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---- (:comment Write term as a title in lower case except where upper case or capitals are normally required:) '+Term:+' (:comment Write term on this line, after this comment:) communion '+Definition+': 1. The Sacrament of the Eucharist 2. The consecrated elements of the Eucharist 3. That part of the Mass or liturgy where the Eucharist is received 4. Religious or spiritual fellowship (of a deeper kind) 5. "it has to be understood within the teaching of the Bible and the patristic tradition, in which communion always involves a double dimension: the vertical (communion with God) and the horizontal (communion among men). It is essential to the Christian understanding of communion that it be recognised above all as a gift from God, as a fruit of God's initiative carried out in the paschal mystery. The new relationship between man and God, that has been established in Christ and is communicated through the sacraments, also extends to a new relationship among human beings. As a result, the concept of communion should be such as to express both the sacramental nature of the Church while "we are away from the Lord", and also the particular unity which makes the faithful into members of one and the same Body, the Mystical Body of Christ, an organically structured community, "a people brought into one by the unity of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit", and endowed with suitable means for its visible and social union". (''Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Some aspects of the Church Understood as Communion'') ---- '''POS''' (part of speech). ''Can be more than one'':

     '''POS 1''': N/phrase     
     '''POS 2''': ---

'''Term type''' ('EntryTerm' ''if no other applies)'':

     '''Type 1''': EntryTerm     
     '''Type 2''': ---

'''Term status''':

     '''for POS 1''': General     
     '''for POS 2''': --- 

(General=''also found outside Salesian usage''; Salesian=''possibly not well understood beyond Salesian circles;'' Neologism, Archaic, Deprecated ''refer to the term's status in Salesian discourse'')

'''Recommended equivalent''' (it): comunione

(''In most cases the Italian term will be the official source term. In other cases below, if the term has its source in another language, this will be indicated by an [S] following the term.'')

'''Recommended equivalent''' (es): comunión

'''Recommended equivalent''' (fr):

'''Recommended equivalent''' (pt):

'''Suggested equivalent (other)''': communio [S]

'''Other language''': Latin_la Language code chosen from IANA registry]

'+Synonyms+':

'+Geographical/Regional usage+':

'+Description+': Communion, along with mission expresses the deepest identity of the Church and the faithful, and hence also of our consecrated religious life. The communion of which we speak cannot be reduced to the horizontal human dimension since it has its roots and its point of departure in communion with Jesus and the Trinity: "From the communion that Christians experience in Christ there immediately flows the communion which they experience with one another; all are branches of a single vine, namely Christ". (''Christifideles Laici'' 18.4) Communion is not locked up inside the Church. It goes beyond it and becomes mission. Communion and mission together form the vital environment that gathers together all the faithful and which depends on everyone. In this communications ecosystem of Church communion each of the members lives in relationship with the others, without losing the special character of each one. Church reflection on this has developed considerably. ''Vita Consecrata'' (VC 1996) added the concept of the spirituality of communion. ''Novo Millennio Ineunte'' in which John Paul II welcomed the new millennium, developed this concept, putting it forward as "an educational principle in all places wherever people and Christians are formed, wherever altar ministers, consecrated persons,  those who work in pastoral ministry, are trained, wherever families and communities are built up". VC recovers the value and significance of consecrated life in the Church precisely in the context of ecclesial communion and in service of it ("true experts of communion"). In Salesian terms, Fr Viganò and subsequent Rectors Major have helped Salesians to re-read Salesian experience in the light of this term. We begin with the reality that ecclesial communion stems from our Baptism, but is then re-enforced through religious consecration. In the spirit of ecclesial communion we are in a communion of vocation with others in the Church, especially laity. Ecclesial communion in Salesian style is relationships lived with ''bontà'' (kindliness); the Salesian Family is an example of ecclesial communion. Don Bosco's love for the Pope as the centre of unity in the Church is today seen as love for the role and person at the core of ecclesial communion. In educating the young to the faith, we educate them to a practical understanding of ecclesial communion. Along with this term we find many others similar in concept or drawing from it: 'ecclesial community', 'ecclesial service, 'ecclesial ministry'. We speak of 'communion and sharing' (a special emphasis of GC24 on the role of the laity in Salesian life and action), 'fraternal communion' (where once we would have spoken of 'common life'), and of course community.

