refuse to consider these reasons as sufficient, let him, in the spirit of obedience, endeavor to accept the office committed to him. (C 257) CM 627 CHAPTER VII GENERAL CHAPTER Preparation 219The Superior General, with the consultative vote of his Council, prepares the order and the agenda of the entire Chapter concerning matters of greater importance in regard to the entire Congregation and sends them to the Provincial and General Vicariate Superiors at least three months before the celebration of the General Chapter. (C 259) CM 663 Manner of Convocation 220A General Chapter should be convoked by circular letter six months before its beginning. The place and date of the General Chapter, as well as the prayers that are to be offered before it by the confreres, shall be indicated by the Superior General with the consent of his Council, after consultation with the individual Provinces and General Vicariates. (C 259) CM 637-638 Date of the Ordinary Chapter 221The ordinary General Chapter is to begin on a selected day in the first quarter of the year that concludes the General Council’s term of office. (C 259) Manner of Celebration 222In the General Chapter, besides observing universal law, the prescripts of the Constitutions, Directory, and instructions on the manner of celebrating a General Chapter, as approved by the Chapter itself, are to be observed. (C 259) Directory—Part VI 244
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