# Formation II, Year A – The Ascent of Mount Carmel > [!NOTE] > OCDS Formation II, Year A > *The Ascent of Mount Carmel* – St. John of the Cross > Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites > Approved for use in the United States (2024) ## Table of Contents [Foreword](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-foreword.pdf) [Introduction to Formation II](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-intro-formation-2.pdf) [The Specific Guidelines for Formation](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-guidelines.pdf) [Introduction to Formation II, Year A](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-intro-year-a.pdf) [About the Syllabus](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-syllabus.pdf) [Session 1, Who John Is, Overview, and Terminology](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-01.pdf) [Session 2, Disordered Desires and Inordinate Appetites Greatly Hinder One's Prayer Life](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-02.pdf) [Session 3, The Harm That Inordinate Appetites Cause in the Soul](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-03.pdf) [Session 4, Understanding "Voluntary" and "Natural" Appetites](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-04.pdf) [Session 5, Counsels and Methods on How to Overcome Miseries](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-05.pdf) [Session 6, Counsels and Methods — Continued](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-06.pdf) [Session 7, Counsels and Methods — Continued](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-07.pdf) [Session 8, Purification of the Intellect by the Practice of Faith](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-08.pdf) [Session 9, Explanation of the Nature of Union with God](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-09.pdf) [Session 10, Growth in Prayer — The Point of Departure for the Means, Which Is Faith, Hope, and Love](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-10.pdf) [Session 11, The Impediments and Harm Caused by Different Apprehensions](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-11.pdf) [Session 12, Meditation to Contemplation — Recognizing the Signs of Contemplation](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-session-12.pdf) [Special Session: Called to Holiness — The Definitive Promise](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-special-session.pdf) [Appendix A, The Five Positive Harms of Attachment](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-appendix-a.pdf) [Appendix B, Understanding the Maxims or Sayings](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-appendix-b.pdf) [Appendix C, Consolation in Prayer](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-appendix-c.pdf) [Appendix D, St. Thérèse's Christmas Story](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-appendix-d.pdf) [Appendix E, Fr. Saverio Cannistrà Letter to OCDS](https://assets.alittlepilgrim.org/pdf/ocds-f2a/f2a-appendix-e.pdf) --- ![[maps/bibliography#^biblio-ocds-of2a|OCDS Formation II Year A]]