IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS OF THE CONGREGATION

Agenda Claretiana: a biennial agenda in which are compiled statistical data, anniversaries, addresses and telephones of all the houses of the Congregation and of the entire Claretian family.

Annales Congregationis: this is the official bulletin of the Congregation that is sent to all its houses. In it are published the important documents of the Church and of our Institute that are of interest to all Claretians.

Autobiography: Autobiography of St. Anthony M. Claret. This is the life of our Fr. Founder, written by himself at the request of Fr. Xifré, General of the Congregation.

Bulletins: these are the magazines in which each Province of the Congregation publishes its news and the directives of the respective Provincial government.

Catalogue of the Congregation: this is a book containing the most important personal data of each living member of the Congregation, arranged in alphabetical order. It also includes the complete statistical list of the Provinces and of the state of the Congregation.

Circulars: these are exhortations, in the style of pastoral letters, written by the Superiors General for all the members of the Congregation

Claret-NUNC: an internal publication that compiles news, communications and publications about our Fr. Founder.

Constitutions:  the fundamental norms of our Congregation. The original text was drafted by our Fr. Founder and was approved by the Church. In the course of time they have been modified or renewed. They contain the charism of our Congregation in the Church.

Directory: this is the book of our own legislation. In it are gathered the practical norms and rules of governance by which we are to be guided in keeping with the C.I.C. (Code of Canon Law).

Chapter Documents: these are the documents emanated from General or Provincial Chapters of the Congregation.

The Claretian Mission: is an annual publication that compiles particular aspects of the Mission that is being carried out in the Congregation.

Claretian Necrology: this is the Catalogue that contains the name, place and date of the death of all the deceased members of the Congregation.

NUNC: is the publication that gathers the main news and information of the entire Congregation. Its name is the acronym of “Nuntii de Universa Nostra Congregatio­ne”.

Formation of Missionaries: or General Plan of Formation for the whole Congregation.

Studia Claretiana: a publication of themes related to Fr. Claret and to the Congregation in general.

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I: SAINT ANTHONY MARY CLARET, FOUNDER
First years (1807-1829)
Priest, apostolic missionary and founder (1829-1850)
Archbishop of Cuba (1850-1857)
Apostle in Madrid (1857-1868)
His last years (1868-1870)
Glorified (1950)
Basic Bibliography

CHAPTER II: HISTORY OF THE CONGREGATION
The Foundation (1849-1858)
Constitution of the Institute (1858-1870)
First Great Expansion (1870-1899)
Generalate of Fr. Clement Serrat (1899-1906)
Fr. Martin Alsina and the increase of the Congregation (1906-1922)
Fr. Nicholas García’s first mandate (1922-1934)
Fr. Philip Maroto’s short generalate of (1934-1937)
Towards the first centennial of the Congregation (1937-1949)
A new century for the Congregation (1949-1967)
The Congregation renews itself (1967-1979)
The Mission of the Claretian Today (1979-1991)
Servants of the Word (1991-1997)
In Prophetic Mision (1997-2000)
Basic Bibliography

CHAPTER III: CLARETIAN MARTYRS
Francis Crusats, protomartyr of the Congregation (1868)
Claretian Martyrs in Mexico
Claretian Martyrs in Spain (1936)
Modesto Arnaus, Claretian martyr in Chocó (1947)
Rhoel Gallardo, martyr in Basilan, Philippines (2000)
Basic bibliography

CHAPTER IV: CLARETIANS WHO LEFT A TRACE
Cofounders of the Congregation
Superiors General
Selection of profiles
Proper nouns
Deceased Claretian Prelates
Basic bibliography

CHAPTER V: CLARETIAN MISSIONS
Claretian Missions in Africa
Claretian Missions in America
Claretian Missions in Asia and Oceania
Claretian Missions in East Europe
Basic bibliography

CHAPTER VI: THE CLARETIAN FAMILY
The Claretian Family
Other members of the great Claretian Family
Institutes related to Fr. Claret
Institutes related to the Claretian Missionaries
Basic bibliography

APPENDICES
General Chapters of the Congregation
Important Documents of the Congregation
Social Communication Media
Claretian Presence in the Hierarchy
Evolution of the Coat of Arms of the Congregation
Statistics of the Congregation
Latest statistics