Morals of the Church
Library › Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology › Volume I › Book II. On the Exercise of the Christian Life, or on the Cultivation of the Virtues › Treatise II. On the Cultivation of the Moral Virtues › Dissertation III. On the Precepts or Duties of the States of Life › Part III. On the Duties of Religious › Section II. On the Duties of Religious

Chapter — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology

Chapter I. On the Substantial Duties of Religious

1234.

The substantial duties of religious are: the pursuit of acquiring perfection, the observance of vows, likewise of rules and constitutions. These are sufficiently indicated by can. 593: All and each religious, Superiors equally as subjects, must not only faithfully and entirely observe the vows which they have pronounced, but also compose their life according to the rules and constitutions of their own religion and thus strive toward the perfection of their state.

Special Duties of Religious

Within this chapter