Confraternity of Penitents Handbook-
almost 500 pages. Contains Rule and
Constitutions, Induction and Pledging
Ceremonies, all formation lessons for postulancy,
novice 1, novice 2, novice 3, samples of ongoing
formation, symbolism of San Damiano Crucifix,
various Marian prayers, CFP Directory of
Governance, several articles on Penance, and much other information.
All in loose leaf binder format so that CFP
formation lessons and other information can be
easily inserted and kept.
If you are looking for a way to foster
conversion in your soul or if you want to learn
more about the Rule of Life and the governance
of the Confraternity of Penitents, the CFP
Handbook will meet your needs. The Handbook is
the only text, other than a Bible, a breviary,
and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, that a
penitent needs to complete formation and pledge
to live a life of penance in the Confraternity.
The articles alone can be read multiple times to
assist one on the spiritual journey. Here are
some quotes from the Handbook:
A friend becomes an enemy when he would lead us
to sin, and he deserves to lose his friend when
he would destroy his soul. (St. Francis de Sales
on Friendship, in the Ongoing Formation Section
of the CFP Handbook)
Jesus said
in the prayer He taught us, "Forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive others" (Matthew
6:12). He also said in John 14:23, "If anyone
loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father
will love him and we will come to him and make
our home with him." Is this not the best reason
in the world to forgive? To keep His word
results in our becoming a dwelling place of the
Holy Trinity and preparing for union with Jesus.
(Lucy St. Michael in the Articles on Penance
Section of the CFP Handbook)
This distinction between a public and private
vow is not exact because members of some secular
institutes and some associations of the faithful
take vows which are accepted by a legitimate
superior, yet these are considered private vows
or, in the case of secular institutes,
"semi-public vows." A more accurate distinction,
modeled on the difference between solemn and
simple vows, is simply this: a public vow is one
which is recognized as such by the Church;
otherwise it is private. (From the Canon Law
section of the CFP Handbook)
"Love for
creation and grateful recognition that all is a
gift from God is the underlying characteristic
of the authentic penitent. . . . The joyful
experience of giving something to God out of
pure love, imitating very poorly the completely
gratuitous gift of love God makes to us, is
inexplicable for those who have not begun to
fall in love with Jesus crucified. . . . (it is)
a spiritual experience . . . the fullness of
love and freedom." (Segundo Galilea, Temptation
and Discernment, Institute of Carmelite Studies
in the Frequently Asked Questions section of the
CFP Handbook).
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Gignilliat
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many good things!) I think it is so savvy
for you to provide the entire formation program
for people who requested it, what trust.
It is something I can show my spiritual director
- indeed I might even order a Handbook for him!
--Theodora Benedict
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