INCLITE DECURIONAL ORDER
OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
ODSCJ ORDO DECURIONALIS SACRI CORDIS IESU
“With the aim of remembering and extolling one of the main Roman institutions through which the civility of the Western world was consolidated and Roman law was developed, as a source of current law and as recognition of the work and commitment of certain people who They selflessly serve others from the public and private spheres, and invoking the special protection of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Immaculate Heart, in our capacity as official, legal, name and arms head of the Noble and Sovereign House of Navaza , invested with the irrevocable prerogatives proper to the Ius Majestatis, the Fons Honorum, the Ius Solii, the Ius Disponendi and the Iure Fidei, we provide for the creation of an institution of reward law, as part of the dynastic heritage of our Grand Ducal House of Navaza called: “Incline Decurional Order of the Sacred Heart of Jesus”, which will be governed by the Statute established below.” STATUTE
ARTICLE 1 – NATURE OF THE ORDER The DECURIONAL ORDER OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS – ODSCJ
It is a non-conventual secular congregation constituted as a spiritual fraternity based on Christian principles and the values of the Western world, established as the “Iure Sanguinis” patrimony of the Grand Ducal House of Navaza, based on the “Fons Honorum” derived from its condition. of the Sovereign House of Navaza in accordance with the Political Constitution of Navaza and the Act of Proclamation of the Monarch of 2018.
ARTICLE 2 – MEMBERS
The members of the Order may or may not be Navaca Nationals and must make the commitment to dedicate their efforts and honor to the defense of the Christian Faith and the highest principles and values of Western civilization and to serve the most vulnerable sectors of society. vulnerable and needy.
ARTICLE 3 – INCOME
All natural persons, over sixteen (16) years of age, who have been nominated by at least two professed members of the Order may enter.
ARTICLE 4 – RIGHTS
The rights of the members of the Order are:
1. Participate in all events and ceremonies of the Order.
2. Wear the Habit, the uniform and the insignia within the events and ceremonies, in accordance with the instructions established for this purpose.
3. Receive the distinctions and promotions conferred in accordance with their disposition, service and contribution to the purposes of the Order.
4. Obtain respectful treatment in accordance with your position within the Order.
5. Deserve the appreciation, solidarity and emotional, material and spiritual support of the entire Order in times of difficulty.
6. Present respectful requests and suggestions and receive a response to them.
7. That a fair disciplinary process be carried out prior to the imposition of any sanction. ARTICLE 5 – DUTIES
1- Comply with the instructions and guidelines established by the Order and that comply with the regulations of the Grand Duchy of Navaza.
2- Act with composure, restraint, decency, prudence and humility in all your public and private acts.
3- Permanently maintain loyalty and fidelity to the Grand Ducal House of Navaza and the Order.
4- Participate in the events and ceremonies of the Order to which you are summoned.
5- Attend the events and ceremonies of the Order wearing the Habit, the uniform and the insignia within the events and ceremonies, in accordance with the instructions established for this purpose.
6- Dispense respectful and appropriate treatment to your brothers and superiors in accordance with their position within the Order.
7- Go to support the other members of the Order in cases of need or moments of difficulty.
8- Act with rectitude, honesty, impartiality at all times and situations, both inside and outside the Order.
ARTICLE 6 – PURPOSES OF THE ORDER
The purposes of the Order are to honor Almighty God, as well as profess special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, provide help to those most in need, and protect the helpless and abandoned.
ARTICLE 7 – THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ORDER
The symbolic headquarters of the Order will be located in the Navaza Lighthouse.
The Patronal headquarters of the Order is located in the location designated by the Prioste.
The administrative headquarters of the Order is located in the location designated by the Notary Office of the Order. ARTICLE 8 – THE CROSS OF THE ORDER
The Cross of the Order is, by tradition, a flordelised cross, which is one whose arms end in fleurs-de-lis, golden in color, and in the center the radiant Sacred Heart of Jesus from which four concentric groups of three rays emanate, each one forming a square to the inner edge of the fleurs-de-lis.
ARTICLE 9 – BLAZON OF THE ORDER
The Blazon of the Order is: Shield formed by an oval field of sanguine, in the middle the Cross of the Order consisting of a flordelised cross, which is the one whose arms end in fleurs-de-lis, golden in color, and in the center the Sacred Heart of radiant Jesus from which four concentric groups of three rays emanate, each one forming a square up to the inner edge of the fleurs-de-lis, the whole set ornamented with a gold scroll and stamped with the Crown of Navaza, lined with sanguine and surmounted by a golden cross on the orb.
