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CHAPTER 28 GOVERNMENT OF THE LEGION 167
His attributes and His acts, as they present themselves to our minds, it
follows that order and harmony must be of His very essence.” (Bl. John
Henry Newman: Order, the Witness and Instrument of Unity. This and
the next three quotations form, in the original, one passage)

3. THE REGIA
1. A council designated by the Concilium to exercise
authority over the Legion of Mary in a large region, and
ranking next in status to a Senatus, shall be called a Regia.
The Concilium will decide whether a Regia shall be affiliated
directly to the Concilium or to a Senatus.
2. When Regia status has been conferred on an existing
council, it shall continue to exercise its original functions in
addition to its new responsibilities (see section 1, paragraph
19 of this chapter on Government of the Legion).
Membership of the Regia shall consist of:
(a) the officers of every legionary body directly affiliated to
the Regia and
(b) the members of the council on which Regia status has
been conferred, when such is the case.

3. The Spiritual Director of a Regia shall be appointed by the
Bishops of the dioceses in which that Regia has juris diction.
4. The election of officers of directly affiliated councils are
subject to ratification by the Regia. These officers have the
duty to attend Regia meetings unless circumstances (that is,
distance, etc.) prevent them.
5. Experience has shown the appointment of correspond ents
to be the most effective way for the Regia to fulfil its functions
of super intendence of its distant affiliated councils. The
correspondent keeps in regular contact with the council and
from the minutes received monthly prepares a report for
presentation to the Regia meeting when required. He attends
the meetings of the Regia and takes part in the proceedings but,
unless he is a member of the Regia, he has not the right to vote.
6. A copy of the minutes of the Regia meetings should be
sent to the council to which it is directly affiliated.
7. Any proposed change in the composition of the Regia,