Oklahoma Province

Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites

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.

OCDS Legislation

Constitutions (also available in Word and PDF) - Spanish version

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)

OCDS Ritual (available in Word and PDF)

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OCDS Legislation for the Oklahoma Province Book

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Order Hardback Version

Order Paperback Version

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Study Guides in preparation for the 500th anniversary of the birth of St Teresa in 2015

Oklahoma Province OCDS Brochure and Forms

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)

Transfer (available in Word and PDF)

Release from Promise/Vows (available in Word and PDF)