This website is intended to be a source of information for the Secular members of the Order of Discalced Carmelites in the Oklahoma Province. The Oklahoma Province has jurisdiction over OCDS members living in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennesee, and Texas. We fall under the juridical authority of the OCD Friars of the Oklahoma Province of St. Therese.
Constitutions (also available in Word and PDF)
Reference Companion to the Constitutions (available in Word and PDF)
Provincial Statutes for the Oklahoma Province (also available in Word and PDF) (statutes include the provincial formation guidelines)
Setting Out From Essentials: Journeying with St Teresa of Jesus and St John of the Cross (General Chapter of the Discalced Carmelites - Avila - 17 May 2003) (also in PDF)
Contribution of the Secular Order to the Church: Co-responsiblity and Collaboration - talk by Father General Camillo Macisse at OCDS Internation Congress, Mexico, 2000
Pastoral Care of the Secular Order - letter from Father General Luis Arostegui Gamboa, Dec 14, 2006 (also available in Word and PDF)
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Aspirancy Brochure (available in Word and PDF)
Aspirancy Application (available in Word and PDF)
First Promise (available in Word and PDF)
Definitive Promise (available in Word and PDF)
Vows (available in Word and PDF)
Best Practices -
information and examples from communities and study groups in our province that others might find helpful
updated 8/16/07
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