• Following the evangelizing Christ
• Let us glory in his cross
• In the certainty of the Resurrection
• Renouncement and poverty
• With the obedience which saves
• Faithfulness to celibacy
• In brotherly communion
• Praying to be apostles

1. Every missionary shall endeavor to faithfully follow the will of God, as Christ followed that of His Father, in order to realize every day, in the variety of concrete situations, the divine plan of salvation.

2. Believing that the Gospel is truly the power of God for the salvation
all men, we shall meditate on and practice the Word which we announce, witnessing to it with our life, keeping in sight the complete liberation of the human person.

3. Inspired by such faith, we will be able to see in the Church the community in which Christ works; we shall accept it as such and make it known, placing all our trust in the power of God, Who acts through the weakness of humanity.

4. Moved by the charity of Christ, we shall go out to all people to reveal to them the love of God, Who has given the world His own Son, so that all who share in His Spirit may be able to love one another as God has loved them.

In view of the fact that the salvation of Christ is actualized in the mystery of the cross, we, as His apostles and disciples, shall endeavor to conform ourselves to Christ Crucified and we shall rely on Him, alone, for the effectiveness of our apostolate.

2. We must be ready to accept hardships and privations in the name of Christ, by completing in us what is lacking to His passion, and for the advantage of His body which is the Church, being ready to witness to the Gospel even with our blood.

3. From the hope which comes to us from the Risen Christ we will derive the fervor for a confident and untiring activity, persevering against all difficulties, and respecting the times and the ways of God, on every occasion relying on the help which Christ has promised to His disciples.

2. Separation from our fatherland, from family, from our own culture, must be lived as an inseparable part ot our mission in order to incarnate ourselves in the people to be evangelized, as Christ, through His incarnation, bound Himself to the social and cultural environment of the men among whom He lived.

3. As we want to share in the life of those who are near to us, especially the poor and the underprivileged, we shall set an example of a personal and community life of moderation, diligence and sacnfice, and shall renounce riches, privileges, and all that might prevent an authentic announcement of Christ.

1. In view of the fact that evangelization is never an individual and isolated act, but a profoundly ecclesial activity, we shall not consider ourselves as independent in our evangelizing work, but we shall carry it out in union with the Church and in the name of the Church, accepting its directives and with a trustful and responsible obedience.

2. ln the decisione of the Superiors in the trends of the community and in the suggestions of our own confreres, we shall see the signs of the will of God and shall keep them in due consideration in order to avoid choices which might be individualistic and erroneous.

3. On the occasions of conflict between the decisione of the anthority and our own personal choices, we shall search for light with faith and prayer so as not to be misled in following the ways of humanity rather than those of God.

4. Recognizing that all authority comes from God, we, both at home and in the missione, shall behave as loyal and honest citizens, obeying civil authorities and the laws which promote common good.

1 In order to remain close to God with an undivided heart, we shall cultivate an intense spiritual life, which will be sustained by prayer. sThis will unite us intimately to the Lord and obtain for us the grace of being faithful to our commitment.

2. Celibacy for the Kingdom is marked by and obtained through a generous charity which is open to all. Celibacy must be expressed through a living and constantly renewed brotherly spirit toward all the members of the Institute and its different communities through a love so great as to go beyond all boundaries to make us men for others.

3. Being conscious of our weakness, we will guard the gift of celibacy through the necessary mortification, using vigilance and prudence in our behaviour, and aiming to edify and to onentate all people to Christ and not to us.

5. Communion among us shall fina its center in the Eucharist; it shall express itself and shall be strengthened in frequent encounters of prayer, of study of common problema and of congenial fraternity.

6. Brotherhood among the missionaries of P.I.M.E. shall not and cannot limit itself to members and to P.I.M.E. communities, but shall be open to a variety of expressions of the ecclesial community in a reciprocal exchange ot comprehension and donation.

4. La devozione alla Santissima Vergine terrà un posto particolare nella vita dei missionari e delle comunità. Verranno celebrate in modo speciale la festa di Maria Regina degli Apostoli, Patrona dell’Istituto, e dei Beati Alberico Crescitelli e Giovanni Mazzucconi.