for the Revision of the Constitutions THE PROCESS for the Revision of the Constitutions

for the Revision of the Constitutions The process for the Revision of the Constitutions November, 2008-December, 2012 Preliminary studies commissioned by the Executive Committee for the Revision of the Constitutions September, 2013-January, 2017 A first draft text prepared by the Executive Committee for the Revision of the Constitutions

April, 2014-October, 2016 May, 2014-December, 2016 Reviewed by the International Commission for the Revision of the Constitutions and the Coordinating Committee for the Six-Year Plan May, 2014-December, 2016 The first draft text of the revised Constitutions approved by the Minister General and his Definitory

July, 2014-March, 2017 January, 2015-October, 2017 Studied by the Friary Chapters of the Order, with a participation rate of c. 40% January, 2015-October, 2017 A second draft prepared by the Executive Committee for the Revision of the Constitutions September-December, 2017 The second revised draft approved by the Minister General and his Definitory

October, 2017-January, 2018 January, 2018 july, 24 – august, 26 2018 The Italian version (editio typica) redacted January, 2018 Reviewed for conformity to the Code of Canon Law by a Canonical Committee formed by the Minister General and his Definitory july, 24 – august, 26 2018 Extraordinary General Chapter Friars Minor Conventuals