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Objective of the
Observer To
inform and enlighten about the life in the order of Saint Charbel and to
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A "New Form of
Consecrated Life"
The Order identifies itself as a "new form
of consecrated life", in which the Branch of Priests (First
Branch), the Branch of Religious Brothers
and Sisters (Second Branch),
and the Branch of Families and Single Lay people (Third
Branch), live in Community, sharing in a
common life of prayer and work, in an endeavour to recapture that spirit
of charity and mutual support characteristic of the earliest Christian
Communities. The Order also embraces a Fourth Branch, which provides for
lay members (married or single), who, though living in the world, wish
to consecrate their lives to God. There is also a Confraternity which
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Objective of the Order
The objective of the Order
of Saint Charbel is no less than the unification of the Mystical Body of
Christ and the re-evangelisation of the world, for which task, the Order
must be a beacon of Truth, upholding the Deposit of Faith and authentic
traditions of Holy Mother Church. Its members aim to become, by the
Grace of God, one in mind and heart -- and its Communities -- a "shining
light" in a world of darkness. In this way the world may learn of the
Infinite Love of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour, and of the Love of
His Most Blessed Mother, Mary the Immaculate.
The Life of the Order
The members, both religious and lay, are to
live the spirit of the Gospel -- in its fullness -- to fulfill Our Lord's
Command to "... love one another as I have
loved you ..." (John 13:34). All are
called to strive for perfection through the Evangelical Counsels of
Poverty, Chastity and Obedience -- in a life devoted to prayer and
apostolic works approved by the Order. To realize this objective, the
Order gives its highest priority to the personal sanctification of its
members. Then, in unity and gathering strength through the Holy
Sacraments -- especially Confession and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
(the Source and Summit of the Christian life) -- the Communities are
strengthened enabling the Order to reach out to a world in need. Through
preaching, teaching and nurturing the Christian life -- the Order
embraces the whole spectrum of the spiritual and corporal works of
Mercy. Thus the Order of Saint Charbel can become more and more the
"sign" for the Church and world that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the
Second Person of the Blessed Trinity -- has died on the Cross for its
Redemption. Our Lord's words can be realized:
"... By your love for one another the world will
know that you are My disciples ..." (John 13:34).
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