CHAPTER XIII LOCAL GOVERNMENT Expanded Council 267The Provincial Superior, having heard the opinion of his Council, may decide that the house Council will consist of a greater number of members who are in perpetual vows and live in that house. (C 295) Example of the Superior 268The local Superior is to exemplify to all the confreres obedience towards the Major Superiors, whom he should regard as taking the place of Christ; he should be aware that the welfare and the progress of the entire community depend most especially on the upright and diligent fulfillment of his office, for which he must render an account to God. (C 295) CM 731 Primary Concern of the Superior 269His foremost effort should be to sustain, invigorate, and inspire the entire community by his prayers, holy desires, self-sacrifice, personal zeal, devotion, and example. (C 295) CM 732 Fostering Fraternal Unity 270Let him with utmost care foster fraternal unity among the confreres and not tolerate mutual anger and dissensions among them; if something of this nature should occur, he is to see to it that, with due forgiveness, they immediately return to mutual friendliness. (C 295) CM 733 Fatherly Care 271 Let him converse with his confreres frequently and with great charity; with fatherly care, let him provide not only for their bodily needs, but even more for their spiritual needs. He should defend them from anything Directory—Part VI 256
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