The Rule Of Saint Augustine And Constitutions For The Religious Of The Congregation Of Our Lady Of Charity Of The Good Shepherd Of Angers

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Download or read book The Rule of St. Augustin, and the Constitutions written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Rule of St. Augustin, and the Constitutions: For the Religious of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd of Angers But although this Rule is evidently holy, and, having been approved by the Church, ought to be considered above censure; and that the very name of its author ought to suffice to make it an object of veneration to all who bear the title of Christians; nevertheless, the foolish temerity of the children of this world, partly from affectation, partly through the spirit of criticism, has not failed to find in it subjects for frivolous objections. In order then that no one may disturb you on this subject, I will provide against their questions and foolish remarks, and at the same time throw a light upon some difficulties which might be an obstacle to you in the reading or practice of this Rule. The command of the glorious Father before all things, to love God and the neighbour, is not inserted in his Rule to make us think that he is the author of these commandments; for who does not know, not only that they are from God, but, moreover, that they are the very essence and abridgment of the whole Law. What God has commanded His servant has recommended as the only end and sole aim for which he has established his Rule and Congregation, and to this object all is to be referred. The words, these are the things that we recommend to you, that you may observe them, should not give the Sisters any scruple, as if this Rule, in all its Articles, bound under pain of sin; for this is not the case, as the great St. Thomas, and after him the most experienced doctors have remarked. In fact, the Latin word "precept," used by St. Augustin, does not always imply an absolute command; but frequently it only signifies the method, means, manner, direction, and art, by which a thing may be well done; it is even sometimes taken as a simple opinion of what is expedient; thus we say that logic contains the precepts of speaking or reasoning well. We give the name of preceptors, not so much to those who command as to those who instruct us. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.