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ß5 Before her perpetual profession a member shall make her
will in the procedure required by the civil law, disposing of
her present and future property as she deems fit, which is
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valid before the civil law too. For making any changes in
these dispositions for a just reason the sister must obtain
permission from the Superior General. 35

ß6 A professed sister retains the ownership of the properties
she has obtained as patrimonial good or as family share.
Normally they are not to be handed down to anybody as free
gift. 36
ß7 If a perpetually professed sister desires to intensely
practise the spirit of poverty, the Superior General with the
consent of her council may grant her permission to renounce
the ownership of the property due to her. 37
36 Our heavenly Patron, St. Joseph, shines before us as a perfect
model and inspiration in the matter of practising poverty. He
considered Jesus as the greatest treasure given him by God,
and, in order to be able to appropriate and present that gift to
others, he kept his heart free from all worldly anxieties accepting
all the sufferings accruing from poverty with great joy.

Redemptive Obedience

ìTo obey is better than sacrificeî (1Sam. 15:22)

The Self-oblation of Jesus through Obedience
37 It was through his perfect obedience to the will of his Father
that Jesus made himself a sacrificial offering to God and
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His People. While we submit ourselves to the will of God
in everything, God receives praise and glory from us. We
are also enabled through the vow of obedience to make
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ourselves a victim together with Jesus in accordance with
the will of the Father, to be sacrificed for others, especially
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