Book Chapter
Decree 34: Laymen Linked to the Society by a Closer Bond, General Congregation 31 (1966)
Originally in: “Decree 34: Laymen Linked to the Society by a Closer Bond, General Congregation 31 (1966),” in Jesuit Life & Mission Today: The Decrees & Accompanying Documents of the 31st–35th General Congregations of the Society of Jesus, ed. John W. Padberg. St. Louis, Mo.: Institute of Jesuit Sources, 2009, 186 [591–93].
DOI: 10.51238/eoSr6kd
Society of Jesus. “Decree 34: Laymen Linked to the Society by a Closer Bond, General Congregation 31 (1966).” In Essential Documents: Selected Sources for Jesuit History, edited by Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies. Institute of Jesuit Sources, July 15, 2026. https://doi.org/10.51238/eoSr6kd
Info and Contents
Jesuit Life & Mission Today
The Decrees and Accompanying Documents of the 31st–35th General Congregations of the Society of Jesus
Open Access 
LCCN: 2009920151
ISBN (hcv): 978-1-880810-69-7
ISBN (pbk): 978-1-880810-70-0
Copyright: 2009
Publisher: Institute of Jesuit Sources
Since in some regions of the world there are laymen who desire that the Society of Jesus join them to itself by a tighter bond in order that they may be better able to fulfill their own proper lay vocation in the Church;
And since the Society of Jesus, in fulfillment of the Second Vatican Council, seeks a renewal and adaptation which is at once spiritual and apostolic, making a judicious evaluation of the varieties of vocations for the service of the Church and souls;
The 31st General Congregation urges Father General to study the ways by which such bonds and a more stable and intimate collaboration can be achieved, taking into consideration the experiences of different parts of the world.
Jesuit Life & Mission Today
The Decrees and Accompanying Documents of the 31st–35th General Congregations of the Society of Jesus
Open Access
LCCN: 2009920151
ISBN (hcv): 978-1-880810-69-7
ISBN (pbk): 978-1-880810-70-0
Copyright: 2009
Publisher: Institute of Jesuit Sources