You should all be of one mind, caring for one another,

kind, compassionate and humble; this you have been called to do

 so that you may obtain a blessing as your inheritance.

(1 Peter 3:8-9)

 

 

 

    we follow the rule of saint augustine, which begins: “Above all, dearly beloved Brethren, let us love God and then our neighbor.”  Life in our communities proceeds from this great commandment of our Lord. In a spirit of simplicity and joy we make every effort to realize an authentic life lived in common expressed through fraternal love, a life of charity and the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

 

       The grace of baptism, by incorporating us into Christ, has made us one with our brothers. Therefore we desire to take as our model the life of mutual love of the most Holy Trinity, and we want this authentic communion of life to be a prophetic sign of the life that will unite us all together in heaven.

 

 

 

 

        It is our desire to cultivate the canonical life in the parish according to the apostolic tradition: “The community of believers were of one heart and mind. None of them claimed anything as his own; rather, everything was held in common” (Acts 4:32). We are convinced that living in community provides for us as priests and brothers the mutual help needed for our daily trials. It reinforces our priestly dignity and the integrity of the ministry, it inspires zeal for the acquisition of religious learning and it keeps us steadfast in the holiness of our vocation. “It was in the Cenacle that Our Lord instituted the priesthood and established community life among His priests forever, and by it He made us one body, acting in unity, instead of having each one act as an individual following his own lights” (Dom Gréa).

 

        It is from this combined effort that our plans and endeavors for the salvation of souls are more effective, as well as becoming the foundation of our spirituality: the Sacred Liturgy.

 

 

 

 

Love one another with brotherly affection;

out do one another in showing respect, and serve the Lord.

(Romans 12:10, 11)