Confraternity statutes edited

8. Conditions and manner of admission: a) all the faithful, age 18 and over, who remain in full communion with the Catholic Church (CCl, can. 205) and desire to share the Confraternity’s goals and regu- lations, may be admitted to the Confraternity. b) To gain admittance to the Confraternity, a candidate shall petition the PC. c) admission to the Confraternity takes place during a short liturgical rite according to a formula approved by the superior General. e liturgical rite is to be presid- ed over by a priest or deacon. d) During the ceremony of investiture, the Blue scapular of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1 is blessed and conferred upon the candidate. By the authority of the superior General’s Decree of February 25, 2006 (Prot. no. 22/2006) 2 , only a Marian bishop, priest or deacon may bless this scapular and confer it upon the faithful. non-Marian bishops, priests or deacons must obtain a sub-delegation from the superior General of the Congregation of Marian Fathers (cf. Decree of the superior General of the eatine Fa- thers of July 16, 2008). 3 e) e sick and the faithful residing at a considerable dis- tance from the closest Confraternity branch, may peti- tion for admission in writing. f) admission to the Confraternity must be acknowledged in the external forum by making an entry in the Con- fraternity Book and issuing a proper certificate of ad- mission. e first and last name of the enrollee, their date of birth and baptism, the date and place of the cer- emony, and the name of the presiding official should be entered into the Confraternity Book. 23 1 e Blue scapular propagated by the Congregation of Marian Fathers consists of two small-size oblong pieces of cloth, of a sky-blue color; one of them bears the image of the Mother of God, immaculately Con- ceived. e two pieces are connected with a red-colored string. 2 see appendix, p. 62. 3 see appendix, p. 67.