Who can join the Secular Order?
Any baptized lay faithful, married or single or secular priest, who is not a member of another Order and who is a practicing Catholic.
The OCDS Constitutions state that “any member of the Church, who is called by the Lord, is free from impediments, and conscientiously accepts his own vocation and the Rule and Constitutions offered by the Secular Order, can apply to a fraternity”. Local Statutes also impose minor requirements. For instance, in Nigeria, the person must have attained 21 years of age.
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