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Chapter II:
The Purpose of the Society (De Sodalitii fine)
The
Society’s purpose is the priesthood and all that pertains to it
and nothing but what concerns it; i.e., the priesthood as
Our Lord Jesus Christ willed it when He said, “Do this for a
commemoration of me.”
The Society
must therefore orient the priest towards—and have him concretize
in his daily life what is essentially his raison d’etre:
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, with all that it means. All that
flows from it, and all that complements it.
The
Society’s members will therefore have a true and continual
devotion towards their Holy Mass, towards the Liturgy which
enshrines it, and towards everything which contributes to make the
Liturgy more expressive of the Mystery accomplished in it… A
profound theological knowledge of the Sacrifice of the Mass will
convince them always more firmly that the whole Revelation, the
Mystery of Faith, the completion of the Mysteries of the
Incarnation and Redemption, and the whole efficacy of the
apostolate are accomplished in this sublime reality.
Chapter III:
The Society’s Activities (De Sodalitii Operibus)
[The
Society’s activities] include all the works necessary for the
formation of priests and whatever pertains thereto, whether the
candidates be destined to be members of the Society or not…
The second
purpose of the Society is to assist priests in their
sanctification by providing them with opportunities for retreats
and recollections. The Society’s houses could be headquarters for
priestly associations, for third orders, for periodicals and
magazines dedicated to the sanctification of priests…
The Society
will willingly come to the assistance of aged, infirm, and even
unfaithful priests.
Chapter IV :
The Different Ways of Belonging to the Society (De Diversis
Modis Inhaerendi Sodalitio)
The Society
also welcomes associates, whether priests or laymen, who wish to
collaborate in working for the Society’s purpose and to profit by
its grace for their personal sanctification… |
