Ordination

1. To be promoted a master in sacred theology, it is required that a brother:
   1. be commendable for his life and prudence;
   2. have been totally dedicated to intellectual work for at least ten years from the completion of his complementary studies;
   3. be presented to the provincial chapter by the commission for the intellectual life of the province, and be approved by two thirds of the vocals at the same chapter, or by the chapter of the province of affiliation, or by the Master of the Order, if the brother is living in a convent or institute immediately subject to him;
   4. that a commission of at least three experts in the field of scientific specialisation, chosen by the Master of the Order, pronounce favourably on the value of his work and his capac­ity to pursue it;
   5. 3. that he be promoted by a general chapter, or by the Master of the Order with his council;
   6. 4. that the newly promoted master give a public lecture.
2. Nobody is to be promoted a master in sacred theology except in the aforesaid manner. 

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. It pertains principally to the Master of the Order:
   1. to see to it that the entire Order fulfils its mission through assiduous study adapted to the needs of the times;
   2. to establish and promote centres of higher studies which, because of the special demands of the work or of the office, need to be under his immediate care;
   3. to foster collaboration between provinces and, when opportune, to encourage the establishment of convents or centres of studies common to several provinces.
2. In discharging all these duties, the Master of the Order shall be helped by the assistant for the intellectual life the socius for the intellectual life, as well as by the permanent commission for the promotion of study in the Order.

1. It is principally the responsibility of the conventual superior:
   1. To arrange that at suitable intervals, conferences and community discussions take place with professors from the houses of study or other experts from the Order or from elsewhere. Doctrinal questions should provide the subject matter, particularly those relevant to the brothers’ ministry.
   2. With the conventual lector and the librarian, to ensure that the library is provided with the necessary books and that an adequate amount of money is spent annually for its  improvement.
2. There shall be a conventual lector of studies to assist the superior in fostering the intellectual life of the community. The superior himself may undertake this task.

1. Because of continual cultural development and the complexity of problems, some brothers, especially teachers, should be sent on for higher studies, either in the Order’s centres or elsewhere.
2. These brothers should be provided with whatever they need while working with experts in their own and allied disciplines. They should also enjoy freedom for research, discussion
   and communication, in fidelity to the Order and the Church.
3. Should doctrinal difficulties arise and controversy not be resolved, let the brothers be heard by the superiors, assisted by experts designated by both parties and acceptable to both. Fraternal charity should always be observed but without prejudice to the right of recourse to higher superiors.

1. The brothers ought to cultivate the sacred sciences especially, not only as a preparation for the immediate ministry but also for their own cultural development.
2. To achieve this, certain periods of time need to be set aside for more intensive study.

The provincial chapter may prescribe other suffrages in addition to the above.

When a Pope dies, each convent shall celebrate a Mass for the dead.

When a brother dies:

1. The convent where he dies and the convent of his assignation shall celebrate for him the Office and Mass for the dead.
2. Throughout the province of his affiliation:
   1. each priest priest and each convent shall celebrate one Mass;
   2. each brother who is not a priest priest shall participate in one Mass. The same shall be done in the convent of his assignation if a brother was assigned outside his province of affiliation.
3. Throughout the Order:
   1. when a Master of the Order dies, each priest shall celebrate one Mass and each brother who is not a priest shall participate in one Mass.
   2. when a Master or ex-Master of the Order dies, each convent shall celebrate a Mass for the dead.