Editing Augustinians (section)

====Organization of the order====
The Augustinian Hermits, while following the rule known as that of St. Augustine, are also subject to the Constitutions, first drawn up by Augustinus Novellus (d. 1309), Prior General of the order from 1298 to 1300, and by Clement of Osimo. A revision was made at Rome in 1895. The Constitutions were revised again and published at Rome in 1895, with additions in 1901 and 1907.<ref name=Heimbucher/> Today, the Order follows the Constitutions approved in the Ordinary General Chapter of 2007.

The government of the order is as follows: At the head is the [[Prior (ecclesiastical)|Prior]] General, elected every six years by the [[General Chapter]]. The Prior General is aided by six assistants and a secretary, also elected by the General Chapter. These form the ''Curia Generalitia''. Each province is governed by a [[Provincial superior|Prior Provincial]], each [[commissariat]] by a [[Commissary General]], each of the two congregations by a [[Vicar General]], and every monastery by a [[Prior (ecclesiastical)|Prior]] (only the Czech monastery of [[St Thomas's Abbey, Brno|Alt-Brunn]] in [[Moravia]] is under an [[abbot]]) and every college by a [[Rector (academia)|Rector]]. The members of the Order number both [[priest (Catholic Church)|priests]] and [[lay brother]]s. The Augustinians, like most religious orders, have a [[Cardinal Protector]].

The Augustinians follow the rule of St. Augustine which is divided into 8 chapters (purpose and basis of common life, prayer, moderation and self-denial, safeguarding chastity and fraternal correction, the care of community goods and treatment of sick, asking for pardon and forgiving others, governance and obedience, and observance of the rule).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.midwestaugustinians.org/roots-of-augustinian-spirituality/|title=Roots of Augustinian Spirituality|website=Midwest Augustinians|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-12}}</ref> The Augustinians also use the charism or "gift from the Holy Spirit" to guide the communal life.

The choir and outdoor dress of the friars is a [[tunic]] of black woolen material, with long, wide sleeves, a black leather [[girdle]], and a large shoulder cape to which is attached a long, pointed hood reaching to the girdle. The indoor dress consists of a black [[tunic]] and [[scapular]], over which the shoulder cape is worn. In many monasteries, white was formerly the color worn in areas where there were no [[Dominican Order|Dominicans]]. In hot climates Augustinians tend to wear white habits as they are easily distinguishable with the Dominicans (i.e. without long scapular, rosary, etc.).