Priorities and Planning

Art. II

constitution

The brothers ought to be engaged in every possible kind of preaching. But, in deciding priorities, they must consider both the needs indicated by the Church, and those discovered
by reading the signs of the times. They are bound by their calling to respond to these needs.
So they should choose those methods of preaching which serve the spread of the faith, whether among non-believers, or in those areas which have evolved outside the faith, or among believers, strengthening and developing their faith.
With this guideline in mind a province shall determine the objective priorities of its brothers’ ministry, bearing in mind local needs and available resources. A critical review of the burdens which the apostolate carries should be undertaken periodically.
The Master of the Order and his council should support cooperation among those provinces working according to established priorities, particularly when the work in hand is of international importance in both the religious and social order.

ordination

A province or a vicariate should draw up a plan of its overall apostolate and prepare the brothers for it and should coordinate its energies, taking into account the unity, the vigour and the continuity of the apostolate. The needs of the Church, and of the province or vicariate, together with the problems likely to arise in the future should be kept in mind.
So that the culture of mobility and the vitality of the ministries of the province may be sustained, the prior provincial, with his council, should prepare a plan for succession in the apostolates of the province, which he is required to review every four years.1