The Carthusian Order
Statutes
- Ch. 1 Prologue
- Ch. 2 Praise of Life in Solitude
- Book 1 : The Cloister Monks
- Ch. 3 The Cloister Monks
- Ch. 4 The Keeping of Cell and Silence
- Ch. 5 Occupations in Cell
- Ch. 6 The Observance of Enclosure
- Ch. 7 Fasting and Abstinence
- Ch. 8 The Novice
- Ch. 9 The Novice-Master
- Ch. 10 Profession
- Book 2 : The Lay Monks
- Ch. 11 The Lay Monks
- Ch. 12 Solitude
- Ch. 13 Enclosure
- Ch. 14 Silence
- Ch. 15 Work
- Ch. 17 The Novice
- Ch. 18 Profession
- Ch. 19 Donation
- Ch. 20 The Formation of the Brothers
- Book 3 : The Community
- Ch. 21 The Daily Celebration of the Liturgy
- Ch. 22 Of Life in Common
- Ch. 23 The Prior
- Ch. 26 The Procurator
- Ch. 27 The Sick
- Ch. 28 Poverty
- Ch. 29 The Care and Administration of Temporal Goods
- Ch. 30 Stability
- Book 4 : The Order
- Ch. 31 The Government of the Order
- Ch. 32 The Canonical Visitation
- Ch. 33 Conversion of Life
- Ch. 34 The Function of our Order in the Life of the Church
- Ch. 35 The Statutes Themselves
- Book 5 : Rites and Acts of Carthusian Life
- Ch. 36 Rites of Carthusian Life
- Ch. 38 Election of a Prior
- Book 6 : The Liturgical Seasons
- Ch. 41 The Liturgy in our Order
- Ch. 52 Liturgical Chant
- Ch. 53 Ceremonies of the Community during the Divine Office
- Ch. 54 Ceremonies for the Office in Cell
- Book 9 : Sacraments and Suffrages
- Ch. 62 The Sacraments
- Ch. 65 Suffrages
Statutes
Book 9 : Sacraments and Suffrages
Chapter 62
The Sacraments
Penance
- In the Sacrament of Penance, God, the Father of mercies, through the Paschal Mystery of his Son, reconciles us in the Spirit with himself, with the Church and with ourselves. We encourage all to have frequent recourse to this sacrament; for, by it, that conversion of the heart which is the basic aim of the monk becomes rooted in the mystery of the death and resurrection of Christ.
- The Prior must name and appoint several of the more discreet monks to hear the confessions of the others.
Moreover, any member of the Order can, for the peace of his conscience, both validly and licitly confess to any priest who has legitimate faculties. - We should avoid, as far as possible, hearing the confessions of those who are not members of our Order, and it is forbidden to hear the confessions of women (cf. 6.13).
Chapitre 65
Suffrages
Since we are members one of another it is fitting that we take upon ourselves in prayer the burdens of our brothers, and that we pray especially for :
- Each Member of the Order
- For our Superiors
- For our Families and Benefactors
- For the Universal Church and for the Order
- Although we offer many prayers for specific persons, we trust that all our prayers may, by the mercy of God, benefit first of all the universal Church, to the praise of the glory of God.
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