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Traditional Fraternity of the Third Order of St. Francis
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/ Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis

Chapter 1

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(1) It is forbidden to receive any persons as members unless they be more than fourteen years of age, of good morals, of peaceable disposition, and above all exact in the practice of the Catholic religion, and of tried obedience to the Roman Church and the Apostolic See.

(2) Married women are not to be admitted without the knowledge and consent of their husbands; if it is thought necessary to act otherwise, it should be done only after the approval of the confessor.

(3) Those admitted into the Order must wear the customary small scapular and the cord, else they will be deprived of the granted privileges and rights.

(4) All those who enter the Third Order shall make a full year’s novitiate; then, making the profession prescribed by the Rule of the Order, they shall promise to observe the laws of God, to obey the Church, and, if they fail in their profession, to make the required satisfaction.

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