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should take part in our common meals where the Lord does
make us experience daily his love and providence. The daily
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nourishment and good health he gives us are his gift and
grace to us so that we may together praise him and gain the
physical health we need for carrying out our apostolate of
serving the abandoned.

Dialogue
71 Our daily recreation and the dialogue conducted in the
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community are the two sides of our table of conversation
where we experience the presence of the Lord and the loving
cordiality of the community. 20
ß1 While talking to one another with mutual love and
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reverence, with the peace and sweetness of heart, we come
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to experience how blessed and delightful it is that the sisters
live together. Mutual forgiveness and merciful way of
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talking will make us worthy of the forgiveness and mercy 26
of the Lord himself.
ß2 The dialogues conducted in our communities are an
important means that helps us towards discerning the will
of God, fostering mutual love, peace and understanding in
the community and making our apostolic endeavours more
effective. A dialogue becomes effective, when all members
prayerfully reflect over the matters discussed under the
leadership of the superior, openly express their opinion with
mutual faith, acceptance and accommodation, arrive at proper
resolutions and promise their co-operation in carrying out
the decisions arrived at. 27

Religious Dress
72 We wear our religious dress as a symbol of our consecration
and membership of the St. Josephís Congregation. It has to
be simple, modest, proper to our vow of poverty and agreeing
with the needs of health, living circumstance and our

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