The sharing in all aspects of community life by all members will help to build up communities of shared responsibility in our common following of Jesus. It may be helpful to admit candidates to the grade of Indifferent to help them better discern their vocation. Those responsible for their formation should help them focus on their deepest desires and an appreciation for their vocation. Well-structured formation programs are to be established for brothers in order to prepare them adequately for life, service, and social integration within the Society. Ordinarily, brothers live the novitiate in common with scholastics and receive a common formation.
Interprovincial assistance is recommended.
Brothers must have the opportunity to learn a foreign language. Brothers are encouraged to attend programs of ongoing formation in spiritual and psychological renewal and in pastoral and professional development. Our law is changed to achieve more effectively the integration and participation of brothers in the common vocation and mission of the Society. Synopses of Other Decrees which are available.