- To be promoted a master in sacred theology, it is required that a brother:
- be commendable for his life and prudence;
- have been totally dedicated to intellectual work for at least ten years from the completion of his complementary studies;
- that he be promoted by a general chapter, or by the Master of the Order with his council;
- that the newly promoted master give a public lecture.
- Nobody is to be promoted a master in sacred theology except in the aforesaid manner.