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      To obtain an official support from
                  the Order, the time is still premature. It becomes
                  possible only after the establishment of the association
                  and to the extent where this one, in its organization
                  and practice, truly reflect the spirit of Saint Bruno,
                  in an adaptation to the condition of laity living in
                  the open world. This may take several years, which is
                  not at all serious, since we are working on the long
                  term. Gd 12 
      
     
      The name of the CLC: it would
                  be desirable to make an explicit reference to Saint
                    Bruno, rather than to the Carthusian Order.
                  "International Fellowship of Saint Bruno" is good;
                  otherwise "Saint Bruno Lay Contemplatives".Gd 11 
      
        IFSB
                                                Internationalis
                                                  Fraternitas Sancti
                                                  Brunonis - International Fellowship of Saint
                  BrunoSBLC Sancti Brunonis Laici Contemplativi
          - Saint Bruno Lay ContemplativesSBPCLC Sancti Brunonis Pauperes Christi Laici
                                                          Contemplativi
                                                          - Saint Bruno
                                                          Poors of
                                                          Christ Lay
                                                          Contemplatives
          Pauperes Christi -
            Poors of Christ; in
            the spirit of the early Carthusians who called themselves Pauperes
                Christi.  A definitive name for the official lay association
          is something we can imagine to be determined
          in due time jointly,
          by a mature IFSB/SBLC and SBPCLC ecosystem, comprising even
          some eventual affiliates. 
              
                Since the meeting at
                  the Grande Chartreuse in September 2014 (LGC2014),
                  there has been expressed the desire of a more direct
                  link with the Carthusian Order, other than through
                  a future Canonical Association of the Faithful; and
                  the term "External
                        Donates" was coined and noted by the
                  IFSB/SBLC envoys during their discussions with the
                  Reverend Father, so this orientation remains to be
                  reflected upon and developed henceforth through
                          our study of the
                  Carthusian Statutes and the history of the Carthusian
                  Order instead of developing a future Lay
                  Association of Faithful.La
                    Lumière du Désert page (this video was
                    highly recommended by the Reverend Father at the
                    LGC2014 meeting)The
                    Life in us of the Most Holy Trinity (is
                    to be developed following LGC2014 directives) 
 
      
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