# Formation I, Year B – Carmelite History and Statutes > [!NOTE] > OCDS Formation I, Year B > Carmelite History and Statutes > Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites > Approved for use in the United States (2024) ## Table of Contents [Foreword](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-foreword.pdf) [Preparation for Making the First Promise](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-preparation.pdf) [Introduction to Formation I, Year B](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-introduction.pdf) [The Essential Themes for Formation I, Year B](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-essential-themes.pdf) [Session 1, The Early History of Carmelite Spirituality](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-01.pdf) [Session 2, Loss of Original Home — Carmel in the West](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-02.pdf) [Session 3, Reform of St. Teresa of Ávila](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-03.pdf) [Session 4, The New Monastery of the Glorious St. Joseph](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-04.pdf) [Session 5, Foundation of the First Monastery for Discalced Carmelite Friars](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-05.pdf) [Session 6, Origin and Basic Identity of the Secular Order](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-06.pdf) [OCDS Constitutions and Statutes](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-part-2.pdf) [Session 7, Formation in the School of Carmel](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-07.pdf) [Session 8, Organization and Government of the Order and Community](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-08.pdf) [Session 9, The Local Council — Understanding the Function of the Council](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-09.pdf) [Session 10, OCDS Members' Responsibilities to the Community and the Order](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-10.pdf) [Session 11, The Promise in the Spirit of the Evangelical Counsels and the Beatitudes](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-11.pdf) [Session 12, Rites of Admission and Ritual](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-session-12.pdf) [Appendix A, Excerpt from The Hidden Life — Edith Stein](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-a.pdf) [Appendix B, Letter 2 — St. Teresa of Ávila](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-b.pdf) [Appendix C, Letter 3 — St. Teresa of Ávila](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-c.pdf) [Appendix D, The Monastery of the Incarnation — Fr. Mark O'Keefe, OSB](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-d.pdf) [Appendix E, Excerpt from Love for Love — St. Teresa of Jesus](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-e.pdf) [Appendix F, The Dark Night — St. John of the Cross](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-f.pdf) [Appendix G, Excerpts from Foundations — On the First Friars](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-g.pdf) [Appendix H, The Reform — Journey to Carith](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-h.pdf) [Appendix I, A Touch of OCDS History (Paragraphs 7–15)](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-i.pdf) [Appendix J, A Touch of OCDS History (Full Article)](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-j.pdf) [Appendix K, Message of John Paul II to the Carmelite Family](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-k.pdf) [Appendix L, Pastoral Care of the Secular Order](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-l.pdf) [Appendix M, Letter to the OCDS from Fr. Saverio Cannistrà OCD](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-m.pdf) [Appendix N, Our First Duties as Carmelites](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-n.pdf) [Appendix O, The Promise and Vows in the Secular Order — Fr. Alzinir Debastiani, OCD](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-o.pdf) [Appendix P, On the Evangelical Counsels — Gerald Alford, OCDS](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f1b/f1b-appendix-p.pdf) --- ![[maps/bibliography#^biblio-ocds-of1b|OCDS Formation I Year B]]