Provincial chapter 1899 decrees compendium

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Concordat cum originalibus.

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7/3/15/4 Compendium of Decrees Ordered to be made by the XIV and XV Provincial Chapters of the Province of St Joseph. 1st Every Religious in passing from the community of one Retreat to another must have with him the following articles of clothing:- Two habits, one mantle, one change of religious, under clothing, two pairs of sandles, a religious and a service hat, a clerical suit, an overcoat.

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2 each of which articles must be in good condition. In case the Religious fails to bring with him any of the above-mentioned articles, they shall be procured for him at the expense of the Rector of the house from which he departs. It is the duty of the Religious to make known in time, and humbly ask of the Superior those articles he wants at the time of departure. 2nd Religious employed in questing shall write to the Superior every week, and they shall not be absent longer than a month except in some extraordinary case 3rd The Religious who are appointed to visit in the parishes or districts attached to our houses are reminded that they

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3 should visit the poor, the negligent and the sick and not show a preference for the better classes lest this important duty should degenerate into useless visits of pleasure or compliment 4 Religious shall return from Missions and Retreats summo mane. This point of our Holy Rule applies with equal force to those sent out for the purpose of preaching Charity Sermons or Supplying. 5 The monthly visit to be made by the Clerks and Lay-brothers to the Rector as prescribed in Chapter xxxii of the Holy Rule is especially to be attended to. 6. The Rector shall give attention to the

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4 proper keeping of the Platea and also to the state of the Archives in their respective houses according to the tenor of our Holy Rule. 7. Let no Rector be at liberty to change existing buildings, to suppress established or start new Confraternities or to alter the pre-existing order of services in the churches without the consent of the Father Provincial. 8. In as much as on the proper training of the Students depends the good of the Congregation, the Directors of the Students are recommended to have great solicitude for them that they be inbued with the spirit of the Congregation. They are moreover recommended to have vigilant care

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5 that the Students have their Spiritual conferences as ordered by the Regulations. Let them be present as far as possible at all their recreations and carefully watch over the regular observance. 9. The sum of 10 Growns equivalent to about £2, sterling determined by the Holy Rule (Chapter XIII) for the pennission of the Higher Superiors in expenses exceeding the said sum, is for the same effect augmented to £10. 10. No intoxicating drinks shall be allowed to any of our Religious out of meal time, except in case of illness 11. Let silence be scrupulously observed during the time and in the

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