The Rule & Constitutions
The Rule of St. Augustine and the Book of Constitutions and Ordinations (LCO) are both complements of the fundamental rule book for the work we do as Dominican Friars, and for the friarly life.
The secular world is full of rulebooks. You can bet on any successful corporate entity (Coca Cola, Amazon, Google etc.) having a handbook that lays out expectations and structure for employees to follow. The LCO does this; it tells us, for example, that hearing Confessions and preaching the Eucharist is central to our mission (LCO 105).
But the LCO is not just an employee handbook for Dominican Friars.
The LCO marks out the outline of our life and it finds itself fulfilled in the friars themselves. It’s more than a rule book. The
LCO has been written with heavenly profits in mind, both for Dominican Friars and the people we serve, and that it has been written by Augustine – a saint and Doctor of the Church – and by the Friars themselves.
It's the assurance that his Dominican life will bear fruit for the Church and the world.
The Rule of St. Augustine and the Book of Constitutions and Ordinations (LCO) comprises a fundamental rulebook for the work we do as Dominican Friars, and for the life we friars live.
The secular world is full of rulebooks. You can bet on any successful corporate entity (Coca Cola, Amazon, Google etc.) having a handbook that lays out expectations and structure for employees to follow. The LCO does this; it tells us, for example, that hearing Confessions and preaching the Eucharist is central to our mission (LCO 105).
But the LCO is not just an employee handbook for Dominican Friars.
The LCO marks out the outline of our life and it finds itself fulfilled in the friars themselves. It’s more than a rule book. The
LCO has been written with heavenly profits in mind, both for Dominican Friars and the people we serve, and that it has been written by Augustine – a saint and Doctor of the Church – and by the Friars themselves.
It's the assurance that his Dominican life will bear fruit for the Church and the world.
The Rule of St. Augustine and the Book of Constitutions and Ordinations (LCO) comprises a fundamental rulebook for the work we do as Dominican Friars, and for the life we friars live.
| The Book of Constitutions and Ordinations |
| The Rule of St. Augustine |