Contents:
page 1 Letter of the Prior General
3 Abbreviations
THE RULE (Text Latin and English)
9 The Rule of our Holy Father Augustine
CONSTUTIONS OF THE ORDER (Text Latin and English)
PART 1. THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDER
37 Chapter I. The Origin, Nature, and Charism, Purpose, and Witness of the Order
39 Origin
41 Nature and charism
47 Purpose and Witness
51 Chapter II. The Spirituality of the Order
51 Evangelical and ecclesiastical aspects
53 The Search for God and Interiority
57 Communion of life
63 Service to the Church and Evangelization
69 Chapter III. The Extent of the Entire Augustinian Family
69 The Augustinian Family
71 Contemplative Nuns
73 Augustinian Secular Fraternities
75 Religious Congregations
77 Other Groups of Augustinian Laity
77 Affiliation of the Faithful to the Order
77 Care for the Entire Augustinian Family
PART II. THE LIFE OF THE ORDER
81 Chapter IV. Consecration to God
81 Meaning of Religious Consecration
85 The Augustinian Ideal
85 Chastity Consecrated to God
87 Evangelical Poverty and the Sharing of Goods
93 Preferential Option for the Poor
95 Religious Obedience
101 Chapter V. Life with God
I. Prayer Life
103 Personal and common prayer
105 Liturgy of the Hours
107 Lectio divina
II. Sacramental Worship
107 Mystery of the Eucharist
109 The Sacrament of Reconciliation
111 Anointing of the Sick
111 Prayers for the Deceased
III. Care Of The Spiritual Life
115 Instruments of Renewal
115 Devotional Practice
119 Chapter VI. Life with the Brothers
121 Requirements of Fraternal Life
125 Order of Precedence
125 The Care of the Sick
127 Chapter VII. Studies in the Order
127 Importance of Studies
131 Intellectual Training and Its Supervision
133 Resources for Studies
135 Special Undertakings for the Promotion of Studies
139 Chapter VIII. Apostolic Activity
139 The Apostolate in General
141 Pastoral Care
145 Educational Apostolate
147 Missionary Activity
151 Ecumenism, Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Dialogue
155 The Social Apostolate
161 Chapter IX. Formation of the Members of the Order
161 Fostering Vocations
163 Aspects of Formation
165 Selection of Sfudents and Sequence of Formation
167 Aspirancy
167 Pre-novitiate
169 Novitiate
169 Professorium
171 Ministries
171 Supervision in Formation
173 Continuing Formation
PART III. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORDER
177 Chapter X. The Communities of the Order
181 Houses of the Order
183 Provinces
185 Vicariates
189 Delegations
189 Federations, Unions, and Conferences
193 Chapter XI. The Incorporation, Affiliation, Ascription, and Assignment of the Friars
193 Affiliation
193 Ascription
195 Assignment
195 Augustinian Bishops
197 Oblates
199 Chapter XII. The Law by Which Our Order is Governed
199 Laws of the Order
199 Fondamental Norms and Complementary Norms
203 Statutes
205 Decrees and Precepts
207 Visitation for Renewal
207 Fundamental Juridical Principles Governing the Order
PART IV. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ORDER
211 Chapter XIII. Chapters in General
215 Chapter XIV. The Local Chapter
219 Chapter XV. The Office and Authoritv of the Local Prior
223 Chapter XVI. The Officials of the House
225 Chapter XVII. The Ordinary Provincial Chapter and Vicariate Chapter
225 Preparatory Period
229 Celebration of the Chapter
233 Elections
239 Drafting the Program of the Province and Conclusion
239 Postcapitular Period and Postcapitular Provisions
243 Vicariate Chapter
245 Chapter XVIII. The Intermediate Provincial Chapter
249 Chapter XIX. The Office and Authority of the Prior Provincial and Other Major Superiors
253 Vicar Provincial
253 Provincial Superior
255 Regional Vicar
257 Delegated Superior
259 Chapter XX. The Counselors and Other Officials of the Circumscriptions
263 Chapter XXI. The Ordinary General Chapter
263 Preparatory Period
265 Celebration of the Chapter
271 Election of the Prior General
273 Drafting of the Program of the Order
275 Election of the Vicar General, Assistants General, Procurator General, Treasurer General, and Secretary General
275 Conclusion of the Chapter
277 Chapter XXII. The Intermediate General Chapter
283 Chapter XXIII. The Office and Authority of the Prior General
291 Chapter XXIV. The Vicar General, Assistants General, Procurator General, Treasurer General, Secretary General and Other Officials
291 Vicar General
293 Assistants General
293 The General Council
293 Procurator General
295 Treasurer General
295 Secretary General
295 Other Officials
297 Postulator General
297 Archivist General
299 Sacristan of the Order
299 Subsecretaries
301 Chapter XXV. The Administration of Temporal Goods
309 Chapter XXVI. The Safeguarding of the Life of the Community
309 Fraternal Correction
311 Procedure in Cases of More Serious Violation
315 Separation from the Order
319 Conclusion
321 Fundamental and Complementary Norms
329 Table of Correspondence between the 2002 and the Present Edition
341 Index of the Constitutions