Those brothers should be assigned to missionary work who had previously shown signs of a missionary vocation and who are well prepared for it. Special training for missionaries, both clerical and co-operator brothers, ought to be provided in a mission convent, or in a special institute where they can learn the people’s language, customs, history, culture and missionary apostolate.

1. A brother who is going to spend some time in the territory of another province should notify the relevant prior provincial in advance, with due regard for n. 137.
2. A brother who is travelling should as far as possible stay in our own convents wherever we have them.

When a vicar provincial is to be appointed by the prior provincial, the brothers, who, in accordance with n. 478, would have active voice in the election, shall first be consulted (see Appendix n. 25).

The officials of a regional vicariate shall be appointed according to the norm of the statutes.

I. The regional prior has charge of the vicariate as the vicar of the prior provincial and has, in addition to the faculties granted by the provincial chapter, the right:
1. to assign brothers who are in the vicariate, without prejudice to the rights of the prior provincial;
2. to confirm a conventual prior as provided for in n. 467 and to appoint superiors of houses as provided for in n. 332, unless the vicariate statute provides otherwise;
3. to participate by right of office in the provincial council, unless something different has been laid down in the pro­vincial statute;
4. to participate by right of office in a provincial chapter – see 352, § I, 1. (P, n. 494; K, n.372)
II.
1. The regional prior is elected for four years by the voters assigned to the convents of the vicariate and is confirmed by the prior provincial with the consent of his council;
2. when the time for which the regional prior was elected has expired or when for any reason whatsoever he has ceased to hold office, until a successor has been confirmed his office shall be held by the prior who has spent the longest time in the Order in the same vicariate;
3. what has been laid down for a conventual prior in n. 302, § I, holds for a regional prior, mutatis mutandis. 

The Master, if he is present, or as soon as he arrives, shall make the profession of faith in the presence of the chapter before he performs any act as Master of the Order.

Once the election has been completed and accepted, all the brothers present in the convent shall be summoned and the name of the one elected shall be disclosed.

1. The election shall be announced immediately to the one elected; if he is absent, he shall come to the chapter as soon as possible.
2. Unless he has grave reasons, the one elected is bound to accept his election. But if he does not accept and the capitulars permit this refusal, they must proceed to a new election as soon as possible.

The election itself shall be conducted in accordance with n. 452 with these exceptions:

1. the ballots must be repeated until a brother is elected by an absolute majority of votes;
2. before the new Master is elected, the electors may not leave the chapter room – except the tellers, who may go to collect the votes of infirm voters if there are any;
3. an official document shall not be drawn up but a faithful report of the whole election with its various ballots shall be recorded in the minutes of the chapter.

1. The vicar of the Order shall preside over the election, that is, either the ex-Master of the Order who has just left office or the vicar according to our legislation (see n. 417).
2. The secretary of the election shall be the first secretary of the chapter.
3. The tellers shall be designated in accordance with n. 448, § IV.