SUMMARY OF THE OBSERVANCES OF THE MSM RULE

The obligations and strict observances of the MSM Observantia are as follows:-

EACH DAY:
- A liturgical Hour from the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- A period of mental prayer.

EACH WEEK:
- Attendance at Mass at least once beside Sunday.
- The recitation of one Rosary during the course of the week.
- The reading, with meditation, of a passage of the Rule.

EACH MONTH:
- Attendance at the Command chapter meeting.

SEVEN TIMES A YEAR:
- Mass and Holy Communion on the solemn feast and five major feast days of the Order, and on the feast day of the Priory’s patron saint.

DURING THE YEAR:
- Regular reading of Holy Scripture.
- Study necessary for doctrinal formation.
- Participation in the activities of the Order, each according to his chosen concerns.

ONCE A YEAR:
- Attendance at the General Chapter (or that of the Priory).
- A retreat of several days’ duration in a recollected environment such as that of a monastery (c.f., chap. XI  of the MSM Rule -Note that this observance has yet to be formally included among the Observances in the next edition of the Rule )