First Rule ~ Prayer

Pray five times per day

Examine our conscience every evening

Do a retreat yearly or spend two days in silence 

Observe the Order’s designated feast days

Second Rule ~ The Eucharist

Attend mass weekly and a minimum of twice per week during the initiate period.

Third Rule ~ Self-denial

Fast once per week (initiate period)

Abstain from meat on Fridays

Carry the Rosary

Fourth Rule ~ Penance

Confess once per month or as required (initiate period)

Confess once per year

Fifth Rule ~ Charity

Give generously to the needy

Support our local Knights of Columbus

Sixth Rule ~ Catholicism

Follow and study the Catholic Canon  

Seventh Rule ~ Study

Devote a portion of each day to spiritual education

Eighth Rule ~ Leadership

Defend “Just War” doctrine

Maintain the highest possible ethical standards

Avoid unnecessary quarrels

Provide regular professional mentorship to subordinates

Supplement to the Eighth Rule:  The “Little Way” in leadership

Delight in taking the last place in line

Recoil from flattery

Rejoice in the success of others

Make no excuses for our sins

Be quick to admit our weaknesses

Prefer hiddenness to acclaim

Be grateful when others criticize us and point out shortcomings

Not be undone by the injury and injustice we suffer

Be unmoved by worldly status, fame, and prestige

Experience peace in the midst of the world's conflict, turmoil, and strife