That in the spirit of mortification, for the perfect fulfilment of our vows and in order to truly die together with Christ, we will carry out everything properly and faithfully, courageously face all adversities and lovingly and eagerly conquer all difficulties and anything that can turn us away from God. (Art.80)
For the grace to imitate our founders.
...disperse and destroy all our undertakings...should we change the purpose of our coming together as a community, should we convert our religious character and spirit into an instrument for achieving only secondary and temporal goals... (Paris, 8/1/1839)