{"id":769,"date":"2015-12-02T12:18:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T11:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.scsc-ingenbohl.org\/en\/?page_id=769"},"modified":"2015-12-23T12:22:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T11:22:25","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scsc-ingenbohl.org\/en\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GLOSSARY<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1446821717869{margin-bottom: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Associates<\/strong>
\nPersons associating themselves to a religious community in order to share their spirituality and mission in a more intense way.<\/p>\n

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Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross\u00a0<\/strong>
\nReligious Community of the Catholic Church with Franciscan spirituality. Short forms are Holy Cross Sisters, and Ingenbohl Sisters. Latin short form is SCSC = Sororum Caritatis Sanctae Crucis<\/p>\n

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Charism\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIn the Bible, a special gift of the Holy Spirit; in religious communities, the specific calling brought about through the Holy Spirit, the mission of a community.<\/p>\n

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Evangelical Counsels\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPoverty, obedience, celibacy are Gospel values lived as vows in religious communities.<\/p>\n

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Retreat<\/strong>
\nSpiritual Exercises (according to St Ignatius of Loyola) of five, ten or thirty days, led by a retreat director.\u00a0 Retreats are meant to give the participants a new encounter with themselves and with God, and to effect a spiritual deepening.<\/p>\n

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Formation<\/strong>
\nThe education given for life in a religious community<\/p>\n

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Franciscan Minority\/Poverty<\/strong>
\nThe central attitude of values in the Franciscan spirituality is founded in the descent of God in Jesus Christ to human beings. Minority is an expression standing for relationship, meaning to know ourselves to be small before God and to experience our greatness in the fact that God is bending down towards us. In being \u201cminor\u201d, living space is opened to other persons.<\/p>\n

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General Chapter<\/strong>
\nThe highest decision making authority of the entire Congregation, takes place every six years<\/p>\n

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General Superior<\/strong>
\nThe president, leader of the entire Congregation<\/p>\n

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General Leadership<\/strong>
\nThe general superior, together with several general councilors, leads the entire Congregation<\/p>\n

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Sisters of Ingenbohl<\/strong>
\nShort form for Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross in Switzerland, corresponding to the place of the Motherhouse at Ingenbohl<\/p>\n

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Institute<\/strong>
\nShort form for a Religious Institute. The Canon Law of the Catholic Church speaks of \u201cInstitutes of Consecrated Life\u201d, as distinct from \u201cSocieties of Apostolic Life\u201d, Personal Prelatures, Secular Institutes and Communities of Secular Priests<\/p>\n

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Juniorate<\/strong>
\nThe time between First Profession and the Profession of Vows for Life \u2013 at least 5 years<\/p>\n

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\nShort form for a Religious Institute. The Canon Law of the Catholic Church speaks of \u201cInstitutes of Consecrated Life\u201d, as distinct from \u201cSocieties of Apostolic Life\u201d, Personal Prelatures, Secular Institutes and Communities of Secular Priests<\/p>\n

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Juniorate<\/strong>
\nThe time between First Profession and the Profession of Vows for Life \u2013 at least 5 years<\/p>\n

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Candidacy<\/strong>
\nThe time of getting acquainted until the entry into Postulancy<\/p>\n

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Congregation<\/strong>
\nThe expression of Canon Law for a religious community, mostly in an international association of more recent times, which is engaged in pastoral, apostolic or charitable activities. The term is no longer used in the Canon Law of 1983; it is now changed into \u201cInstitute of Consecrated Life\u201d<\/p>\n

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Constitutions \u2013 Rule of the Order<\/strong>
\nThe Rule of the Order is the order of life of a community, authored by one of the great founders of Religious Orders (Saints Benedict, Francis, Dominic etc.). These are gradually adapted to the circumstances in the course of time, as constitutions or statutes.<\/p>\n

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Convent, Community<\/strong>
\nLocal community of several sisters<\/p>\n

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Superior of the Community<\/strong>
\nThe sister leading a local community<\/p>\n

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Holy Cross Sisters<\/strong>
\nShort form of the official name \u201cSisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross\u201d in countries outside Switzerland<\/p>\n

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Lauds\u00a0<\/strong>
\nMorning Prayer of the Church<\/p>\n

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Motherhouse<\/strong>
\nOrganizational and spiritual center, emotional home place<\/p>\n

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Noviciate<\/strong>
\nSecond phase of formation as immediate preparation for First Profession<\/p>\n

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Treasurer<\/strong>
\nAdministrator of the assets<\/p>\n

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Order<\/strong>
\nReligious community. The concept of \u201cOrder\u201c, more than simply \u201cCommunity\u201d, implies life according to a definite Rule. Traditionally, until the new Canon law of 1983, a difference was made between \u201cOrder\u201d and \u201cCongregation\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Postulancy<\/strong>
\nFirst time of getting to know and living together in a Religious Community (usually 6 months)\u00a0 before entering the Novitiate[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1446821772520{margin-bottom: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Profession<\/strong>
\nReligious action within the framework of a public celebration of vows within which women or men consecrate their lives to God for service to people; at the same time, they are legally received into their religious community.
\nThe consecration takes place in steps: the temporary profession: 1-3 years; commitment for life (after about 5 years)<\/p>\n

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Province<\/strong>
\nMember community of the entire Institute. A province includes the local communities of a certain area. It has its own legal personality. In important matters, it is responsible to the General Leadership.<\/p>\n

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Provincial House<\/strong>
\nHeadquarters of a province with the place of administration<\/p>\n

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Provincial Superior\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLeader of the Province<\/p>\n

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Provincial Leadership<\/strong>
\nLeader of the province along with the provincial councilors<\/p>\n

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Provincial Chapter<\/strong>
\nThe highest consultative and decision making authority of the province<\/p>\n

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Refectory<\/strong>
\nDining room of a convent<\/p>\n

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Recreation<\/strong>
\nCommon time of relaxation<\/p>\n

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Liturgy of the Hours<\/strong>
\nPrayer of the Church at various times during the day, an obligation for clergy and religious<\/p>\n

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Sisters<\/strong>
\nMembers of the more recent Religious Institutes, as compared to the *nuns\u201d (members of the more ancient monastic communities)<\/p>\n

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Ratio Formationis\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBasic Plan for Religious Formation
\nPlan for the first and ongoing formation in a religious community<\/p>\n

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Theodosia<\/strong>
\nInternal magazine of the Congregation, named after our Founder, Fr. Theodosius Florentini<\/p>\n

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Vespers\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEvening Prayer of the Church<\/p>\n

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Vicariate<\/strong>
\nMember communities of the entire Institute with their own legal identity, but without full autonomy<\/p>\n

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Visitation<\/strong>
\nRegular prescribed visits of the provincial \/ general leadership as a means to ensure unity and\u00a0 religious observance[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] GLOSSARY [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1446821717869{margin-bottom: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Associates Persons associating themselves to a religious community in order to share their spirituality and mission in a more intense way.   Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross\u00a0 Religious Community of the Catholic Church with Franciscan spirituality. Short forms are Holy Cross Sisters, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-769","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scsc-ingenbohl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scsc-ingenbohl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scsc-ingenbohl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scsc-ingenbohl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scsc-ingenbohl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scsc-ingenbohl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scsc-ingenbohl.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}