2016 Formation I Year 2 Syllabus

Plan for Formation I Year 2
Triumph of the Cross Community OCDS

January: Day of Reflection

February: The Beatitudes and Your Vocation to Carmel
March: in Welcome to the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites p 63-77
Article by Fr. Aloysius Deeney, OCD; also found on website:
http://thereseocds.org (Formation Materials—Definitive)

St. Teresa of Avila’s The Way of Perfection

Prologue through Chapter 5

April: Chapters 6-12

May: Chapters 13-19

June: Chapters 20-25

July: Chapters 26-31

August: Chapters 32-36

September: Chapters 37-42

October: Community and Growth, Chapters 4, 5
November:
Review of Promises—Constitutions: Articles 9-24 & 32-36d and Statutes IX-XI,
XVI-XVII and XXI

December:

1. Meet with Formator for next level to discuss next year’s goals.
2. Review Goals during the formation period leading to the Definitive Promise

OCDS Legislation for the St. Therese Province p 49-50.

3. Required books for study:
A. St. Teresa of Avila’s The Interior Castle

(Suggest the study edition by Kavanaugh)

Review throughout the year your Goals during the formation period leading to First Promise
OCDS Legislation for the St. Therese Province p 47-48.

Formator’s Optional work-shop: SELF-HELP EVALUATION SHEET: Found on the St. Therese
Province web site under the title: Best Practices in Discernment

1. Formator: please do the evaluation yourself. Share insights and how you are
overcoming your struggles.

2. Candidate: we suggest you review the evaluation with your Formator,
Spiritual Director or a council member for support and guidance.