Government and obligations

Government. For our Secular Institutes: the Superior General of the Pious Society of Saint Paul is also Superior General of each of the Secular Institutes. The Provincial Superior of the Pious Society of Saint Paul is also the Provincial Superior of the Secular Institutes. The local Superior of the Pious Society of Saint Paul is also local Superior of the Secular Institutes.
The members of the Secular Institutes have three main commitments: 1) prayer practices, which conform to Pauline piety; 2) practice of the evangelical counsels, which are embraced with religious profession; 3) an apostolate agreed on in accordance with their respective Superior.
This apostolate is carried out in the world and with worldly means; in other words, making use of one's profession and activity, taking advantage of the local circumstances, as well as making use of modern technical means.
Our three Institutes share in the goals and carry out in the world the activities (even if only one of them) of the Pauline Family. This latter embraces five Congregations: Pious Society of Saint Paul, for the apostolate of the press, cinema, radio and television; Daughters of Saint Paul, for the same apostolates; Pious Disciples of the Divine Master, for adoration, liturgy, priestly service; Pastorelle Sisters, for parish works; Regina Apostolorum Institute, for vocations.
In general, the task of the members of the Secular Institutes is to cooperate with the Church - in accordance with the spirit of the Pious Society of Saint Paul - to give Jesus Christ,