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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:) apostolate '+Definition+': The Church was founded for the purpose of spreading the kingdom of Christ throughout the earth for the glory of God the Father, to enable all men to share in His saving redemption,(1) and that through them the whole world might enter into a relationship with Christ. All activity of the Mystical Body directed to the attainment of this goal is called the apostolate, which the Church carries on in various ways through all her members. (From the ''Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity'') ---- '''POS''' (part of speech). ''Can be more than one'':

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

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

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     '''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): apostolato

(''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.'')

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'+Description+': The Christian vocation by its very nature is also a vocation to the apostolate, but it was only after Vatican II that a more complete awareness of this came to the fore, where the laity were concerned. This was emphasised within the Salesian magisterium by the 24th General Chapter on the role of the laity.

Perhaps the more challenging term, however, is not the noun form, but the adjectival form ''apostolic'', challenging not so much in terms of understanding its basis (linked to the Apostles and therefore the origins of the Church on the one hand, 'sent out' on mission, on the other), but for its wide extension. In Salesian literature we can identify at least 80 nouns qualified by this term! Without listing them all, here are some: See, (cf Apostolic See, project, community, life, Exhortation, activity, consecration, zeal, mission, letter, spirituality, creativity, forces, movement, plan, heart, family, dedication, priority, Delegate, Vicariate....

We can see that this extension refers to authority and structure on the one hand, and something charismatic on the other. The Salesians are a clerical religious institute of pontifical right "dedicated to apostolic works", we have an "apostolic project", give life to groups of "apostolic action", feature "apostolic creativity" as part of our distinctive style.

Perhaps it is just a question of noting that a term which is applied so widely can give rise to varying interpretations, more so in the institutional and structural field than the charismatic.

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(: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:) >><< (:pos1: N/phrase:) (:pos2: ---:) (:type1: EntryTerm:) (:type2: ---:) (:equivit: apostolato:) (:equives: :) (:equivfr: :) (:equivpt: :) (:def: The Church was founded for the purpose of spreading the kingdom of Christ throughout the earth for the glory of God the Father, to enable all men to share in His saving redemption,(1) and that through them the whole world might enter into a relationship with Christ. All activity of the Mystical Body directed to the attainment of this goal is called the apostolate, which the Church carries on in various ways through all her members. (From the ''Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity''):) (:status1: General:) (:status2: ---:) (:syn: :) (:des: The Christian vocation by its very nature is also a vocation to the apostolate, but it was only after Vatican II that a more complete awareness of this came to the fore, where the laity were concerned. This was emphasised within the Salesian magisterium by the 24th General Chapter on the role of the laity.

Perhaps it is just a question of noting that a term which is applied so widely can give rise to varying interpretations, more so in the institutional and structural field than the charismatic.:) (:context: :) (:equivot: :) (:note: :)

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