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VINCENTIAN STUDIES COURSE

BOQUERON, CHIRIQUI, PANAMA

JOHN P. PRAGER, C.M. 1995
 

APPENDIX I:
THE VOCATION OF THE C.M. IN THE CONSTITUTIONS

COMMON RULES

1658

CONSTITUTIONS

 1954

PROVISIONAL
CONSTITUTIONS
1969 and l974
NEW
CONSTITUTIONS 1980 and 1984
CHAPTER I
1.The end is::
1.dedicate oneself to personal perfection
2.preach the Gospel to the poor, especially in
country areas
3.help priests & clerics
acquire knowledge &
virtue
2. Group of clerics & laymen
3. The spirit is Christ's
 

CHAPTER IX
2. The nature of the Congregation obliges us
to have frequent contact
with the laity, especially
on the missions
 

CHAPTER XI
2-9 treat behavior in ministry
10. Missions are the primary work
12. Work with clerics is to
continue the fruits of the missions.

2.The "General "end is::
to dedicate itself to the glory of God and the 
perfection of its members
The "particular" end is:
1. to evangelize the poor,especially those in the rural
areas
2. to help priests & clerics acquire 
knowledge & virtue
3. Works of charity &
education
END
1. To participate in the mission of Christ,
especially when it tends
to evangelize or help the poor
2. End:
1. to achieve one's own
perfection
2. to evangelize the poor
3.to helps clerics acquire knowledge and virtue
5. The evangelization and 
the human & christian
promotion of the poor
will be the sign that unites all & impels them
in the apostolate:
FOOTNOTE:
1. Evangelization & human promotion of
the poor is the
preeminent, but not the only end...
2. It's sufficient criterion
but not neccessary
for choosing works.

 NATURE OF THE C.M.
6. Apostolic, secular, exempt
7. Clerics & laymen who live in community
THE SPIRIT
8. The spirit of Christ
LIFE: APOSTLATE
14. Participate in the mission of Christ to share the love of God
with all men.
21. Poor are our special
portion
22. Clerical Formation

VOCATION
1. The end is to follow
Christ, evangeling the
poor.
This achieved when,
faithful to St. V, the
members::
1. put on the spirit of
Christ to acquire
holiness
2. evangelize the poor
3. Form clerics & laity
for participation in
the evangelization of the poor.
3. Society of Apostolic Life,
autonomous, common
life.
4. Clerics & laymen
5. Spirit of Christ
7. expressed in 5 virtues
9. Our Vocation(nature, end, spirit) directs our
evangelization,
community life, etc.

 LIFE IN THE CM:
APOSTOLIC ACTIVITY
10. Evangelization of the poor is our vocation
12. Characteristics of our
Evangelization:
1. preference for poor
2. Attention to Reality
3.Condition of poor
4.Community Life
5. Disponibility
6. Conversi

 

APPENDIX 2: THE CONGREGATION OF THE MISSION: A VITALITY CURVE