It remained to provide the new congragation a rule or law statutes, and this was the work of the third prior, Constantine, presbyter distinguished and illustrious origin, who had attached himself to Wichard and was chosen by him to help end her life. He thought first of the aggregate Hérivaux Order Citalá, then expanding. But the new higher recommended by the Bishop of Toul, Henri de Lorraine (1126-1165), and the Cistercian abbot of Beaupre, Lambert, who governed the monastery between 1150 and 1170, finally opted for the rule of St. Augustine and Life canonical, while keeping the observances more austere hermit prétiquées to Herivaux.
He wrote the Articles thus, different from those of other congregations of canons regular: Norbertine, of Arrouaise or Saint-Ruff, the hermit character of the institute and austerity are strongly charged. They were called "Rule Herivaux," and we will keep this traditional name, although not in conformity with canon law. Sunrise
night and perpetual abstinence from meat observances were common to all canons regular orders Reformed but in addition to Herivaux, we kept a perpetual silence, we have renounced even livestock and barnyard animals, we gave a very large part in manual labor, we wore woolen clothes instead of clothing fabric . However, it was expected that the Divine Office would be celebrated with great solemnity.
Many passages in the articles reproduced verbatim text of the Rule of St. Benedict, however, adherence to Hérivaux far surpassed in austerity, not only those of the canons regular, but even the U.S. and those of the Cistercians of the Carthusians. Presumably some of Practice columbanian survival, unable to provide conclusive evidence.
How long the "Rule of Hérivaux" it was practiced in its entirety? Written in the mid-twelfth century, from 1216 she received a first mitigation by decision of Pope Honorius II, taking Hérivaux under the protection of the Holy See authorized the collection of tithes and allowed the monks to wear shoes for the party St. Martin (November 11) until 1 April. A little later, in 1245, Pope Innocent IV abrogated the defense of own livestock, large and small, and allowed patients to eat meat.
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