The  ordination  of  all  other  alumni  of  any  religious  com
munity  is  regulated  by  the  law  for  seculars,  and  all  privi
leges  are  revoked  by  which  the  superiors  could  issue
dimissorial  letters  for  major  orders  to  their  subjects
who  are  in  temporary  vows  (Canon  964).  After  taking
perpetual  simple  profession  and  solemn  vows  professed
religious  no  longer  belong  to  the  diocese  which  they  had
as  seculars,  but  become  incardinated  in  the  religious
Order  or  Congregation  (Canon  585).  The  meaning  of
these  Canons  seems  to  be  that  all  religious  Orders  and
Congregations  with  either  solemn  or  perpetual  simple
vows  have  jurisdiction  over  the  ordination  of  their  sub
jects,  so  that  they  are  entitled  to  issue  dimissorial  let
ters  for  major  orders  to  religious  in  solemn  or  perpetual


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simple  vows  and  for  tonsure  and  minor  orders  to  those  in
temporary  vows.  Religious  who  profess  solemn  vows
are  ordained  to  major  orders  under  the  title  of  poverty ;
the  perpetually  simple  professed,  under  the  title  of  mensa
communis  or  Congregationis,  or  a  similar  title  provided
by  the  Constitution  of  the  respective  religious  Congre
gation.  Eeligious  organizations  which  do  not  take  per
petual  vows  follow  the  rule  for  seculars  as  regards  the
title  of  ordination  (Canon  982).  Many  of  these  religious
communities  have  special  provisions  made  for  them  by
the  Holy  See.
