of seven children of a family of Italian emigrants who between 1898 and 1906 moved from Emilia Romagna to Argentina in a period in which many Italians dreamed of escaping from the poverty of their own country by finding work and tranquility in foreign parts. He will be remembered as an innovator in youth pastoral work, but also for his outstanding gifts of government. He could listen and give due weight to all suggestions and opinions, and to individual needs. He had a strong sense of fatherliness and of fidelity to the founder's charism, and was moreover a competent leader and animator of teamwork, sensitive and open to signs of the times. :'''Venerabile''':''Venerable'' Part of the process of canonisation. The preliminary stage is that of Servant of God, after which (usually ten years or more afterwards) the person can be declared Venerable, meaning in effect that he or she has demonstrated effectiveness as a holy intercessor for the faithful and is therefore worthy of veneration :'''verifica''':''evaluation'' :'''Versiglia e Caravario''':''Versiglia and Caravario'' Term of reference to Bishop Aloysius Versiglia and Callistus Caravario, Salesian proto-martyrs in China. They were canonised by Pope John Paul II on 1st October 2000 :'''vicario''':''vicar, vice (rector)'' The Salesian Vicario is always a priest (since he can take the place of the RM/Provincial/Rector who will always be a priest. The Italian term ''Vicario'' as applied in Salesian government and animation usually needs to be specified since it applies to three levels - world level (of the RM), Province level, Vice provincial, and local level (Vice rector). In each case the ''vicario'' is the first collaborator of the RM/provincial/rector, and can take his place when that person is absent or impeded :'''vicario del Rettor Maggiore'':''Vicar of the Rector Major'' Substitutes an earlier term. ''prefect general'' :'''vicario generale''':''vicar general'' :'''Vicuña, Laura''':''Laura Vicuña'' A significant example of holiness in the Salesian Family and as a result of the work of the Salesian Sisters. The term remains in Spanish and works easily in English that way - but efforts should be made, given the ease of word-processing and font choice today, to retain the ñ :'''VIDES''':''VIDES [International Volunteer Movement for Development and the Education of Women]'' International association of youth volunteers under the auspices of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (or the Salesian Sisters) for the advancement of women - acts on behalf of women, children and disadvantaged people of both genders, especially in developing nations :'''Viganò, Egidio''':''Egidio Viganò'' Rector Major from 1977 - 1995. Egidio Viganò was a native of Lombardy, but deeply rooted in the Latin-American culture because of his long stay in Chile (1939-1971). Strengthened by culturally significant traditions and a good theological school (where he was also a teacher), he took part in Vatican Council II as an expert, bringing to that the pastoral and educative experiences he had gained overseas along with a scientific rigour. As the Superior General of a relevant Religious Institute and of many other associated groups, he was particularly attentive to the world's problems and especially the Third World. :'''virtù''':''virtue'' :'''visita d'insieme''':''Team Visit'' The Team Visit is not codified in proper Salesian law, nor is it prescribed by the Constitutions and Regulations; it is in fact an initiative that has begun to form part of Salesian practice, to 'foster unity of the Congregation as the fruit of communion and of fidelity to the charism' (GC25,88) :'''visita ispettoriale''':''provincial visitation'' Sometimes also referred to as the ''Canonical Visitation'' :'''visita straordinaria''':''Extraordinary Visitation'' The extraordinary visitation is a fixed term in Salesian discourse, and can be found in R. 104. It is a visit undertaken in the name of and with the authority (delegated of the Rector Major. Ordinarily it is a visit made by the regional councillor for that area, but occasionally the Rector Major entrusts it to another councillor or indeed another person whom he appoints. The who carries out the visitation is known as ''The Visitor'' :'''visitatoria''':''Vice province'' It is usually because of factors like distance, number of members or other circumstances requiring a number of Houses to be detached from the main province, or from several provinces. It might also be because a special mission is assigned to this group of Houses, sufficient to warrant a separate circumscription. The superior of a vice province is called Superior, not provincial and certainly not vice provincial which is another role altogether :'''vita apostolica''':''apostolic life'' In its most general sense (and uncapitalised) the term refers to the life of the Apostles. But when we use it today we do so often as a technical term, part of a more extended term such as ''Institute of Apostolic Life'', ''Society of Apostolic Life'', where it is contrasted with ''Institutes of Consecrated Life'' :'''vita comune''':''common life'' :''vita comunitaria'':''community life'' The term is found very frequently in Salesian documentation, often in a more complete form as The Salesian community life project, which implies planning, co-responsibility. Within recent times, a set of criteria is under consideration to determine the right number and quality of confreres to ensure a meaningful apostolic community life :'''vita fraterna in comunità''':''fraternal life in community'' The term may seem to be synonymous with community life, but there are two distinct elements in it: fraternal life and in community. One of the weaknesses of the post Vatican II renewal was precisely in the second area :'''vita quotidiana''':''daily life'' We recognise the term especially as employed in the Constitutions e.g. we educate the young to develop their human and baptismal vocation with a daily life progressively inspired and unified by the Gospel. Daily life is built into the expression of Salesian youth spirituality by GC23 :'''vocazione alla santità''':''vocation to holiness'' The term comes from ''Perfectae Caritatis'', Vatican II's document on religious Life, n.2. This is a universal vocation stemming from Baptism :'''vocazione salesiana''':''Salesian vocation'' :'''vocazioni tardive''':''late vocations'' :'''Volontari Con Don Bosco CDB''':''Volunteers With Don Bosco CDB'' Founded in Rome 1994 by Fr Viganò, a group of lay men along similar lines to their 'sister' organization VDB. They claim that they find thcharismatic inspiration from Don Bosco's original idea of the 'extern Salesian'. Member group of the Salesian Family. The group has an Ecclesiastical Assistant at world level - the Salesian appointed to work with them. The leader of the CDB is called The Moderator General in English (Il Responsabile Maggiore in Italian). Leaders of local groups are called The Moderator. :'''volontariato''':''volunteerism, volunteer movement'' :'''Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo VIS''':''International Volunteer Movement for Development'' One of the founding members of the Don Bosco Network :'''Volontarie di Don Bosco VDB''':''Don Bosco Volunteers DBV'' Founded by Bl Philip Rinaldi in 1917. Consecrated women in secular institute. Their leader is referred to in Italian as Responsabile Maggiore which is best glossed in English as Moderator General. Over the years there have been other efforts to gloss this as Responsible Major (!!), and President General - a better term, but Moderator seems the better choice. Member group of the Salesian Family :'''voto''':''vow''(:nl:)