General Direction

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A publication of the 1969 General Chapter, which discussed changes to implement because of the Vatican II document Perfectae Caritatis. The goal of the publication FOCUS was to provide information, that is to report each day's work of the assembly. Focus was edited, in French, English and Spanish, on the same day, under the responsibility of its director. FOCUS appears to exist only for Jun-Aug  1969, unless the collection is not complete.  2 hard cover bound copies

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Contains necrologies, lists of deceased Viatorians, published at irregular intervals. The necrologies list only members of the vowed community until 1992. After that, deceased associates are included. Early editions are in French. English editions start in 1955, and Spanish editions are included starting in 2013.The 2022 edition includes French, English, and Spanish. This collection is likely incomplete.

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Contains an incomplete run of ViatorWeb, a newletter containing news briefs intended to promote the exchange of information across the global Viatorian community after the Extraordinary General Council meeting of 2001. A hard copy of the digital newsletter is printed for historical preservation.  Numerous issues are missing, including the years 2004 and 2005.

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International Commissions were born out of the General Chapter of 1972 due to interest in having smaller "mini-chapters" from time to time.  Vocations and Formation and the future of the congregation was an area of concern for many.

Scope and Contents This newsletter was first distributed in September 1972 by the new General Direction with Fr. Thomas Langenfeld from the United States as the Superior General. The by-line in the first issue states "...with a familial tone, the General Council wants to echo the life it leads by informing the confreres of the visits it makes or receives, or certain interesting points in its deliberations, of documents which come to it , and finally, of some happenings of an international character in which...

Scope and Contents Viator is the newsletter published by the General Direction of the Clerics of St. Viator. It was the successor of the Annuaire, the annual publication of the Community. Viator was proposed to be a timelier vehicle for news, published 3x/year and intended to stress unity in 3 languages: English, French and Spanish. The format is a softcover booklet (6.5"W x 8.75"H). There were 8 total publications for the 4 years. 3x/year (Jan/Apr/Oct) in 1970 and 1971. 1x/year in 1972 (Feb) and 1973...