Formula of Profession 192The profession is made according to the following formula: “I, N. N., for the glory of the Triune God and to honor the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, to assist the dead, and to spread the Kingdom of God, in the presence of the entire community, through your hands, Reverend Father, vow to almighty God in the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, according to its Constitutions, the three vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience for one year (or: forever). May God accomplish this in me with the help of this holy Gospel and the intercession of Mary Immaculate, Saint Stanislaus our Founder, and all the Saints.” (D 138-139) NV I, 6; CM 94 Duration of Temporary Profession 193After the completion of the novitiate, profession is made for one year. The period of temporary profession may not be less than three years or longer than six years, unless in rare cases the competent Superior, with the consent of his Council, extends this period, however not beyond nine years. CIC, cann. 655; 657 § 2; CM 88-89 Bond with the Congregation 194Through profession, the Congregation accepts in a maternal way each member as a son into its temporal and spiritual care, protecting him, nourishing him, utilizing him in the Lord, directing him, and governing him. Likewise, each member, on his part, through his profession, commits himself wholeheartedly to the Congregation to live and die in it, completely entrusting to it all of his cares, and dedicating his talents and energies to attaining its purposes; let him docilely allow himself—and even desire—to be corrected, instructed, and led by it, and let him honor and love it sincerely as his mother. CM 107 Constitutions—Part V 144
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