Duties to God

A Rover always stands by his Christian hope, whatever the challenge.

Be baptized and confirmed, and regularly go to confession and communion.
Have chosen a spiritual director to guide his conscience.
Own a missal, and use it.
Know how to serve and sing Mass.
Know the aims of the liturgy of the Tridentine Mass and the reasons for our attachment to this rite.
Strive to do a retreat each year, even if of short duration.
Make room in his daily life for personal prayer and meditation (preparation for death, responsible use of time etc).
Realize the commitments of his baptism in his daily life.
Love Our Lady and the Rosary.

A Rover is proud of his Faith and is aware of his duty to deepen his religious knowledge.

Determine the gaps in his religious knowledge.
Read religious works diligently (Holy Scripture, Life of Saints, philosophy, encyclicals, Imitation of Christ etc).
Know the basic questions of the cathechism, and the essential principles of moral judgement.
Be able to explaining a point of cathechism to children, and to take part in a religious discussion.
Know the principal objections to our Faith, and how to refute them.

A Rover is a member of the Catholic Church and is aware of his responsibility as a missionary to his world.

Be filled in all his life and actions with a truly Christian spirit.
Strive to keep the Christian traditions alive (feast days, sacraments, the divin office etc).
Never be afraid to confess himself a Christian, or to salute a wayside cross or a church in a fitting way. Show due respect for the name of God, and constantly fight against fear of human judgement, both in himself and others.
Trust in the Communion of Saints in praying for others, the dead, the great intentions of the Church.
Ensure the religious education of his own children, and promote such education among young people generally.
Be aware of the need for personal sanctification in the battle against the modernist heresy.