Ordination

1. When a brother has spent the year immediately preceding solemn profession, which for a cleric can be a scholastic year, in a convent of his own province, the prior provincial may admit him to profession, if the vote of the chapter and the vote of the council are favourable. He may also do so if the vote of either one is favourable, but not if both are contrary. In convents and houses where, according to n. 139-bis and n. 333, the council is not distinct from the chapter, the second vote is taken by the provincial council; in vicariates it is taken by the vicariate council. A negative vote of both the chapter and the council is decisive when the brother has resided in the convent of his own province during that year; if the case concerns a cleric, the scholastic year can be counted for such a year. When the brother has resided outside the province, a decisive vote of the council of the province of affiliation is necessary.
2. When a brother has spent the aforesaid year outside his own province, the vote of its chapter and council are consultative only. However, in that case a vote of the council of the province of affiliation is always required. If it is favourable, the prior provincial may admit the brother to profession but not if it is contrary.
3. If a brother has not yet lived for a year in the convent of his actual assignation and is due to make solemn profession, the convent in which he spent the immediately preceding year takes a vote of the chapter and council according to n. 206, 2  But the convent where he is actually living must first take a vote for the sake of information.

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 cooperator 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. In cases of greater urgency when more are unable to be present, it suffices that at least two councillors be present with the chairman. In ordinary cases, at least four councilors should always be present for the deliberations to be valid. In more urgent cases, when more are not available, two are sufficient.
2. Whenever the agenda includes matters pertaining to the studium, the professors, and the students, or even to an apostolic school, the regent and the moderator of institutional studies shall always be present or promoter of studies mentioned in n. 366, 2° should always be present.

The members should not easily abstain from a determined vote, especially regarding admission to profession, but only for a just cause that impedes their judgment.

A province or a vicariate should draw up a plan of its overall apostolate and prepare the brothers for it and should coordinate its energies, taking into account the unity, the vigour and the continuity of the apostolate. The needs of the Church, and of the province or vicariate, together with the problems likely to arise in the future should be kept in mind.

The examination for the lectorate shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions and procedure laid down in the general and particular Rationes Studiorum.

The examination for the lectorate shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions and procedure laid down in the general and particular Rationes Studiorum.

1. The scientific degrees in the Order are:
   1. the lectorate;
   2. the mastership in sacred theology.
2. Any province is free to dispense with conferring the lectorate should it consider it opportune.

1. The scientific degrees in the Order are:
   1. the lectorate;
   2. the mastership in sacred theology.
2. Any province is free to dispense with conferring the lectorate should it consider it opportune.

1. To establish or accept a centre of higher studies, including a university, in addition to the requirements of law and the usual academic conditions, the following are required:
   1. a petition drawn up by the provincial chapter setting out the reasons;
   2. a decree of approval given by the Master of the Order.
2. Centres of higher study and universities belonging in any way to the Order shall send an annual report on their specific status to the Master of the Order.
3. For the establishment of a centre for special studies or a centre for ongoing formation, the approval of the prior provincial and his council is required; the views of the commission for the intellectual life of the province need to be ascertained.