All is swallowed up in
victory. He has nothing but gifts to offer. It remains only for us to
find how even the cross can be borne as a gift. 
Our commitment is an invitation for our fellow Christians to fulfill their vocation, and for ourselves it is a concrete way of working with them for the spread of the gospel and with all for the development of a more just and human society.
Constitution 1.7 - God's CallWe dedicate ourselves as well to be prophetic signs through these vows [of poverty, chastity and obedience]. We are sojourners in this world, longing for the coming of the new creation as we seek to be stewards on this earth. The world is well provisioned with gifts from God's hand, but the gifts are often worshiped and the Giver is ignored. We want to live our vows in such a way that our lives will call into question the fascinations of our world: pleasure, wealth and power. Prophets stand before the world as signs of that which has enduring value, and prophets speak and act in the world as companions of the Lord in the service of his kingdom. We pray to live our vows well enough to offer such witness and service.
Constitution 5.45 - Consecration and Commitment...Christ the Lord has risen to die no more. He has taken
us into the mystery and the grace of this life that springs up from
death. If we, like him, encounter and accept suffering in our
discipleship, we will move without awkwardness among others who suffer.
We must be men with hope to bring. There is no failure the Lord's
love cannot reverse, no humiliation he cannot exchange for blessing, no
anger he cannot dissolve, no routine he cannot transfigure. All is swallowed up in
victory. He has nothing but gifts to offer. It remains only for us to
find how even the cross can be borne as a gift.
We pray with the church, we pray in community and we pray in solitude. Prayer is our faith attending to the Lord, and in that faith we meet him individually, yet we also stand in the company of others who know God as their Father...It is not merely we who pray, but his Spirit who prays in us. And we who busy ourselves in announcing the Lord's kingdom need to come back often enough and sit at his feet and listen still more closely.
Constitution 3.23,32 - PrayerOur calling is to serve the Lord Jesus in mission not as independent individuals but in a brotherhood. Our community life refreshes the faith that makes our work a ministry and not just an employment; it fortifies us by the example and encouragement of our confreres; and it protects us from being overwhelmed or discouraged by our work.
Constitution 4.33 - Brotherhood