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The duties of the prior provincial include the following:

1. the should strive to do his utmost to promote in his province the spirit and authentic life of the Order. Discerning the signs of the times, he should encourage the brothers to serve the people of God in the ministry of the word as zealously as possible;
2. he should have the common good of the Order very much at heart. He should willingly report to the Master of the Order about the life of the brothers and their apostolate, and he should encourage collaboration between the provinces of the Order;
3. he should promote cooperation between the province and the hierarchy and between the province and other religious families so that the needs of the local Church may be appreciated more deeply and provided for more satisfactorily.