'+Context (examples of use)+': In its understanding as a Sacrament: "Frequent Confession and Communion....are the pillars which must support the edifice of education" (Don Bosco in his ''Short Treatise on the Preventive System'').

As used in Post-Vatican II ecclesiology: "The desire to gather his disciples into the unity of brotherly communion..." (''SDB Constitutions'' C. 2)

'+Other notes+': Given its frequent use from the 1960s onwards in official Salesian texts, it is interesting to note that its definition is always assumed, yet never actually stated in these texts. it can be inferred well enough from terms such as ''communion of forces, ministry of communion, mystery of communion, communion both human and divine, fraternal communion, communion and collaboration, ecclesial communion''.

(:toggle hide box1 button=1:) >>id=box1 border='1px solid #999' padding=5px bgcolor=#edf<< This section is intended for authorised users to add new information or alter existing information ------------------ (:zapform key=Pos:) '''POS''' (part of speech). A term may be more than one POS (1) (2)

(:zapend:) (:zapform key=Type:) '''Term type''' ('EntryTerm' ''if no other applies)'' (1) (2) [Initialisms like AGC are regarded as acronyms; a term like 'Bro.' is an abbreviation; an example of short form instead would be the main part of a very long book title (most of DB's book titles! 'Giovane Provveduto' is a short form). A loan term is not translated whereas a calque is. A blend is where two (or more) morphemes or 'word' parts have been combined to form a single term, as in the case of 'austraLasia'. Choose variant when there exists at least one other common form of the term. ] (:zapend:)

(:zapform key=Status:) '''Term status''' (General=''also found outside Salesian usage''; Salesian=''possibly not well understood beyond Salesian circles;'' Neologism, Archaic, Deprecated ''refer to the term's status in Salesian discourse'') (1) (2) [Archaic refers to terms that have fallen out of regular use. Deprecated indicates official disapproval or if not disapproval, official abandonment at least. A neologism is a term that has come into play relatively recently - say, since Vatican II, but the time frame can be flexible.] (:zapend:)

(:zapform key=Equivit:) '''Recommended equivalent''' (it). ''In most cases the Italian term will be the official source term''

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(:zapform key=Equives:) '''Recommended equivalent''' (es)

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(:zapform key=Equivfr:) '''Recommended equivalent''' (fr)

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(:zapform key=Equivpt:) '''Recommended equivalent''' (pt)

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(:zapform key=Equivot:) '''Suggested equivalent (other)''' (Where it is the source term indicated with [S] and appropriate language code [chosen from IANA registry])

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(:zapform key=Def:) '+Definition+' [The definition should not be imagined! It is assumed that it exists either in a reputable dictionary (or at least in similar words) or in some authoritative Salesian reference (e.g. the Constitutions, AGC or similar public document, Lenti's 7 volume series, and so on] (:zapend:)

(:zapform key=Syn:) '+Synonyms+' (:zapend:)

(:zapform key=Reg:) '+Geographical/Regional usage+' [Certain terms are common in restricted parts of the Congregation. We have one 'prior' but only in INB; in some parts of Asia the Salesian community is called a 'convent', but not elsewhere] (:zapend:)

(:zapform key=Des:) '+Description+' [Etymological information, mostly] (:zapend:)

(:zapform key=Con:) '+Context (examples of use)+' [English usage, obviously] (:zapend:)

