Article 12

12.--These are the characteristics to be kept in mind in this work of evangelization which the Congregation proposes to carry out:

1 clear and expressed preference for the apostolate among the poor, since their evangelization is the sign that the kingdom of God is present on earth (cf. Mt 11:5);

2 attention to the realities of present-day society, especially to the factors that cause an unequal distribution of the world's goods, so that we can better carry out our prophetic task of evangelization;

3 some sharing in the condition of the poor, so that not only will we attend to their evangelization, but that we ourselves may be evangelized by them;

4 genuine community spirit in all our apostolic works, so that we may be supported by one another in our common vocation;

5 readiness to go to any part of the world, according to the example of the first missionaries of the Congregation;

6 striving to live in a state of continuous conversion both on the part of each individual member and on the part of the whole Congregation, according to the mind of St. Paul, who counsels us: "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind" (Rm 12:2).

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