PART I PATRIMONY AND SPIRITUALITY OF THE CONGREGATION CHAPTER I NATURE, PURPOSE, SPIRITUALITY, AND CHARACTER Ministries and Works 1The confreres fulfill their mission by performing such ministries and works as preaching the Word of God, including through mass media; acquiring and promoting Christian knowledge; sacramental ministry; ministry to the sick and dying; promoting the dignity and sanctity of life; caring for the poor and socially disadvantaged; supporting the diocesan clergy; fostering the unity of Christians; founding and administering Marian, Divine Mercy, and other shrines; establishing and running centers of Marian and Divine Mercy formation, academic institutes, schools and colleges; printing and publishing; founding and guiding confraternities and Catholic associations; administering parishes, rectorates, and retreat houses; and establishing and conducting works of mercy and other forms of ministry and apostolic work according to the needs and circumstances of time and place. In every ministry and work that the confreres undertake, they shall embody and express the Congregation’s charism in its fullness. (C 3) CM 2 Coat of Arms of the Congregation 2The pattern and the description of the Coat of Arms is kept in the Archives of the General Curia and is protected by law. Modification to the Coat of Arms belongs to the General Chapter with a qualified majority (two-thirds of the votes). (C 15)
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