PART V FORMATION CHAPTER I PRINCIPLES OF FORMATION External Decorum 99Religious formation should not neglect those qualities of behavior and external decorum which render Christ’s laborer agreeable, such as observing proper rules of hygiene, politeness in treating others, and modesty combined with charity in speech. (C 158) CM 63, 187-188 Programs of Formation 100Besides the prescripts of the Constitutions and Directory and other instructions and decrees that are common for the entire Congregation, each Province should have its own program of religious and priestly formation, taking into account the particular conditions and needs of the Church and of the Congregation in various regions. (C 161) Prefect and Committee of Formation 101In each Province, a prefect and a committee of formation are to be appointed, whose task will be to assist the Superior and the educators of the Province in fulfilling their duties pertaining to formation, especially by elaborating the program of formation as well as other directives and instructions in regard to formation. The manner of appointing the committee and of its work under the direction of the prefect is to be defined by the Provincial Statutes. If it seems necessary or useful, the Superior General, with the deliberative vote of his Council, may also set up a similar committee and a general prefect of formation for the entire Congregation; the Superior General, with the consultative vote of his Council, may also define their duties. (C 161)
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