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CONTENTS
Decree of Approbation
Message of the Superior General
Chapter I-OUR RELIGIOUS CALL 1-19
Our Call in Jesus Christ (1-2)
Our Religious Call (3-4)
Venerable Poothathil Thommiachan: Our Divinely appointed
Founding Father in the Church (5-8)
Foundational Charism (9-15)
St. Joseph - The Patron and Model of the SJC (16)
The Juridical Status of the SJC (17-19)
Chapter II- RELIGIOUS VOWS 20-46
Vows - Our Response to the Covenant of Love (20-21)
Consecrated Chastity (22-28)
Sacrifice of Love (22)
An Inestimable Gift (23-26)
Means of Fostering Chastity (27-28)
Evangelical Poverty (29-36)
Blessedness of Poverty (29-32)
Obligations (33-36)
Redemptive Obedience (37-46)
The Self-oblation of Jesus through Obedience (37)
Obedience to Superiors (38)
Freedom through Obedience (39-46)
Chapter III - LIFE OF PRAYER 47-65
A Community called to Prayer (47-49)
Eucharist-Centred Prayer Life (50-53)
Sacrament of Reconciliation (54-55)
Knowledge of the Word of God (56)
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