All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the united states, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. The general superior of the discalced carmelites, with the prior approval of the general definitory, given in the 11th session of june 9, 2003, presented the text of the constitutions of the secular order to the apostolic center, requesting its approval. Albert, ocds constitutions, and provincial statutes with consecutive page numbers printing tips for the printable 2017 ocds legislative documents alberts rule the primitive rule of 1247. The secular order of discalced carmelites, officially ordo carmelitarum discalceatorum. Printable 2017 legislative documents includes the rule of st. Constitutions of the secular order of our lady of mount. June 9, 2003, presented the text of the constitutions of the secular order to the apostolic center, requesting its approval. Rites please refer to the ritual for the discalced carmelite secular order in the book of documents, beginning on page 297. In this way, within a fundamental unity established by this legislation. Albert, the ocds constitutions, the provincial statutes, the ratio institutionis, and the ritual. Casageneralizia carmelitani scalzi corso dttalia, 38 00198 roma very deor brothers ond sisters of the ocds, it is with joy that i send you the text of the new numbers of the constitutions on fraternal communion and soinf joseph, approved by the congregation for the institutes of. May the new text of the constitutions of the secular order of the discalced carmelites be a really effective means, so that its members can reinvigorate more and more their baptismal consecration in the concrete situations of family, social, civilian and ecclesial life. As secular members of the family of the teresian carmel.
The house of representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several. Ocds constitutions secular order of discalced carmelites. The general superior of the discalced carmelites, with the. The definitory then approved the revised text on june 9, 2003 and sent them to the holy see on june 10 with the request that they be approved for five years ad experimentum. Constitutions on the rome website pdf version of ocds constitution. For this reason they are characterized by simplicity of structures and moderation in rules concerning the way of life.
As a result of that congress, 10 ocds from around the world were appointed to write what are now our constitutions. It is with joy that i send you the text of the new numbers of the constitutions on. The collected legislations for the secular order of discalced carmelites belonging to the saint therese province oklahoma province usa. Gonzalez of the bradenton, fl community was chosen as the representative from the us. The new definitory also studied the constitutions and made a few recommendations and reworded some items in the spanish text, which is the official text. The carmelite constitutions 1995 the website of the. What is unique about the vocation of a secular, is that we live the carmelite. As with for the constitutions of 2003, the text approved is in spanish. The new numbers form an integral part of the constitutions, and are inserted in their respective places, while however maintaining the same numbering. Index ocds constitutions apostolate, mary shapes 31 duties, president 51 apostolic commitment 28 three councilors 52 association of the faithful, director of formation 53 integral part of order 37 secretary 54 authority, council 47 treasurer 55. The rule of life was superseded by the current ocds constitutions, which were approved by the holy see on. Washington province discalced carmelite secular order. It is now more that three years since the definitive approval of the constitutions of the.