ARTICLE 10 – THE SEAL OF THE ORDER
The seal of the Order is composed of the Blazon of the Order surrounded by the inscription “ODSCJ”
ARTICLE 11 – THE CURRENCY OF THE ORDER
The motto of the Order in Latin is: “Cor Iesu, omnia pro te” ARTICLE
12 – FLAG OF THE ORDER
The confalón or gonfalón is a flag 1.00 meters long by 0.65 cm wide, finished in three points, and suspended from a burgundy crossbar and in the center the floral cross of the Order, with the radiant Sacred Heart of Jesus. to the center.
ARTICLE 13 – INVOCATION
Each official act of the Order will be preceded by the traditional invocation: “With submission to what the merciful Sacred Heart of Jesus decrees.”
ARTICLE 14 – HABITS OF THE ORDER
The Habit of the Order will be an open tunic with a beige hood, capitular mantle or dark brown linen cape that goes from the nape of the neck to the calf, without a collar and with a muffler (inside view) in contrasting ocher-colored satin lining. with bronze clasps. The Decuriones Decurviros (as) (CDDe) and Decuriones Cuatorviros (as) (CDC) will use a chapel with a hood of the same material and color, including the shawl, carrying, sewn on the left side, the flordelised cross of the Order, with the Sacred Heart of Jesus radiant at the center. The use of the tunic and mantle will be mandatory for members of the Order from the rank of Decurión(a) Dunviro(a) (CDDu). Surcoat: All members of the Order will wear a knee-length burgundy-colored surcoat with the floral cross of the Order, with the Sacred Heart of Jesus at chest height of 17 cm, in capitular meetings, events and ceremonies that are indicated to them. X 17 cms., with a thin black belt.
ARTICLE 15 – UNIFORM OF THE ORDER
Gray dress, white shirt for Gentlemen and gray tailored set for Ladies, black stockings and shoes and burgundy tie for Gentlemen and burgundy ribbon for Ladies, white gloves.
ARTICLE 16 – GRADES AND CATEGORIES
The Order will be composed of the following degrees:
to. Brother Decurión (a) Edil (esa) (CDE)
b. Brother Decurión(a) Primoviro (a) (CDP)
c. Brother Decurión(a) Dunviro (a) (CDDu)
d. Brother Decurión (a) Cuatorviro (a) (CDC)
and. Brother Decurión (a) Decurviro (a) (CDDe)
At the time of his/her investiture as Decurion, the member of the Order is invested within one of the following categories:
1. The category of justice when the Decurion invested is a Navajo national;
2. The category of grace when the Decurion invested is a foreigner.
ARTICLE 17 – ELEMENTS OF TRADE
In authorized events and ceremonies, members of the Order may carry, according to their rank, the following elements of the decurional exercise:
to. Decurión (a) Edil (esa) (CDE): Burgundy-colored sash measuring 1.60 meters, and a rod of justice (made of wood measuring 0.65 cm) without strings.
b. Decurión(a) Primoviro (a) (CDP): Burgundy sash of 1.80 meters.
finished with a 20 cm cord of the same color and a rod of justice (made of 0.65 cm wood) with a burgundy cord.
c. Decurión(a) Dunviro (a) (CDDu): Burgundy sash of 2.00 meters. finished with two 20 cm cords of the same color and a rod of justice (made of 0.65 cm wood) with two cords, one of burgundy color and the other of ocher color.
d. Decurión (a) Cuatorviro (a) (CDC): Burgundy and ocher colored sash of 2.20 meters, finished with a tassel of the same color and a rod of justice (made of 0.65 cm wood) with a string finished with a burgundy tassel.
and. Decurión(a) Decurviro (a) (CDDe): Burgundy and ocher colored sash measuring 2.40 meters. finished with two tassels of the same color and a rod of justice (made of 0.65 cm wood) with two cords finished with two tassels, one of burgundy color and the other of ocher color.
