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Aware that all authority comes from God and that all authority is service to God, we submit ourselves in a “spirit of faith and love to follow Christ”.

Superiors, in the exercise of their authority, are to bear in mind the example of Jesus, who “came into this world not to be served but to serve”.

For this reason, St. Francis desired that Superiors be servants of the brethren.  Superiors are to give due consideration to the opinion of every Sister, remembering that the Lord can make known even to the least among the Sisters what might be of better service.

In keeping with the exhortation of St. Francis, no Superior is to “consider as her own” the office she has received. At a given time, each must relinquish her office willingly as she would accept relinquishing the service of “washing the feet” of the Sisters.

Because of the different situations in the Institute and the Church’s Directives which advise against a Superior’s holding an office for too long a time, provisions foresee a careful rotation of Superiors as well as all offices.

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