Course XLVI - Teaching 14: Observance and Dispensations

All Sons will go to their assigned place as soon as the bell sounds.
The Superior will ring the little bell after a prudential time to permit the Sons to be together. Whoever arrives late will remain standing until to get dispensation from the Superior.
In every House of Community all will observe every rule besides the Regulation, which is foundation of the life of Ordination, and even those rules imparted by the Seminary, except something special related to the probationary period.
One has to understand for Regulation: Regulation, Method and Ceremonial.
In Houses where Ordained Sons stay, but that are not considered Houses of Community, they will observe rules, but will respect Regulation and injunctions of the Knight Great Master.
Communications of the Sons will become easier in relation to their future labors for Works of Cafh by suppressing at the table the Mane Mann at noon, which will be substituted for this Prayer: “Spill, Lord, your blessings on us and this food that we will take. So Be It”.
Every Wednesday and Friday, the Sons will sing “Stabat Mater”, as it is established, and the other days will substitute the Hymn to the Mother for “Ave Maris Stella”. If they cannot make procession, they will recite standing round the table.
Penitence of Saturdays will take place soon after the Lecture instead of making it in the refectory. Every dispensation can be put in practice just with permission of the Knight Great Master and will last during a period that he will establish.
The Director will apply to the Sons usual penitence; for instance, to stay lying down as the Community passes by; to beg public penitence kneeling; or to remain in the refectory with their arms up high; all this to acquire a deep spirit of humility by means of this penitence.
They will say many times in a loud voice; “I request to this Venerable Community forgiveness for my faults and my bad examples”, or this prayer: “Venerable Community, please hear my voice: I do not deserve to remain in such saintly company. Pray for me”. Or this: “May this Community be aware of my will; I wish to be the last fellow in this Holy House of the Mother, rather than the first in houses of the world”.