(Sancti Stulti) Holy Fools Rule
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(Sancti Stulti) or Holy Fool Rule
Live in the open.
Do not use or possess money. Beg for food.
Own nothing, carry only the bare necessities (backpack, sleeping bag, toothbrush, Bible, dictionary, etc.).
Pray a complete rosary every day (15 decades) and also the Little Office of Our Lady.
Do penitential exercises for the restoration of the Church and for the Kingdom of Mary.
Ideal extreme penances are praying the rosary on your knees with arms outstretched, eating hot peppers or other unpleasant but healthy foods, staying in cold water, marathon running/swimming; anything beyond that requires the approval of the director.
Preach the gospel, evangelize on the streets, and sing in public.
Support: seek a spiritual director who recognizes your calling to the Holy Fools, ideally this is someone who is ordained or close to it. Have a regular confessor, even if your itinerant life necessitates confession to other priests. Also have an accountability partner, someone who will hold you accountable for memorization goals and progress.
Avoid physical contact with women (under 50) and also being alone with them in private. Avoid inappropriate or special friendships among fools and in general, but especially with women (friendship for friendship's sake).
Limited contact with family and former friends. You can write to them by handwritten letter, but no video, phone or email correspondence. You may correspond with others for the purposes of your mission or discipleship via phone, email, or video conference.
Levels of Vocational Training
Level (0) Novitiate.
You have a spiritual leader who thinks it is a good idea for you to follow this rule of life.
Stage (1) Postulancy, "Fool" (~1 year)
Preach and/or sing in public at least once every day.
You may wear shoes.
You must wear simple white/brown/kacki/black clothing or a potato sack.
Those who wish to enter the novitiate must memorize the entire New Testament and Psalms in the language in which they will be preaching in order to do so.
All are encouraged to enter this state, even those who have no intention of advancing, but simply want to live an apostolic lifestyle for a time.
Level (2) Novitiate, "Brother Fool" (~2 years)
Continue to preach one sermon per day and or sing publicly, look for opportunities to preach current missions to the faithful.
You may not wear shoes.
You must wear a potato sack.
For those seeking ordination.
Everyone must memorize the Propers for each Sunday and each major feast day of the year, plus a sermon written by a saint for each feast day.
You can only proceed to the temporary vows when a postulant ascribes to you the overwhelming merit of having brought him to the novitiate. If there are many postulants, this number can increase accordingly.
Stage (3) Provisional vows, "Brother". (~2 years)
Same habilitation
Readings to memorize are Imitation of Christ, Dialogue of St. Catherine, and True Devotion to Mary.
Try to lecture to the younger members of the Sancti Stulti, especially on memorization, and participate in debates. You cannot move on to final vows until one person gives you credit for bringing them to the temporary vows; if there are many in the novitiate, several are required.
Stufe (4) Endgültige Gelübde: Lernen Sie im Gespräch mit einem bestimmten Bischof die Liturgie, das Kirchenrecht und die übrigen für die Priesterweihe erforderlichen Einzelheiten. Erlangung der Priesterweihe und Dienst als Wanderprediger oder Missionärprediger.