ARTICLE 18 – DISTINCTIVENESS OF THE ORDER
a) Blazon of the Order consisting of a lapel shield with the shield of the ODSCJ, awarded to the Edile Decurions (those).
b) Cross of Order, consisting of a medal with the Blazon of the Order, bronze in color, with a burgundy ribbon to be pinned to the chest, awarded to the Decuriones (as) Primoviros (as) (CDP).
c) Encomienda, consisting of a burgundy and ocher colored cord topped with the Coat of Arms of the Order, to hang around the neck, awarded to the Decuriones (as) Dunviros (as) (CDDu)
d) Encomienda with plaque, consisting of a burgundy and ocher colored cord topped with the Coat of Arms of the Order, to hang around the neck and a silver plaque in the shape of a 7 cm flashing star. X 7 cms., Inside a circle with the blazon of the order and a vinotinto band granted to the (as) Cuatorviros (as) (CDC) decurions (CDC)
e) Necklace, consisting of a golden necklace with a scallop in the shape of the Coat of Arms of the Order and a golden plate in the shape of a star with fifty-six flashing rays of 9 cm. 9cm
ARTICLE 19 – NECKLACE OF THE ORDER
The collar of the Order is reserved exclusively for the Prioste of the Order.
ARTICLE 20 – TREATMENTS
The following treatment will be provided to each member of the Order:
to. Brother Decurión (a) Edil (esa) (CDE), Respectable Brotherhood
b. Brother Decurión (a) Primoviro (a) (CDP), Affection (a) Brother
c. Brother Decurión (a) Duunviro (a) (CDDu), Dear Brother (a)
d. Brother Decurión (a) Cuatorviro (a) (CDC), Dear Brother (a)
and. Brother Decurión (a) Decurviro (a) (CDDe) Venerable Brother
ARTICLE 21 – THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ORDER.
The government of the Order is made up of the following:
to. The Prioste
b. The General Council
c. The Council, and
d. The Representations
ARTICLE 22 – THE PRIOSTE
The Prioste is the supreme head of the Order, he is invested with all the powers of the General Chapter, except as provided herein. The Prioste is the Monarch of Navaza or the person he designates, member of the Decurional Order of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - ODSCJ-
ARTICLE 23 – THE GENERAL COUNCIL
It will be made up of all the members of the Order and will meet in its own right on the third Saturday of the month of June of each year in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
ARTICLE 24 – THE COUNCIL
The Council will be composed of:
a) The Prioste, who will preside over it. b) The Monidor, who will act on behalf of the Prioste in his temporary absences.
c) The Notary, who will keep a record of all the actions of the Order and will endorse with his signature the veracity of all of them.
d) The Butler, who will monitor and demand compliance with this Statute, the adopted provisions and will jealously guard the fidelity and devotion of the members of the Order towards the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
e) The Chapter Ceremonier, who will be in charge of the organization, conduct and direction of all the ceremonies of the Order, as well as the ordinary and extraordinary convocations of the Council.
The Council will meet in its own right on the first Saturday of each month and will be installed with the presence of the Prioste or, failing that, the Monidor.
ARTICLE 25 – THE FRATERNITIES
Fraternities of the Order are established where the Order has a presence with one or more of its members. The highest ranking Decurions in that place will be Heads of each Fraternity and may be established with the authorization of the Council for the purposes of organizing and stimulating the participation of members of the Order in other countries and entities.
ARTICLE 26 – AWARD REGIME AND DISTINCTIONS
The Order, through the Council, will grant degrees to its members based on the criteria of commitment, dedication, effort and talent of each of its members in achieving the purposes of the Order. Promotions may only be authorized for each member after five years after obtaining one.
The Order, in recognition of the special services provided by one of its members, will confer the Tábula or Tabulae, which is a thin wooden board covered with metal or not, as a distinctive plaque of the winner, in one of the following categories:
a) Golden Tablet, conferred on those who have served the Order with honor, decorum and distinction for more than twenty years or have carried out an exceptionally valuable action in the service of the Order.
b) Silver Tablet, conferred on those who have served the Order with honor, decorum and distinction for more than ten years.
c) Bronze Tablet, conferred on those who have served the Order with honor, decorum and distinction for more than five years.
d) Wooden Tablet, awarded to those who have performed meritorious work in the service of the Order.
ARTICLE 27 – DISCIPLINARY AND SANCTIONARY REGIME
All members of the Order will be subject to a disciplinary regime due to non-compliance or non-observance of their duties in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of this Statute. All disciplinary proceedings will be instructed by the Butler of the Order and will be decided in the first instance by the Monidor, with the second instance being the Prioste. The sanctions provided according to the seriousness and culpability of the offenses will be the following: a) Call for Attention; b) Suspension for up to one (1) year; c) Demotion to the next lower grade; d) Expulsion from the Order.
