- The socii help the Master of the Order in the exercise of his office over the whole Order; with their consent or advice the Master governs the Order, discussing and deciding questions of major importance for the life of the whole Order.
- The socii of the Master of the Order are to be no fewer than eight and no more than ten. Two of them have charge of matters to do with the apostolate and the intellectual life in the Order respectively; to the others is entrusted care for the relationship of the provinces with the Order, and for other matters which may be committed to them by the Master of the Order (see n. 428).
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