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IV. DISCOVERING, LIVING, SHARING THE GIFT OF GOD
The Collection:
Wherever he may be sent; or to do
any other work at which he may be
employed by his Superiors.
Brother Irénée:
1. To keep schools by association
with the Brothers who are assembled
for this purpose, wherever he may be
sent.
2. To be employed by the Superiors
in the service of the Brothers who
will run the said gratuitous schools
as it is expressed in the formula of
vows.
The formula of vows speaks of the “Superiors who have and those
who shall have the government thereof”. As for the question of “the
Body of the Society”, it appears in the reflection on the vow of obedience,
in the Collection as well as in the text of Brother Irénée.
Both texts make clear, with some differences, the eventual composition
of what is represented by “the Body of the Society”.
The Collection:
Thirdly, to the body of this Society,
whether the said body be represented
by several, either Superiors or
others, assembled in the said name.
Brother Irénée:
3. To the Body of this Society,
whether the Body be represented by
several, either Directors or others, in
the said name…
Between the Collection and Brother Irénée, the “Superiors” have
become “Directors”. But the “several”, common to the two texts
is fairly vague. When the “body of the Society” wishes to show
itself, it seems necessary that there be a voluntary, identifiable
act; those who then assemble have to be “assembled in the said
name”.