The Families of the Brothers

56. The Brothers' love for one another extends also to their families. This is shown by a warm welcome into our communities and by prayer, especially in times of happiness or of sorrow¹. Our religious consecration deepens and makes more sensitive, our love for our parents.

56.1 Contact with the family, especially visits to the family, is defined by the Norms of the Province, account being taken of the differences in cultures and of the demands of Marist religious life. (cf 151.1.3)