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for the orphaned and abandoned so as to let Godís redeeming
love of mercy flow into them. In this way, the SJC sisters,
through their vow of obedience, realize and operationalize
the religious vision of their Founding Father that they should
live as an instrument of Godís praise and glory as well as of
the effusion of His merciful love on others.

Obedience to Superiors
38 We participate through obedience in the saving act of Jesus,
who, through his obedience to the point of death, even death
on a cross, secured Godís glory and redemption of
humankind. It is through the superiors, who represent Christ,
the head, that Godís will is discerned and interpreted for us.
Therefore, our vow of obedience binds us to listen to them
in faith and obey the directions and orders given us by them
in accord with our Constitutions.
Freedom through Obedience

39 Through obedience, we, together with Jesus the victim,
liberating our self and resources from the clutches of egoism,
let them be freed or moved, through the Church, into the
hands of God and His people. Our obedience in the Church
and the community perfects our personality and enhances
our freedom by unifying us with God and humankind. Our
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obedience should be a voluntary offering we make to God 41
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and the people. Therefore, in carrying out the jobs assigned
to us as well as in obeying the orders care should be taken
that we bring into play, with inner freedom and pleasantness
of heart, all the endowments of our intellect and mind, gifts
of nature and grace.

40 The spirituality of our blessed Father, St. Joseph, may rightly
be qualified as a spirituality of unconditional surrender to
the will of God. Through his obedience he fully participated
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in the self-sacrifice of Jesus, the redeemer, and Mary, the
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