1. The "Consolata Lay Missionary" [CLM] is someone who seeks to respond to Christ's call within the context of his own lay vocation and makes the missio ad gentes in the spirit and charism Blessed Joseph Allamano received from God his life-choice. He shares the missionary goal of the Consolata Mission Institute founded by Blessed Allamano.

2. The CLM vocation has its own nature and is complementary to the other vocations in the Church. It embraces the whole period of a person's life and is not limited to a specific period. It must be the object of attentive discernment. It involves direct commitment to the Church's work of evangelization. It involves a style of life and witness that corresponds to this commitment.

3. Sharing the common missionary goal, the charism and spirituality of Blessed Allamano are the ties that bind the CLM to the Consolata Mission Institute [IMC] in a deep sense of mutual affection and cooperation and that creates a spirit of family and communion beneficial to both. Because of these bonds of charism and spirituality, the CLM have a privileged relationship of communion and collaboration with the IMC.

4. The goal which distinguishes the CML in the Church is the evangelization of people through sharing in the charism of Blessed Allamano. This goal is achieved in communion with the Institute Allamano founded and in ways approved by the Church.

5. To achieve this goal with responsibility, proper autonomy and freedom of organization, the CLM constitute an "Association" This association forms, preserves and deepens the life-choice of its members and constitutes a bond of union; it guides, coordinates and gives life to their missionary commitment in a commonality of purpose and family spirit.

6. The Association guarantees each CLM the possibility of fulfilling his missionary vocation with an explicit "missionary mandate." The mandate involves the total, direct, temporary dedication of the CLM to a concrete missionary project either at home or abroad or a permanent, responsible commitment in the mission work of the local community to which the CLM belongs. The Association is autonomous in its supervision of every organizational and operational aspect of the CLM's missionary commitment.

7. To facilitate the achievement of its missionary tasks, the Association should seek official recognition of its legal status - at least from civil authorities - as soon as possible. The Association is conceived of as an international organization composed of national branches.

8. CLM everywhere will be guided by the principles laid out in this document. National branches will determine regulations adapted to the conditions of life and work prevalent in their own area.