Complete Care for the Sick 66It is the duty of the Superior of the house together with the infirmarian to be vigilant that a doctor be summoned at the right time for the sick, that the remedies prescribed by the doctor be accurately applied, and that all their other just needs and conveniences be taken care of. Let the members of the entire community support the ill with special prayers and provide them with spiritual help. (C 100) CM 396-400, 403 Patience in Illness 67The ill should moderate their demands in the spirit of penitence and poverty and accept the illness itself as a gift of God and a special instrument from the hand of God for their sanctification, and they should bear it with patience and a tranquil mind and with complete submission to divine providence. Without rejecting human assistance or renouncing the hope of recovering their health, let them, nevertheless, above all, desire that the will of God be perfectly done in their regard. Those who are more seriously ill should, without fear and at the right time, prepare themselves for death. (C 100) CM 398 Controversies to Be Settled 68If any controversy should arise among the confreres, it should ordinarily be settled peacefully, charitably, and justly within their home. All controversies and judicial processes with non-members should all the more be avoided, insofar as possible. (C 101) CM 333 Unpleasantness Borne or Remedied 69If anyone feels that he is undergoing an unpleasantness from someone in any matter, even from his own Superior, either let him bear it patiently as meritorious for his eternal life or let him sincerely and candidly, personally or through another, reveal what is oppressing him to the same Superior; but if the Superior should be unwilling to remedy Directory—Part III 202
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