(:zapform key=Note:) '+Other notes+' [Room here for more personal observations, private opinion if felt to be useful] (:zapend:) >><< CH(:pos1: N/phrase:) (:pos2: ---:) (:type1: EntryTerm:) (:type2: ---:) (:status1: General:) (:status2: ---:) (:equivit: comunione:) (:equivot: communio [S]:) (:code: Latin_la:) (:def: 1. The Sacrament of the Eucharist 2. The consecrated elements of the Eucharist 3. That part of the Mass or liturgy where the Eucharist is received 4. Religious or spiritual fellowship (of a deeper kind) 5. "it has to be understood within the teaching of the Bible and the patristic tradition, in which communion always involves a double dimension: the vertical (communion with God) and the horizontal (communion among men). It is essential to the Christian understanding of communion that it be recognised above all as a gift from God, as a fruit of God's initiative carried out in the paschal mystery. The new relationship between man and God, that has been established in Christ and is communicated through the sacraments, also extends to a new relationship among human beings. As a result, the concept of communion should be such as to express both the sacramental nature of the Church while "we are away from the Lord", and also the particular unity which makes the faithful into members of one and the same Body, the Mystical Body of Christ, an organically structured community, "a people brought into one by the unity of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit", and endowed with suitable means for its visible and social union". (''Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Some aspects of the Church Understood as Communion'') :) (:des: Communion, along with mission expresses the deepest identity of the Church and the faithful, and hence also of our consecrated religious life. The communion of which we speak cannot be reduced to the horizontal human dimension since it has its roots and its point of departure in communion with Jesus and the Trinity: "From the communion that Christians experience in Christ there immediately flows the communion which they experience with one another; all are branches of a single vine, namely Christ". (''Christifideles Laici'' 18.4) Communion is not locked up inside the Church. It goes beyond it and becomes mission. Communion and mission together form the vital environment that gathers together all the faithful and which depends on everyone. In this communications ecosystem of Church communion each of the members lives in relationship with the others, without losing the special character of each one. Church reflection on this has developed considerably. ''Vita Consecrata'' (VC 1996) added the concept of the spirituality of communion. ''Novo Millennio Ineunte'' in which John Paul II welcomed the new millennium, developed this concept, putting it forward as "an educational principle in all places wherever people and Christians are formed, wherever altar ministers, consecrated persons,&#8194;&#8194;those who work in pastoral ministry, are trained, wherever families and communities are built up". VC recovers the value and significance of consecrated life in the Church precisely in the context of ecclesial communion and in service of it ("true experts of communion"). In Salesian terms, Fr Viganò and subsequent Rectors Major have helped Salesians to re-read Salesian experience in the light of this term. We begin with the reality that ecclesial communion stems from our Baptism, but is then re-enforced through religious consecration.&#8194;In the spirit of ecclesial communion we are in a communion of vocation with others in the Church, especially laity. Ecclesial communion in Salesian style is relationships lived with ''bontà'' (kindliness); the Salesian Family is an example of ecclesial communion.&#8194;Don Bosco's love for the Pope as the centre of unity in the Church is today seen as love for the role and person at the core of ecclesial communion. In educating the young to the faith, we educate them to a practical understanding of ecclesial communion. Along with this term we find many others similar in concept or drawing from it: 'ecclesial community', 'ecclesial service, 'ecclesial ministry'. We speak of 'communion and sharing' (a special emphasis of GC24 on the role of the laity in Salesian life and action), 'fraternal communion' (where once we would have spoken of 'common life'), and of course community. :) (:equives: comunión:) (:context: In its understanding as a Sacrament: "Frequent Confession and Communion....are the pillars which must support the edifice of education" (Don Bosco in his ''Short Treatise on the Preventive System'').

As used in Post-Vatican II ecclesiology: "The desire to gather his disciples into the unity of brotherly communion..." (''SDB Constitutions'' C. 2) :) (:note: Given its frequent use from the 1960s onwards in official Salesian texts, it is interesting to note that its definition is always assumed, yet never actually stated in these texts. it can be inferred well enough from terms such as ''communion of forces, ministry of communion, mystery of communion, communion both human and divine, fraternal communion, communion and collaboration, ecclesial communion''. :) (:nl:)

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