all, they are to be helped to acquire a deeper knowledge of sacred Scripture and Catholic doctrine, to deepen their spiritual life, and to discern rightly world conditions. (C 127) AA 32 Statutes of the Marian Fathers’ Associations 87The Superior General, with the consent of his Council, grants the Statutes to the Associations of the Congregation of Marian Fathers, in which he defines the Associations’ goals, headquarters, government, membership requirements, ways of functioning, and other requisites deemed indispensable. In addition to stating their main goals, the Statutes should contain specific goals flowing from our spiritual heritage to help the faithful in the Associations to live out the charism of the Congregation in accordance with the needs of the time and place. (C 128) CIC, cann. 298; 304 Contacts with Other Religious 88 Let them strive to enter into fraternal relationships with other religious families, especially with those who operate in the same region or in the same kind of apostolate; let them mutually share experiences of pastoral work, asceticism, and learning, providing help in cases of need, praying for one another and rejoicing in the success of others no less than in their own. (C 131) CHAPTER II INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATION OF YOUTH CHAPTER III USE OF INSTRUMENTS OF COMMUNICATION Appropriate Use 89Let the confreres keep away entirely from morally unacceptable spectacles and harmful books, and let them try to dissuade others from using them. They should, however, promote those good works which are expressed by instruments Directory—Part IV 208
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